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Written statement on Fire and Rescue Minimum Service Levels - Feb 8

Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire (Chris Philp): The Government is today publishing its response to a recent public consultation on establishing minimum service levels on strike days for fire and rescue services...

Thursday, 8 February 2024 15:14

UK defence industry spending tops £25 billion for first time

Defence spending with UK industry by the Ministry of Defence has topped £25 billion for the first time, official statistics have revealed...

Thursday, 8 February 2024 15:10

SRC: Retailers Welcome Fair Implementation Announcement on Minimum Unit Alcohol Pricing

Commenting on the Scottish Government announcement on the continuation of Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol, Ewan MacDonald-Russell, Deputy Head of the Scottish Retail Consortium, said...

Thursday, 8 February 2024 14:47

NEU comments on Government RAAC plans

Commenting on the latest Government update on RAAC-affected schools and plans to deal with removal, Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...

Thursday, 8 February 2024 14:46

Scottish Government: Minimum Unit Pricing rise

Plans to continue setting a minimum price per unit of alcohol and to increase it by 15p will go before the Scottish Parliament for approval...

Thursday, 8 February 2024 14:45

ASCL comment on RAAC removal plan

Responding to information published by the Department for Education about how RAAC is going to be removed from school buildings, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Thursday, 8 February 2024 14:01

NAHT comments on RAAC management announcement

Commenting as the government release new information on RAAC management, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said...

Thursday, 8 February 2024 13:59

Prime Minister's Trade Envoy programme appointments

The Prime Minister has today made two new appointments to his Trade Envoy programme...

Thursday, 8 February 2024 13:57

Government confirms plans to permanently remove RAAC from all schools and colleges in England

Schools and colleges to receive funding to permanently remove reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete...

Thursday, 8 February 2024 13:54

Government needs to go further and faster to help schools improve attendance says NAHT

New pupil attendance figures for the 2023/24 autumn term, show a school absence rate of 6.8% (4.6% authorised, 2/2% unauthorised) and a persistent absence rate of 20.1%...

Thursday, 8 February 2024 13:53