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Oral answer (Lords) on Network North - Feb 14

Lord Grocott asked the Government what proportion of the £36 billion transport investment plan ‘Network North’ will be allocated to schemes outside the Northern region...

Thursday, 15 February 2024 07:13

Oral answer (Lords) on Lung Cancer Medicines - Feb 14

Lord Rogan asked the Government, following the announcement that Takeda Pharmaceuticals plans to withdraw Mobocertinib from market, what steps they are taking to ensure that lung cancer patients have access to the medicines they need...

Thursday, 15 February 2024 07:11

Oral answer (Lords) on Local Authorities: Financial Difficulties - Feb 14

Lord Dubs asked the Government what assessment they have made of the financial difficulties facing many local authorities...

Thursday, 15 February 2024 07:09

ASCL comment on EPI report on access to extra-curricular activities

Responding to a report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI), which found that vulnerable students are less likely to be benefiting from participation in sports and other hobbies at secondary school...

Thursday, 15 February 2024 00:01

How student accommodation became less affordable and how it could be made more affordable: New HEPI policy paper published

In a new paper from the Higher Education Policy Institute, Student Accommodation: The State of the Nation in 2024, Martin Blakey, the former Chief Executive of the Leeds-based student housing charity Unipol, explains the changes in the student accommodation market that have led to higher rents...

Thursday, 15 February 2024 00:01

NEU comments on the EPI report on Extra-Curricular Activities

Commenting on an Education Policy Institute report examining participation in sports and other hobbies at secondary school...

Thursday, 15 February 2024 00:01

NAHT responds to University of Cambridge study on school uniforms and exercise

Responding to new research from the University of Cambridge linking school uniform policies to the amount of exercise young people get...

Thursday, 15 February 2024 00:01

Expanding after-school clubs will require big government investment says NAHT

Responding to a new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) which calls for the government to consider supporting schools to extend the school day...

Thursday, 15 February 2024 00:01

Yemen: Recent progress marred by Gaza war fallout, UN envoy reports

The shockwaves from the war in Gaza continue to reverberate across the wider Middle East region, with the situation in Yemen much more complex than it was a few months ago...

Wednesday, 14 February 2024 19:19

Colleges’ vindictive threat against lecturers is a clear anti-trade union assault, says EIS

Colleges across Scotland are engaged in a clearly co-ordinated programme of intimidation against lecturers engaged in lawful industrial action, in a move that is set to further inflame a long-running dispute...

Wednesday, 14 February 2024 17:31