Betts backs rail passenger compensation calls
Clive Betts MP [Sheffield South East] has backed a call for automatic compensation for rail passengers who experience delays and cancellations...
Monday, 20 May 2019 10:25
Universities unveil joint commitment on degree classifications: A new sector statement of intent will help protect the value of degrees
Transparency, reliability and fairness in the awarding of degrees are at the heart of a joint commitment published today by the higher education sector....
Monday, 20 May 2019 00:01
Government expands use of ePassport gates to seven more countries
Eligible travellers from seven non-EU countries can now use ePassport gates to enter the UK quickly and securely in changes being made to the border from today...
Monday, 20 May 2019 00:01
Poor track record: Last year passengers endured the worst train delays and cancellations since records began says Which?
Passengers lost almost four million hours to significantly delayed train journeys in 2018 - making it the worst year since records have been held, according to Which? research...
Monday, 20 May 2019 00:01
Education Secretary unveils new package of measures so employers can provide the heart of T Levels
The industry placement is a critical part of the T Level qualification giving young people the chance to gain vital hands on workplace experience in their chosen profession...
Sunday, 19 May 2019 14:34
31 schools in rural areas amongst the first to benefit from £200 million rollout of full fibre broadband
The starting gun has been fired on a programme to rollout gigabit-capable full fibre broadband to the most rural and remote locations in the UK...
Sunday, 19 May 2019 14:30
Gove delivers new £10m fund to plant over 130,000 urban trees
A new £10 million plan will see more than 130,000 trees planted across England’s towns and cities, Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced today...
Sunday, 19 May 2019 00:01
Extract from Education Committee: Oral evidence: Accountability hearings - May 15
Chris Skidmore MP, (Minister of State for Universities, Department for Education):...On the broader point you make around looking at how we can establish and institutionalise degree apprenticeships...
Saturday, 18 May 2019 09:22
Extract from Work and Pensions Committee Oral evidence: Overpayments of Carer’s Allowance - May 15
Peter Schofield (Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions):...That takes me into a number of different places...
Saturday, 18 May 2019 09:19
Funding granted for new global platform to protect children from online abuse
A £635,000 investment from a Home Office-led consortium has been awarded to The Marie Collins Foundation (MCF), to support its vital work...
Saturday, 18 May 2019 09:19