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Committee Chair seeks assurances from solicitors regulator over concerning use of SLAPP cases to chill free speech 

The Chair of the Lords Communications and Digital Committee, Baroness Stowell of Beeston, has written to the Chief Executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority...

Friday, 8 April 2022 11:36

Consultation outcome - Designing a UK low carbon hydrogen standard

This consultation sought views on the methodological choices underpinning the UK Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard...

Friday, 8 April 2022 10:51

Consultation on Hydrogen Business Model and Net Zero Hydrogen Fund: market engagement on electrolytic allocation

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy is seeking views on a proposed approach to allocating Hydrogen Business Model and Net Zero Hydrogen Fund support...

Friday, 8 April 2022 10:27

Shell's profits raised in House of Lords debate

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle ... [on the issue of tax dodging] You could call this the Shell-Amazon problem for shorthand...

Friday, 8 April 2022 09:44

Lords agree changes to the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill

Lord Benyon: That this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 1 and 2...

Friday, 8 April 2022 09:29

Government accedes to Lords concerns on the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill

The House of Lords continued its consideration of the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill yesterday when Baroness Barran said the government would address concerns raised by Lords...

Friday, 8 April 2022 09:23

Debate in the House of Lords on Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

A short debate on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was moved in the Lords Grand Committee by Lord Polak...

Friday, 8 April 2022 09:15

Government unveils investment for energy technologies of the future

The government has today (Friday 8 April 2022) launched a wide-ranging £375 million package of support for innovative energy technologies that will power British homes and businesses for decades...

Friday, 8 April 2022 08:47

BRC figures show gradual improvement to UK footfall

Total UK footfall decreased by 15.4% in March (Yo3Y), a 1.2 percentage point improvement from February. This is better than the 3-month average decline of 15.9%...

Friday, 8 April 2022 00:01

Keep the size of your waist to less than half of your height, updated NICE draft guideline recommends

People are being encouraged to keep their waist measurement to less than half their height to reduce the risk of potential health problems...

Friday, 8 April 2022 00:01