Extracts from Scottish Parliament proceedings: Deposit Return Scheme - Apr 20
Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD): Earlier this week, Orkney Islands Council joined its counterparts in Shetland and the Western Isles in voicing the strongest possible opposition to the Government’s plans for highly protected marine areas, given their potential impact on island communities...
Friday, 21 April 2023 07:22
Early sight of oral questions to the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners for Apr 27
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church of England has had with international counterparts on the desecration of religious sites in the Holy Land...
Friday, 21 April 2023 07:04
Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport for Apr 27
Sara Britcliffe (Hyndburn): What steps her Department is taking to support grassroots sport...
Friday, 21 April 2023 07:01
National Audit Office report on Regulating to achieve environmental outcomes
Further progress towards ambitious 2018 goals for improving England’s natural environment are being put at risk by weaknesses in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra) oversight of regulation, a new National Audit Office (NAO) report says...
Friday, 21 April 2023 00:01
Recycling reform must go ‘back to the drawing board’ says BRC
With less than a year to go, retailers are calling on Government to urgently rethink crucial parts of its proposed recycling reforms...
Friday, 21 April 2023 00:01
FCA sets out multi-occupancy leasehold insurance reforms
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing new rights and protections for leaseholders to improve the transparency of the multi-occupancy leasehold buildings insurance market...
Friday, 21 April 2023 00:01
Statement from the Secretary of State for Education Gillian Keegan about Ofsted
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said...
Friday, 21 April 2023 00:01
School leaders respond to Ofsted's statement on calls for inspection reform
Responding to a statement from His Majesty's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, on calls for Ofsted reform, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders' union NAHT, said...
Friday, 21 April 2023 00:01
5 million patients each month wait more than a fortnight for GP appointment, after government pledged end to 2 week waits
Labour will set out plans to train more GPs and reform primary care today, as it’s revealed that millions of patients have waited longer for a GP appointment than promised by the Conservatives...
Thursday, 20 April 2023 22:30
DfE response to ASCL ballot
In response to ASCL’s decision to ballot, a Department for Education spokesman said: “We have made a fair and reasonable teacher pay offer to the unions, which recognises teachers' hard work and commitment..."
Thursday, 20 April 2023 18:32