Urgent question
It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
Following an urgent question, home minister Tom Pursglove assured the House of Commons that people would receive their passports by the summer holidays despite Labour describing the passport backlog as “chaos”. Labour’s Nick Smith told Pursglove that the government were “rubbing salt into the wounds” by suggesting to UK citizens to pay an extra £100… Read more »
In an urgent question regarding Jim Fitton, a British national facing the prospect of the death penalty in Iraq for picking up some significant rocks, foreign minister James Cleverly rejected claims that the government are uninterested in helping to resolve this case. Bath MP Wera Hobhouse raised the question, with Fitton one of her constituents…. Read more »
