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Early sight of questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on Feb 22

Mrs Flick Drummond (Meon Valley): What steps he is taking to support high streets...

Friday, 12 February 2021 07:38

EEF publishes findings from independent evaluation of national online tutoring pilot

Delivering online tuition can be an effective way to support the learning of disadvantaged pupils during partial school closures...

Friday, 12 February 2021 00:01

Supply and planning issues threaten UK’s “world beating” vaccine achievements: PAC calls for Government to set out plans for adapting vaccine programme by end of April

In a report published today the Public Accounts Committee commends Government for its “world beating” progress buying and starting to roll out vaccines...

Friday, 12 February 2021 00:01

Lack of internet access still the biggest obstacle to successful online learning, says NAHT

Today (Fri 12 Feb) the Education Endowment Foundation has published an evaluation of the National Online Tuition Pilot aimed to support disadvantaged pupils by providing fully subsidised tuition during the summer of 2020...

Friday, 12 February 2021 00:01

Greens call for greater ambition on environmental taxes in response to NAO report

Responding to today’s National Audit Office report [Friday 12 February] on environmental tax measures, Green Party finance spokesperson Molly Scott Cato said...

Friday, 12 February 2021 00:01

Prospect: Chancellor urged to strike new settlement for self-employed in Budget

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to use his Budget on 3rd March to give greater security to self-employed workers and prevent a possible ‘exodus’ from self-employment in the wake of the Covid pandemic...

Friday, 12 February 2021 00:01

Over £42 million to extend projects for children with SEND

Projects worth over £42 million to help raise educational standards, improve services and provide practical support to disadvantaged families...

Thursday, 11 February 2021 18:45

Extract from today's oral questions in the Commons on Touring Musicians: Reciprocal Visa-free Travel

Extract from oral questions in the House of Commons today to ministers for the Cabinet Office...

Thursday, 11 February 2021 16:59

Extracts from today's oral questions in the Commons on UK-EU trade

Extracts from oral questions in the House of Commons today to ministers for the Cabinet Office...

Thursday, 11 February 2021 16:48

New partnership pledges clear and consistent evidence-based guidance on medicines for pregnant and breastfeeding women

The Consortium brings together 16 leading organisations, spanning the NHS, regulators, and leading third sector and charitable organisations...

Thursday, 11 February 2021 16:35