Government pressed to pay post offices more
News Article 5 January 2005
Ministers have been slammed by MPs for failing to pay post offices the full price of the government services they provide.
MPs want publican costs exposed
Press Review 22 December 2004
The trade and industry committee has called for greater transparency of the costs facing tenanted publicans who are paying too much for beer and rent.
MPs warn of free cash machine demise
Press Review 22 December 2004
Britain's network of free-to-use cash machines could disappear if the number of ATMs that charge fees carries on unchecked, MPs warned yesterday.
Budd finds link between Blunkett and visa
News Article 21 December 2004
Sir Alan Budd has said he found "a chain of events" linking former home secretary David Blunkett to the speeding up of the visa application of his ex-lover's nanny.
Cabinet Office under pressure over email edict
News Article 20 December 2004
Alan Beith has criticised a Cabinet Office instruction to staff to delete all emails after three months unless they are important.
Make 2005 a turning point for Africa, say MPs
News Article 16 December 2004
Next year could be a turning point for Africa but Western governments must not make more "empty promises", a committee of MPs has said.
Brown faces grilling on public finance 'blackhole'
News Article 15 December 2004
Gordon Brown is facing questions from MPs on whether the predictions he made about the economy in the pre-Budget report are reliable.
Chalking up success?
Publication Article 14 December 2004
Ofgem warned on maintenance cuts
Press Review 14 December 2004
A report from the Commons trade and industry select committee yesterday warned that power cuts are more likely because of efficiency savings ordered by industry regulator Ofgem.
MPs target royal waste
Press Review 13 December 2004
MPs are set to launch another investigation into the royal finances.
Animal welfare bill under fire
Press Review 9 December 2004
A cross-party committee of MPs has raised concerns about the government's plans to improve animal welfare protection.
Animal welfare law 'could ban fishing'
News Article 8 December 2004
A cross-party committee of MPs has raised a series of concerns about the government's plans to improve animal welfare protection.
MPs press Whitehall over RDAs
Press Review 7 December 2004
A report by the Commons public accounts committee has criticised Whitehall for burdening English Regional Development Agencies with bureaucracy.
Committee slams RDA bureaucracy
News Article 7 December 2004
The Commons public accounts committee has issued a damning verdict on the way the government has established its flagship regional development agencies.
Public bodies warned on freedom of information
News Article 7 December 2004
The government is not providing enough guidance to the public sector about the impact of new freedom of information legislation, MPs have warned.
