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Water (Special Measures) Bill to have second reading in the Lords - Minister comments

Tomorrow, Wednesday 9 October shortly after 3.30pm, the Water (Special Measures) Bill will have its second reading in the House of Lords...

Tuesday, 8 October 2024 17:58

Written statement on New Towns - Oct 8

Minister of State for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook MP): The post-war New Towns programme was the most ambitious town-building effort ever undertaken in the UK...

Tuesday, 8 October 2024 14:42

Cabinet readout - Oct 8

Following the anniversary of the horrific acts of 7th October, the Prime Minister opened Cabinet by reiterating that one year on from this appalling terror attack...

Tuesday, 8 October 2024 13:32

Northern Ireland Assembly: Members' Statements - Oct 7

Mr O'Toole: I want to reflect on the past year...

Tuesday, 8 October 2024 13:20

Emma Pinchbeck announced as the new Chief Executive of the Climate Change Committee

Emma Pinchbeck will be joining the Climate Change Committee as Chief Executive from 11 November...

Tuesday, 8 October 2024 12:06

Elafibranor approved as first medicine to treat adults with a rare liver disease known as primary biliary cholangitis

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved elafibranor (Iqirvo) to treat adult patients with a rare type of liver disease known as primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)...

Tuesday, 8 October 2024 12:05

New guidance published on the operation of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986

Explains how the act is administered and enforced and provides detailed guidance to licence holders and applicants...

Tuesday, 8 October 2024 12:04

Prison Governors Association Speech by Lord Timpson

Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, sets out why prison governors are at the forefront of efforts to drive down reoffending...

Tuesday, 8 October 2024 11:37

Millions of workers to benefit from modernised new pensions system

Millions of workers stand to benefit from greater financial security in later life following a consultation launched today...

Tuesday, 8 October 2024 11:31

UK sanctions Russian troops deploying chemical weapons on the battlefield

Russian troops involved in the abhorrent use of inhumane chemical weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine have today (Tuesday 8 October) been targeted by new UK sanctions...

Tuesday, 8 October 2024 11:29