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Oral answer (Lords) on Drug-related Mental and Behavioural Disorder Hospital Admissions - Mar 17

Lord Farmer asked the Government what assessment they have made of the 21 per cent increase in hospital admissions for drug-related mental and behavioural disorders since 2009/10; and what action they intend to take as a result of any such assessment...

Wednesday, 17 March 2021 16:21

Ten minute rule motion: Education Employment (Accompaniment To Hearings) - Mar 17

Brendan Clarke-Smith (Bassetlaw) (Con): I beg to move, that leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide that teachers and other education staff may choose to be accompanied to disciplinary or grievance hearings by a person other than a trade union representative or colleague...

Wednesday, 17 March 2021 16:19

More than 25 million people receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in UK

More than 25 million people in the UK have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine...

Wednesday, 17 March 2021 15:36

Amanda Spielman's speech at the ASCL Annual Conference 2021

A speech by Ofsted's Chief Inspector at the ASCL (Association of School and College Leaders) Annual Conference 2021...

Wednesday, 17 March 2021 14:51

Foreign Secretary speech: ‘A Force for Good: Global Britain in a Competitive Age’

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has today delivered a speech to the Aspen Security Forum on ‘A Force for Good: Global Britain in a Competitive Age’...

Wednesday, 17 March 2021 14:49

Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (update)

The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme provides grants for public sector bodies to fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures...

Wednesday, 17 March 2021 14:05

Jo Stevens responds to report into abuse in football

Jo Stevens MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, responding to a report into abuse in football, said...

Wednesday, 17 March 2021 14:04

HMICFRS: Covid-19 reinforces need for national reform of fire services

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the practical implications of outdated and inflexible working arrangements in the fire service, reinforcing the need for national reform, a new report has said...

Wednesday, 17 March 2021 14:00

DCMS committee chairman comments on Sheldon Review into allegations of non-recent child sexual abuse in football

DCMS Committee Chair Julian Knight has issued the following comment in response to the FA’s independent review into allegations of non-recent child sexual abuse in football, conducted by Clive Sheldon QC...

Wednesday, 17 March 2021 14:00

Steve Double MP questions Prime Minister on a battery Gigafactory for Cornwall

Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay has today questioned the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, about securing a Gigafactory in Cornwall for the manufacturing of batteries...

Wednesday, 17 March 2021 13:59