Lords Covid-19 committee transcript: The long-term impact of the pandemic on towns and cities - July 13
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed our relationship with towns and cities, and the dynamic within those areas. This inquiry will look at the long-term impact of the pandemic on large towns and smaller cities, concentrating particularly on housing and green spaces, the changing nature of employment and public transport, and the resulting impact on inequality...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 11:54
‘Good design is impossible’ under government upheaval of planning, says CPRE
Commenting on the launch of the government’s new national model design code, Paul Miner, head of land use and planning at CPRE, the countryside charity, said...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 11:50
Justin Madders responds to Paul Scully comments on Track and Trace app
Justin Madders MP, Labour Shadow Health Minister, responding to comments from Conservative Minister, Paul Scully, that the NHS Track and Trace app is there to help make “informed decisions”, said...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 11:49
Government update on action taken to prevent deaths in custody
The update shows 65 recommendations have been implemented in full following Dame Elish Angiolini's 2017 Review...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 11:19
EAC launches new inquiry on aviation and shipping’s voyage to net zero
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has today announced that it is to look at how the aviation and shipping sectors can best achieve net zero emissions...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 11:17
HMI Prisons: First annual report by Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor
The Prison Service prevented predicted large-scale deaths as a result of COVID-19 but severe and prolonged daily lock-up of prisoners harmed their physical and mental welfare, according to HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 11:14
TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to proposed national insurance increase
Responding to a proposed one percentage point rise in national insurance to fund social care, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 11:13
New adult social care investment must ensure carers paid £15 an hour, says GMB
GMB Union does not back raising regressive national insurance which would hit the lowest paid workers...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 11:11
Heat-health alert issued by Public Health England
Public Health England has today issued a heat-health alert as the Met Office forecasts high temperatures for the coming days...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 11:09
Sutton Trust responds to the Social Mobility Commission ‘State of the Nation’ report
Sir Peter Lampl, founder and chairman of the Sutton Trust and chairman of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) said...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 11:08