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Commons HCWS111
Announcing the Regulatory Innovation Office
British innovators and businesses are developing world-leading products and services powered by technologies such as artificial intelligence. However, they often encounter barriers and delays from ...
Made: 2024-10-08
Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Lab
Department: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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Commons HCWS99
Energy Infrastructure Planning Projects
My Noble Friend, the Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE), made the following statement today.This Statement concerns an application for development con...
Made: 2024-10-07
Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Commons HCWS110
Planning
This statement confirms that it is necessary to extend the deadline for a decision on the application by National Highways under the Planning Act 2008, for the A122 (Lower Thames Crossing) Developm...
Made: 2024-10-07
Louise Haigh
Louise Haigh
Secretary of State for Transport
Lab
Department: Department for Transport
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Commons HCWS109
British Indian Ocean Territory
On 3 October the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius reached an historic agreement on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago. The Agreement ...
Made: 2024-10-07
Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Lab
Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Commons HCWS108
Legacy/Northern Ireland
I wish to provide an update to the House following the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal’s judgment in Dillon and Others regarding the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act (‘the...
Made: 2024-10-07
Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Lab
Department: Northern Ireland Office
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Commons HCWS107
Annual Capital Investment for Research Call through the National Institute for Health and Care Research
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health (Baroness Merron) has made the following statement:Today I am pleased to announce Depar...
Made: 2024-10-07
Andrew Gwynne
Andrew Gwynne
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS106
Measures to tackle late payments and long payment terms
Late payments and long payment terms continue to be a significant issue for small businesses and the self- employed across the UK. In 2022, small businesses were owed on average an estimated £22,00...
Made: 2024-10-07
Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds
Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Commons HCWS105
Launch of the UK-Thailand Enhanced Trade Partnership
I am pleased to announce that the UK Thailand Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) was signed and launched on 18 September in Bangkok. Thailand is Southeast Asia’s second largest economy. The total tra...
Made: 2024-10-07
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 HCWS104
September 2024 Flood Response
Just over 1,000 properties flooded in late September after double the monthly average of rain fell across central and southern England. Devastating impacts were felt in communities across Northampt...
Made: 2024-10-07
Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Minister for Water and Flooding
Lab
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Commons HCWS103
Royal Navy Behaviours
This Government is committed to improving Service life for our dedicated Service personnel. This includes addressing any experience in our Armed Forces which falls short of the standards we expect....
Made: 2024-10-07
Al Carns
Al Carns
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Veterans)
Lab
Department: Ministry of Defence
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Commons HCWS102
MOD purchase of semiconductor facility in Newton Aycliffe
On Friday 27 September, the Ministry of Defence bolstered the UK defence supply chain with the acquisition of a key semiconductor factory in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.This factory is the only ...
Made: 2024-10-07
John Healey
John Healey
Secretary of State for Defence
Lab
Department: Ministry of Defence
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Commons HCWS101
Towards an FP10 Fit to Tackle Global Challenges: The UK’s position on the Successor to the World’s Largest R&D Programme
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is focused on improving people’s lives by maximising the potential of research and development, science and technology to drive economic growth...
Made: 2024-10-07
Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Lab
Department: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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Commons HCWS100
Kroll Associates’ report on Post Office Capture software
Earlier this year, concerns were raised by Parliamentarians and postmasters about the Post Office’s Capture software, which was rolled out by the Post Office to some branches in the 1990s, and pre-...
Made: 2024-10-07
Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Commons HCWS98
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill
The Government has today introduced the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill to the House of Commons. The Government would like to pay tribute to the 22 victims of the horrific Manchester Arena ...
Made: 2024-09-12
Dan Jarvis
Dan Jarvis
The Minister of State for Security
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Commons HCWS97
Bus Retrofit Performance Report
Today, I am providing an update regarding the retrofitting of buses with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX).Through a series of trials betwe...
Made: 2024-09-12
Louise Haigh
Louise Haigh
Secretary of State for Transport
Lab
Department: Department for Transport
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