Labour’s plan for ‘catch-up’ breakfast clubs could give post-pandemic boost to millions of school children across England
School children across England could benefit from up to 1.5 billion free healthy breakfasts a year under Labour’s plan for universal ‘catch-up’ breakfast clubs, to help children bounce back from the pandemic...
Wednesday, 28 April 2021 00:01
Jonathan Ashworth comments on Royal College of Radiologists' concerns that patients face long waits for scans and X-rays due to workforce shortfall
Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, commenting on concerns from the Royal College of Radiologists that patients face long waits for scans and X-rays due to a 33 per cent shortfall in the workforce, said...
Wednesday, 28 April 2021 00:01
Government paves the way for self-driving vehicles on UK roads
Motorists could see self-driving vehicles onto British roads for the first time later this year, the Department for Transport has announced today...
Wednesday, 28 April 2021 00:01
NAHT comments on call for breakfast clubs for all children
Commenting as Labour calls on the Government to introduce catch-up breakfast clubs for all children, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders' union NAHT, said...
Wednesday, 28 April 2021 00:01
AA reaction to government announcement on self-driving vehicles
Reacting to the Government’s announcement on ‘self-driving’ vehicles, Edmund King, AA president, said; “Automated Lane Keeping systems should be classified as ‘Assisted Driving’ technology...
Wednesday, 28 April 2021 00:01
Anti-ageing roads could keep roadworks at bay
A new type of material that acts like an anti-ageing cream for roads could prevent the need for roadworks and reduce the environmental impact...
Tuesday, 27 April 2021 18:29
Transcript of National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee hearings - Apr 21
Below are the links to the transcripts of the evidence sessions held by the National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee on Wednesday 21 April...
Tuesday, 27 April 2021 18:18
Extend Government-backed pilots to allow more events to go ahead, say MPs
In the absence of a wider insurance scheme for the events industry, the Government liability that will enable pilot events to go ahead this summer should be extended to cover a wider range of events to prevent further cancellations, say MPs...
Tuesday, 27 April 2021 16:09
Oral answer (Lords) on Music Festivals: Covid-Related Cancellations - Apr 27
The Earl of Clancarty asked the Government what plans they have to introduce a government-backed insurance scheme to provide cover for music festivals this summer against COVID-related cancellations...
Tuesday, 27 April 2021 16:03
Oral answer (Lords) on Kalifa Review of UK Fintech - Apr 27
Lord Holmes of Richmond asked the Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations in the Kalifa Review of UK Fintech, published on 26 February...
Tuesday, 27 April 2021 16:02