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MPs to question Defra and Natural England on wild bird control

The Environment. Food and Rural Affairs Committee will hold a one-off evidence session on the recent decision to withdraw the general licences for controlling wild birds...

Wednesday, 8 May 2019 15:45

2018 to 2019 adult education budget and 19-24 traineeships funding over delivery

News on the 2018 to 2019 adult education budget and 19-24 traineeships funding over delivery...

Wednesday, 8 May 2019 15:21

Police granted funding boost for action on serious violence

The Home Secretary has allocated 18 police forces worst affected by violent crime the final part of a dedicated £100 million fund to bolster their operations...

Wednesday, 8 May 2019 15:20

Electric transport can shape 21st Century - CBI Director General

Electric vehicles and new technologies can be major liberating forces shaping this century, in the same way that fossil fuels transformed the twentieth century, the CBI’s Director-General said today...

Wednesday, 8 May 2019 11:48

MPs to question Government on the Iran nuclear deal

Tory MP John Baron has had an Urgent Question granted by the Speaker...

Wednesday, 8 May 2019 11:04

Unite: GKN workers urge closure rethink at Melrose annual general meeting

Workers from GKN’s King’s Norton plant will be lobbying shareholders and grilling board members at Melrose’s annual general meeting tomorrow (Thursday 9 May) over plans to shut their site by March 2021, with the loss of 200 jobs...

Wednesday, 8 May 2019 10:47

Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet, England 2019

This statistical report presents information on obesity, physical activity and diet, drawn together from a variety of sources...

Wednesday, 8 May 2019 10:18

International migration and the education sector – what does the current evidence show?

This article provides an overview of what published and survey sources tell us about international migration and the education sector...

Wednesday, 8 May 2019 09:21

Giant crash barrier lorries rolled out

Two giant 70ft-long crash barrier lorries originally designed for military use to protect against roadside bombs are now keeping road workers and motorists safe...

Wednesday, 8 May 2019 09:20

Oral answer (Lords) on Climate Emergency - May 7

Lord Bird asked the Government, further to the climate emergency declarations by the First Minister of Scotland on 28 April, the Welsh Government Minister for the Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs on 29 April, and the House of Commons on 1 May...

Wednesday, 8 May 2019 08:14