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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill 2022: Factsheets (updated)

Factsheets giving details of the different measures contained in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill...

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 12:40

37,000 patients with conditions like heart attacks and strokes waited more than 3 and a half hours for an ambulance in December

37,000 people with “emergency” conditions, such as suspected strokes or heart attacks, had to wait more than 3 hours and 40 minutes for an ambulance in December...

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 12:37

MPs to question Government on gigafactory capacity

Labour's Shadow BEIS Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has had an Urgent Question accepted by the Speaker on the subject of the UK's gigafactory capacity, in the light of the collapse of BritishVolt.

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 11:10

Angela Rayner responds to the Head of the UN’s agency for Workers’ Rights rejecting Government assertions that they supported plans to enforce minimum service levels

Angela Rayner MP, Labour Deputy’s Leader and Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work...

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 10:55

NASUWT comments on mental health and wellbeing of ethnic minority teachers report

Commenting on the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Ethnic Minority Teachers report released today by Education Support, Dr Patrick Roach, NASUWT General Secretary, said...

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 10:31

MOT proposals - RAC reaction

RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes said: “While we’re not opposed to delaying a new vehicle’s first MOT, we believe there should be a requirement for particularly high mileage vehicles to be tested sooner...

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 10:30

Mayor to increase council tax to fund 500 additional Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs)

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today set out his plans to protect and improve London’s vital public services by increasing council tax to help fill the funding gap left by the Government for policing, transport and the London Fire Brigade...

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 10:29

JRF: Falling housing affordability for renters the result of four decades of cuts to housing subsidies

The affordability of rental properties would not have fallen had successive governments not eroded housing subsidies over four decades, according to a new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation...

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 10:27

New plan for smart electric vehicle (EV) charging could save consumers up to £1000 a year

Electric vehicle consumers are set to benefit from lower energy bills and cheaper motoring thanks to a landmark plan to unlock the potential of smart electric vehicle charging....

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 09:50

Preferred candidate for role of Prisons and Probation Ombudsman

Adrian Usher announced as the preferred candidate in the recruitment exercise to select the next Prisons and Probation Ombudsman....

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 09:48