Extract from Scottish Parliament: Point of Order on DRS - Nov 18
Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): On a point of order, Presiding Officer...
Friday, 19 November 2021 07:13
National Audit Office report on Government's preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic - lessons for government on risk management
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the UK's vulnerability to an emergency that affects the whole of government...
Friday, 19 November 2021 00:01
Cuts led to vulnerable children “crisis”: Restore support to 2010 levels, peers tell ministers
More than a million vulnerable children in England are being damaged and their life chances reduced by cuts to early years and youth support since 2010 which should be reversed, a House of Lords committee has said...
Friday, 19 November 2021 00:01
UK and Scottish governments commit to ongoing work on welfare policy: Government response to the Welfare policy in Scotland report
Both the UK and Scottish governments have committed to continuing to work closely on the design and implementation of welfare payments to support people across Scotland...
Friday, 19 November 2021 00:01
Any use of handheld mobile phone while driving to become illegal
Police will soon be able to more easily prosecute drivers using a hand-held mobile phone at the wheel, after the Government strengthens existing laws to further improve road safety...
Friday, 19 November 2021 00:01
Any use of handheld mobile phone while driving to become illegal – AA comments
Commenting on the tightening of laws regarding using a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving*, Edmund King, AA president, says...
Friday, 19 November 2021 00:01
NEU comments on NAO report on Government Preparedness for Covid-19 Pandemic
Commenting on a National Audit Office report looking at Government preparedness for the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...
Friday, 19 November 2021 00:01
New rules will drive down cost of school uniforms for families across the country
Families will save money on school uniforms from next year, following new legally-binding guidance published today (Friday 19th November) requiring schools to make uniform affordable for all...
Friday, 19 November 2021 00:01
NAHT comments on new government rules on school uniform costs
Commenting as the DfE today (Fri 19 Nov) announce new statutory guidance requiring schools to keep uniform costs down, James Bowen, director of policy for school leaders’ union NAHT, said...
Friday, 19 November 2021 00:01
ASCL comment on cost of school uniform guidance
Commenting on the new statutory guidance requiring schools to keep uniform costs down, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Friday, 19 November 2021 00:01