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Government takes action to proscribe right-wing terrorist groups

Orders have been laid in Parliament to make membership of 2 right-wing terrorist groups illegal in the UK...

Monday, 24 February 2020 12:50

DVLA warns motorists to be aware of scams

DVLA has revealed a 20% rise in scams reported to their contact centre, with 1,538 reports about suspected vehicle tax scams during the last 3 months of 2019...

Monday, 24 February 2020 12:26

Lords Economic Affairs Committee to hear evidence on Universal Credit

On Tuesday 25 February 2020 the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee will be holding a double evidence session on the economics of Universal Credit...

Monday, 24 February 2020 11:17

LGBTI teachers continuing to face prejudice and abuse in the workplace, says NASUWT

More than four in ten teachers have personally experienced homophobia, biphobia or transphobia at work in the last year, the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union has found...

Monday, 24 February 2020 10:34

ASH: Big tobacco’s attempts to infiltrate UK health policy completely unacceptable

Following revelations today that the makers of Marlboro cigarettes (PMI) is seeking to infiltrate UK health policy, charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is calling on Government to reaffirm its commitments to protect health policy from tobacco industry interests...

Monday, 24 February 2020 10:32

Annual report of the Chief Schools Adjudicator for England

Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) annual report for September 2018 to August 2019....

Monday, 24 February 2020 09:51

NEU teacher pay survey shows that 63% have considered leaving profession due to pay concerns

The latest National Education Union survey on teacher pay and progression underlines the problems caused by low teacher pay levels and unfair restrictions on pay progression...

Monday, 24 February 2020 09:40

Longer trains and more seats for passengers across the Midlands

Thousands of passengers will benefit from improvements on CrossCountry trains including over 20,000 extra seats a week...

Monday, 24 February 2020 00:01

Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill: Marshalled list of amendments tabled for committee stage in the Lords as at Feb 21

Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill: Marshalled list of amendments tabled for committee stage in the Lords as at Feb 21...

Saturday, 22 February 2020 09:12

Background briefing on the Falklands War: 35 Years Anniversary

This briefing has been prepared by the House of Lords Library to mark the 35th anniversary of the Falklands War...

Friday, 21 February 2020 23:36