Government does not have clear measures in place to assess the value for money of the £2.5 trillion of borrowing, says PAC
Government borrowing, via the Debt Management Office, has ballooned from around £300bn in 2003 to £2.5 trillion in 2023. In a report published today, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) calls for improvements...
Tuesday, 5 March 2024 00:01
SRC: Underwhelming Scottish sales underline need for Spring Budget action
Total sales in Scotland increased by 1.4% compared with February 2023...
Tuesday, 5 March 2024 00:01
BRC: Retail hit by wettest February on record
Sales figures are not adjusted for inflation, however, the February SPI (BRC) and January CPI (ONS) show inflation running at higher than normal levels these positive sales figures mask a likely drop in volumes...
Tuesday, 5 March 2024 00:01
Sport ‘must do better’ over kit for women and girls amid ‘disproportionately high’ rates of ACL injuries, WEC warns
Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC), Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP said: “It is symptomatic of gender inequality and sexism in the sports sector that the first football boot in the world designed around female feet came to the market less than four years ago.”
Tuesday, 5 March 2024 00:01
NHS rolls out new immunotherapy for hundreds of women with advanced endometrial cancer
The NHS will roll out a new immunotherapy that could offer women with advanced endometrial cancer significant extra time before their disease progresses, compared with standard chemotherapy alone...
Tuesday, 5 March 2024 00:01
Deputy Minister maps out next steps for buses in Wales
The next steps to delivering bus reform for Wales have been set out by Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters today...
Tuesday, 5 March 2024 00:01
The Oil and Gas Authority (Levy and Fees) Regulations 2024
These Regulations make provision in respect of a levy and fees payable to the Oil and Gas Authority (“the OGA”)...
Monday, 4 March 2024 22:41
DfE blog: School funding: Everything you need to know
No school, child or local authority is the same and school funding needs to reflect that. That’s why sometimes it can seem complicated...
Monday, 4 March 2024 22:35
General Assembly President condemns ‘catastrophic, unconscionable, shameful’ conditions in Gaza
The General Assembly met for a briefing by Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA). The informal meeting follows an Assembly debate this morning...
Monday, 4 March 2024 20:34
‘Clear and convincing information’ that hostages held in Gaza subjected to sexual violence says UN Special Representative
Following a 17-day visit to Israel, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict reported on Monday that she and a team of experts had found “clear and convincing information” of rape...
Monday, 4 March 2024 20:30