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Elliott Chappell writing for LabourList

Labour settled the Panorama libel case yesterday, agreeing to pay "substantial damages" and apologising to seven former Labour staffers and BBC journalist John Ware...

Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:43

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND): Education Committee publishes Government response to report

The Education Committee has today published the Government response to the report on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)...

Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:07

Commons statement: Counter-Daesh Update - July 22

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Ben Wallace): With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to give a counter-Daesh update...

Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:00

Urgent question (Commons) on Rented Homes: End of Evictions Ban - July 22

Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West) (Lab)(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make a statement on the implications of the end of the evictions ban for people renting their home...

Thursday, 23 July 2020 09:56

Second reading (Lords) of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill - July 22

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Williams of Trafford) (Con): My Lords, I am very pleased to be able to bring this much anticipated—I will not say “most welcome” to some of your Lordships—and most important of Bills before your Lordships’ House...

Thursday, 23 July 2020 09:53

Urgent question (Commons) and Private Notice Question (Lords) on the Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia Report - July 22

Nick Thomas-Symonds (Torfaen) (Lab) (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a statement on the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report into Russia.

Thursday, 23 July 2020 09:49

Oral answer (Lords) on Churches: Reopening of Buildings - July 22

Lord Lexden asked the Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Greenhalgh on 26 May...

Thursday, 23 July 2020 09:47

Oral answer (Lords) on Schools: Arts Teaching - July 22

The Earl of Clancarty asked the Government what support is planned for the teaching of arts and other creative subjects in schools (1) online, and (2) in classrooms, as the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic are lifted...

Thursday, 23 July 2020 09:46

Oral answer (Lords) on Covid-19: UN Sustainable Development Goals - July 22

Lord Collins of Highbury asked the Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals....

Thursday, 23 July 2020 09:44

Half of all private and voluntary sector fostering placements offered by just 6 companies

Ofsted has published statistics on private and voluntary providers of children’s homes and independent fostering agencies (IFAs)...

Thursday, 23 July 2020 09:43