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Howard League: Prisons need profound culture change to prevent loss of life from suicide

Prisons need a profound culture change to prevent people from losing their lives through suicide, according to a report published today (Monday 13 February) by Centre for Mental Health and the Howard League for Penal Reform...

Monday, 13 February 2017 00:01

LGA responds to Commons committee report on public parks

Responding to a CLG report about public parks, Cllr Ian Stephens, Chairman of the LGA’s Culture, Tourism and Sport Board, said...

Saturday, 11 February 2017 00:01

Keep Britain Tidy responds to Select Committee report on public parks

Allison Ogden-Newton, Chief Executive of Keep Britain Tidy, said: ‘We’re disappointed that the committee didn’t see fit to recommend making provision and maintenance of parks a statutory service...

Saturday, 11 February 2017 00:01

Four former Secretaries of State to visit Israel on high-profile CFI delegation

Conservative Friends of Israel is coordinating a high-profile delegation to Israel next week for four senior Conservative MPs and two Conservative Peers...

Friday, 10 February 2017 19:22

Background briefing on the Homelessness Reduction Bill 2016-17: Report and Committee Stages

The Homelessness Reduction Bill 2016-17 has completed its progress through the House of Commons. The debate on Second Reading in the House of Lords will take place on 24 February 2017. This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides information on the Bill's progress...

Friday, 10 February 2017 17:15

UK and Norway affirm important energy relationship

UK Energy Minister Jesse Norman and Norwegian Energy Minister Terje Søviknes hold first meeting at the Oslo Energy Forum...

Friday, 10 February 2017 14:06

Department for Transport needs to implement recommendations of regulatory body to stop train passengers being charged for the wrong tickets – McDonald

Andy McDonald, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, commenting on the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) report on ticket vending machines, said...

Friday, 10 February 2017 13:19

Nick Gibb: the importance of high-quality arts education

The Schools Minister talks to the Music and Drama Expo about arts as part of a broad and balanced curriculum...

Friday, 10 February 2017 11:41

Ofqual: Access arrangements for GCSEs and A Levels

Differences between independent and state sectors...

Friday, 10 February 2017 11:37

UKIP: All of our submarines are missing

UKIP defence spokesman, Bill Etheridge MEP, has blasted the government for their lack of spending on the Royal Navy as news emerged that the entire UK fleet of seven submarines is out of service...

Friday, 10 February 2017 11:11