The Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 was presented to Parliament on 27 October 2021 Associated documents are available in full at Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 documents In particular The Budget Red Book (pdf) Policy Costings (pdf) Given the propensity of the Government in particular, and politicians in general, to break promises as […]
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The State Opening of Parliament will took place today, Tuesday 11 May. The Queen’s Speech sets out the Government’s agenda for the next session and its plans to “build back better” from the COVID-19 pandemic and level-up opportunities across the country. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/queens-speech-to-be-held-on-11-may The Queen’s Speech will also confirm the continuation of a number of bills […]
The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) published their long awaited Russia Report today, 21 July 2020. The ISC is a statutory committee of Parliament that has responsibility for oversight of the UK Intelligence Community. The Committee oversees the intelligence and security activities of the UK, including the policies, expenditure, administration and operations of MI5, MI6 […]
An election for a new Speaker of the House of Commons was held on Monday 4 November following John Bercow’s last day as Speaker on Thursday 31 October 2019. Should candidates be asked to undergo an “impartiality” test ? The position was contested by 7 Candidates as follows: Chris Bryant Harriet Harman Meg Hillier Sir […]
The Prime Minister will present a Bill to Parliament today, 29 Oct 2019, to make provision for a Parliamentary General Election to be held in December 2019. The passage of this Bill requires a simple majority and overrides the requirements of the Fixed Term Parliaments Act. The Government has confirmed that it will not bring […]
