Extract from Lords statement on Universities: Financial Sustainability - Feb 11
Lord Howell of Guildford (Con): My Lords, does my noble friend agree that some university funding might be made easier if the whole process of receiving bona fide students from overseas were made somewhat less complicated...
Tuesday, 12 February 2019 10:32
EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee transcript: Post-Brexit enforcement of environmental law - Feb 6
In February 2017, the Committee published a report on Brexit: environment and climate change, which concluded that "an effective and independent domestic enforcement mechanism will be necessary, in order to fill the vacuum left by the European Commission in ensuring the compliance of the Government and public authorities with environmental obligations."
Tuesday, 12 February 2019 08:16
Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Transport - Feb 14
Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Saffron Walden): What plans he has to encourage more people to travel by bus...
Tuesday, 12 February 2019 06:49
Lords call on Government to end ongoing uncertainty over future participation in Erasmus and Horizon programmes
In its new report the House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee has called on the Government to clarify its plans for future UK access to the EU’s international mobility and research programmes, ‘Erasmus+’ and ‘Horizon 2020’...
Tuesday, 12 February 2019 00:01
New report puts spotlight on government’s under-funding of social care – VODG renews calls on government to shore up the sector
The new Sector Pulse Check report by Hft describes the pressures facing providers of learning services. The research finds that services and contracts are being handed back...
Tuesday, 12 February 2019 00:01
Labour Antisemitism Figures "Highlight Embedded Institutional Racism"
Euan Philipps, spokesperson for Labour Against Antisemitism: "The figures on Labour cases of antisemitism, released today, reveal an organisation that is systematically filtering out reports of anti-Jewish racism across the Labour movement..."
Monday, 11 February 2019 23:11
Reduce flood risk with the Woodlands for Water scheme
Expert advice on creating woodlands that will reduce flood risk and improve water quality is once again being offered in Yorkshire and North East England...
Monday, 11 February 2019 17:29
The Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments to Farmers) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
These instruments will address operability issues created by the United Kingdom (“UK”) leaving the EU to ensure that the Direct Payments legislation can continue...
Monday, 11 February 2019 17:27
The Common Agricultural Policy (Rules for Direct Payments) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
These instruments amend retained European Union (“EU”) legislation relating to Direct Payments to farmers and land managers under agricultural support schemes within the Common Agricultural Policy...
Monday, 11 February 2019 17:16
Grant to support disabled people in the workplace increases to almost £60,000
Disabled employees will be able to benefit from almost £60,000 a year to assist them at work...
Monday, 11 February 2019 15:55