Treasury minister Stephen Timms handed Digital Britain brief

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury has been given a new role as an Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Part-time and mature uni students are discriminated against say MPs

A committee of MPs has said that the culture among the leadership of the university sector must change.

Civil servants do not monitor websites for comments about ministers

A government minister has revealed that staff in her department “do not monitor any websites to track the source of remarks posted about ministers.”

Scottish MPs condemn proposed closure of Johnnie Walker bottling plant

Labour, SNP, Lib Dem and Conservative MPs have condemned the decision by multi-national drinks manufacturer Diageo to close a plant in Kirmarnoch.

Long-term decline of UK manufacturing ‘not as bad as other countries’

Last week the House of Commons discussed UK manufacturing.

Lammy and Hayes clash over NEETS and apprenticeships for young people

The Minister for Higher Education and a Tory frontbench spokesman have clashed over which party has the best policies to help young people in the recession.

Science and Technology Committee reformed after creation of new super-department

The government has announced that it will establish a Commons Science and Technology Committee. It will meet for the first time in October.

Vehicle scrappage scheme has ‘no benefit’ for second-hand dealers

A Conservative MP has claimed that problems with the government’s vehicle scrappage scheme are evident “after only a month of its operation.”