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      <title>Give rural communities a fair deal, MPs urge Government</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords debates the future of civil society</title>
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      <description>Members debate its contribution, funding and relationship with the state</description>
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      <title>Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Royal assent</title>
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      <description>Bill receives royal assent and becomes law</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Are we doing enough to protect vulnerable adults?</title>
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      <description>Committee on Mental Capacity Act 2005 hears from disability charities from 10.40am</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lords debates Children and Families Bill</title>
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      <description>Parental working rights and education on the agenda in debate on key principles of the bill</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Westminster Hall debates: 2 July 2013</title>
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      <description>MPs debated House of Commons reform, faith communities and more </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Human Rights Committee publishes report: Children and Families Bill; Energy Bill</title>
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      <description>Joint Committee concludes that stronger provision needed for children with special educational needs</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Secretary of State Eric Pickles MP gives evidence on community budgets</title>
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      <description>MPs hold Community Budgets and Greater London Authority Act 2007 evidence sessions from 4.10pm</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MPs urge Chancellor to protect bus services in spending review</title>
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      <description>Environmental Audit Committee publishes report on transport and accessibility to public services</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Caring for people without capacity - is the law working?</title>
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      <description>Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 questions Ministry of Justice and Department of Health officials</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Statement on review of children&amp;#39;s heart surgery</title>
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      <description>Health Secretary made statement to the Commons</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MPs continue scrutiny of Sure Start children&amp;#39;s centres</title>
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      <description>Education Committee takes evidence on early education and childcare</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>In their best interests?</title>
      <link>http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/human-rights-committee/news/publication-of-first-report-human-rights-of-unaccompanied-migrant-children-and-young-people/</link>
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      <description>Joint Committee calls for better protection for the rights of unaccompanied migrant children</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Commons remaining stages: Children and Families Bill</title>
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      <description>MPs debated the remaining stages of Bill on Tuesday 11 June 2013</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sexually exploited children are still being failed</title>
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      <description>Home Affairs Committee publishes its report on child sexual exploitation</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Charities Act &amp;quot;critically flawed&amp;quot; on public benefit, say MPs</title>
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      <description>Public Administration Select Committee says Charity Commission being asked to do too much, with too little</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MPs publish report on Charity Commission: the Cup Trust and tax avoidance</title>
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      <description>Public Accounts Committee does not believe Trust ever met the legal criteria to qualify as registered charity</description>
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      <title>MPs question councils on community budgets</title>
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      <description>Communities and Local Government Committee holds evidence session at 4.10pm</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Communities and Local Government Committee hold oral evidence session</description>
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