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Oral answers to questions (Commons): Work and Pensions - May 13

Helen Morgan (North Shropshire) (LD): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the average time taken to decide the outcome of personal independence payment applications...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 07:52

Extract from Urgent Question (Commons) on Parc Prison - May 13

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Edward Argar):...I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the typically measured tone he has adopted on what is a very sensitive subject...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 07:49

Westminster Hall debate on Palestinians: Visa Scheme - May 13

Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Lab): I beg to move, that this House has considered e-petition 648577 relating to a visa scheme for Palestinians...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 07:47

Oral answer (Lords) on Craftspeople: European Union Travel and Trade - May 13

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe asked the Government what assessment they have made of the challenges for craftspeople in (1) travelling to and from, and (2) trading with, the European Union...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 07:44

Chancellor responds to Labour Market Statistics

The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt responds to the Office for National Statistics' Labour Market Statistics...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 07:41

Expansion of life-saving opioid overdose treatment

New 10-year plan to expand and improve the drug and alcohol workforce published...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 07:38

IFS: NHS spending has risen less quickly than was planned at the last election, despite the pandemic and record waiting lists

Conservative party plans at the 2019 general election implied that the day-to-day health budget in England would rise by 3.3% per year in real (inflation-adjusted) terms over this parliament...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 00:01

New analysis by NFER reinforces the need for a long-term strategy to tackle teacher supply crisis

New analysis published by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and commissioned by Gatsby Charitable Foundation doubles down on the call for a long-term strategy to tackle the crisis in teacher supply, which is particularly acute in STEM subjects...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 00:01

School leaders call for urgent action over pension grant shortfalls

The Association of School and College Leaders and school leaders’ union, NAHT, have written to Education Secretary Gillian Keegan over shortfalls in the government grant to cover increased pension costs in schools..

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 00:01

NHS finances and services still stretched to the limit

NHS spending has risen less quickly than was planned at the last election according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)...

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 00:01