Extracts from proceedings in the Scottish Parliament: Deposit return Scheme - Apr 18
Maurice Golden (North East Scotland) (Con) asked the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Deposit return scheme, in light of the First Minister recently stating that he was actively looking at options around the scheme and that he was “taking advice”...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 07:50
Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on Apr 24
Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): What support he provides to people whose pre-1997 occupational pensions are not subject to indexation...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 07:19
PAC questions whether UK can afford its military equipment plan
In a report today, the Public Accounts Committee expresses serious doubts about whether the MoD’s 10-year rolling Equipment Plan process is affordable or agile...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 07:13
310,000 children in overcrowded homes forced to share a bed with parents or siblings
More than 310,000 children (313,244) in England are forced to share beds with other family members...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 00:01
IPPR report: ‘Greenwashing’ crackdown call as just one in 40 UK companies fully adopts ‘gold standard’ net zero targets
Only one in 40 large UK companies have so far fully adopted the most challenging ‘gold standard’ targets for setting a course to net zero...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 00:01
SRC: Inflation Suppresses Scottish Sales in March
Sales figures are not adjusted for inflation. Given that both the March SPI (BRC) and February CPI (ONS) show inflation running at historically high levels, a portion of the sales growth will be a reflection of rising prices rather than increased volumes...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 00:01
Drivers and the RAC call for hard shoulder to be reinstated on existing all-lane-running smart motorways
Seven-in-10 drivers (69%) want the hard shoulder to be reinstated on the 235 miles of existing all-lane-running smart motorways, regardless of the Government claiming yesterday it would be too disruptive and costly, according to new research by the RAC...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 00:01
Oliver Dowden to make keynote speech at Cyber UK Conference
Oliver Dowden will be making a keynote speech at the Cyber UK Conference in Belfast tomorrow. Focusing on the growing threat of ideologically driven cyber adversaries...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 00:01
Britain needs a wider ‘good work agenda’ to raise minimum standards at work not just the minimum wage, says new research from the Resolution Foundation
Minimum wage rises mean Britain now has one of the highest wage floors in the world but remains an international laggard on wider minimum standards...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 00:01
Labour: Patients left waiting up to AN HOUR AND A HALF for 999 calls to be answered
New figures have revealed the depth of the crisis in ambulance services, as patients were left waiting as long as an hour and 37 minutes for 999 call handlers to pick up the phone...
Tuesday, 18 April 2023 22:30