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Written Statement (Wales): National Childminding Week: Supporting childminders

Jayne Bryant MS, Minister for Mental Health and Early Years: The Welsh Government’s ambition to develop and support a skilled childcare and play workforce that is regarded as a career of choice, is set out in our 10-year Childcare, Play and Early Years workforce plan...

Monday, 13 May 2024 15:22

New rules require 180,000 on Universal Credit to increase working hours

400,000 to receive more help to progress in work, as Mel Stride says “I want to help thousands of people on their journey off benefits”....

Monday, 13 May 2024 14:44

Foreign Affairs Committee transcript: The UK’s international counter-terrorism policy - Apr 30

Chair: Welcome to this hearing of the Foreign Affairs Committee as part of our counter-terrorism inquiry...

Monday, 13 May 2024 14:23

UK fishing industry to benefit from cutting-edge technology to help manage fish stocks

The sustainability of UK fish stocks will be better safeguarded through the use of technology to monitor and manage fishing activity in English waters, the government has announced today...

Monday, 13 May 2024 14:20

DWP updates plan to catch benefit cheats after saving £1.3bn last year alone

The Government can today reveal that it has saved the taxpayer over £1.3 billion from fraud and error in the past year, as it sets out the latest version of its Fraud Plan...

Monday, 13 May 2024 14:12

Tax credit with housing benefit recipients in Northern Ireland next to ‘Move to UC’

The next phase of Universal Credit (UC) implementation - known as the ‘Move to UC’ - will begin this week for people receiving tax credits along with housing benefit...

Monday, 13 May 2024 12:49

PM speech - A secure future

Please see the below ‘checked against delivery’ version of the Prime Minister’s speech this morning...

Monday, 13 May 2024 12:42

After 14 years of Tory chaos our country is less secure, and it is working people who are paying the price

The Prime Minister’s seventh reset in 18-months is as empty as the previous ones...

Monday, 13 May 2024 12:22

Government to make medicines dispensing more efficient

The changes will allow pharmacists to spend more time with patients, levelling the playing field between smaller pharmacies and larger chains...

Monday, 13 May 2024 12:21

Government backs record numbers of female offenders into work

More female offenders than ever recorded before are in work 6 months after their release from prison as a direct result of government action – cutting crime and keeping the public safe...

Monday, 13 May 2024 12:17