Scottish Government: Learning to adapt to coastal change
Ten projects designed to highlight good practice in tackling coastal erosion have secured a share of more than £1m from the Scottish Government’s Coastal Change Adaptation Programme...
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 12:35
Speaker leads commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day
The Speaker of the House of Commons led a special candle-lighting ceremony in Parliament today [23 January] to mark Holocaust Memorial Day...
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 12:34
NAHT backs move to introduce register of children not in school
Responding to Labour's move today to use an Opposition Day Debate motion to bring forward legislation for a new register of children not on school rolls, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders' union NAHT, said...
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 12:31
Labour to bring forward Children Not in School Bill as new analysis shows one in three children due to sit GCSEs is persistently absent
Labour will today use an Opposition Day Debate motion to bring forward legislation for a new register of children not in school as part of its long-term plan to tackle persistent school absence...
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 10:49
Expert reaction to Labour’s pledge to negotiate with high street opticians to provide more routine eye care in the community to cut waiting times
Experts have reacted to plans to reform the NHS to shift care from hospitals to the community announced today by Karin Smyth MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Minister, in a speech given to the Institute for Government...
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 10:25
Labour to provide outpatient appointments in high street opticians to cut waiting lists
Labour has announced it will seek to provide tests and follow up appointments in high street opticians to cut NHS waiting lists...
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 10:22
Karin Smyth MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Health speaks at the Institute for Government’s Annual Conference
"Good morning and thank you Hannah for inviting me here today...
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 10:18
Mayor urges Government to end unacceptable delays and urgently bring forward essential laws to ban zombie-style knives and machetes
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is today urging Home Secretary James Cleverly to finally ban zombie-style knives and machetes...
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 10:01
Darren Jones responding to ONS statistics on public sector finance
Darren Jones MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responding to ONS statistics on public sector finance, said...
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 09:49
New facts and figures report released by Universities UK
Universities UK (UUK) has today released its latest report highlighting key facts and figures in the higher education (HE) sector...
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 09:46