Latest Headlines - All News

Urgent question (Commons) on Migrant Crossings: Role of the Military - Jan 18

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab): Since 2014, more than £200 million—about half a million pounds a week of taxpayers’ money—has been given to France, yet crossings are increasing...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 07:31

Westminster Hall debate on Gas and Electricity Costs - Jan 18

Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD):...Looking ahead at the UK’s future energy mix, it is crucial that investment in renewables is kept up to pace...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 07:12

Nationality and Borders Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Lords as at Jan 18

Nationality and Borders Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Lords as at Jan 18...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 07:00

Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Commons as at Jan 19

Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Commons as at Jan 19...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 06:59

Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on Jan 24

Suzanne Webb (Stourbridge): What assessment he has made of the potential economic impact of the Levelling Up Fund on the Dudley Borough...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 06:50

UCL: Government’s approach to teaching reading is uninformed and failing children

The main approach used to teach young children how to read in England needs urgent reform and does not follow the most robust evidence...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 00:01

National Audit Office report on Improving outcomes for women in the criminal justice system 

The Ministry of Justice has made limited progress on its Female Offender Strategy to improve outcomes for women in the criminal justice system because it has not prioritised investment in this work, according to a report from the National Audit Office...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 00:01

DCMS over-reliance on commercial providers for national broadband perpetuating UK’s “great digital divide”

The Public Accounts Committee today reports it is not convinced the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will meet even its downgraded targets for the increasingly critical rollout of super-fast, “gigabit” broadband...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 00:01

Aldi pips Lidl to cheapest supermarket of the year - as Which? research shows grocery prices rising sharply

Aldi has narrowly pipped rival Lidl to be named cheapest supermarket of the year by Which? - as the consumer champion finds grocery costs going up even at budget stores...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 00:01

ASCL response to UCL's paper on teaching of reading

Commenting on UCL’s paper about the government’s approach to the teaching of reading, Julie McCulloch, Director of Policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 00:01