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Commons HCWS221
CAA publication of independent report into NATS Technical Failure
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today (14 November) published the final report of the independent review, led by Jeff Halliwell and an expert panel, into the NATS Technical IT Failure of 28 ...
Made: 2024-11-14
Louise Haigh
Louise Haigh
Secretary of State for Transport
Lab
Department: Department for Transport
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Commons HCWS220
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is as follows: Full Representatives The Rt. Hon. the Lord Touhig (Leader of the UK delegation and Vice-Chair)Dan...
Made: 2024-11-14
Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Lab
Department: Prime Minister
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Commons HCWS219
Publication of the Director of Labour Market Enforcement (DLME) interim annual strategy 2024-25
Alongside my hon Friend the Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets, I am today publishing the Labour Market Enforcement Annual Strategy for 2024-25, submitted by the DLME Margaret ...
Made: 2024-11-14
Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Commons HCWS218
Debts owed by Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations in the United Kingdom: 2023-24
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development (FCDO) officials have regular contact with diplomatic missions and international organisations in the UK about outstanding National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR)...
Made: 2024-11-14
Catherine West
Catherine West
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific
Lab
Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Commons HCWS217
Alleged Serious and Significant Offences (Diplomatic Immunity): 2023
In 2023, nine serious and significant offences allegedly committed by people entitled to diplomatic or international organisation-related immunity in the United Kingdom were drawn to the attention ...
Made: 2024-11-14
Catherine West
Catherine West
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific
Lab
Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Commons HCWS216
Criminal Legal Aid Consultation Response
Today, I am announcing the Government’s response to the Criminal Legal Aid Crime Lower consultation which was launched in January of this year. Crime Lower covers work carried out by legal aid prov...
Made: 2024-11-14
Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Minister of State for Justice
Lab
Department: Ministry of Justice
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Commons HCWS215
Prohibition on new coal extraction licences
Firstly, I would like to give thanks to the hundreds of thousands of workers across the United Kingdom who have dedicated themselves to the coal extraction industry that helped power the industrial...
Made: 2024-11-14
Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Commons HCWS214
Flood Resilience
The Government extends its deepest sympathies to the citizens of Valencia and more widely across Spain, where recent floods have had devastating impacts on communities including the tragic loss of ...
Made: 2024-11-13
Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Minister for Water and Flooding
Lab
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Commons HCWS213
Consultation on legal definition and defences for Ninja Swords
As part of the Government’s aim to halve knife crime within a decade, we have a manifesto commitment to ban Ninja swords and we will be making the relevant changes in secondary legislation. In prep...
Made: 2024-11-13
Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
The Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Commons HCWS212
Consultation on personal liability on senior executives of online platforms and marketplaces regarding illegal content on weapons
As part of this Government’s aim to halve knife crime within a decade, the Government has a manifesto commitment to establish personal liability measures on senior executives of online platforms an...
Made: 2024-11-13
Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
The Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Commons HCWS211
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage Track 1 - Contingent Liabilities
IntroductionToday, I am pleased to have laid a Departmental Minute setting out the details of a series of contingent liabilities associated with the Carbon Capture Usage and Storage Track-1 cluster...
Made: 2024-11-13
Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
Minister of State (Minister for Industry)
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Commons HCWS210
Launch of Youth Strategy
The Government is today announcing the development and co-production of the National Youth Strategy. Young people’s needs have never been more complex. Through this Strategy, we will improve our un...
Made: 2024-11-12
Lisa Nandy
Lisa Nandy
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Lab
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Commons HCWS209
Housing Design and Quality
The government are committed to building 1.5 million new homes over the next five years, but we have also been clear that increasing housebuilding rates cannot mean units at any cost. We want exemp...
Made: 2024-11-12
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 HCWS208
Notification of Contingent Liability
The independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (“the Bank”) decided at its meeting ending on 3 February 2022 to reduce the stocks of UK government bonds and sterling non-fin...
Made: 2024-11-12
Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS207
Reforms to The Bathing Water Regulations 2013
Our water system urgently needs fixing. There have been repeated failures for the public and record levels of sewage polluting our rivers, lakes and seas. This must be stopped. Fundamental reform o...
Made: 2024-11-12
Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Minister for Water and Flooding
Lab
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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