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Govt U-turn on free school meals - Rebecca Long Bailey

Rebecca Long Bailey MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, responding to the Government U-turn on funding free school meals, said...

Tuesday, 16 June 2020 13:45

Places of Worship Protective Security Fund open for applications

A £3.2 million fund to improve security at places of worship at risk from hate crime attacks has opened for applications....

Tuesday, 16 June 2020 13:02

Anneliese Dodds asks Urgent Question on Government’s response to unemployment

Anneliese Dodds said, "The OECD’s “Global Outlook” suggested the reduction in GDP in the UK due to the current hit of coronavirus will have been the largest out of all developed economies...

Tuesday, 16 June 2020 13:00

Domestic Abuse Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Commons as at June 16

Domestic Abuse Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Commons as at June 16...

Tuesday, 16 June 2020 12:40

PM's decision to scrap DFID shows Government turning its back on most in need

Responding to reports that the Prime Minister will announce later today that the Foreign Office and Department for International Development are set to be merged...

Tuesday, 16 June 2020 12:27

LGA responds to latest ONS figures on coronavirus deaths

Responding to the latest ONS figures on coronavirus deaths, which show that deaths involving COVID-19 as a percentage of all deaths in care homes decreased to 23.4 per cent in the week to 5 June...

Tuesday, 16 June 2020 12:26

Jonathan Hall appointed to the Financial Policy Committee

Jonathan Hall has been appointed as an external member of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC), the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak has announced...

Tuesday, 16 June 2020 12:22

Sir Christopher Kelly reappointed as a non-executive member of the Office for Budget Responsibility

The Chancellor has reappointed Sir Christopher Kelly as a non-executive member of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)...

Tuesday, 16 June 2020 12:20

Unlocking the power of location: The UK’s geospatial strategy

The government has published a strategy setting out how the UK will unlock the power of location data...

Tuesday, 16 June 2020 12:17

Government spending £120m on Festival for Brexit instead of free school meals over the summer

The Liberal Democrats have accused the Government of being "callous and heartless" for spending £120m on a Festival For Brexit, when the same amount of money could be spent on extending free school meals over the summer...

Tuesday, 16 June 2020 12:15