Notification to the Secretary of State of the NEU ballot for strike action
It is with a great sense of regret that the NEU has given the Secretary of State for Education notice of the fact the NEU will be re balloting members for further strike action...
Friday, 28 April 2023 14:07
REA welcome the BEIS Select Committee’s new report
The REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) warmly welcomes the focus in the BEIS Select Committee’s new report ‘Decarbonisation of the power sector’ on accelerating the delivery of renewable energy technologies...
Friday, 28 April 2023 11:31
Record £1.9 billion UK-Poland missile export deal set to bolster european security
The UK and Poland have signed a major £1.9 billion export agreement to roll out a British air defence system across the European nation...
Friday, 28 April 2023 11:12
Body-worn video cameras for every prison officer to boost prison safety
New Lord Chancellor announces 13,000 cameras now available to every prison officer on shift...
Friday, 28 April 2023 11:01
Lucy Powell responds to report on Richard Sharp’s appointment as BBC chairman
Lucy Powell MP, Labour’s Shadow Culture Secretary, responding to Adam Heppinstall’s report - following Labour’s call for an investigation - into the appointment of Richard Sharp as BBC, said...
Friday, 28 April 2023 10:27
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon speech on the need for accountability in Syria
Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, hosted an event at the FCDO on 27 April with the Syrian Emergency Task Force...
Friday, 28 April 2023 10:03
Business Energy and Industrial Strategy committee report: Decarbonisation of the power sector - Apr 28
In October 2021, the Government set an ambition for all electricity generation to be decarbonised by 2035, subject to security of supply...
Friday, 28 April 2023 09:32
Government must pause post-16 education shake-up or risk making skills shortages worse
Rushing ahead with major reforms to post-16 qualifications risks leaving young people stranded without suitable qualification pathways and deepening worker shortages in key sectors, the Education Committee says in a new report...
Friday, 28 April 2023 08:57
Oral answer (Lords) on Climate Change Committee: Discussions - Apr 27
Baroness Sheehan asked the Government what discussions they have had with the Climate Change Committee about (1) the impact newly licensed oil and gas infrastructure will have on domestic and global emissions, and (2) the design of their ‘Climate Compatibility Checkpoint’
Friday, 28 April 2023 08:46
Committee stage (Lords) (day 5) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill - Apr 27
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Sharpe of Epsom) (Con): My Lords, in moving government Amendment 84A, I will also speak to other government amendments in this group, which create a failure to prevent fraud offence...
Friday, 28 April 2023 08:44