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Keep updated with the latest news locally, media coverage and news from Parliament.
On Thursday 8 September 2016, the Higher Education and Research Bill Committee had its 3rd and and 4th sitting and I moved the amendment to change the name from the Office for Students to Office for Higher Education.
Applications for the Kellogg's Breakfast Club Awards are now open. By entering, schools have the chance to win £1,500 for their Breakfast Club and Children and teachers from the winning clubs will be invited to attend the awards ceremony hosted in Parliament.
The former Justice Secretary Chris Grayling MP had previously banned relatives sending packages of books to inmates, as well as restricting the number of books present in each cell. The next Justice Secretary, Michael Gove MP, overturned this policy in 2015.
The first two sittings of the Higher Education and Research Bill Committee, of which I am a member, were held on Tuesday 6 September 2016.
The Report Stage of the Finance Bill, the measure which enacts the 2016 Budget, was debated in the House of Commons on Monday 5 September and Tuesday 6 September 2016.
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