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Four major high street banks broke CMA rules

Four high street banks – HSBC, Lloyds, TSB and Allied Irish Bank (AIB) – failed to comply with banking rules put in place by the CMA to help their customers...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 11:15

Sharp fall in teacher recruitment figures 'a depressingly familiar picture' says NAHT

Responding to new figures which show there were more than 8,000 fewer trainee teachers in 2022/23 than the previous year, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the school leaders’ union, NAHT said...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 10:27

CMA letter to Lloyds about breaching Part 2 of the Retail Banking Order

CMA finds a breach of Part 2 of the Retail Banking Market Investigation Order 2017 and Lloyds has agreed to take action to prevent a recurrence...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 10:27

Conservatives: Response to Ed Miliband’s morning round

Claire Coutinho MP, Shadow Energy Secretary said...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 10:25

Written statement on Great British Energy update - Jul 25

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband): Our country faces huge challenges...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 09:11

Economic ties with Southeast Asia strengthened as Foreign Secretary makes first visit to Indo-Pacific

The UK will bolster economic cooperation with Southeast Asian countries as the Foreign Secretary arrives in Laos today (25 July) for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 08:24

Lords repeat of Commons statement on Prison Capacity - Jul 24

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Timpson) (Lab): My Lords, with the leave of the House, I will repeat a Statement made in the House of Commons by the Lord Chancellor...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 07:38

Oral answer (Lords) on Schools: Mental Health and Poor Attendance - Jul 24

Baroness Tyler of Enfield asked the Government what assessment they have made of the links between rising levels of mental health issues among school age children and poor school attendance; and what steps they are planning to take to address the situation...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 07:36

Extract from oral answer (Lords) on Schools: Mental Health and Poor Attendance - Jul 24

Lord Farmer (Con): My Lords, schools are called the fourth emergency service by the Association of School and College Leaders...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 07:34

Commons debate on Education and Opportunity - Jul 24

The Secretary of State for Education (Bridget Phillipson): I beg to move, that this House has considered education and opportunity...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 07:30