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The 10-Year Health Plan: Will It Work?
Health
By The House Staff
The 10-Year Health Plan: Will It Work?
Three health experts get their teeth into the government plan to fix the NHS.
Nominations open for The House magazine’s Women in Westminster: The 100
Parliament
By The House Staff
Nominations open for The House magazine’s Women in Westminster: The 100
Nominations are officially open for The House magazine’s Women in Westminster: The 100, the renowned initiative celebrating the remarkable contributions of women in public life.
Members of the eighth Speaker’s Conference announced
Parliament
By The House Staff
Members of the eighth Speaker’s Conference announced
Membership of the Speaker’s Conference – established to look at the employment conditions of Members’ staff – has been announced following its first meeting on 19 October.
'I was quite naughty when I was much younger': A Q&A With Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi
Education
By The House Staff
"I was quite naughty when I was much younger": A Q&A With Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi
Two months into the job, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi is battling continuing outbreaks of Covid in schools, while figuring out how to help children catch up on lost learning following lockdown. He tells The House what it’s like to be a parent and a politician – and how schooling in his home town of Baghdad compared to education in the UK
Union flag flown outside House of Commons for the first time to mark Commonwealth Day
Home affairs
By The House Staff
Union flag flown outside House of Commons for the first time to mark Commonwealth Day
Three new flagpoles have been installed in New Palace Yard to allow the flag of the Union and other nations to be displayed outside the Commons for the first time.
Parliament opens purpose-built broadcasting studio with BSL interpreters and 4k-ready tech
Culture
By The House Staff
Parliament opens purpose-built broadcasting studio with BSL interpreters and 4k-ready tech
The Houses of Parliament have opened a new purpose-built broadcasting hub as part of plans to make Commons and Lords proceedings more accessible.
'Is the PM a feminist? You'd have to ask him': Amber Rudd in conversation with Caroline Nokes
Political parties
By The House Staff
'Is the PM a feminist? You'd have to ask him': Amber Rudd in conversation with Caroline Nokes
Former government colleagues and close friends Amber Rudd and Caroline Nokes have a cumulative 20 years of experience as MPs. With Rudd now in the private sector and Nokes chairing the Women and Equalities Select Committee, they reflect on whether things have changed for women in parliament – and why the government needs to end the “boys’ club”
Review finds there is still work to do on Parliament’s Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme
Home affairs
By The House Staff
Review finds there is still work to do on Parliament’s Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme
An 18-month review into Parliament’s Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) by HR director Alison Stanley has found “much progress” has been made, but has raised concerns over issues around operation and process, and equal access for diverse groups.
Speaker introduces Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration
Education
By The House Staff
Speaker introduces Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration
The Speaker has offered the House of Commons a ‘pause for thought’ in a special commemoration for Holocaust Memorial Day.