News story: UK and Poland meet for Security and Defence Talks
The Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary met today (Thursday 12 October) with their Polish counterparts for talks on security and defence co-operation. read more
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We’re still seeing no action from Tory Government on social care crisis – Barbara Keeley
Barbara Keeley MP, Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Minister for Social Care, commenting on new figures for delayed transfers of care due to a lack of social care, said:
“It is worrying that the number of days that patients are stuck in hospital due to a lack of social care has increased by more than a quarter since last year.“
“Delayed days caused by patients waiting for care packages at home and in care homes and nursing homes have also increased this month, yet we still see no action from the Tory Government to deal with the social care crisis.
“A Labour Government would provide the urgent additional funding needed to deal with the crisis in social care.”
read moreBeijing watches officials in anti-pollution battle
Beijing will take a closer look at the performance of officials in improving air quality during the pollution-plagued autumn and winter seasons, according to a work plan issued by the city’s discipline inspection and supervision commission. The work p… read more
74 Chinese in telecom frauds extradited from Cambodia
A total of 74 Chinese nationals arrested for telecom fraud were sent back to China from Cambodia on Thursday under the escort of Chinese police.
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A total of 74 Chinese nationals arrested for telecom fraud were sent back to China from Cambodia on Thursday under the escort of Chinese police. [Photo/zibo.dzwww.com] |
The suspects were involved in more than 60 major transnational telecom frauds involving over 7 million yuan (US$1.1 million).
They were captured in Phnom Penh, Pailin and Sihanoukville.
A big amount of bank cards, computers and mobile phones were also seized during the raids.
read moreEquitable Life
At the request of a couple of constituents I attended the Equitable Life event in Parliament yesterday. The Group is still pressing for additional compensation. I have taken this up on many occasions with the government. The government’s view is that they have given compensation to reflect the regulatory failures, but the major cause of the losses lay with the company. I do not think the government has any plans to revisit the amount of compensation given.
I am very willing to take up individual cases if there are still outstanding matters about payment of compensation or new points relating to individual contracts that need attention.
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