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Government sets out plans to clean up the UK’s supply chains to help protect forests

Plans to clean up the UK’s supply chains to tackle illegal deforestation were stepped up today (3 December) as the government launched a consultation on how to implement new measures in the Environment Act...

Friday, 3 December 2021 00:01

£700 million to support NHS as public advised to do their bit this winter

Hospitals across the country will benefit from a share of £700 million to expand wards, install modular operating theatres, upgrade outpatient spaces and MRI and screening technology, to help reduce waiting lists...

Friday, 3 December 2021 00:01

House of Lords briefing note on the Health and Care Bill

The Health and Care Bill is scheduled for second reading in the House of Lords on 7 December 2021. This Lords Library briefing focuses on how the bill changed as it went through the House of Commons...

Thursday, 2 December 2021 23:24

Labour demands answers on £70m “stealth cut” for disabled people

On International Day for Disabled People, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, Anneliese Dodds, has called on the Government to “come clean” about its plans to reform disability benefits...

Thursday, 2 December 2021 22:30

Labour calls for rate freeze to boost growth

New analysis from Labour has revealed the debt burden weighing down British businesses...

Thursday, 2 December 2021 22:30

Lucy Powell responds to Kevin Brennan's Bill

Lucy Powell MP, Labour’s Shadow Culture Secretary, ahead of the second reading of the Bill to ensure fair remuneration for performers and composers, said...

Thursday, 2 December 2021 22:30

Prisons Minister announces end to Rainsbrook contract

The contract to manage Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre in Warwickshire has ended by mutual agreement, Prisons Minister Victoria Atkins confirmed today.,,.

Thursday, 2 December 2021 21:39

Oxfam welcomes Shell's decision not to invest in Cambo oil field

Responding to the announcement that Shell will not invest in the Cambo oil field project off the coast of Shetland, Jamie Livingstone, Head of Oxfam Scotland said...

Thursday, 2 December 2021 21:34

NASUWT comments on initial teacher training enrolment figures

Commenting on the publication of the Initial Teacher Training Census 2021/22 by the Department for Education, Dr Patrick Roach, General Secretary of the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, said...

Thursday, 2 December 2021 21:30

LGA responds to Sport England’s new implementation plan for 2022-25

Responding to Sport England’s new implementation plan which focuses on years 2-4 of their Uniting the Movement strategy...

Thursday, 2 December 2021 16:30