Increased investment in net zero an ‘economic, environmental and political necessity’ says new report
Further public funding on the green transition would spur economic growth, reduce the damage caused by climate change and prove overwhelmingly popular with the public...
Friday, 16 December 2022 00:01
NAO report on managing tax compliance
HMRC's compliance work generated around £9bn less tax revenue than normal during the pandemic as thousands of staff moved to support COVID schemes...
Friday, 16 December 2022 00:01
Wes Streeting at Policy Exchange: new roadmap to double medical places
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting will launch a new report at Policy Exchange on Friday, putting forward a plan to double the number of medical school places to 15,000 a year by 2029...
Friday, 16 December 2022 00:01
World’s first net zero transatlantic flight to fly from London in 2023
The first ever net zero transatlantic flight will take off from the UK next year, with Virgin Atlantic receiving government funding to fly across the pond using solely sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)....
Friday, 16 December 2022 00:01
Thousands of children to benefit from schools fit for the future
Pupils across England will benefit from transformative new school buildings as 239 more schools and sixth forms will benefit from renovation projects...
Friday, 16 December 2022 00:01
ASCL reacts to Government announcement on new school buildings
Commenting on the Department for Education announcement on renovation projects for 239 more schools and sixth forms, and further detail on school funding allocations next year...
Friday, 16 December 2022 00:01
Breakthrough for nature recovery as billions of finance committed by donors
At COP15 in Montreal today, the international donor community came together and committed billions of dollars to support the protection and restoration of the natural world...
Thursday, 15 December 2022 21:44
Written statement on Treasury Directions under the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022
The Government is committed to public service pensions which are fair to public sector workers. In 2015 (2014 for local government workers in England and Wales), reforms were made to Public Service Pension Schemes...
Thursday, 15 December 2022 20:00
Smart motorway tech failures putting motorists’ lives at risk, says committee chair
The Transport Committee has responded to information released today by the Office for Rail and Road highlighting shortcomings and missed targets in the technology used to detect broken-down vehicles on smart motorways.
Thursday, 15 December 2022 18:33
Committee report published on the National Security Bill
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution has published a report on the National Security Bill...
Thursday, 15 December 2022 18:23