ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidat (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Angela Jones-Evans was selected on Tuesday night to contest Cardiff West at the next general election. The is currently held for Labour by Cabinet Officer minister Kevin Brennan Nick Raynsford and after minor boundary changes he is projected to go...
JGP news - Talent on Demand (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
An adviser giving guidance to those operating in the third sector has been appointed, it has been revealed. Anne McGuire, Labour MP for Stirling, has taken up the newly-created role of adviser on third sector innovation, following an announcement by Kevin Brennan, minister of the third sector. She stated that it is important to recognise "the vital [...]
LGBT History Month UK (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
The Education Minister Kevin Brennan had been announced a few weeks ago as the key speaker for pre-launch event of LGBT History Month. However due to the recent reshuffle of the Cabinet, Brennan has now moved to the Cabinet Office and is therefore no longer able to attend. We are therefore pleased to announce that Baroness Morgan of Drefelin , the new Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the...
JGP news - Talent on Demand (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
A new minister for the third sector has been appointed, it has been revealed. Kevin Brennan, MP for Cardiff West, has taken up the role from Phil Hope who has now become minister for state for the Department of Health. He said: "I am delighted to have the opportunity to serve as minister for the third sector." Furthermore, [...]
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The government can't ignore the credit crunch crisis that is engulfing Britain's charities, Unite, the country's biggest union, warned today (10 October). Unite, which has 60,000 members in the not-for-profit sector, is writing to the new minister for the Third Sector, Kevin Brennan calling for concerted government action to help voluntary sector organisations which may have directly lost money in...
Valleys Mam (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Wayne David replaces Huw Irranca-Davies at the Wales Office. Huw's reward for his on-message blogging is promotion to DEFRA, Wayne is replaced as Welsh Whip by Mark Tami from Alyn and Deeside. His job as assistant whip goes to Ian Lucas of Wrexham. Kevin Brennan is promoted to the Cabinet Office and Chris Bryant gets his first ministerial job as deputy leader of the House of Commons. Caerphilly MP...
Primary Teacher UK (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
More children and young people will be able to go on educational school trips thanks to new measures slashing red tape and giving teachers more support, Children’s Secretary Ed Balls and Children’s Minister Kevin Brennan said today. The Out and...
Department for Children, Schools and Families (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families Kevin Brennan, has today written to the Chair of the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee, Barry Sheerman, to update him on developments in ... (2008/0181)
icWales (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
KEVIN Brennan may be the MP for Cardiff West, but his writ as Schools Minister is restricted to England. Nevertheless, his comments supporting those schools which do not allow pupils below the sixth form to leave the premises at lunchtime are equally applicable in both countries.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
Children could be locked in school grounds over lunchtime to prevent them buying chips and fizzy drinks, the government has signalled.
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
Kevin Brennan calls for under 16s to be locked in schools at lunchtime Of course nanny knows best, so we’d better keep the kids loicked in at lunchtime and they’d better eat exactly what we tell them to! Forget educating them and encouraging them, forget making sure they get more exercise, just make sure they don’t [...]
LGBT History Month UK (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
We are delighted to announce that Kevin Brennan, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families will be attending the pre-launch event of History Month due to take place in November. Last year's key speakers at the event were Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, and Barbara Follett, the then Minister for Equality. The presence of both highlighted the generous and...
Mr. Chalk (Free subscription) | 24/06/2008
In the ongoing contest to see which member of the Government can say the stupidest thing; let's have a look at Children's Minister Kevin Brennan's efforts. We'll start off with a couple of questions for those of you who are teachers: Do you agree with this article where he says that 'Heads are using their powers to prevent bad behaviour'? Do you agree with his next statement that ' the fall in permanent...
Department for Children, Schools and Families (Free subscription) | 24/06/2008
The Byron Review Action Plan published today by Children's Minister Kevin Brennan, will set out key milestones to deliver all of Dr Byron's recommendations as set out in her report "Safer Children in a Digital ... (2008/0126)
Department for Children, Schools and Families (Free subscription) | 24/06/2008
New figures out today show that permanent school exclusions have dropped by 7%, whilst temporary exclusions have risen by 4%, as schools use short but effective punishments to turn around poor behaviour.Key figures for 2006/07 ... (2008/0127)
