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Extracts from second reading debate (Lords) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Jan 30

Viscount Ridley (Con):...Talk to businessmen and they are more concerned about the fourth industrial revolution, and the opportunities and threats that it brings...

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 08:05

Extract from Scottish Parliament Topical Question Time: Scotrail Stop-skipping - Jan 30

Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on concerns regarding the occurrence of stop-skipping by Scotrail...

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 07:47

Financial Guidance and Claims Bill: Amendments to be moved in committee in the Commons - Jan 31

Financial Guidance and Claims Bill: Amendments to be moved in committee in the Commons - Jan 31...

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 07:46

Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions - Feb 5

Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): What steps she is taking to ensure support for former Carillion employees whose pensions will not be covered by the Pension Protection Fund...

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 07:05

New report on Brexit and public opinion reveals profound divisions in the UK says new report by "The UK in a Changing Europe"

The United Kingdom is a country divided: alongside divisions around class, place, age, a values divide is emerging which could dramatically impact on politics in the years to come, a comprehensive report on Brexit and public opinion reveals...

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 00:01

Refugees separated from their families are prevented from integrating in UK, study by Oxfam and the Refugee Council finds

Refugees living in the UK are prevented from successfully integrating into British life because they are unable to be reunited with their loved ones facing danger overseas, Oxfam and the Refugee Council warned today...

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 00:01

PAC: Government failure on teacher numbers adds to pressure on schools

A variety of factors have contributed to the growing sense of crisis for schools in England struggling to retain and develop their teachers, says a report by the Public Accounts Committee...

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 00:01

Post-Brexit immigration system should clamp down on low skilled EU immigration, says Policy Exchange report

A post-Brexit immigration system should clamp down on low skilled EU immigration but adopt a lighter touch approach for professionals...

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 00:01

Serious injuries from attacks on education workers shoot up 24%, according to GMB figures

The number of serious injuries suffered by education workers after violent assaults has shot up by 24% in the past five years, new figures obtained by the GMB show...

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 00:01

ASCL comment on PAC teaching workforce report

Commenting on the report of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, Retaining and developing the teaching workforce, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 00:01