Changing Lives: the social impact of participation in culture and sport: Government Response to the Committee’s Eleventh Report
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee published its Eleventh Report of Session 2017–19, Changing Lives: the social impact of participation in culture and sport on 14 May 2019. The Government’s response was received on 23 July 2019 and is appended to this report...
Monday, 9 September 2019 07:36
Children’s charity creates toolkit to help schools reframe competition
National children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust has launched an interactive toolkit and campaign to support the reframing of competition in school sports...
Monday, 9 September 2019 00:01
MPs recommend ban on pavement parking across England
The Transport Committee has today criticised the Department for Transport for failing to take action on pavement parking...
Monday, 9 September 2019 00:01
LGA responds to Transport Committee's call to ban pavement parking
Responding to a report by the Transport Select Committee which calls for an outright ban on pavement parking across England, Local Government Association Transport spokesman, Cllr David Renard, said...
Monday, 9 September 2019 00:01
Thérèse Coffey appointed as Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions
Following the resignation of Amber Rudd, the Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Thérèse Coffey MP as the Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions...
Sunday, 8 September 2019 10:19
Remaining stages (Lords) of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill - Sep 6
Lord James of Blackheath (Con): My Lords, a week ago, I wrote a letter to the Lord Speaker in which I suggested that in certain circumstances which might occur, such as this morning, the entire House of Lords is ineligible to sit...
Saturday, 7 September 2019 21:09
NEU comments on SEND Review
Commenting on the launch of a review into support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...
Friday, 6 September 2019 14:11
Ofgem protects customers of failed supplier Eversmart Energy
Eversmart Energy, an energy supplier with around 29,000 domestic customers and a very small number of business customers has ceased to trade...
Friday, 6 September 2019 11:26
Foreign Affairs Committee: Building Bridges: Reawakening UK-India ties: Government Response to the Committee’s Eighteenth Report of Session 2017–19
We welcome this report by the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC). India and our relationship with it is important to the UK’s future foreign and trade policy goals...
Friday, 6 September 2019 11:25
LGA responds to SEND review announcement
Responding to a review into support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) announced today by the Department for Education, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said...
Friday, 6 September 2019 10:00