Extract from PMQs - Apr 22
Nicola Richards (West Bromwich East) (Con) [V]: Around 100 of my West Bromwich East constituents are currently stuck in India during this pandemic...
Thursday, 23 April 2020 08:40
Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Apr 28
John Spellar (Warley) (Labour): What guidance his Department has provided to local authorities on safe working practices for waste collection staff during the covid-19 outbreak...
Thursday, 23 April 2020 08:01
Early sight of oral questions to the Attorney General - Apr 27
Carolyn Harris (Swansea East): What discussions she has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on the capacity of the CPS to investigate the increase in domestic violence cases during the covid-19 outbreak...
Thursday, 23 April 2020 07:59
HM Treasury announces revision to the UK Debt Management Office’s financing remit 2020-21
The government has announced an unprecedented package of measures to provide the critical support needed by individuals, families and businesses, through the economic disruption caused by COVID-19....
Thursday, 23 April 2020 07:38
CMA gives Just Eat and Takeaway.com deal the green light
The CMA has cleared the £6.2 billion merger between 2 food delivery companies...
Thursday, 23 April 2020 07:36
Covid-19: One in five healthcare workers could quit after pandemic unless urgent government action is taken, IPPR warns
A major IPPR/YouGov poll of almost 1,000 UK healthcare professionals today reveals that Covid-19 has made more than one in five healthcare workers more likely to leave their role after the pandemic...
Thursday, 23 April 2020 07:34
Lib Dems condemn Govt for coronavirus crisis in prisons
Today Liberal Democrat Peer and former Deputy First Minister for Wales, Lord German, will be leading a debate in the Houses of Parliament to question the Government over their inaction in stopping the spread of coronavirus across prisons in England and Wales...
Thursday, 23 April 2020 07:31
Digital minister urges parents to follow new guidance to keep children safe online during lockdown
The government has today published new advice to help people, particularly children, stay safe online during the coronavirus outbreak...
Thursday, 23 April 2020 07:29
Universities’ £2.5bn “black hole” will cost economy £6bn and 60,000 jobs, warns report from UCU
The Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing recession will lead to 111,000 fewer UK and 121,000 fewer international first-year students attending UK universities this year...
Thursday, 23 April 2020 00:01
LGA: Coronavirus emergency grant funding needed to support vulnerable adult learners
Council-run adult education providers should be eligible for urgent grant funding in the same way schools and colleges are in order to scale up the number of courses they deliver remotely, the Local Government Association says...
Thursday, 23 April 2020 00:01