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Trade consultation puts us on right path but ‘comes at a fraught time’ – IoD

Responding to the Department for International Trade’s announcement of a consultation on tariffs, Allie Renison, Head of Europe and Trade Policy at the Institute of Directors, said...

Thursday, 6 February 2020 11:53

Unite: Government bus investment a ‘drop in the ocean’

Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, has described the announcement that the government is planning to invest £170 million in improved bus services...

Thursday, 6 February 2020 11:10

Government delivers on promise to veterans announcing guaranteed interviews for government jobs

Military veterans are to be guaranteed interviews for civil service jobs...

Thursday, 6 February 2020 10:20

Drivers of choice for vocational and technical qualifications

Ofqual research on the factors which drive decisions in schools, colleges and training providers over which vocational and technical qualifications to offer...

Thursday, 6 February 2020 10:18

Mayor criticises Government’s proposals to water down green policies

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has accused ministers of embracing the policies of ‘climate delayers’ by proposing national standards for carbon reduction in new homes that are lower and slower than those already being implemented in London...

Thursday, 6 February 2020 10:18

ASCL comment on school performance tables

Commenting on the publication of revised Key Stage 4 performance tables this morning, Duncan Baldwin, Deputy Director of Policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Thursday, 6 February 2020 09:48

UK consults on new global tariff policy

The Department for International Trade has today (6 February) launched a public consultation to inform the UK’s new independent global tariff policy...

Thursday, 6 February 2020 09:46

Oral answer (Lords) on Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Feb 5

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb asked the Government what plans they have to publish their policies to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 ahead of the United Nations Climate Change conference to be held in Glasgow in November....

Thursday, 6 February 2020 09:42

Oral answer (Lords) on Crime: Support for Children and Young People - Feb 5

Baroness Benjamin asked the Government what plans they have to improve access to services and support for children and young people who have been traumatised by crime

Thursday, 6 February 2020 09:40