Hydroelectric power plant opens
A Derby hydroelectric power plant is officially opened, generating enough electricity for the equivalent of 300 homes.
Date: 20 May 2013
Philpott mother to fight jail term
A lawyer representing Mairead Philpott, who killed her six children in a fire, says she will appeal against her 17-year jail term.
Date: 19 May 2013
The latest commons debates that Chris has been involved in are shown below:
Economic Growth | Commons debates
Perhaps the Chancellor can answer this question. Toyota, just down the road from my constituency and...
Date: 15 May 2013
Economic Growth | Commons debates
Will the Chancellor at least acknowledge that when he came into office he inherited a growing econom...
Date: 15 May 2013
Flour: Additives | Health | Written Answers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the potential effect on (a)...
Date: 15 May 2013
From the Blog
Bank lending to businesses fell by £4.8 billion in the latest quarter (December 2012 to February 2013). The Government’s schemes to boost small business lending have failed. The Merlin targets were missed; the national loan guarantee scheme discontinued after less than 6 months. Funding for Lending has not prevented lending from falling. Their British Business Bank is too small and developing too slowly to help. It is being run by civil servants in BIS and has just £300m to invest in this Pa...
Posted on 15 May 2013 by Chris Williamson
GOVT FAILS ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND JOBS
The Government’s economic failure means that welfare spending will be £21 billion higher than previously planned.The Government’s Work Programme is failing – officially worse than doing nothing.Cuts to tax credits have also meant that some families are better off on benefits than in work.
Posted on 15 May 2013 by Chris Williamson
Housing completions are at their lowest level since the 1920s.Annual housing starts in the 12 months to December 2012 were down 10.6% on the year before. And the proportion of major planning applications decided within the government target of 13 weeks had fallen to 57% from 60% the year before.The CBI has called for “50,000 new affordable homes to be built”.The Treasury Select Committee has warned that the Government’s Help to Buy scheme is “very much work in progress”, which may have...
Posted on 15 May 2013 by Chris Williamson
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