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Commons HCWS51
Legal Migration
Migration has always been an important part of the history of our nation. For generations, people have travelled here from all over the world to contribute to our economy, study in our universities...
Made: 2024-07-30
Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Commons HCWS50
Adult Social Care Workforce
This Government is being honest about the appalling economic circumstances we inherited, and takes seriously its responsibility to help manage down overall fiscal pressures in 2024/25. As a result,...
Made: 2024-07-30
Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Minister of State for Care
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS49
Transport Infrastructure
The financial inheritance this government has received is extremely challenging. The previous administration has left a £22 billion public spending gap this year alone – £2.9bn of which is unfunded...
Made: 2024-07-30
Louise Haigh
Louise Haigh
Secretary of State for Transport
Lab
Department: Department for Transport
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Commons HCWS48
Building the homes we need
The Government has today set out the first major steps in its plan to build the homes this country needs.Our manifesto was clear: sustained economic growth is the only route to improving the prospe...
Made: 2024-07-30
Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS47
Saving Nature
Nature in Britain is dying.Britain is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world.Our wildlife is in crisis – faced by the perfect storm of habitat loss and fragmentation, climate change...
Made: 2024-07-30
Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Secretary of State
Lab
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Commons HCWS46
Local Audit Backlog
Local authorities and other local bodies, including police, fire, transport and waste authorities, as well as national parks, provide vital public services to local communities. Effective local aud...
Made: 2024-07-30
Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS45
Afghan Resettlement
In August 2021, following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the UK undertook a military evacuation from Kabul. This evacuation is known as Operation Pitting.During Operation Pitting, the UK Gove...
Made: 2024-07-30
Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration and Citizenship
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Commons HCWS44
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 consultation on turnover and control regulations
On 30 July 2024 the Department for Business and Trade has published a consultation entitled ‘DMCCA 2024: consultation on turnover and control regulations’. The consultation will be open for a six-w...
Made: 2024-07-30
Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds
Secretary of State for Department for Business and Trade
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Commons HCWS43
Low Pay Commission Remit
This Government is committed to making work pay. As part of our ambitious agenda, we pledged to update the remit to the Low Pay Commission to formally take account of the cost of living for the fir...
Made: 2024-07-30
Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds
Secretary of State for Department for Business and Trade
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Commons HCWS42
Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme
I am today announcing the launch of the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme, it will be delivered by the Department for Business and Trade.The Post Office Horizon scandal, which began over 20 years ...
Made: 2024-07-30
Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds
Secretary of State for Department for Business and Trade
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Commons HCWS41
NHS Workforce Update
I am pleased to be able to inform the House that today, 29 July 2024, I have made a formal offer on pay for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 financial years to the British Medical Association’s (BMA) Junior...
Made: 2024-07-29
Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS40
NHS Update
Today I am accepting the recommendations of the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB), the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB) and the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB). This means 1....
Made: 2024-07-29
Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS39
0.7 per cent of GNI on ODA target 2023
The FCDO’s Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24, published today, reports that in 2023, on a provisional basis, the United Kingdom did not meet its target to spend the equivalent of 0.7 per cent of G...
Made: 2024-07-29
Anneliese Dodds
Anneliese Dodds
Minister of State for Development
Lab
Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Commons HCWS38
Prison Workforce and Judiciary Update
I am today confirming the Government’s decision on pay awards for both prison staff and the judiciary. Prison Service Pay Award 2024/25Having carefully considered the 14 recommendations made by the...
Made: 2024-07-29
Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Lab
Department: Ministry of Justice
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Commons HCWS37
Armed Forces Update
I am today announcing the Government’s decision on pay for the Armed Forces for 2024-25. Our Armed Forces are vital to protecting the nation, supporting our allies, and meeting operational commitme...
Made: 2024-07-29
John Healey
John Healey
Secretary of State for Defence
Lab
Department: Ministry of Defence
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