Targeted support announced for vulnerable young people in serious violence hotspots
Vulnerable young people at risk of being drawn into crime or gangs will benefit from a funding boost to help them stay engaged with their education and out of harm...
Friday, 3 September 2021 11:49
Home Secretary seeks expert advice on ‘laughing gas’
The Home Secretary has asked the independent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to review the harm caused by nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas...
Friday, 3 September 2021 11:28
£9 million fund announced for local authorities to tackle air pollution
Local projects to improve air quality across England will get a £7 million funding boost this year, the government confirmed today...
Friday, 3 September 2021 11:24
Medicines need to be removed from the Norther Ireland Protocol immediately, says UUP
Responding to the news that Health Minister Robin Swann has warned of the threat to the supply of medicines to Northern Ireland because of the Protocol...
Friday, 3 September 2021 10:56
Health and Care Bill - latest amendments
The Health and Care Bill will be considered by the House of Commons in Committee on September 7...
Friday, 3 September 2021 10:35
Social care spending £2,736 per disabled person lower in the North than England-wide, says think tank
The leading think tank for the north of England has today published research shining a light on how multiple injustices are having a disproportionate impact...
Friday, 3 September 2021 10:25
Guidance on COVID-19 vaccination: blood clotting information for healthcare professionals
Information for healthcare professionals on blood clotting following COVID-19 vaccination.
Friday, 3 September 2021 10:19
Environment Bill amendments
The Environment Bill will be debated at Report Stage in the House of Lords on September 6...
Friday, 3 September 2021 09:45
Oral questions in the Scottish Parliament on mobile abattoirs
Martin Whitfield (South Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any progress that has been made on the use of mobile abattoirs...
Friday, 3 September 2021 09:39
UK and Australia agree to share vaccines to tackle global pandemic
The UK and Australia will share COVID-19 vaccine doses to benefit each other’s life-saving vaccine rollout programmes...
Friday, 3 September 2021 09:09