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Nuffield Trust: Reform of social care doomed to fail unless the structural issues of fragile provider market are addressed

Reform of the social care sector will fail if the government’s long-promised plans focus solely on funding and ignore the fragile state of the provider market...

Friday, 16 April 2021 00:01

NAHT comments on primary school places offer day 2021

Friday 16 April is national offer day for 2021, when families will find out which primary school their child has been allocated...

Friday, 16 April 2021 00:01

ASCL comment on National Offer Day

Julie McCulloch, Director of Policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, said: “National Offer Day is always an important date for the parents of young children...

Friday, 16 April 2021 00:01

Urgent question (Commons) on University Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and Rent - Apr 15

Daisy Cooper (St Albans) (LD)(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make a statement on the return date given to university students and his Department’s plans to provide financial compensation to university students for lost teaching and rent during the coronavirus pandemic...

Thursday, 15 April 2021 16:36

Extract from International Trade questions: Whisky - Apr 15

Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland) (LD): What recent discussions she has had with her US counterpart on not re-imposing tariffs on UK exports to the US...

Thursday, 15 April 2021 16:33

Oral answers to questions: International Trade - Apr 15

Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP): What recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of steel import tariffs on the UK steel industry...

Thursday, 15 April 2021 16:30

Oral answer (Lords) on Higher Education: New and Returning Students - Apr 15

Lord Moylan asked the Government when they intend to update their guidance on Students returning to, and starting, Higher Education, last published on 8 March, following the resumption of university courses after Easter...

Thursday, 15 April 2021 16:28

Oral answer (Lords) on Crown Courts: Outstanding Cases - Apr 15

Lord Beith asked the Government what steps they are taking to reduce the backlog of outstanding cases in the Crown Courts...

Thursday, 15 April 2021 16:27

Treasury Direction made under Sections 71 and 76 of the Coronavirus Act 2020

Treasury Direction in relation to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Job Retention Bonus...

Thursday, 15 April 2021 16:22

Government must compensate students for lost education, say Lib Dems

The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to double hardship funds for university students to £700m and compensate them for lost teaching and rent...

Thursday, 15 April 2021 12:33