"10 years on Child Maintenance Service “achieving no more” than discredited Child Support Agency it replaced" says Public Accounts committee
Ten years after the “discredited” Child Support Agency was replaced and billions of pounds of unpaid child maintenance debt remaining from CSA schemes written off...
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 00:01
Lockdown disproves nanny state alcohol policies, finds new IEA report
Neither the total closure of pubs nor the drastic reduction in alcohol marketing had any beneficial effect on alcohol-related harm, according to new IEA research...
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 00:01
NHS patients to have access to cutting-edge mRNA vaccines as Moderna set to open global research and manufacturing centre in UK
NHS patients will have access to the next generation of vaccines and treatments following an agreement between the government and Moderna to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing and research and development centre in the UK...
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 00:01
Risk preparedness plans published for the electricity sector
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has published national risk preparedness plans for the electricity sector establishing a common framework to prevent, prepare for and manage electricity crises.
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 23:39
Labour: Government admits PM's housing policy won't help "most" people
The government has admitted that “most” people will not benefit from the housing policy announced by Boris Johnson earlier this month to boost homeownership...
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 22:30
UK launches ambitious trade deal with Gulf nations
Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan is launching free trade negotiations today (Wednesday 22 June) between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), made up of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE...
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 22:30
Labour responds to the publication of the Conservatives’ Bill of Rights
Steve Reed MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, responding to the publication of the Conservatives’ Bill of Rights, said...
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 22:30
British Ambassador visits UK funded projects in response to the Beirut port blast
British Ambassador Dr Ian Collard visited projects funded by the UK as part of its response to the devastating Beirut Port blast back in August 2020...
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 16:58
Government helps prevent last minute summer flight cancellations with “amnesty” on airport slots rule
The Government has today (21 June 2022) laid regulations before Parliament that will help airlines prevent last minute flight cancellations during the summer peak...
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 16:01
Extract from FCDO topical questions: Israel - June 21
Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Lab): Last week marked the 15th anniversary of Israel’s blockade of Gaza...
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 15:53