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Lords debate - Architecture

Lord Howarth of Newport rose to call attention to the case for encouraging high-quality architecture in the United Kingdom and for ensuring that design quality is taken into account by local planning authorities...

Friday, 28 March 2008 09:46

New EDM - CLOSURE OF FOOD FROM BRITAIN

That this House is dismayed that cuts by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have forced Food from Britain, the body responsible for promoting British food abroad, to close on 31st March 2009...

Thursday, 27 March 2008 09:35

Local Government Finance - motion to approve

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Ms Rosie Winterton): I beg to move, That the Local Government Finance Special Grant Report (No. 129) on the grant to be paid towards the cost of implementing the new statutory minimum bus travel concession...

Wednesday, 26 March 2008 08:49

Oral statement Commons - Constitutional Renewal

The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Mr. Jack Straw): With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement about our programme of constitutional renewal...

Wednesday, 26 March 2008 08:45

Extract from FCO questions - Gaza

2. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire) (Lab/Co-op): What recent discussions he has had at EU level and at the United Nations on the political situation in Gaza...

Tuesday, 25 March 2008 19:24

Written ministerial statement - Education (Student Support) Regulations

The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (Mr. John Denham): On 7 February, I informed Parliament that I had identified a long-established but unjustifiable provision in the student support regulations...

Tuesday, 25 March 2008 18:00

Written ministerial statement - Ministerial Group for Regeneration in Manchester

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears): I am today reporting on the ad hoc ministerial group on regeneration in Manchester that met for the first time on Monday 17 March 2008...

Tuesday, 25 March 2008 17:59

Written statement - Surface Ship Support

The Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne): The House will wish to be aware of an update to the alternative contracting arrangements for surface warship maintenance and repair...

Tuesday, 25 March 2008 17:57

Governance of Britain Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill gives more power to Parliament

New proposals to give Parliament more power to hold the Government to account and strengthen its relationship with the people were announced by Justice Secretary Jack Straw today...

Tuesday, 25 March 2008 16:52

Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill - AMENDMENTS TO BE MOVED IN COMMITTEE [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]

Amendments to be debated in the House of Lords...

Friday, 8 February 2008 12:36