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Written statement on Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme - financial assistance to the aviation industry - May 25

Notification of the Airport and Ground Operators Support Scheme, which gives funding to airports and airport ground crews affected by COVID-19...

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 14:09

Ashworth demands confusing guidance on local lockdowns is withdrawn & local public health leaders are consulted

Labour's Jonathan Ashworth demands confusing guidance is withdrawn and local public health leaders are consulted after Government’s local lockdown 'fiasco'...

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 13:18

Almost a fifth of people in Gaza do not have access to clean water after bombardment - Oxfam

Four hundred thousand people in Gaza – almost a fifth of the population - do not have access to a regular clean water supply after 11 days of bombardment devastated electricity and water services and severely affected the three main desalination plants in Gaza city, Oxfam warned today...

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 12:47

Labour responds to findings of independent review into alleged Islamophobia & discrimination in the Conservative Party

Marsha de Cordova MP, Labour’s Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary, commenting on the findings of an independent review into alleged Islamophobia and discrimination in the Conservative Party, said...

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 12:46

ASCL comment on Week 21 school attendance statistics

Commenting on the Week 21 school attendance statistics, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 12:37

NAHT comments on further drop in school attendance figures

Commenting on the latest government release of school attendance data, which shows a further drop in attendance following several weeks of declining numbers of pupils in schools...

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 12:19

Labour responds to publication of the Independent Expert Panel's report into the conduct of Rob Roberts MP

Anneliese Dodds MP, Labour Party Chair, responding to the publication of the Independent Expert Panel's report into the conduct of Rob Roberts MP, said...

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 12:18

New measures not enough to protect children from internet porn – Lords committee

Proposed new online safety laws fail to give children strong enough protection from online porn, peers have warned...

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 11:21

ASCL comment on Ofsted’s review of maths

Commenting on Ofsted’s review of mathematics education, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 10:57

Dedicated government team to protect researchers' work from hostile activity

Advisers will promote government advice on security-related topics, such as export controls, cyber security and protection of intellectual property...

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 10:16