Parliament, government and politics
Parliament, government and politics news from UK Parliament.
Advisory local housing targets unlikely to deliver on Government’s 300,000 new homes objective, say MPs
It is difficult to see how the Government will achieve its target of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s in England if mandatory local housing targets are dropped, says the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee in a report published today
13 July 2023
Fundamental reform of NHS dentistry needed to end a ‘crisis of access’
Health and Social Care Committee publishes NHS dentistry report
13 July 2023
Defence Committee launch Sub-Committee on Service Accommodation
Defence Committee launch Sub-Committee on Service Accommodation
13 July 2023
HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail: DfT signals it will look again at options in response to Transport Committee
The Transport Committee has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it will follow its recommendations by revisiting its decision to snub Bradford from plans to develop rail networks in the North and Midlands
12 July 2023
Comment: Unlimited fines for pollution events
Philip Dunne MP reacts to the Government’s announcement today that new laws will end the cap on civil penalties for environmental offences
12 July 2023
Committee visits Old Oak Common station building site
The Select Committee visited the construction site for the new Old Oak Common station as part of its consideration of proposals for the new high-speed station at Manchester Piccadilly.
12 July 2023
Pay for teaching assistants to be debated by MPs
MPs to debate a petition relating to pay for teaching assistants
12 July 2023
“Still work to be done” on MOD handling of complaints
Today the Defence Committee publishes a letter from the Chair of its Sub-Committee on Women in the Armed Forces, Sarah Atherton MP, to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families, Dr Andrew Murrison MP
12 July 2023
Mae marchnata gwael, cwmnïau gwyliau yn anwybyddu Cymru a chysylltiadau trafnidiaeth anodd yn rhwystro dyheadau i ddod yn gyrchfan poblogaidd i dwristiaid
Nid oes gan Gymru frand unigryw ac mae ymdrechion i farchnata'r genedl i ymwelwyr rhyngwladol yn methu, dyna ddadl y Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig heddiw yn ei adroddiad ar 'Gymru fel cyrchfan twristiaeth byd-eang'.
12 July 2023
Poor marketing, tour operators ignoring Wales and challenging transport connections are hampering aspirations to become tourist hotspot
The Welsh Affairs Committee argues that Wales lacks a distinct brand with efforts to market the nation to international visitors failing, in its report ‘Wales as a global tourist destination’
12 July 2023
Call for compensation and a re-think on bringing back beavers
The committee recommends that the government should pay for a compensation scheme for farmers to mitigate potential negative effects on livelihoods that result from the reintroduction of some species.
11 July 2023
New inquiry: The escalation of violence against women and girls
Committee launches new inquiry on the escalation of violence against women and girls
11 July 2023
Lords marks 75th anniversary of the Windrush generation
Members commemorate arrival of Caribbean settlers aboard Empire Windrush in June 1948. Catch up
10 July 2023
What's on in the Lords 10-14 July
Questions, legislation and debates: discover what's on in the House of Lords this week.
07 July 2023
MPs call for rural Scottish communities to give views on rising cost of living
MPs call for rural Scottish communities to give views on rising cost of living
07 July 2023