UK employment rate at joint record high
Higher skilled roles drive joint record high employment rate of 76.1% and over 32 million people are in work in the UK, up over 3.6 million since 2010...
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 13:16
Scrap the Bacc: Shadow Minister vows to put an end to confusing qualification putting unnecessary pressure on schools
Welsh Conservatives would scrap the Welsh Baccalaureate to give more school hours back to pupils and teachers, if voted into power in 2021...
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 13:13
Transform Drug Policy Foundation: Police call for drugs rethink as NCA report shows failure of drug enforcement
Today’s strategic assessment of serious and organised crime from the National Crime Agency paints a familiar picture...
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 12:18
Does Brexit risk more plant and animal diseases? Lords debate biosecurity report
On Wednesday 15 May, the House of Lords will debate the EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee’s report Brexit: plant and animal biosecurity...
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 11:15
Commons Library briefing note on The UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Background and issues for consideration concerning the Government's proposed Shared Prosperity Fund, which will replace EU structural funding after Brexit...
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 10:29
NEU: Number of primary schools registered to take part in the pilot of the Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) falls
Government figures show that 9,600 primary schools in England have registered for take-up of the Baseline assessment...
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 10:12
Thousands of schools to pilot new reception class check-up
Almost 10,000 schools sign up to pilot the Reception Baseline Assessment – the 20-minute check that will mean Key Stage 1 tests are removed...
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 10:11
London Assembly: How safe are our buses and trams?
Seven people tragically lost their lives and 62 more were injured in the Croydon tram crash in November 2016...
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 08:44
Private Notice Question (Lords) on Iran and Gulf Security - may 13
Lord West of Spithead asked the Government, in the light of the fact that the Government of Iran have given 60 days’ notice that they intend to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and restart their nuclear weapons programme...
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 08:43
Oral answer (Lords) on Social Care: Green Paper - May 13
Baroness Wheeler asked the Government what assessment they have made of the costs and effects of the delay in publishing their green paper on social care...
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 08:25