Pat McFadden's speech calling on government to announce a package of business support by end of today
Full text of Urgent Question from Pat McFadden MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury...
Thursday, 16 December 2021 11:10
SRC: Retailers plea for considerate shopping as new rules come into force
Ahead of the re-introduction tomorrow morning (Friday 17 December) of Scotland-wide rules on physical distancing and management of queues in shops...
Thursday, 16 December 2021 10:43
Ofqual: Monitoring reports on qualification awards
Ofqual oversaw the delivery of 6 million GCSE, AS and A level grades last summer, and 4.6 million vocational and technical qualification grades in past year...
Thursday, 16 December 2021 10:07
Police use of force statistics, England and Wales: April 2020 to March 2021
Statistics on incidents where police officers use force; including type of force, reason, outcome, injuries, and person details (such as age, gender)...
Thursday, 16 December 2021 09:38
Schools adapt teaching to help children catch up but COVID-related absence remains a concern
A new series of reports from Ofsted looks at the effect of the pandemic on children and how education providers are helping them catch up...
Thursday, 16 December 2021 09:36
Distribution and shortfall in school funding will entrench social division, finds new NEU analysis
The National Education Union has released an analysis of school income and expenditure drawn from the Consistent Financial Reporting (CFR) returns for Local-Authority-maintained schools for 2020-21 that were released last week...
Thursday, 16 December 2021 09:30
BRC responds to House of Lords passing amendment to Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
The House of Lords has passed the Government’s amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill...
Thursday, 16 December 2021 09:26
Labour calls for Chancellor to come out of hiding and support business
Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds have written to Rishi Sunak and Kwasi Kwarteng outlining the urgent need to support businesses facing ‘closure by stealth.’
Thursday, 16 December 2021 09:02
Written statement on Overseas Framework Consultation - Dec 15
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (John Glen): The Chancellor’s Mansion House speech and accompanying document—"A new chapter for financial services”—set out the Government’s vision for an open, green and technologically advanced financial services sector...
Thursday, 16 December 2021 08:16
Extract from PMQs: Transport for London - Dec 15
Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth) (Lab): Transport for London faces serious financial difficulties solely due to the pandemic causing a collapse in fares income...
Thursday, 16 December 2021 08:12