COP 26 – Government should spell out how it will measure success at the UN Climate Change conference say MPs
The Government’s ambitions for the COP 26 climate summit need to be clearer, says the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee in an interim report on Net Zero and COP26published today...
Friday, 5 March 2021 00:01
Number of privately licensed battery electric vehicles in the UK rises 53% in a year shows RAC research
The number of battery electric vehicles (‘BEVs’) in private hands in the UK rose by nearly 30,000 in the 12 months to September 2020...
Friday, 5 March 2021 00:01
Government has “no plan” for achieving Net Zero, two years after setting target in law, say MPs
As it gears up to host the international climate summit COP26 a few months from now...
Friday, 5 March 2021 00:01
Space launch from British soil one step closer
A giant leap in British spaceflight history is being made today (5 March), as the Government publishes its commercial spaceflight consultation response, paving the way for space launches from UK soil...
Friday, 5 March 2021 00:01
Unsustainable pressure could put education recovery at risk, says NAHT
Today, school leaders’ union NAHT releases findings from a recent survey of their members on working hours and in-school attendance...
Friday, 5 March 2021 00:01
£79 million to boost mental health support for children and young people
Millions more children and young people will have access to significantly expanded mental health services, backed by £79 million...
Friday, 5 March 2021 00:01
Steel not mentioned once in Government’s plan for the future as Labour slams lack of support for manufacturers in Budget
Rishi Sunak failed to provide any support whatsoever for the steel, automotive, or aerospace manufacturing industries in yesterday’s Budget – failing to even mention the steel industry once in his 112 page ‘plan for growth’...
Thursday, 4 March 2021 22:30
Read-out of Prime Minister’s call with the Italian Prime Minister
A Downing Street spokesperson said: The Prime Minister spoke to Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi this afternoon...
Thursday, 4 March 2021 17:04
Unite welcomes government commitment to further talks on future of GKN’s Birmingham factory
Representatives of Unite, the UK’s leading union, along with Jack Dromey MP, today met with Kwasi Kwarteng...
Thursday, 4 March 2021 17:02
Written statement on Healthy Weight Programme - Mar 4
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care (Jo Churchill): Last year, in response to growing numbers across the country living with excess weight and obesity...
Thursday, 4 March 2021 16:21