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6 Oct 15
Parents who persistently allow their children to miss school will have their Child Benefit docked if they fail to pay fines, the prime minister has announced.
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11 Sep 15
David Cameron today set out a wide-ranging package of reforms to create a “smarter state”, with widespread devolution, a focus on early intervention, and integration of blue light services among the...
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2 Sep 15
David Cameron has provided details of how the government will meet its target to open 500 new free schools to 2020 after the first 18 were approved by ministers today.
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21 Aug 15
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a change to public procurement rules that will require Whitehall departments to take offers of apprenticeships into account when awarding large government...
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29 Jul 15
People who suffer from obesity or substance abuse problems could see their benefits cut if they fail to accept appropriate treatment, the government has warned today.
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18 May 15
Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed that an extra £8bn will be put into the NHS over the course of the next Parliament to help support its transformation into a ‘seven-day’ service.
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27 Apr 15
A Conservative government would legislate to ensure that people earning the National Minimum Wage are permanently removed from paying income tax, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
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24 Apr 15
David Cameron has today pledged to create an English rate of income tax in response to plans to devolve control of the tax to the Scottish Parliament.
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22 Apr 15
A Conservative government would double the amount of free childcare available for three- and four-year-olds from 15 hours to 30, David Cameron announced.
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20 Apr 15
David Cameron has today pledged that a Conservative government elected next month would conduct an annual review of Scottish Government policies to ensure no area of the UK loses out as a result of...
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24 Oct 14
The UK has been told to contribute an extra £1.7bn to the Europe Union’s budget on December 1, because the economy has performed better than expected, according to a leaked document that also shows...
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19 Sep 14
There are now 4,000 academies but, as the education baton passes to Nicky Morgan, it may turn out that Michael Gove’s real legacy is in curriculum and teaching reforms
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10 Sep 14
All three UK leaders of the main pro-union parties have today joined the campaign to persuade the people of Scotland against voting to leave the UK at next Thursday’s independence referendum.
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23 Apr 14
The government’s use of payment-by-result contracts is hindering innovation that could improve public services, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations has warned today