Education Committee: Exiting the EU: challenges and opportunities for higher education: Government Response to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2016–17
The Government welcomes the Education Select Committee’s report ‘Exiting the EU: challenges and opportunities for higher education’, and we are particularly grateful to the many individuals and institutions who provided written and oral evidence to the Committee’s inquiry...
Thursday, 30 November 2017 07:25
Education Committee: Primary assessment: Government Response to the Committee’s Eleventh Report of Session 2016–17
The government welcomes the Committee’s recognition of the importance of assessment and testing in the education system...
Thursday, 30 November 2017 07:24
Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Justice - Dec 5
Damien Moore (Southport): What steps the Government plans to take to ensure the effective operation of the UK legal system after the UK leaves the EU...
Thursday, 30 November 2017 07:17
Education Committee: Multi-academy trusts: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2016–17
We welcome the Committee’s report into multi-academy trusts (MATs)...
Thursday, 30 November 2017 07:03
GMB welcomes "great step forward" ahead of world's biggest battery switch on
This progress on battery storage is another vital step along the decarbonisation road but in the densely populated UK we need a balanced mix of renewable energy, gas and nuclear power stations says GMB ...
Thursday, 30 November 2017 07:00
Poorer young people less likely to start best apprenticeships, says Sutton Trust report
New Sutton Trust research highlights big gender gap in apprentice earnings...
Thursday, 30 November 2017 00:01
MoneySuperMarket research shows Sunderland as UK's drink and drug driving capital
As the festive season draws near, MoneySuperMarket today reveals the postal areas that have the highest rate of drivers with drink or drug driving convictions on their car insurance policies...
Thursday, 30 November 2017 00:01
HMICFRS: National Police Air Service needs urgent reform
Police leaders must act quickly to fundamentally change the National Police Air Service (NPAS) if it’s to help police forces further improve their efficiency and effectiveness...
Thursday, 30 November 2017 00:01
Justice Secretary enforces robust action to improve prison safety
A new process introduced by the Secretary of State, David Lidington, will mean that prisons that require urgent attention will have 28 days to introduce tough measures that will drive improvement...
Thursday, 30 November 2017 00:01
Ofsted report concludes that reception classes are a missed opportunity for too many children
‘Bold beginnings’, a new report by Ofsted, shows that a third of all five-year-olds are being failed by their reception experience...
Thursday, 30 November 2017 00:01