Urgent question
The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE –  Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
Liberal Democrat MP Helen Morgan was granted an urgent question today on the rollout of voter identification. Ms Morgan said: “We’ve warned that it was using a sledgehammer to crack a nut and that it’s at an exorbitant cost to the taxpayer, that it is a thinly veiled attempt to make it far more difficult… Read more »
In an urgent question today, Lisa Nandy probed the government on reports that the treasury is enforcing a ban on capital spending by Michael Gove’s Whitehall department. Ms Nandy said: “We deserve to know whether the chancellor of the exchequer believes the secretary of state, who is finally belatedly spending money on improving housing standards, is… Read more »
