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Scottish Government - Coronavirus (Covid-19): framework for decision making - further information

Sets out further information about the challenges Scotland faces and provides illustrative examples of the steps that might form part of the initial changes to the current lockdown restrictions...

Tuesday, 5 May 2020 15:04

Guidance published on Basic Payment Scheme: rules for 2020 (update)

Find out how the BPS 2020 scheme works...

Tuesday, 5 May 2020 14:44

Jim McMahon reacts to news that Virgin Atlantic is making more than 3,000 employees redundant

Jim McMahon MP, Labour's Shadow Transport Secretary, commenting on the news that Virgin Atlantic is making more than 3,000 employees redundant, said...

Tuesday, 5 May 2020 14:41

Ministers urge councils to plan for safe re-opening of recycling centres

The government has today published guidance for local authorities on how they can safely re-open their Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs)...

Tuesday, 5 May 2020 14:34

Jonathan Ashworth questions Matt Hancock in the House of Commons

Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Heath Secretary, today asked a series of questions to Matt Hancock in the House of Commons...

Tuesday, 5 May 2020 14:32

Eligibility for government childcare offers protected

Temporary measures ensure critical workers will still be eligible for childcare offers if their income has changed due to coronavirus...

Tuesday, 5 May 2020 14:31

Universities on brink of collapse as foreign student numbers expected to plummet, warns GMB union

Tens of thousands of higher education jobs at risk, GMB Union says...

Tuesday, 5 May 2020 14:29

UK must secure cooperation of countries 'absent from concerted global effort' to fund vaccine research - Nandy

Lisa Nandy MP, Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary, commenting on yesterday’s international pledging conference, said...

Tuesday, 5 May 2020 14:10

NEU survey shows widespread concern amongst members about social distancing

Over the weekend (2-3 May) the National Education Union conducted a snapshot survey of 2,560 mainstream school staff in England about the management of the Covid-19 crisis...

Tuesday, 5 May 2020 13:40

Guidance on Civil parking enforcement in England (update)

Areas in England which operate civil parking enforcement...

Tuesday, 5 May 2020 13:17