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Office for Statistics Regulation slams the Government’s evidence for forcing all schools to join a multi-academy trust - NEU reaction

On 31 March, the National Education Union challenged the Department for Education on its questionable evidence base for a drive towards pushing schools into joining multi-academy trusts...

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 11:43

UK government leads global transport transformation as it takes over ITF presidency in Germany

Grant Shapps, Transport Secretary, is assuming presidency of the International Transport Forum and will lay out 5 priorities for the UK’s tenure...

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 11:41

Numeracy support to boost maths skills for all the family

New online quiz launched to help adults improve numeracy skills....

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 10:52

Government must ‘supercharge’ efforts to build up UK’s heat pump industry to phase out gas boilers, say MPs

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has called on the Government to significantly scale up its plans to install heat pumps in homes across the UK...

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 10:09

Drug misuse prevention review (update)

Advice on preventing drug misuse among vulnerable groups of people, with a focus on understanding factors that contribute to vulnerability...

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 10:05

Home Secretary unveils ambitious plans for fire reform

Robust reforms to fire safety introduced to strengthen fire and rescue services, putting the majority of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations into law...

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 10:03

Extract from Queen's Speech debate (Commons): Warwick University - May 17

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):...And £71 million was wasted on the Chancellor’s eat out to help out scheme, which Warwick University said accelerated the second wave of the pandemic...

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 09:47

Extract from Queen's Speech debate (Commons): Centrica - May 17

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (SNP):...At the end of the day, there is so much excess profit here that something needs to be done...

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 09:45

Extracts from Queen's Speech debate (Commons): Shell - May 17

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):...I want to go through the hopeless excuses, because this is an important argument that this House and this country need to have...

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 09:43

Extract from Treasury Questions - Tackling Economic Crime: NCA - May 17

Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton) (Con): What steps his Department is taking to tackle economic crime...

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 09:33