Latest Headlines - All News

Remaining stages (Commons) of the National Citizen Service Bill - March 15

The National Citizen Service Bill completed all stages in the Commons, and, as it was not amended, now awaits Royal Assent...

Thursday, 16 March 2017 08:39

Report stage (Lords) (day 4) of the Higher Education and Research Bill - March 15

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Lord Prior of Brampton) (Con): My Lords, this is the first Bill that I have brought through the House of Lords to this stage...

Thursday, 16 March 2017 08:37

Third reading (Lords) of the Neighbourhood Planning Bill - March 15

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government and Wales Office (Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth) (Con): My Lords, before I speak to these important government amendments, I wanted to take the opportunity to express my thanks once again to noble Lords for their careful and thorough scrutiny of the Neighbourhood Planning Bill...

Thursday, 16 March 2017 08:35

Statement (Commons and Lords) on Class 4 National Insurance Contributions - March 15

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr Philip Hammond): With permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement on national insurance contributions paid by the self-employed...

Thursday, 16 March 2017 08:29

Oral answer (Lords) on Disabled Access: Public Premises - March 15

Baroness Deech asked the Government what plans they have to improve accessibility for disabled people to public premises...

Thursday, 16 March 2017 08:27

Oral answer (Lords) on Universities: European Union Students - March 15

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon asked the Government when they plan to give guidance to students from other European Union member states wishing to commence study at United Kingdom universities in 2018-19 about the costs of their studies and their eligibility to access student loans...

Thursday, 16 March 2017 08:25

Extract from statement on NIC's - March 15

James Cartlidge (South Suffolk) (Con): Auto-enrolment has been a great success story for the employed...

Thursday, 16 March 2017 08:10

Extract from ten minute rule motion on Network Rail (Scotland) - March 15

Drew Hendry (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (SNP):...There are challenges in Scotland with the rail network...

Thursday, 16 March 2017 08:08

Urgent question (Commons) on Personal Independence Payments (repeated in the Lords) - March 15

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab): (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to make a statement regarding the recommendations of the Social Security Advisory Committee on the new Personal Independence Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2017, which are due to come into force tomorrow...

Thursday, 16 March 2017 08:04

Extract from Commons consideration of Lords amendments to the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill - March 15

Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire) (SNP):...The hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders) mentioned the impact of our withdrawal from the European Medicines Agency...

Thursday, 16 March 2017 08:01