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ASCL comment on Chancellor’s speech

Responding to the Chancellor’s speech this morning, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Friday, 27 January 2023 11:05

Fishing fund gears up to help industry go green

Grants of up to £40,000 on offer through £100m UK Seafood Fund to trial greener engine technology, helping to create a safe and sustainable fishing sector whilst tackling rising fuel costs...

Friday, 27 January 2023 11:04

Statement from the Mayor of London on reports that HS2 may not run through to central London

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “It beggars belief that the Government can spend tens of billions of pounds on a new railway from London to the North – and for it not to actually reach central London...

Friday, 27 January 2023 10:46

Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023: UK statement to the OSCE

Ambassador Neil Bush marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and stresses the need to stand against antisemitism in all its forms...

Friday, 27 January 2023 10:45

Rachel Reeves responds to the Chancellor’s speech on economic growth

Rachel Reeves MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, responding to the Chancellor’s speech this morning, underlined the Conservatives’ failures on growth and ‘the four E’s’, saying...

Friday, 27 January 2023 10:19

Chancellor sets out long-term vision to grow the economy

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today set out his vision for long-term prosperity in the UK, calling on businesses in key growth areas to invest in the UK and expressing his desire to make the UK an attractive site for innovators and entrepreneurs....

Friday, 27 January 2023 10:18

Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 – Ordinary People

The Rt Hon Lord Eric Pickles, reflects on this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day theme – Ordinary People – via ELNET-UK (elnetwork.eu)...

Friday, 27 January 2023 09:22

Commons debate on Planning - Jan 26

Bob Seely (Isle of Wight) (Con): I beg to move that this House has considered the matter of planning policy...

Friday, 27 January 2023 08:47

Commons debate on International Day of Education - Jan 26

Vicky Ford (Chelmsford) (Con): I beg to move, that this House has considered the International Day of Education...

Friday, 27 January 2023 08:45

Commons statement on Agricultural Transition Plan - Jan 26

The Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries (Mark Spencer): With permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, in addition to the written ministerial statement tabled today, I would like to make a statement updating the House on the next steps that we are taking to shake off the damaging legacy of the bureaucratic EU common agricultural policy for good...

Friday, 27 January 2023 08:40