“Damning report” on government handling of Brexit – John McDonnell
John McDonnell MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, commenting on the House of Commons Treasury Committee’s report into the Government’s and Bank of England’s Withdrawal Agreement...
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 10:53
BCC comments on labour market figures
Commenting on the labour market figures for December 2018, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said...
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 10:26
Justice Committee publishes NAO review of the G4S contract at HMP Birmingham
The Justice Committee has today published correspondence from the Comptroller & Auditor General of the National Audit Office...
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 10:23
Robust labour market an ‘anchor’ amid turbulence, but no room for complacency – IoD
Responding to latest official labour market statistics for the UK, showing there were 396,000 more people in work compared with a year earlier, Tej Parikh, Senior Economist at the Institute of Directors, said...
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 10:22
Lords to hear impact of Brexit on access to the Erasmus Programme
On Wednesday 12 December the EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee will ask representatives from the NUS, Association of Colleges and The Russell Group for its views on the UK’s future participation in the student exchange programme Erasmus+...
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 09:42
ONS: Universal Credit: 29 April 2013 to 8 November 2018 - Dec 11
These monthly experimental statistics include the total number of people...
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 09:41
ONS: Personal Independence Payment: April 2013 to October 2018 - Dec 11
These official statistics include data up to 31 October 2018 for...
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 09:39
Unemployment down by 49,000 year on year
There were an estimated 1.38 million unemployed people (people not in work but seeking and available to work), 20,000 more than for May to July 2018 but 49,000 fewer than for a year earlier...
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 09:37
ONS: Construction output in Great Britain: Oct 2018 and new orders July to Sept 2018 - Dec 11
Monthly estimate of output in the construction industry in Great Britain in both the private and public sectors...
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 09:36
ONS: Local authority collected waste management - annual results - Dec 11
This publication covers annual final estimates for waste collected by local authorities in England and the regions...
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 09:34