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Over 8 million families in the UK getting new cost of living payment from 14 July 2022

Over 8 million households in the UK will get a cash payment from July 2022 to ease cost of living pressures...

Wednesday, 22 June 2022 18:12

Scottish government announces plans to recover money from second-home owners

During today’s Scottish Parliament debate on cost of living support, Public Finance Minister Tom Arthur announced plans to look at ways of recouping money...

Wednesday, 22 June 2022 18:07

Transport Secretary responds to RMT's latest statement

Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, said: “This is a total lie from the RMT and its General Secretary...

Wednesday, 22 June 2022 16:38

Extract from PMQs: Effect of rail strike on education - June 22

Sir Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire) (Con): Hereford Sixth Form College has over 600 students who rely on the trains to get them to their exams this week...

Wednesday, 22 June 2022 15:49

Extract from PMQs: Batteries - June 22

Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East) (Lab): The Prime Minister knows that we in Coventry and Warwickshire are proudly the UK’s leading centre for vehicle battery innovation...

Wednesday, 22 June 2022 15:47

Westminster Hall debate on UK Defence Industry: Procurement - June 22

Fay Jones (Brecon and Radnorshire) (Con): I beg to move, that this House has considered procurement and the UK defence industry...

Wednesday, 22 June 2022 15:21

ASCL comment on changes to performance tables

Commenting on changes* to school and college performance tables announced by the Department for Education, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Wednesday, 22 June 2022 15:02

Bill of Rights to strengthen freedom of speech and curb bogus human rights claims

Freedom of speech and the views of elected lawmakers will be given greater weight in law under a Bill of Rights introduced to Parliament today (Wednesday 22 June)...

Wednesday, 22 June 2022 14:12

Using the power of biology to solve challenges in defence

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is searching for innovations that use synthetic biology concepts to address key defence challenges...

Wednesday, 22 June 2022 14:08

Government funds HGV driver training programme for veterans

The Office for Veterans’ Affairs provides £100,000 to charity Veterans Into Logistics, to support veterans to become HGV drivers...

Wednesday, 22 June 2022 13:05