UK immigration stats: Indian student visas up by 93%
The latest UK Immigration Statistics published today (27 February) show that over 37,500 Indian students received a Tier 4 (study) visa in 2019 – a 93% increase from the previous year...
Thursday, 27 February 2020 14:23
Home Office criticised for response to Settled Status Scheme recommendations - Bell Ribeiro-Addy responds
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP, Labour’s Shadow Immigration Minister, responding to criticism of the Home Office’s response to recommendations regarding the EU Settled Status Scheme by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, said...
Thursday, 27 February 2020 13:44
£37.7m in large donations for the Tories - Jon Trickett responds
Jon Trickett MP, Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, responding to figures showing the Tories received £37.7m in large donations in the last three months of 2019, said...
Thursday, 27 February 2020 13:43
LGA responds to latest rough sleeping figures
Responding to the annual single night snapshot of the number of people sleeping rough in England, Cllr David Renard, the Local Government Association’s housing spokesman, said...
Thursday, 27 February 2020 13:41
Government response to Heathrow judicial review decision
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said...
Thursday, 27 February 2020 13:40
Fewer than one in 20 Windrush compensation claimants have received compensation - Diane Abbott responds
Diane Abbott MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, responding to new migration statistics showing that fewer than one in 20 Windrush compensation claimants have received compensation, said...
Thursday, 27 February 2020 13:11
Our future relationship with the EU: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's statement to Parliament
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster spoke in the House of Commons about the Government's approach to our future relationship with the EU....
Thursday, 27 February 2020 13:08
External quality assurance of apprenticeships – an expanded role for Ofqual
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) is consulting on expanding Ofqual's role in apprenticeship quality assurance...
Thursday, 27 February 2020 13:06
‘Self-defeating’ to drop out of EU trade talks in June, says IPPR
Think tank IPPR says there is a ‘deal to be done’ with scope for compromise on key aspects of the level playing field...
Thursday, 27 February 2020 13:04
Unite: London bus operators ‘drinking in last chance saloon’ to avoid capital wide strikes
Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, has warned London’s bus operators that they must swiftly agree capital wide programmes to tackle the chronic problem of fatigue and exhaustion being experienced by bus drivers...
Thursday, 27 February 2020 13:03