New programme from EEF to get glasses to four and five year olds to improve their maths and reading skills
A new trial will aim to get glasses to four- and five-year olds who need them in order to improve their maths and reading skills, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)announced today...
Friday, 8 February 2019 00:01
Justice Committee: Draft Sentencing Council General Guideline for sentencing offences for which there is no specific guideline
The Justice Committee welcomes the Sentencing Council’s draft General Sentencing Guideline, which is intended to help sentencers when people are convicted of offences for which no specific guideline exists, but makes several observations and recommendations...
Friday, 8 February 2019 00:01
ABPI: New system to protect patients from fake medicines goes live across UK and Europe
A Europe-wide initiative to protect patients and public health from falsified or fake medicines goes live tomorrow [Saturday 9 February], making the medicines supply chain across Europe safer than ever before...
Friday, 8 February 2019 00:01
Deep cuts are stopping us building the homes the country needs - Healey
Responding to the National Audit Office’s report ‘Planning for New Homes’, Labour’s Shadow Housing Secretary, John Healey MP said...
Friday, 8 February 2019 00:01
MP’s ‘frustrated’ by Government’s ignorance of childhood trauma
The Science and Technology Committee has published the Government Response to its Evidence-based early years intervention Report...
Friday, 8 February 2019 00:01
LGA responds to NAO's "Planning for New Homes" report
Responding to the report, Cllr Martin Tett, Local Government Association’s Housing spokesman, said...
Friday, 8 February 2019 00:01
Education Secretary sets out vision for character and resilience
Damian Hinds sets out in a speech that character and resilience are as important as academic achievement...
Thursday, 7 February 2019 16:28
Vince Cable announces changes to top team
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Vince Cable has announced several changes to his top team of spokespeople...
Thursday, 7 February 2019 14:37
Urgent Question (Commons) and Statement (Lords) on Leaving the EU: Mobile Roaming Charges - Feb 7
Tom Watson (West Bromwich East) (Lab)(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on mobile roaming charges abroad in the event of a no-deal Brexit...
Thursday, 7 February 2019 14:34
Urgent Question (Commons) and Statement (Lords) on Leaving the EU: Mobile Roaming Charges - Feb 7
Tom Watson (West Bromwich East) (Lab)(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on mobile roaming charges abroad in the event of a no-deal Brexit...
Thursday, 7 February 2019 14:34