Childcare Affordability Programme

Paul Goodman asked the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (13 March 2006: Column 1861W) whether she plans to extend the Childcare Affordability...

Approval scheme take-up

Andrew Smith asked the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (14 March 2006: Column 2204) what progress has been made towards (a) introducing...

Weekend childcare availability

Brian Jenkins asked the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (16 March 2006: Column 2386W) what assessment she has made of the availability...

Capital investment

Paul Goodman asked the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (16 March 2006: Column 2387W) what capital investment from her department has been...

Provision for disabled children

Annette Brooke asked the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (16 March 2006: Column 2387W) (1) what types of early interventions children’s centres...

Employer-supported childcare

Claire Curtis-Thomas asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (30 March 2006: Column 1112W) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the tax...

Sure Start targets

Annette Brooke asked the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (16 March 2006: Column 2391W) when the government will report on progress on...

Legal Eye: Agency workers and implied contracts of employment

In previous articles for IHJ, our legal expert Emma Burrows has looked at the thorny issue of just who is the employer of agency...

Former FT editor to take over as head of CBI

Former Financial Times editor Richard Lambert is to become the new director-general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Mr Lambert will formally take...

Revenues up at HSF

Cash plan provider HSF Health Plan had gross revenues of £15.4m in the year to 31 March 2005. This was 5% up on the...