University and College Union comment on student loan book sale
Commenting on news that the government has sold off part of the student loan book for £1.7bn, at an estimated loss of £800m, University and College Union (UCU) general secretary, Sally Hunt, said...
Thursday, 7 December 2017 11:06
Written statement on Government asset sale (English student loan book)
Joseph Johnson (The Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation ): Today, I can update on the Government’s sale of part of the pre-2012, commonly known as ‘Plan One’, English student loan book...
Thursday, 7 December 2017 11:04
Government Response and correspondence: EAC Chair urges Justine Greening to include UN Sustainable Development Goals in National Curriculum
EAC Chair writes to Secretary of State for Education to demand inclusion of SDG awareness in Single Departmental Plan, following receipt of Government Response to previous EAC report...
Thursday, 7 December 2017 11:00
Organisations across the UK come together to launch Brexit campaign to #KeepErasmusPlus
Youth and third sector organisations across the United Kingdom are to launch KeepErasmusPlus, a national campaign to save a vital European exchange programme which has benefited over half a million people....
Thursday, 7 December 2017 10:21
IME: Poll finds majority of public think skilled apprenticeships offer more job security than a university degree
Concerns over the quality of careers advice offered at school remain...
Thursday, 7 December 2017 10:02
Committee stage (Lords) (day 3) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill - Dec 6
Lord Davidson of Glen Clova (Lab): My Lords, I beg to move Amendment 68ZA and will refer to the other amendments standing in my name...
Thursday, 7 December 2017 09:56
Oral answer (Lords) on Video Games: Domestic Violence and Child Abuse - Dec 6
Lord Storey asked the Government what action they are taking to restrict the sale of video games featuring domestic violence and child abuse...
Thursday, 7 December 2017 09:54
Westminster Hall debate on Unduly Lenient Sentences - Dec 6
Sir Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con): I beg to move, that this House has considered unduly lenient sentences...
Thursday, 7 December 2017 09:52
Oral answer (Lords) on Freedom of Speech: Hate Crime - Dec 6
Lord Vinson asked the Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 20 November (HL2876), what assessment they have made of the impact on freedom of speech of the definition of hate crime recently adopted by the Crown Prosecution Service...
Thursday, 7 December 2017 09:49
Westminster Hall debate on Palestinian Communities: Israeli Demolitions - Dec 6
Labour's Stephen Kinnock led a debate in Westminster Hall on Palestinian Communities: Israeli Demolitions...
Thursday, 7 December 2017 09:46