Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Eritrea in February 2019
Mr Alisdair Walker has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the State of Eritrea...
Monday, 17 December 2018 12:00
Written statement on Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council - Dec 17
Jeremy Hunt (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs): My noble Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon), has made the following written Ministerial statement...
Monday, 17 December 2018 11:55
Written statement on Education Update - Dec 17
Damian Hinds (The Secretary of State for Education): Today, I am pleased to announce additional revenue funding in 2018-19 and 2019-20...
Monday, 17 December 2018 11:52
Lords to ask Public Health England how it can improve health services in rural areas
On Tuesday 18th December the House of Lords Select Committee on the Rural Economy will hold two evidence sessions for its inquiry investigating the challenges and opportunities facing rural areas...
Monday, 17 December 2018 11:42
"Could overeating and driving be as dangerous as drinking and driving?" - New research says so
With Christmas fast approaching and the UK eagerly anticipating their Christmas Day meals, drivers are being urged to take a break after eating before they get behind the wheel over the festive period...
Monday, 17 December 2018 09:53
NEU survey: Teachers witnessing distressing new levels of child poverty this winter in schools
A National Education Union snapshot poll of 1,026 teachers in England paints a harrowing picture of the increase in poverty seen in our schools and the daily impact it is having on children and young people..
Monday, 17 December 2018 00:01
No escape for company bosses responsible for nuisance calls
From today, company directors whose firms plague people with unsolicited nuisance calls will be personally liable if their company breaks the law and can be fined up to half a million pounds...
Monday, 17 December 2018 00:01
EEF survey – Industry urges Universities to work harder for vocational learners
Employers prioritising Apprentices over Graduates to gain specialist skills for the future...
Monday, 17 December 2018 00:01
Government failing asylum seekers housed in “degrading” accommodation – Home Affairs Committee
Nearly two years after the Committee’s previous report on asylum accommodation, very little has improved and mistrust by local authorities of central government has deepened...
Monday, 17 December 2018 00:01
Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act
The Independent Review established by the Government on the workings of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 has requested that the Government pull the appointment for a new Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner until it is able to consider the review’s recommendations to strengthen the role...
Monday, 17 December 2018 00:01