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Commons HCWS185
Supported Housing Consultation
Supported housing provides a home to over half a million people who rely on support to live as independently as possible or recover from a period of crisis. When it is provided responsibly, it resu...
Made: 2024-11-05
Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Homelessness and Democracy
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS184
Post Office Update
The Horizon scandal represents one of the biggest miscarriages of justice of our time. The Government’s priority is to get redress to those affected as quickly as possible and is doing all it can t...
Made: 2024-11-05
Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Services, Small Businesses and Exports)
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Commons HCWS183
DVLA and VCA Business Plans for 2024-25
I am pleased to announce the publication of the 2024-25 business plans for two of the Department for Transport’s Motoring Agencies: the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and the Vehicle Ce...
Made: 2024-10-31
Lilian Greenwood
Lilian Greenwood
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport
Lab
Department: Department for Transport
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Commons HCWS182
Housing and Regeneration in London
Maximising housing delivery around EustonSince the construction of Britain’s first inter-city rail link between London and Birmingham, Euston has been not just a bustling London neighbourhood but a...
Made: 2024-10-31
Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS181
Realising the Full Potential of Greater Cambridge
I am today updating the House on the next steps the government intends to take, in collaboration with local partners, to support ambitious and high-quality sustainable growth in Cambridge and its e...
Made: 2024-10-31
Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS180
Report on the Government Wine Cellar 2022-24
I have today placed a copy of the Report on the Government Wine Cellar for the Financial Years 2022/23 and 2023/24 in the Libraries of both Houses.This biennial Report meets our commitment to trans...
Made: 2024-10-31
Catherine West
Catherine West
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific
Lab
Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Commons HCWS179
Afghanistan
Today, I am updating the House on the efforts the UK Government has made to support those most in need in Afghanistan. The future of this country continues to matter to the UK due to the risk of te...
Made: 2024-10-31
Hamish Falconer
Hamish Falconer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Lab
Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Commons HCWS178
Publication of research on public libraries usage in England
Libraries matter to people. They provide inspiration, education, entertainment and a safe haven for many thousands every week. In addition to their core function of providing books to lend or consu...
Made: 2024-10-31
Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism
Lab
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Commons HCWS177
CAA Annual Progress Report
The Airspace Modernisation Strategy (AMS) refresh, published on 23 January 2023, sets out, through nine elements, the ways and means of modernising airspace, focussing on the period until the end o...
Made: 2024-10-31
Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport
Lab
Department: Department for Transport
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Commons HCWS176
BAE Systems Barrow Incident
On 30 October 2024, there was a fire in a submarine construction facility, the Devonshire Dock Hall (DDH) at the submarine build yard, run by BAE Systems, in Barrow-in-Furness. The fire started sho...
Made: 2024-10-30
Maria Eagle
Maria Eagle
Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Industry
Lab
Department: Ministry of Defence
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Commons HCWS175
Social Security
I have concluded my statutory annual review of state pension and benefit rates under the Social Security Administration Act 1992. The new rates will apply in the tax year 2025/26 and will mainly co...
Made: 2024-10-30
Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Lab
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
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Commons HCWS174
Social Security
The Tax Credits Act 2002 and the Social Security Administration Act 1992 place a statutory duty on His Majesty’s Treasury to review the rates of tax credits and Child Benefit each year in line with...
Made: 2024-10-30
Darren Jones
Darren Jones
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS173
Update following round 5 of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland
The fifth round of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Switzerland took place in London between 14 and 18 October 2024.The talks were the UK’s first with the Swiss since the...
Made: 2024-10-30
Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Commons HCWS172
National Bus Fare Cap
In his pre-Budget Speech on Monday 28 October, the Prime Minister confirmed that single bus fares will be limited at £3 until the end of 2025, as part of more than £1 billion to be invested in buse...
Made: 2024-10-29
Louise Haigh
Louise Haigh
Secretary of State for Transport
Lab
Department: Department for Transport
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Commons HCWS171
Sea-level rise and maritime zones
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) sets out the legal framework for all activities in the ocean and seas. Upholding UNCLOS is central to the UK government’s approach to ocean issues a...
Made: 2024-10-28
Anneliese Dodds
Anneliese Dodds
Minister of State for Development
Lab
Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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