Extract from Women and Equalities questions - Mar 30
Mrs Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall) (Con): There is no doubt that our first female Prime Minister led the way by showing women that they can reach the highest office and do the job well...
Thursday, 31 March 2022 08:09
Thousands of people with diabetes set to benefit from real time information after updated NICE recommendations
More than 250,000 people living with type 1 diabetes are set to be offered new technology to help them manage their condition and at the same time reduce the need for finger prick testing by up to 50%, following new advice from NICE...
Thursday, 31 March 2022 00:01
Foreign Secretary travels to India as part of wider diplomatic push on Ukraine
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is in India today (Thursday 31 March) as part of a wider diplomatic push following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine last month...
Thursday, 31 March 2022 00:01
NEU analysis shows Government's evidence for forcing schools into MATs is badly flawed
NEU analysis of the Government document The case for a fully trust led system shows that the evidence in it is badly flawed...
Thursday, 31 March 2022 00:01
More vital support given to over 300 cultural organisations to survive beyond pandemic and protect jobs
Hundreds of cultural organisations have received a share of the final £35 million emergency support package from the Culture Recovery Fund, to help overcome the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic...
Thursday, 31 March 2022 00:01
Carol Vorderman, Peter Andre and ex-Love Islander Amber Gill back new online safety laws
Public figures who have suffered online abuse, including Carol Vorderman, Peter Andre and Amber Gill, have come out in support of world-leading online safety laws following an exclusive discussion recorded at the Science Museum, London...
Thursday, 31 March 2022 00:01
Largest overhaul of sewer system to tackle storm sewage discharges
Water companies will face strict limits on when they can use storm overflows and must completely eliminate the ecological harm any storm sewage discharges cause to the environment...
Thursday, 31 March 2022 00:01
Oligarchs’ aircraft and ships targeted through new legal powers
The UK has today made new legislation to prohibit maintenance on aircraft or ships belonging to specific sanctioned Russian oligarchs or their businesses...
Wednesday, 30 March 2022 23:19
Australian investors commit £28.5bn in major economic boost for UK
Leading Australian businesses have announced major new investments totalling £28.5 billion in projects across the United Kingdom, as the Prime Minister hosts a UK-Australia investment roundtable at Downing Street this evening...
Wednesday, 30 March 2022 22:30
David Lammy speech to call for ‘rethink’ of foreign policy to counter ‘the age of authoritarians’
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy will use his Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award Address to the Institute for Global Leadership and Tufts University (on Thursday, 31 March) in Boston to call for a ‘radical re-think in foreign policy and a reboot of diplomacy’...
Wednesday, 30 March 2022 22:30