Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Immigration Detention (Victims of Torture) - June 14
Joan Ryan (Enfield North) (Lab):...The analysis that the policy is not fit for purpose was borne out by the ruling of the High Court last year in a case brought against the Home Office by Medical Justice and seven detainees...
Friday, 15 June 2018 08:39
Westminster Hall debate on Immigration Detention (Victims of Torture) - June 14
Joan Ryan (Enfield North) (Lab): I beg to move, that this House has considered immigration detention of victims of torture and other vulnerable people...
Friday, 15 June 2018 08:35
Extract from Business Questions - June 14
Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):...It would be remiss of me not to mention the Great Exhibition of the North, which launches on 22 June...
Friday, 15 June 2018 08:30
Extracts from Parliamentary proceedings - June 14
Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab):...The impact of these deprivations has become clear...
Friday, 15 June 2018 08:29
Extract from Scottish Parliament Questions to the First Minister: First Bus Services (West Lothian) - June 14
Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab): Across West Lothian, First is reducing the frequency of bus services and cutting routes...
Friday, 15 June 2018 07:57
National Audit Office report on Rolling out Universal Credit
Universal Credit has taken significantly longer to roll-out than intended, may cost more than the benefits system it replaces...
Friday, 15 June 2018 00:01
"Give young children eye tests to improve their literacy, as one in ten may have undiagnosed conditions" says EEF report
Nurseries and early years settings are being encouraged to make sure three and four year old children get eye tests, as part of wider guidance for improving communication, language and literacy skills before school starts...
Friday, 15 June 2018 00:01
PAC: Higher education market not working in interests of students or taxpayers
The Government has recently introduced changes to the regulation of higher education to address concerns that students were not always getting a good service...
Friday, 15 June 2018 00:01
IFS: Introduction of National Living Wage followed by strong pay growth for low-paid workers but little change in their average living standards
The introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) in April 2016 meant a sharp increase in the minimum wage for employees aged 25+ from £6.70 to £7.20...
Friday, 15 June 2018 00:01
LGA responds to NAO report on Universal Credit
Responding to the National Audit Office report on the rolling out of Universal Credit, Cllr Nick Forbes, Senior Vice Chair of the Local Government Association, said...
Friday, 15 June 2018 00:01