Early sight of questions to the Prime Minister on February 10
The following MPs will be asking a question at Prime Ministers' Questions on Feb 10...
Friday, 5 February 2021 07:04
PAC hears evidence on the Defence Equipment Plan
The Public Accounts yesterday held an evidence session on the Defence Equipment Plan 2020-2030...
Friday, 5 February 2021 03:08
England economy faces £1.7bn hit from key worker pay cuts this year – TUC analysis
New analysis published today (Friday) by the TUC reveals the economic hit from government plans to cut pay rises for key workers in the public sector...
Friday, 5 February 2021 00:01
Serious child harm cases reported by councils rise by more than a quarter during pandemic, warns LGA
New figures show that serious child-related incidents reported by councils have risen by more than a quarter during the pandemic, the Local Government Association reveals today...
Friday, 5 February 2021 00:01
RAC: 89 dashcam videos of driving offences sent to police every day
As many as 89 dashcam video recordings of alleged motoring offences were submitted to police forces every day in 2019, according to data analysed by the RAC...
Friday, 5 February 2021 00:01
National Audit Office report on UK Research and Innovation's management of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
A National Audit Office report has found that UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have worked well to generate interest from industry and academia in the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund...
Friday, 5 February 2021 00:01
PAC: DfE “surprisingly unconcerned” about whether free school meals contractor was “profiting at taxpayers’ expense” after “serious problems” in supermarket voucher scheme
At the start of the first UK Covid lockdown in March 2020 the Department for Education (DfE) set up a national food voucher scheme...
Friday, 5 February 2021 00:01
Benefit claims up and council tax revenues down most in London and deprived parts of England, shows new IFS report
The COVID-19 crisis has hit employment and incomes across the UK, which in turn has affected some households’ ability to pay major bills such as council tax...
Friday, 5 February 2021 00:01
ASCL responds to PAC report on free school meals voucher scheme
Responding to the report of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee on the national food voucher scheme, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Friday, 5 February 2021 00:01
NAHT comments on Edenred free school meals voucher scheme
Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said: “The delivery of free school meals vouchers via Edenred was a particularly stressful and difficult point in the Covid crisis for schools..
Friday, 5 February 2021 00:01