Brief synopsis of BEIS Committee's evidence session on the takeover of GKN by Melrose
The House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee today took evidence from GKN, Melrose and the Unite union on Melrose's proposed takeover of GKN...
Tuesday, 6 March 2018 12:37
NASUWT comments on teacher training bursary for veterans
Commenting on the announcement by the DfE of a new bursary to encourage ex-service personnel to retrain as teachers, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union, said...
Tuesday, 6 March 2018 12:32
Richard Burgon responds to David Gauke speech
Richard Burgon MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, responding to the keynote speech by David Gauke, Secretary of State for Justice on prisons, said...
Tuesday, 6 March 2018 11:17
Prisons reform: Speech by Justice Secretary David Gauke
The Justice Secretary delivers his first major speech on prison reform at the Royal Society of Arts in London...
Tuesday, 6 March 2018 11:16
Government to review driving laws in preparation for self-driving vehicles
Three year regulatory review to pave the way for self-driving vehicles...
Tuesday, 6 March 2018 10:55
New bursary to get veterans into teaching
New government bursary of £40,000 available from September 2018 for ex-service personnel to retrain as teachers...
Tuesday, 6 March 2018 09:46
Plans to cut excess calorie consumption unveiled by Public Health England
Steps to reduce 20% of calories in popular foods by 2024 announced to tackle childhood obesity...
Tuesday, 6 March 2018 09:45
Car workers unite to stop Melrose’s debt-fuelled GKN takeover
Unite members from Jaguar Land Rover and other car makers will be joining GKN Driveline workers in a show of solidarity tomorrow (Wednesday 7 March) to unfurl a banner calling on Theresa May’s government to block Melrose’s debt-fuelled takeover bid of the British-based engineering firm...
Tuesday, 6 March 2018 09:33
Committee stage (Lords) (Day 4) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Mar 5
Baroness Sherlock (Lab): My Lords, in moving Amendment 29 I shall speak also to Amendments 53, 120 and 336, all tabled in my name...
Tuesday, 6 March 2018 09:31
Oral answer (Lords) on Prisons: Women - Mar 5
Baroness Burt of Solihull asked the Government what assessment they have made of the suitability of bids for replacement services for women prisons made following the closure of HM Prison Holloway...
Tuesday, 6 March 2018 09:29