Caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] about 20 minutes left in this discussion. A reminder, you can find it online at cspan. Org wj. The house gaveling back in. We take you now to the floor. He house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. The hat purpose does gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Takano madam speaker, i suspend the house rules and pass h. R. 4920. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4920, a bill to amentitle 38, United States an , to provide for exception to certain Small Business contracting equirements applicable to the department of Veterans Affairs procurement of certain goods and Services Covered under the Ability One Program, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempe pursuant to the rule, the california, mr. Takano, and the gentleman from will each bost, control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman
In new apprentices. We are joined has now been blamed for the plunge in new apprentices. We arejoined by the ceo of the association of employment and learning providers. Thank you for coming in. Its a huge, disappointing drop, 59 . How much of it is down to this levy to do with off site training and bigger firms having to put money away to fund apprenticeships . Its a massive drop and very disappointing. We had been warning it would happen. Its a great policy, the apprenticeship policy is a great policy and we are seeing a credible new degree apprenticeships and real engagement with larger companies. But some of the elements you describe are causing immense problems which is why the numbers are falling. 75 of apprenticeships currently delivered by independent training providers and their members. They report that this off thejob and their members. They report that this off the job training is causing immense problems. There is no flexibility on how it might be delivered and employees a
Once homeless, came up with the idea. The bus will offer people hope and opportunity, some support from a postal address, to be able to register with a gp, doctors, being able to acquire id and have somewhere safe to store personal belongings, so all of the basic, fundamental things that anyone requires to live. Rough sleeping is often a sign that people are struggling to get help with Mental Health and drug and alcohol problems, as well as having no home. Ministers say they are committed to ending the problem by 2027. Its going to be difficult. Now all the weather prospects. A much quieter today, with storm georgina out of the way. The best brightness in the east, with plenty of blue skies, sent in by a weather watcher in leicestershire. These showers largely focused around this feature, heading east through the day, with the heaviest showers in the west. Moving through this evening and overnight, they gradually push further east, beginning to fizzle out in the west, allowing temperat
Urged to walk faster. Officials at Public Health england say high levels of inactivity may be harming their health. Good morning. Its thursday the 24th of august welcome to bbc newsroom live. Theres been a fall in the number of pupils in england, wales and Northern Ireland passing their gcses. Overall, the percentage of passes fell to 66. 3 a decline ofjust over half a percentage point from the previous year. The fall follows big changes in the testing and grading of gcses, especially in england where, to replace the traditional system, maths and english papers are being given a numerical mark on a scale from nine to one. The highest grade is nine, and will be awarded to fewer pupils than the a star is currently. The bottom of the old grade c, the lowest pass at the old o level, is equivalent to the bottom of the new grade four. Changes have also been made to make the exams more challenging. Not only are the questions set out in a different way, but the way the qualifications are taken
Tragedy that has been taking place in care homes. The easing of lockdown begins in england people are encouraged to return to work, though avoid public transport where possible. It definitely is still quite busy. And i think a lot of people. Some people are really conscious about keeping their distance of two metres. Other people just arent, really. With some children returning to school in the next few weeks, can we learn lessons from denmark about how to socially distance pupils . And, good news if your lockdown lawn needs some love as some Garden Centres re open. And coming up on bbc news. Golf courses around england are able to open from today. New social distancing rules havent stopped players rushing to book a tee time. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The chancellor rishi sunak has said its very likely the uk economy will face a significant recession this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. He was speaking as official figures showed the uk economy shrank