National News

Article 4 Direction on HMOs

Newcastle City Council has given notice of its intention to make an Article 4 Direction across parts of eight wards in the city. This means that landlords must seek planning permission to convert family homes into Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) with up to 6 tenants within these designated areas. HMOs with 7 or more tenants will continue to require planning permission no matter where they are situated in the City.

15 Dec 2010
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Pupil Premium welcomed by city MP

MP Julian Huppert has welcomed news that Cambridge's most disadvantaged children will benefit from the Liberal Democrats' Pupil Premium. Every school will receive an extra £430 from the government for youngsters receiving free school meals and those in local authority care. In the first year, the programme will give £625 million to the poorest children with the figure rising each year to £2.5 billion by the end of this Parliament. "This is great news for families in Cambridge," said Julian. "The Pupil Premium means that disadvantaged children will get the extra support they need and deserve. This could mean individual tuition or extra classes to help them catch up if they are slipping behind the rest of the class. Schools will have the freedom to spend the money to help these pupils in the best way they see fit, which in turn will help whole classes to work better and move forward. "We have taken away Whitehall's interference and given Cambridge head teachers and staff the opportunity to make decisions t

14 Dec 2010
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Tough cuts for Blackburn with Darwen but some protection due to Lib Dem pressure

Cuts have to be made across all areas of government spending, and local government is no different. The Lib Dems' top priority has always been to ensure that the local government finance settlement is fair, and protects councils in the most deprived areas. Despite the huge pressure on public finances, the Coalition has taken unprecedented steps to protect councils most reliant on central government funding.

14 Dec 2010
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Norwich MP welcomes targeted funding for Norfolk Schools

The Liberal Democrats have announced a major investment for local schools through the Pupil Premium. Norfolk looks set to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the scheme. In its first year, the programme will target £625m extra funding to the poorest children in school, with this figure rising to £2.5bn each year, by the end of this Parliament.

14 Dec 2010
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