Rayner: Nearly half of colleges at risk of collapse as new cost pressures emerge
Nearly half of colleges in England could be at risk of becoming insolvent in the next decade, as Ministers have admitted that a pensions black hole will cost colleges over £100 million every year...
Wednesday, 21 November 2018 13:16
New fund to boost industrial cooperation in European Defence sector
Plans to create a new €13 billion European Defence Fund were today approved in the European Parliament's Industry Committee...
Wednesday, 21 November 2018 11:29
College students with unrealised potential deserve better says Ofsted chief
Colleges must work more effectively with local employers to help unlock the unrealised potential of young people taking level 2 study programmes, HM Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman will say in a speech this afternoon. ..
Wednesday, 21 November 2018 09:47
Lords Committee criticises Government for disproportionate increase in probate fees
The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has once again criticised the Government for its intention to press ahead with raising probate fees...
Wednesday, 21 November 2018 09:45
Rudd admits parliament will stop "no deal" - Keir Starmer responds
Keir Starmer MP, Labour’s Shadow Brexit Secretary, responding to Amber Rudd’s admission that parliament will prevent “no deal”, said...
Wednesday, 21 November 2018 09:41
50,000 children with gambling problem - Tom Watson responds
Tom Watson MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, commenting on reports that more than 50,000 children have developed a gambling problem, said...
Wednesday, 21 November 2018 09:37
Extract from Scottish Parliament - Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee: Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 - Nov 20
Richard Lyle:...Would we be able to produce enough hydrogen...
Wednesday, 21 November 2018 09:34
Extracts from Scottish Parliament debate on Offshore Wind Week 2018 - Nov 20
Lewis Macdonald (North East Scotland) (Lab): Vattenfall’s largest wind turbines in Aberdeen Bay are the most productive in the world...
Wednesday, 21 November 2018 09:31
Extract from Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee: Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 - Nov 20
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): We have heard why we, as a developed country, have to take on a larger share of responsibility, and we all agree that there has to be transformational change...
Wednesday, 21 November 2018 09:31
Lords debate on Brexit: Negotiations - Nov 20
The Minister of State, Department for Exiting the European Union (Lord Callanan) (Con): My Lords, as the Prime Minister set out in her Statement last week, we have now agreed the provisional terms of our exit from the European Union...
Wednesday, 21 November 2018 09:22