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Written statement on Social Security

Penny Mordaunt (Department for Work and Pensions): Today I am laying before Parliament amendments to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Regulations to restore the original aim of the benefit, making sure we are giving support to those who need it most...

Thursday, 23 February 2017 15:14

Prison reform: Governor empowerment and prison performance

The Justice Select Committee will hold its final evidence session on its sub-inquiry into Governor empowerment and prison performance, part of its ongoing inquiry into Prison reform...

Thursday, 23 February 2017 14:32

Prison governor empowerment and accountability

Written Ministerial Statement made by The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice...

Thursday, 23 February 2017 13:46

BCC: Start construction on HS2 without delay

Commenting on the granting of Royal Assent to the legislation for the first phase of HS2, Jane Gratton, Infrastructure Fellow at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said...

Thursday, 23 February 2017 13:44

Councils respond to latest housebuilding statistics

Responding to the latest housebuilding statistics released today, Cllr Martin Tett, Housing spokesman at the Local Government Association, said...

Thursday, 23 February 2017 13:43

The Road Investment Strategy is beginning to look like a wish-list rather than a deliverable plan - McDonald

Andy McDonald MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, responding to Transport Secretary Chris Grayling’s refusal to commit to delivering schemes in the Government’s Road Investment Strategy at today’s Transport Questions, said...

Thursday, 23 February 2017 13:41

Oral Answers to Questions: Transport - Feb 23

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham) (Con): What steps are being taken to prepare for the construction phase of High Speed 2 phase 1..

Thursday, 23 February 2017 13:40

AoC responds to Lord Baker amendment to Technical and Further Education Bill

David Hughes, Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges, said: “Lord Baker’s careers advice amendment to the Technical and Further Education Bill is significant for colleges...

Thursday, 23 February 2017 13:37

PCS Union responds to Government's prisons and courts bill

The government’s efforts to reform the justice system will be undermined by continued budget cuts, the Public and Commercial Services union warns as ministers publish plans for prisons and courts...

Thursday, 23 February 2017 12:44

Bus Services Bill to be given a second reading in the Commons

The Bus Services Bill which has passed all stages in the Lords will be have its second reading debate in the Commons next Wednesday...

Thursday, 23 February 2017 12:34