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Oral answer (Lords) on School Funding: Special Educational Needs - May 23

Lord Watson of Invergowrie asked the Government what assessment they have made of the finding of the Sutton Trust’s School Funding and Pupil Premium 2024 survey published on 19 April, particularly with regard to special educational needs...

Thursday, 23 May 2024 14:51

Bluetongue disease control framework set out

Plan developed in discussion with industry as government works to deploy vaccine for BTV-3...

Thursday, 23 May 2024 13:36

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to reports that the generational smoking ban is going to be scrapped

Responding to reports that the government is going to scrap the generational smoking ban as a result of the general election, Benjamin Elks, grassroots development manager of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said...

Thursday, 23 May 2024 13:34

Food and farming a key issue ahead of general election – NFU statement

Responding to the announcement of a general election on July 4, NFU President Tom Bradshaw said...

Thursday, 23 May 2024 13:32

Education Minister announces £25million package of measures for early learning and childcare in Northern Ireland

Education Minister Paul Givan has today announced a £25million package of measures to support children, parents and providers with early learning and childcare in 2024/25....

Thursday, 23 May 2024 12:55

Proposals to expand the UK Emissions Trading Scheme

The UK Emissions Authority has published a package of consultations on expanding the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, to further limit carbon emissions...

Thursday, 23 May 2024 11:32

Written Statement (Wales): Publication of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme Scope Expansion: Waste and Integrating Greenhouse Gas Removals Consultations - May 23

Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) Authority – formed of Welsh Government, UK Government, Scottish Government, and Northern Ireland Executive – has today published two consultations on the expansion of the UK ETS...

Thursday, 23 May 2024 11:25

Written statement on Dentistry Update - May 23

Minister for Public Health (ASndrea Leadsom): On 7 February 2024 the government published our report: Faster, simpler and fairer: our plan to recover and reform NHS dentistry, to accelerate the recovery of NHS dentistry from the COVID-19 pandemic...

Thursday, 23 May 2024 11:14

UK scientists use Euclid spacecraft to probe mysteries of dark Universe

A ‘treasure trove’ of data, including papers authored by UK scientists, has been released from the Euclid space telescope, alongside the largest images of the Universe ever taken from space...

Thursday, 23 May 2024 11:10

Reaction to today’s net migration figures

Yvette Cooper MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, responding to today’s net migration figures, said...

Thursday, 23 May 2024 10:31