Work & Pensions Committee: Government faces defeat tomorrow on Universal Credit
Tomorrow, Thursday afternoon the 16 November 2017, MPs will have a chance to debate and vote on a cross-party motion to cut the wait for a first payment of Universal Credit from the standard six weeks down to one month...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017 14:06
I hope the Government is listening to Labour's calls to reduce waiting time for Universal Credit payments - Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, commenting on reports that the Government is planning to climb-down on the waiting time for Universal Credit payments, said...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017 13:17
Foreign Secretary meeting with Richard Ratcliffe
The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson held a positive meeting with Richard Ratcliffe today to discuss Iran’s continued imprisonment of his wife Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017 12:37
Families face bleak Christmas under threat of eviction due to UC rollout - Corbyn
Universal Credit is so likely to lead to rent arrears, a lettings agent has taken the “extraordinary” step of issuing notices of eviction to its tenants, Labour reveals today...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017 12:34
AHA responds to Supreme Court judgment on minimum unit pricing
Responding to the UK Supreme Court judgment that minimum unit pricing is legal, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance UK, said...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017 10:35
"Retaining and developing the teaching workforce" - PAC to take evidence
PAC takes evidence for its inquiry into retaining and developing the teaching workforce and matters arising at 2.30pm today, Wednesday November 15...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017 10:21
US and UK Armies lead the way in world-first for robotic vehicles
The first ever demonstration of a UK-US unmanned military vehicle convoy has taken place as part of the 'Last Mile' logistics to front-line troops..
Wednesday, 15 November 2017 10:10
HM Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman's speech at the Association of Colleges
HM Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman described how Ofsted is aiming to be a force for improvement at the Association of Colleges' annual conference in Birmingham...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017 10:09
Thousands of higher and degree apprenticeship vacancies announced
Over 3000 higher and degree apprenticeships have been announced, giving individuals a wider choice of options for entering higher education in 2018, widening access to the professions and higher level technical skills...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017 10:07
Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 12 Oct 2017
These experimental statistics cover numbers of starts made and people on Universal Credit to 12 October 2017...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017 09:45