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Schools’ Covid-19 recovery funding ‘wiped out’ as a result of changes to pupil premium, NAHT reveals (under embargo)

Today (Thursday 18 March 2021), school leaders’ union NAHT is releasing new data that shows that the £6,000 average funding allocated to primary schools through the recently announced ‘recovery premium’ has been entirely wiped out...

Friday, 12 March 2021 12:03

Mayor announces £250,000 boost for creative freelancers in London  

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced a new £225,000 programme to put creative industry freelancers at the heart of shaping new proposals...

Friday, 12 March 2021 10:15

Rachel Reeves responds to news that Britain’s exports to the EU were down more than 40% in January

Rachel Reeves MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, responding to news that Britain’s exports to the EU were down more than 40% in January...

Friday, 12 March 2021 09:49

Homebuyers can now use their mobile phone to prove their identity

HM Land Registry paves the way with new standard for secure digital identity checks...

Friday, 12 March 2021 09:47

Guidance on The Government’s approach to elections and referendums during COVID-19 (update)

How political parties, candidates, agents and campaigners can undertake COVID-secure campaigning activity for the May 21 polls...

Friday, 12 March 2021 09:47

Government responds to latest trade statistics

The government has responded to the trade statistics released this morning by the ONS...

Friday, 12 March 2021 08:49

From monitoring climate change to avoiding space debris - pioneering space technology gets government cash boost

5 UK organisations have been awarded a total of £300,000 from the UK Space Agency to speed up the development of innovative space technology...

Friday, 12 March 2021 08:49

Anneliese Dodds responds to new ONS figures which show UK GDP fell 2.9% in January

Anneliese Dodds MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, responding to new ONS figures which show UK GDP fell 2.9% in January, said...

Friday, 12 March 2021 08:38

CMA launches study of children’s social care provision

The CMA has today launched a study of children’s social care provision to establish why a lack of availability and increasing costs could be leading to the needs of children in care not being met...

Friday, 12 March 2021 08:37

Delegated Legislation Committee consideration of the Draft Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Change of Expiry Date) Regulations 2021 - Mar 11

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Paul Scully): I beg to move, that the Committee has considered the draft Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Change of Expiry Date) Regulations 2021...

Friday, 12 March 2021 08:34