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Oral answer (Lords) on Schools: Mental Health and Poor Attendance - Jul 24

Baroness Tyler of Enfield asked the Government what assessment they have made of the links between rising levels of mental health issues among school age children and poor school attendance; and what steps they are planning to take to address the situation...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 07:36

Extract from oral answer (Lords) on Schools: Mental Health and Poor Attendance - Jul 24

Lord Farmer (Con): My Lords, schools are called the fourth emergency service by the Association of School and College Leaders...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 07:34

Commons debate on Education and Opportunity - Jul 24

The Secretary of State for Education (Bridget Phillipson): I beg to move, that this House has considered education and opportunity...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 07:30

Commons debate on a motion to approve the draft Global Combat Air Programme International Government Organisation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2024 - Jul 24

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Catherine West): I beg to move, that the draft Global Combat Air Programme International Government Organisation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 23 May, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved

Thursday, 25 July 2024 07:27

Extract from PMQs - Jul 24

Mohammad Yasin (Bedford) (Lab): I am pleased to see the Government’s swift action in officially calling for an immediate ceasefire...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 07:19

Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on July 30

Paula Barker (Liverpool Wavertree): If he will set out a timeline for the potential recognition of a Palestinian state...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 07:06

SMMT: Car production down in first half as manufacturers invest in electric future

UK car production fell -7.6% in the first six months of the year, according to new figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 06:22

Nearly £50 million unlocked for world-leading UK Biobank following new industry backing

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will provide around £8 million worth of cloud computing storage access to support UK Biobank, the world’s leading biomedical database...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 06:20

LGA: Educational outcomes for SEND pupils have failed to improve over the last decade despite costs of these services trebling and councils facing a financial cliff edge, new independent report reveals

Educational attainment amongst children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has not improved since the introduction of landmark reforms in 2014, despite councils projected to be spending £12bn on these services by 2026, up from £4bn a decade ago...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:01

IFS: 320,000 people pushed into poverty because of mortgage interest rate rises

Many households remortgaging or taking out new mortgages since 2022 have experienced sharp falls in their disposable income as higher interest rates have pushed up housing costs...

Thursday, 25 July 2024 00:01