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| Damian Green grilled by MPs over Heathrow delays: Politics live blog | Damian Green grilled by MPs over Heathrow delays: Politics live blog |
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| 10.21am: The Department for Education has said that schools will be banned from using biometric information about their pupils without their parents' consent. The full details are in this DfE news release. And here's a statement from Nick Gibb (pictured), the schools minister. | |
| Biometrics in schools is a sensitive issue. We want schools to be in no doubt of their responsibilities when it comes to young people's personal data. | |
| I have heard from many angry parents after they have learned that their children's personal data was being used by schools without their knowledge. The new legislation gives the power back to parents, as it requires parental consent before the information can be collected. | |
| In the age of the internet, identity and the integrity of biometric data are of increasing importance. Young people need to understand from an early age the sensitivity of such personal data. The provisions of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 and the accompanying advice to schools will help to reinforce that message. | |
| 10.10am: The CPS are charging Rebekah Brooks, her husband Charlie and four others with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. The full CPS news release is about the prosecution is here. There are more details about the story on our Leveson inquiry live blog. | |
| 9.24am: Today's YouGov polling is interesting. Here are the headline figures. | 9.24am: Today's YouGov polling is interesting. Here are the headline figures. |
| Labour: 45% (up 2 points since YouGov in the Sunday Times) Conservatives: 31% (no change) Ukip: 8% (no change) Lib Dems: 7% (down 3) | Labour: 45% (up 2 points since YouGov in the Sunday Times) Conservatives: 31% (no change) Ukip: 8% (no change) Lib Dems: 7% (down 3) |
| Labour lead: 14 points | Labour lead: 14 points |
| Government approval: -42 | Government approval: -42 |
| This 14-point lead is the largest Labour have had in a YouGov poll since the general election. But the most important figure is probably one in the table showing what the voters think of the parties on particular issues (pdf). Labour are ahead of the Conservatives (by 27 points to 26 points) on the question of which party would be best at handling the economy in general. This is often considered the most important indicator and, as the YouGov tracker (pdf) shows, this is the first time Labour have had a lead on this since the 2010 election. Looking at the other economic indicators, Labour are also ahead on taxation by 5 points and on unemployment by 15 points. | This 14-point lead is the largest Labour have had in a YouGov poll since the general election. But the most important figure is probably one in the table showing what the voters think of the parties on particular issues (pdf). Labour are ahead of the Conservatives (by 27 points to 26 points) on the question of which party would be best at handling the economy in general. This is often considered the most important indicator and, as the YouGov tracker (pdf) shows, this is the first time Labour have had a lead on this since the 2010 election. Looking at the other economic indicators, Labour are also ahead on taxation by 5 points and on unemployment by 15 points. |
| 9.00am: It's nice to be able to start the morning with something that might cheer my readers. Regular readers will know that parrotkeeper and PorFavor have been very keen to find out what has happened to Michael Gove's promise to deliver a King James Bible to every school. Well, at last I'm able to bring them some news. Or at least my colleague Patrick Wintour can. He's posted this on Twitter. | 9.00am: It's nice to be able to start the morning with something that might cheer my readers. Regular readers will know that parrotkeeper and PorFavor have been very keen to find out what has happened to Michael Gove's promise to deliver a King James Bible to every school. Well, at last I'm able to bring them some news. Or at least my colleague Patrick Wintour can. He's posted this on Twitter. |
| Michael Gove's King James bible has finally reached schools,including church schools. | Michael Gove's King James bible has finally reached schools,including church schools. |
| — Patrick Wintour (@patrickwintour) May 15, 2012 | — Patrick Wintour (@patrickwintour) May 15, 2012 |
| If I get any more on this exciting development, I will, of course, let you know. | If I get any more on this exciting development, I will, of course, let you know. |
| As for the Westminster agenda, here's what's on the list. | As for the Westminster agenda, here's what's on the list. |
| 9.30am: The Office for National Statistics publishes life expectancy figures. | 9.30am: The Office for National Statistics publishes life expectancy figures. |
| 9.45am: Tim Loughton, the children's minister, delivers a speech on the child exploitation action plan. | 9.45am: Tim Loughton, the children's minister, delivers a speech on the child exploitation action plan. |
| 10am: The Crown Prosecution Services announces whether Rebekah Brooks, the former News International chief executive, and six others will be charged with perverting the course of justice. | 10am: The Crown Prosecution Services announces whether Rebekah Brooks, the former News International chief executive, and six others will be charged with perverting the course of justice. |
| 10am: Sky presenter Adam Boulton and Lord Wakeham, the former chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, give evidence to the Leveson inquiry. | 10am: Sky presenter Adam Boulton and Lord Wakeham, the former chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, give evidence to the Leveson inquiry. |
| 11am: Damian Green, the immigration minister, gives evidence to the Commons home affairs committee about immigration controls at Heathrow. Other witnesses include Rob Whiteman, chief executive of the UK Border Agency, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, BAA, the Immigration Services Union and the Public and Commercial Services Union. I'll be covering Green's evidence in detail. | 11am: Damian Green, the immigration minister, gives evidence to the Commons home affairs committee about immigration controls at Heathrow. Other witnesses include Rob Whiteman, chief executive of the UK Border Agency, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, BAA, the Immigration Services Union and the Public and Commercial Services Union. I'll be covering Green's evidence in detail. |
| 11am: Lynne Featherstone, the equalities minister, announces plans to reduce equalities-related regulations in response to the government's Red Tape Challenge. | 11am: Lynne Featherstone, the equalities minister, announces plans to reduce equalities-related regulations in response to the government's Red Tape Challenge. |
| 11.15am: Charles Hendry, the energy minister, gives evidence to the Commons energy committee about nuclear power. | 11.15am: Charles Hendry, the energy minister, gives evidence to the Commons energy committee about nuclear power. |
| 11.45am: Ed Miliband speaks at the Royal College of Nursing annual conference. | 11.45am: Ed Miliband speaks at the Royal College of Nursing annual conference. |
| 2.30pm: Peter Luff, the defence minister, gives evidence to the Commons defence committee about defence procurement. | 2.30pm: Peter Luff, the defence minister, gives evidence to the Commons defence committee about defence procurement. |
| Of course the real story is on the continent, where the Eurozone crisis continues and George Osborne, the chancellor, is attending a meeting of EU finance minister. My colleague Graeme Wearden has all the latest on his Eurozone debt crisis live blog. | Of course the real story is on the continent, where the Eurozone crisis continues and George Osborne, the chancellor, is attending a meeting of EU finance minister. My colleague Graeme Wearden has all the latest on his Eurozone debt crisis live blog. |
| As usual, I'll be covering all the breaking political news, as well as looking at the papers and bringing you the best politics from the web. I'll post a lunchtime summary at around 1pm and another in the afternoon. | As usual, I'll be covering all the breaking political news, as well as looking at the papers and bringing you the best politics from the web. I'll post a lunchtime summary at around 1pm and another in the afternoon. |
| If you want to follow me on Twitter, I'm on @AndrewSparrow. | If you want to follow me on Twitter, I'm on @AndrewSparrow. |
| And if you're a hardcore fan, you can follow @gdnpoliticslive. It's an automated feed that tweets the start of every new post that I put on the blog. | And if you're a hardcore fan, you can follow @gdnpoliticslive. It's an automated feed that tweets the start of every new post that I put on the blog. |