Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for International Trade - May 12
Grahame Morris (Easington): What steps she is taking to expedite the import of essential medical products during covid-19 outbreak...
Wednesday, 6 May 2020 07:32
Urgent fixes needed ahead of potential “second wave” of Universal Credit claims says Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice is calling for immediate changes to Universal Credit ahead of a potential second wave of claims when the government’s protection schemes come to a close...
Wednesday, 6 May 2020 07:14
Political leaders urged to act as poverty crisis places ‘intolerable pressure’ on carers on frontline of Coronavirus battle - Oxfam
Today over 100, caring, anti-poverty, women’s rights organisations, unions and think tanks have joined forces to issue an urgent plea for politicians across the UK to act to protect carers from a growing poverty crisis...
Wednesday, 6 May 2020 00:01
Desperate parents scramble for "golden ticket" EHC plans to secure adequate support for children with special educational needs, says PAC report
In a report published today, Wednesday 6 May 2020, the Public Accounts Committee says children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are seeing their education, well-being and life chances damaged by failings in SEND provision...
Wednesday, 6 May 2020 00:01
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee: New report on The Covid-19 crisis and charities
The DCMS Committee has criticised Government failures to adequately address the crisis of UK charities hit by plunging incomes as demands for help soar as a result of Covid-19...
Wednesday, 6 May 2020 00:01
LGA warns that "leisure providers are falling between covid-19 support packages"
Leisure providers which provide vital sport and cultural services for communities are facing crisis point without access to emergency government funding or support, the Local Government Association warns today...
Wednesday, 6 May 2020 00:01
Charity calls on FCA to secure older people’s access to cash through the pandemic and beyond
Charity deeply concerned that our headlong rush towards a cashless society is leaving some older people unable to pay their way...
Wednesday, 6 May 2020 00:01
Education Policy Institute publishes proposals for a school “Catch Up Plan” to prevent disadvantaged pupils falling further behind during the pandemic
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) will on Wednesday publish a series of policy recommendations for government, designed to prevent a significant widening of the disadvantage gap between poor children and the rest of the pupil population...
Wednesday, 6 May 2020 00:01
"Cost of refuelling a car at lowest level in four years after oil price plummets" says new RAC research
The average cost of filling up a car with unleaded petrol has dropped to its lowest level since May 2016, as a result of the historic oil price falls caused by the coronavirus outbreak, data from RAC Fuel Watch shows...
Wednesday, 6 May 2020 00:01
ASCL responds to PAC report on SEND system
Commenting on the report of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, ‘Support for children with special educational needs and disabilities’, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Wednesday, 6 May 2020 00:01