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IFS: Student living cost support cut to lowest level in seven years

The value of government support for living costs for university students from the poorest families will fall to its lowest level in seven years in the coming academic year...

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 09:34

HMYOI Feltham - Strong leadership improving this challenging prison, say inspectors

Inspectors to HMYOI Feltham A, a young offender institution (YOI) in north-west London, found an establishment recovering from a worrying decline...

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 09:30

Committee stage proceedings (Lords) (day 2) of the Schools Bill - June 13

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education (Baroness Barran) (Con): My Lords, I turn first to the government amendments in my name. The majority of these represent technical amendments to deliver the policy as intended, extend consultation requirements to existing measures and otherwise clarify the intent of the Bill...

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 08:11

Oral answer (Lords) on Fuel Poverty - June 13

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering asked the Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of households in fuel poverty; and what steps they are taking to address this...

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 08:08

Oral answer (Lords) on Food Security - June 13

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked the Government what assessment they have made of the effects on food security of allowing corporations to purchase arable land to offset their carbon emissions; and what plans they have to limit the amount of arable land that can be used for this purpose...

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 08:07

Jonathan Ashworth responds to the latest ONS labour market statistics

Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour's Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, responding to the latest ONS labour market statistics, said...

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 08:03

BRC: Falling job numbers in 2022 

Responding to the latest ONS jobs figures, which show 2.949m jobs in retail, down 83,000 year-on-year, Helen Dickinson, Chief Executive of the British Retail Consortium, said...

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 08:01

Chancellor responds to June labour market statistics

The Chancellor's has responded to the ONS June labour market statistics...

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 08:00

Plug-in grant for cars to end as focus moves to improving electric vehicle charging

Government to concentrate funding on expanding the public chargepoint network as well as electric taxis, vans, trucks, motorcycles and wheelchair accessible vehicles....

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 07:57

Urgent question (Commons) on UK Gross Domestic Product - June 13

Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East) (Lab) (Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on today’s GDP figures...

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 07:54