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Disappointing apprenticeship starts data shows Apprenticeship Levy not yet working - CBI

The CBI has responded to the latest apprenticeship start data for England...

Thursday, 25 January 2018 13:03

Written statement on Energy Frameworks

Richard Harrington (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy): I am today launching a public consultation on the draft National Policy Statement and supporting environmental appraisals for geological disposal infrastructure for higher activity radioactive waste...

Thursday, 25 January 2018 12:48

Cable: Surge in rough sleeping shows more funding needed to prevent homelessness

Rough sleeping in England rose by 15% in the year to autumn 2017, according to new government figures...

Thursday, 25 January 2018 12:42

High court challenge against legal aid cuts highlights growing risk of miscarriages of justice says Law Society

The Law Society today issued proceedings against the Ministry of Justice to challenge a decision to implement further cuts to legal aid...

Thursday, 25 January 2018 11:46

LGA responds to rough sleeping statistics

Responding to new government statistics which show an increase in the number of people sleeping rough, Cllr Martin Tett, Local Government Association Housing spokesman, said...

Thursday, 25 January 2018 11:32

ASCL comment on secondary school performance tables

The Department for Education today published revised GCSE data and secondary school performance tables...

Thursday, 25 January 2018 11:15

Working together for a thriving aviation sector - Speech by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling

How government is working with partners on the future of aviation strategy, Heathrow expansion, Brexit and the independent airlines insolvency review...

Thursday, 25 January 2018 11:13

Education standards continue to rise at GCSE and A level

New results pubished today show standards are rising across England's secondary schools...

Thursday, 25 January 2018 11:12

Government at risk of failing to meet 3m apprenticeship target – IoD

Responding to Department for Education figures showing that the number of apprenticeship starts dropped by 27% to 114,000 compared to this time last year, Seamus Nevin, Head of Policy Research at the Institute of Directors, said...

Thursday, 25 January 2018 11:09

Shelter comment on English Housing Survey

Polly Neate, chief executive of Shelter, said: “With the number of renters having risen substantially over the past decade, it’s time to start paying attention to the needs of people who rent long term, not just those who have a chance to own...

Thursday, 25 January 2018 10:53