IFS: Scottish universities and students are under pressure – and so is the Scottish budget
This new IFS comment shows how recent years have seen falls in funding for teaching Scottish undergraduates and a gradual erosion of support for living costs...
Thursday, 14 December 2023 09:48
Scottish Government: Increasing housing availability using the tax system
Legislation passed on council tax on second and empty homes....
Thursday, 14 December 2023 09:45
DfE blog: The Advanced British Standard: Everything you need to know
The Prime Minister has announced plans to develop a new qualification called the Advanced British Standard for 16 to 18-year-olds which will bring together the best of A levels and T levels into a single qualification framework...
Thursday, 14 December 2023 09:25
Lords consideration of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023 - Dec 13
The Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury (Baroness Vere of Norbiton) (Con): My Lords, these regulations amend the exemptions from the financial promotion regime for high net worth individuals and self-certified sophisticated investors...
Thursday, 14 December 2023 08:24
Committee stage (Lords) (day 2) of the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill - Dec 13
Lord West of Spithead (Lab): My Lords, this is the first of three amendments I have tabled to Clause 21 relating to the so-called triple lock for targeted interception and targeted examination of communications relating to Members of the relevant legislatures
Thursday, 14 December 2023 08:21
Oral answer (Lords) on Limiting Global Temperature Increase - Dec 13
Lord Whitty asked the Government whether (1) the position of the OPEC states, and (2) the lobbying of fossil fuel companies, at the Dubai COP 28...
Thursday, 14 December 2023 08:18
Oral answer (Lords) on Refugees: Homelessness - Dec 13
Baroness Thornhill asked the Government what steps, if any, they will take to mitigate the prevalence of homelessness among refugees, and its impact on local authorities, over the Christmas period...
Thursday, 14 December 2023 08:16
Oral answer (Lords) on Loot Boxes in Video Games - Dec 13
Lord Foster of Bath asked the Government what measures they are planning to take to mitigate the risks caused by loot boxes in video games...
Thursday, 14 December 2023 08:14
UK Carrier Strike Group to visit Japan in 2025
The UK’s Carrier Strike Group will visit Japan as part of the flagship 2025 Indo-Pacific deployment, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has announced today...
Thursday, 14 December 2023 08:10
Major boost for hydrogen as UK unlocks new investment and jobs
Eleven new production projects helping to place UK at forefront of hydrogen industry and bring progress towards net zero ambitions...
Thursday, 14 December 2023 08:09