Extract from Lords Question for Short Debate on AUKUS - Feb 29
The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (The Earl of Minto) (Con):...AUKUS partners BAE, Babcock and Rolls-Royce have already been awarded contracts worth £4 billion to procure long-lead components for the submarines...
Friday, 1 March 2024 07:32
Oral answer (Lords) on Israel and Palestine - Feb 29
Lord Hain asked the Government what assessment they have made of the Prime Minister of Israel ruling out a two-state solution with the Palestinians...
Friday, 1 March 2024 07:28
Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on Mar 7
Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney): What steps she is taking to support small and medium-sized businesses to export...
Friday, 1 March 2024 07:07
BRC: Rainy days wash footfall away
All UK nations saw a fall in footfall year on year...
Friday, 1 March 2024 00:01
Martin Jones CBE joins HM Inspectorate of Probation as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector
Martin Jones CBE has today (01 March 2024) joined the HM Inspectorate of Probation as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector...
Friday, 1 March 2024 00:01
National Audit Office: The costs of the UK-Rwanda Partnership
The UK Government will pay £370 million under the UK-Rwanda Partnership...
Friday, 1 March 2024 00:01
IFS: The latest picture on school funding and costs in England
The government regularly claims that school funding and funding per pupil in England are at record highs...
Friday, 1 March 2024 00:01
Sunak under pressure to rethink Tory whisky tax
Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, will come under pressure today (Friday 1) to rethink his government’s 75% tax on bottles of Scotch Whisky during a flying visit to Scotland...
Friday, 1 March 2024 00:01
ASCL comment on IFS analysis of school funding
Responding to analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), which shows that the costs faced by schools are growing at a faster rate than school funding...
Friday, 1 March 2024 00:01
Scottish Government: Tourism Minister hears of benefits to paying real living wage
Paying the real living wage can help attract and retain staff amid recruitment challenges in the sector, Tourism Minister Richard Lochhead has heard...
Friday, 1 March 2024 00:01