Higher Education
Mike Freer, the Minister for Equalities, has confirmed that the Government’s proposed ban on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ will cover both practices that take place in religious settings and those that are carried out by ministers of religion. LGBT Humanists has previously called on the Government to close loopholes in its proposals on religious conversion therapy. Today it has welcomed… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is fully supportive of the Home Office’s response to a private member’s bill wishing to restrict the use of firearms. Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, is introducing a bill that aims to ban the keeping of pump-action shotguns in homes. The bill wishes to tackle the horrific… Read more »
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The Conservatives have accused Labour backbenchers of “hypocrisy” for failing to vote against government cuts for second degrees. Less than a quarter of the Labour MPs that signed up to an early day motion expressing concern at the government’s plans to reduce funding for equivalent or lower qualification (ELQ) degrees voted against the government in… Read more »
MPs are preparing to debate government proposals to cut £100 million of funding from adult learning, after the prime minister said resources must be targeted at those with no qualifications. The government wants to reduce the budget for people studying a second undergraduate degree or additional qualification, so-called equivalent or lower qualifications (ELQ) students. More… Read more »
