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Subsidy Control Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Commons as at Dec 1

Subsidy Control Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Commons as at Dec 1...

Wednesday, 1 December 2021 07:10

Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Education on Dec 6

Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): If he will make an assessment of the contribution of the introduction of the EBacc to social (a) mobility and (b) justice...

Wednesday, 1 December 2021 06:25

National Audit Office report on NHS backlogs and waiting times in England

Recovering elective and cancer care performance to the standards required will be a huge and lengthy challenge for the NHS, and there is a real risk that the waiting list for patients seeking elective care will be longer in 2025 than it is today, according to analysis from the National Audit Office...

Wednesday, 1 December 2021 00:01

University strikes begin after bosses refuse to budge on pensions, pay & working conditions, says UCU

Three consecutive days of strike action will hit 58 universities starting today (Wednesday) after university bosses and their representatives refused to withdraw pension cuts or address falling pay and worsening working conditions...

Wednesday, 1 December 2021 00:01

PAC report: Green Homes Grant scheme “underperformed badly”

In a report published today the Public Accounts Committee says the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme “underperformed badly”

Wednesday, 1 December 2021 00:01

Government response to the Scottish Affairs committee report on Renewable energy in Scotland

Ahead of the fourth round of the Contracts for Difference scheme opening this month, the Scottish Affairs Committee has published the Government response to its report examining Renewable energy in Scotland...

Wednesday, 1 December 2021 00:01

OfS annual review emphasises importance of quality provision

All students should expect a good quality experience of higher education, the Office for Students (OfS) says in its annual review, published today...

Wednesday, 1 December 2021 00:01

Over £23 million investment to end new HIV infections by 2030

The government has bolstered its commitment to achieve zero new HIV infections, AIDS and HIV related deaths in England by 2030 via a new Action Plan backed by £23 million of funding...

Wednesday, 1 December 2021 00:01

Israel-Palestine: Risk of 'deadly escalation' in violence, without decisive action, says Tor Wennesland

With violence continuing daily throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process urged the Security Council on Tuesday to adopt a more coordinated approach...

Tuesday, 30 November 2021 22:38

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid celebrate UK-Israel friendship at CFI Annual Business Lunch

Prime Minister Boris Johnson celebrated the UK-Israel partnership, underlining "all my life I have been a defender and a supporter of Israel", at CFI's first Annual Business Lunch since 2018...

Tuesday, 30 November 2021 22:34