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Oral answer (Lords) on Schools and Colleges: Special Educational Needs - Apr 15

Lord Addington asked the Government what steps they are taking to ensure that, when meeting the needs of those with special educational needs in the school and college system, a legacy of training and knowledge is retained within those institutions...

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 08:08

IFS: New tax year gives mechanical boost to Chancellor’s ‘headroom’: he should resist the urge to spend it

New interactive ‘Be the Chancellor’ tool launched today demonstrates the trade-offs and fiscal challenge awaiting the next government...

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 08:06

Alison McGovern responds to ONS labour market statistics

Alison McGovern MP, Labour’s Acting Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, responding to the labour market statistics published this morning by the ONS, said...

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 08:05

Commons statement on Cass Review - Apr 15

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Victoria Atkins): With your permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the Cass review of gender identity services for children and young people...

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 07:57

Oral answers to questions (Commons): Home Department - Apr 15

Miriam Cates (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Con): What recent progress his Department has made on reducing net migration...

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 07:48

Extract from Home Office questions - Apr 15

Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab): Northumbria police force has lost 11,000 officers and £148 million from its budget since 2010...

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 07:44

Extracts from Parliamentary proceedings: Israel - Apr 15

Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford) (Lab): We strongly condemn Iran’s attack on Israel this weekend, and we must do everything we can to prevent further escalation in the middle east...

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 07:41

New findings from EPI’s interactive benchmarking tool finds that Multi-Academy Trusts tend to have higher teacher turnover than other school groups, but also higher balances

Today, EPI launches its complete interactive benchmarking tool, which compares the performance of individual academy trusts, local authorities, federations and dioceses across four key performance indicators...

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 00:01

BRC calls on PCC candidates to get tough on retail crime

The retail industry is calling on candidates to commit to three pledges that would support the fight against spiralling retail crime ahead of Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections on 2 May...

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 00:01

NEU comments on new EPI tool on Multi-Academy Trusts

Commenting on EPI’s new tool which finds that multi-academy trusts (MATs) have higher teacher turnover than other school groups, Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...

Tuesday, 16 April 2024 00:01