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Alistair Carmichael elected as Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Alistair Carmichael MP was the sole nomination for the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, and has therefore been elected, unopposed...

Tuesday, 10 September 2024 09:43

Oral answer (Lords) on Local Bus Sector - Sep 9

Lord Berkeley asked the Government what plans they have to provide longer-term support to the local bus sector...

Tuesday, 10 September 2024 07:59

Oral answer (Lords) on Independent Review of Children’s Social Care - Sep 9

Lord Wood of Anfield asked the Government what plans they have to implement the recommendations of the 2022 Independent Review of Children’s Social Care...

Tuesday, 10 September 2024 07:58

Oral answer (Lords) on Anti-Muslim Prejudice and Hate Crime - Sep 9

Baroness Gohir asked the Government what assessment they have made of the drivers of hate crime against Muslims in Britain, and what steps they are taking to challenge anti-Muslim prejudice and anti-Muslim hate crime...

Tuesday, 10 September 2024 07:57

Commons motion to approve the draft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Order 2024 - Sep 9

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mike Kane): I beg to move, that the draft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 24 July, be approved...

Tuesday, 10 September 2024 07:50

Oral answers to questions (Commons): Education - Sep 9

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab): What steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of the provision of level 3 vocational pathways for students...

Tuesday, 10 September 2024 07:46

Commons statement on Bus Franchising - Sep 9

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Simon Lightwood): With Permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement...

Tuesday, 10 September 2024 07:43

Select Committee Chairs Nominations - Final list as at Sep 9

The ballot will be held between 10am and 4pm on Wednesday 11 September (tomorrow) in Committee Room 15. The ballot will be counted under the Alternative Vote system...

Tuesday, 10 September 2024 07:04

NFER report suggests 12 million people work in ‘high-risk' occupations which are projected to decline over the next decade

A new report warns that around 12 million people in England work in occupations such as administrative, secretarial and sales roles, which are projected to decline by 2035...

Tuesday, 10 September 2024 00:01

Scrap single word ratings for council adult social care services following Ofsted change – LGA

The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling for the scrapping of single word ratings in Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessments of councils’ adult social care services, following the decision to end single word ratings in Ofsted inspections...

Tuesday, 10 September 2024 00:01