UK to implement services sanctions and export ban that target Russian economic vulnerabilities in response to Putin’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian regions
New services and goods export bans, targeted at vulnerable sectors of the Russian economy, have been announced by the Foreign Secretary today in response to Russia...
Friday, 30 September 2022 16:10
Vast former industrial sites set to be one of UK’s largest urban nature reserves
A former industrial wasteland which is now a nationally important site for rare wildlife such as willow tit and bittern is set to become one of England’s largest urban nature reserves...
Friday, 30 September 2022 16:01
Treasury Committee calls for OBR forecast and Chancellor’s statement to be brought forward
The Treasury Committee today writes to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, calling for a full economic forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility...
Friday, 30 September 2022 14:50
DfE blog: How we’re making teacher training better and more accessible
Children learn best with brilliant teachers at the front of the classroom. That’s why teacher training is so important...
Friday, 30 September 2022 10:59
DfE blog: Exams in 2023 – everything you need to know
GCSE, AS, A level and VTQ exams and formal assessments in England will return to near normal arrangements next summer as the country continues to move on from the pandemic...
Friday, 30 September 2022 10:54
OfS sets new expectations for student outcomes
New thresholds will come into place next week which set minimum expectations for the proportion of students on higher education courses who continue on their course...
Friday, 30 September 2022 10:43
Carbon assessments of buildings and targets to boost low carbon construction could come within years
In a statement of intent to tackle emissions from the UK’s built environment, the Government appears willing to explore whole-life carbon assessments and ratcheting targets...
Friday, 30 September 2022 10:07
Government must act to boost future saving rate and scheme enrolment or risk inadequate retirements for pensioners, MPs warn
More than 60% of people are at risk of missing out on an adequate standard of living in retirement1 despite the introduction of auto-enrolment, MPs say today...
Friday, 30 September 2022 10:03
Draft Victims Bill won’t achieve Government’s aims, says Justice Committee
The Justice Committee today publishes a report on its pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s draft Victims Bill, finding that it will have limited effect...
Friday, 30 September 2022 09:40
UK should denounce Israel’s apartheid at Association Council meeting, says Human Rights Watch
The European Union and its member states should condemn Israeli authorities’ crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution during the EU-Israel Association Council meeting...
Friday, 30 September 2022 09:32