Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on Mar 21
Steven Bonnar (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): Whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of the spring statement on tackling the rise in the cost of living...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 07:16
Government’s lack of vision risks squandering lasting benefits to UK of hosting major events, MPs say
The UK is failing to fully capitalise on the opportunities and benefits of hosting major cultural and sporting events because of a lack of overall vision and direction from the Government, MPs say today...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 07:08
Written statement on Visits Abroad: Correction - Mar 15
The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Ben Wallace): Today I have made an online correction to parliamentary question 119455 answered on 10 February 2022...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 06:53
DHSC has “overseen years of decline in the NHS’s cancer and elective care”, say MPs in report
In a report today the Public Accounts Committee says the Department for Health and Social Care “has overseen years of decline in the NHS’s cancer and elective care waiting time performance...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01
EEF research published: Evidence review finds sending personalised letters or texts can help improve pupil attendance, but wider evidence is weak
Sending parents of students who are persistently absent personalised letters or texts can help improve attendance, according to a new evidence review published by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) today...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01
NHS Providers: Response to the Public Accounts Committee's report 'NHS backlogs and waiting times in England'
Responding to the Public Accounts Committee’s report ‘NHS backlogs and waiting times in England’, the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery said...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01
NFER: Youngest primary school pupils’ reading development most affected by Covid shutdowns
A new report from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) shows the negative impacts on reading progress from Covid partial school closures was greatest among Key Stage 1 pupils, particularly those in Year 1...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01
ASCL comment on EEF review of school attendance strategies
Commenting on the review by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) of approaches to improving pupils’ school attendance, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01
ASCL comment on NFER report into learning progress during partial Covid school closures
Commenting on the National Foundation for Education Research report into the impact of partial school closures during the coronavirus pandemic...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01
The pandemic is a wake-up call: We need a new approach to Resilience and Wellbeing – Lords Committee
This is the major conclusion of the House of Lords COVID-19 Committee which has today published its legacy report, concluding its work examining the long-term implications of the pandemic on various aspects of our lives...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01