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Committee sets out approach to free trade agreement scrutiny

The Business and Trade Committee has published a new report setting out its intended approach to scrutinising prospective free trade agreements (FTAs)...

Thursday, 13 July 2023 09:14

New working group to help turbocharge Scotland's defence sector

Scottish Secretary will chair the roundtable at the UK Government's Edinburgh HQ as Thales Glasgow wins a multi-million pound defence contract...

Thursday, 13 July 2023 09:12

Opposition day debate (Commons) on Automotive Industry - Jul 12

Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op): I beg to move, that this House recognises that the automotive industry is the jewel in the crown of British manufacturing...

Thursday, 13 July 2023 08:17

Lords repeat of Commons Urgent Question on Rail Ticket Offices - Jul 12

The following Answer to an Urgent Question was given in the House of Commons on Thursday 6 July...

Thursday, 13 July 2023 08:12

Report stage (Lords) (day 3) of the Online Safety Bill - Jul 12

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay) (Con): My Lords, the amendments in this group consider regulatory accountability and the roles of Ofcom, the Government and Parliament in overseeing the new framework

Thursday, 13 July 2023 08:10

Oral answer (Lords) on Small and Medium-sized Housebuilders - Jul 12

Baroness Thornhill asked the Government, further to the letter to the Prime Minister from housebuilding firms on 6 July, what steps they are taking to strengthen the viability of small and medium-sized housebuilders...

Thursday, 13 July 2023 08:06

Oral answer (Lords) on Cement Industry: Carbon Dioxide - Jul 12

Lord Lucas asked the Government what proposals they have to support lower volumes of carbon dioxide production, as well as increased carbon capture and storage, in the cement industry...

Thursday, 13 July 2023 08:05

Chancellor responds to May 2023 GDP + other reactions

The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's response to May 2023's GDP is below...

Thursday, 13 July 2023 08:04

Extract from Commons consideration of the Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2023 - Jul 12

The Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education (Robert Halfon):...We are spending £300 million on new institutes of technology...

Thursday, 13 July 2023 07:59

Extracts from Commons proceedings: Police and Crime Commissioners - Jul 12

Dame Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con): The summer holidays, which are approaching, see a spike in domestic abuse...

Thursday, 13 July 2023 07:55