Re-think urged on asylum appeals plan
News Article 23 March 2005
A Commons committee has attacked government plans to restrict legal aid payments to asylum seekers.
Home Office attacked over accountability
News Article 22 March 2005
The Home Office has been singled out as the worst performing government department for answering MPs' questions.
Reports debunk red tape 'myths'
Press Review 22 March 2005
Reports published by the trade and industry select committee have suggested that business complaints of being overburdened by red tape are exaggerated.
MPs concerned at EU employment rules
News Article 21 March 2005
A committee of MPs has criticised European Union plans to extend the employment rights of temporary workers.
Sayeed suspended indefinitely
News Article 18 March 2005
Tory MP Jonathan Sayeed has been indefinitely suspended from the Commons for improperly using a housing allowance.
MPs despair over state of tube
Press Review 18 March 2005
The government's public-private partnership has failed to improve London Underground sufficiently to justify the huge expenditure, according to MPs.
MPs criticise 'choice' agenda
Press Review 18 March 2005
Ministers have overplayed the benefits of giving consumers access to a wider range of health and education providers, according to MPs.
Directory enquiry deregulation slammed
News Article 18 March 2005
Opening telephone directory enquiries services to competition has been branded a failure by an official report.
Tube privatisation 'costly and unjustified'
News Article 18 March 2005
Privatisation of the London Underground has been a "costly, unjustified" exercise that has not led to improved services, MPs have said.
MPs slam MoD over helicopter shortfall
News Article 18 March 2005
A powerful committee of MPs has warned that the armed forces are suffering from an acute shortage of battlefield helicopters.
MPs back 'practical choice' in public services
News Article 17 March 2005
The Commons public administration select committee has called on the government to be more realistic about the role of choice in public services.
Army unsustainable abroad, MPs warn
Press Review 17 March 2005
A committee of MPs has warned that the current deployment of the British army abroad is unsustainable.
Armed forces face 'capability gap'
News Article 17 March 2005
The armed forces are facing a "capability gap" with old equipment being phased out before it is replaced, say MPs.
Commons committees 'frustrated' by government
News Article 15 March 2005
Commons committees charged with scrutinising government policy were sometimes "frustrated" by a lack of co-operation, a report has said.
Smuggling at 'unacceptable levels'
News Article 15 March 2005
Cigarette, alcohol and fuel smuggling cost the Exchequer nearly £4bn in 2003/04, MPs have found.
