Education unions make joint call for urgent action on ventilation in schools
Education unions, together with Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP, have today [Tuesday] written to Gavin Williamson urging the government to take firm action to improve ventilation in schools to reduce further Covid disruption...
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 09:39
Chancellor responds to August labour market statistics
The Chancellor's response to the latest ONS labour market statistics is below...
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 07:44
AGE UK: Scrapping free prescriptions for over-60s "a kick in the teeth both for poorly older people and the NHS"
The Charity is launching its new ‘Save Free Prescriptions’ campaign in response to a new consultation that was pushed out by the Government last month and closes in just over two weeks’ time...
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 00:01
Labour pledges new opportunities for young people to earn and learn with plan to create 100,000 apprenticeships
Labour has today [Tuesday] pledged new opportunities for young people to earn and learn with a plan to create 100,000 new apprenticeships across the country...
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 00:01
UK Government launches plan for a world-leading hydrogen economy
Tens of thousands of jobs, billions of pounds in investment and new export opportunities will be unlocked through Government plans to create a thriving low carbon hydrogen sector in the UK over the next decade and beyond...
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 00:01
Funding boost to support student mental health
Eighteen innovative projects across universities and colleges in England will receive funding to support student mental health in a £6 million programme, the Office for Students (OfS) announced today...
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 00:01
Competition winners to deliver UKs first hydrogen transport trials in Tees Valley
Hydrogen transport pilots in the Tees Valley area will establish the UK as a leader in the technology and propel us towards our net zero goals...
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 00:01
Government should freeze rail fares says Campaign for Better Transport
Ahead of the announcement of July’s Retail Price Index (RPI) figure tomorrow (18 August), which will be used to set the rail fare rise for January 2022, Paul Tuohy, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said...
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 00:01
Greenpeace responds to Hydrogen strategy announcement
In response to the government's announcements around their hydrogen strategy, Dr Doug Parr, Chief Scientist for Greenpeace UK, said...
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 00:01
Government's hydrogen strategy "welcome but not ambitious enough" says GMB
We must utilise UK technology and manufacturing to underpin our heating strategy and create thousands of highly skilled new jobs says GMB Union ...
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 00:01