HMI Prisons reports on HMYOI Parc juvenile unit - safety had deteriorated
Although there was still much to commend at Parc, the deterioration in safety and general standards needed to be halted, said Peter Clarke, Chief Inspector of Prisons...
Tuesday, 18 April 2017 09:42
Joint statement: India-UK Defence Partnership (update)
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon met with his Indian counterpart Arun Jaitley for the first annual UK-India strategic dialogue...
Tuesday, 18 April 2017 09:03
Prisons and Courts Bill: Amendments to be moved in committee - April 18
Prisons and Courts Bill: Amendments to be moved in committee - April 18...
Friday, 14 April 2017 08:19
Labour will protect the high street by ending damaging bank closures
Labour will introduce major changes to bank law to prevent banks forcing through closures of vital high-street banks...
Friday, 14 April 2017 00:01
UK Government calls for the release of all abducted by Boko Haram
On the third anniversary of the abduction of the Chibok school girls, Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood and International Development Minister James Wharton said...
Friday, 14 April 2017 00:01
Priti Patel urges end to conflict and man-made famine in South Sudan
International Development Secretary Priti Patel has used a visit to South Sudan to urge parties to the conflict stop the spiral of violence, end the atrocious human rights abuses and allow urgently needed aid to reach those in need without impediment...
Thursday, 13 April 2017 16:30
Commons library briefing note on The roll-out of Universal Credit
This House of Commons Library Debate Pack briefing provides information for the debate, entitled "Roll-out of Universal Credit" and sponsored by Catherine McKinnell, which will take place in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 19th April at 2.30pm, lasting for 90 minutes...
Thursday, 13 April 2017 15:59
Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni to visit Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, today announced that Paolo Gentiloni, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, will visit Canada on April 20 and 21, 2017...
Thursday, 13 April 2017 15:19
Defence Secretary agrees closer cooperation with India
The Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon visited India this week to strengthen UK-Indian defence and security relations...
Thursday, 13 April 2017 14:54
Comment by Rt Hon. Alan Milburn, Chair of the Social Mobility Commission, on the Education Secretary's speech on Grammar Schools
In response to the Education Secretary's statement today saying that she wants new grammar schools to create opportunities for children from "ordinary working families", the Chair of the Social Mobility Commission Alan Milburn said...
Thursday, 13 April 2017 13:30