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Angela Rayner comments on reports the Government is set to accept Labour amendments on Children & Social Work Bill

Angela Rayner MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, commenting on reports that the Government is set to accept Labour amendments on the Children and Social Work Bill, said...

Thursday, 2 March 2017 16:11

Written statement on Policing

Brandon Lewis (Home Office): I want to update the House on work by the police to improve transparency on how they use force and on their use of conductive energy devices, commonly known as TASER...

Thursday, 2 March 2017 13:57

Written statement on Qualifications in modern languages with smaller cohorts, and Biblical Hebrew

Nick Gibb (Minister for Schools): The government is tomorrow publishing subject content for AS and A levels in a range of languages with smaller cohorts...

Thursday, 2 March 2017 12:44

Committee publishes Ministers’ answers on tackling modern slavery

Minister admits that there were only 113 convictions for modern slavery offences last year...

Thursday, 2 March 2017 12:27

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Peru

Ms Kate Harrisson has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Peru...

Thursday, 2 March 2017 12:24

John McDonnell MP pre-Budget speech

John McDonnell MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, speaking at the South Bank Centre ahead of next week’s Budget, said...

Thursday, 2 March 2017 11:31

Conservative Ministers are out of ideas and have no long-term plan to fix the cost of housing crisis - Healey

John Healey MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, responding to new figures released today showing that home-ownership has fallen to the lowest rate in 30 years, said...

Thursday, 2 March 2017 10:57

Eleven areas bid to be UK City of Culture 2021

Eleven areas have registered bids to be UK City of Culture 2021, Minister of State for Digital and Culture Matt Hancock announced today...

Thursday, 2 March 2017 10:56

Mayor sets out plans for £4.2M boost to help vulnerable rough sleepers: Early success for Mayor's new "no nights sleeping rough" taskforce

Vulnerable rough sleepers – many of whom have mental health, drug and alcohol issues – are among those who will benefit from support through projects allocated more than £4.2 million by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan...

Thursday, 2 March 2017 10:23

Local Government Finance Bill: Amendments to be moved at report stage - Mar 2

Local Government Finance Bill: Amendments to be moved at report stage - Mar 2...

Thursday, 2 March 2017 08:48