Treasury must act to support jobs and investment – IoD
The Institute of Directors is calling on the Government to use its upcoming Economic Statement to ‘pump-prime’ the economy and support employment...
Tuesday, 23 June 2020 00:01
Surfers Against Sewage - "Dirty Dozen" exposed: 12 brands responsible for over half of UKs plastic pollution
Over the last month, Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) award-winning campaign #ReturnToOffender has been challenging big brands on the volume of plastic and packaging pollution found on beaches and other wild spaces...
Tuesday, 23 June 2020 00:01
'State of emergency' as children needing foster care up by 44% - Tulip Siddiq responds
Tulip Siddiq MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years, responding to news that there has been a 44% rise in children needing foster care in the Covid-19 pandemic, said...
Tuesday, 23 June 2020 00:01
Education Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 19 June 2020
Education Secretary on the Government’s £1 billion Covid catch-up plan to tackle impact of lost teaching time...
Monday, 22 June 2020 20:25
Thousands of children to benefit from free meals and activities
Disadvantaged children in England will benefit from free healthy meals and enriching activities throughout the summer...
Monday, 22 June 2020 20:23
Plans to ease guidance for over 2 million shielding
Millions of people shielding from coronavirus will be advised they can spend more time outside their homes from Monday 6 July, the Health Secretary announced today...
Monday, 22 June 2020 17:00
Our civil servants have risen to the occasion of the pandemic - Article by Thérèse Coffey
Our exceptional civil servants however have stepped up to and met the challenges of this unprecedented time head on...
Monday, 22 June 2020 16:12
Written statement: Business Update - June 22
Alok Sharma (Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy): Today, the Government will lay two separate pieces of secondary legislation to amend the Enterprise Act 2002...
Monday, 22 June 2020 15:55
Downgrading of two-metre social distancing rule risks ‘more outbreaks’ for meat industry says Unite
An expected downgrading to the two-metre social distancing rule risks causing ‘more outbreaks’ of coronavirus within the meat processing sector, Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, said today...
Monday, 22 June 2020 15:49
Written statement: Procurement Update - June 22
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Rt Hon Michael Gove MP): I previously provided a Written Ministerial Statement on 29 April 2020 in relation to indemnities granted for IP infringement...
Monday, 22 June 2020 15:14