Now its time for a look back at the week in parliament. Hello there, welcome to the week in parliament our look at the highlights from all four of the uks parliaments and assemblies. Coming up borisjohnson tells mps schools in england wont return before the 8th of march. And i know how frustrating that will be will be for pupils and teachers who want nothing more than to get back to the classroom. The Labour Leader Calls for teachers to be vaccinated in the next few weeks. He should bring forward the vaccination of key workers and use the window of the february half term to vaccinate all teachers and all school staff. Also on this Programme Leaders in wales and scotland face questions about the Coronavirus Vaccine roll out. The Home Secretary announces tougher border controls. And theres to be a new investigation into mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland which housed women pregnant outside marriage, including victims of rape and incest. Wasnt their fault that they were raped or th
The week in parliament. Hello there, welcome to the week in parliament our look at the highlights from all four of the uks parliaments and assemblies. Coming up borisjohnson tells mps schools in england wont return before the 8th of march. And i know how frustrating that will be will be for pupils and teachers who want nothing more than to get back to the classroom. The Labour Leader Calls for teachers to be vaccinated in the next few weeks. He should bring forward the vaccination of key workers and use the window of the february half term to vaccinate all teachers and all school staff. Also on this Programme Leaders in wales and scotland face questions about the Coronavirus Vaccine roll out. The Home Secretary announces tougher border controls. And theres to be a new investigation into mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland which housed women pregnant outside marriage, including victims of rape and incest. Wasnt their fault that they were raped or the victims of incest. Yet they we
i have, in my brain, thought, well, if the next scan says nothing s working, i might buzz off to zurich. but, you know, it puts my family and friends in a difficult position because they would want to go with me and that means that the police might prosecute them. so we ve got to do something. at the moment, it s not really working, is it? the scottish government s tax and spending plans will be announced later today. economists are warning that ministers are grappling with a black hole in the budget amounting to £1.5 billion. 0ur scotland editorjames cook has the report. in nearly a quarter of a century of devolution, the scottish state has expanded. university tuition, prescriptions, personal care for the elderly and much more are all free here at the point of use. but every year comes the question, how to pay the bills and balance the books. the scottish government has a limited ability to borrow money. it can cut spending and has already warned of public sectorjob los
have stopped passing through here and are now taking the much longer route all the way around africa instead adding costs and delays. here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. the threats to shipping in the red sea is very real. this was an attack by iranian backed houthi fighters last month, storming a cargo ship registered in britain. the militia from yemen claiming that any vessels owned by allies of israel were legitimate targets. shouting. there have also been drone and missile attacks so many that shipping companies are pulling out of the red sea, sending their vessels around southern africa instead. in response, the us secretary of defence, who s visiting the middle east, has formed an international military coalition to protect ships and ensure freedom of navigation. these attacks are reckless, dangerous, and they violate international law. and so, we re taking action to build an international coalition to address this threat. and i would remind you that
engagement with students, teachers, families, support staff and communities that rely on our education system. we remain committed to investing £1 billion over the course of this parliament over the course of this parliament over to tackle the poverty related attainment gap. this long term targeted investment improves targeted investment im proves outcomes targeted investment improves outcomes for our children and young people and helps break the cycle of poverty, with recent statistics showing record levels of literacy and numeracy attainment and primary school level and improvement in secondary. as part of this, £130 million of people equity funding will continue to empower head teachers across scotland to invest in the best approaches to improving literacy, numeracy and health and well being of the children and young people in their schools. we will continue to provide £1455 million to councils to maintain teachers in the system and enable councils to offer permanent c