People with disabilities more likely to be depressed, anxious and lonely during pandemic, says UCL study
Older people in England with physical disabilities were more likely to have worse mental health and to feel lonelier during the Covid-19 pandemic...
Thursday, 22 April 2021 00:01
Labour warns against Tory sleaze threat to science as Conservatives plan to exempt new agency from Freedom of Information and procurement rules
Labour has warned that the Government’s new taxpayer-funded research and invention agency risks being a front for “sleaze in science” if the Conservatives plough ahead with their plan to give the agency a blanket exemption from FOI and procurement rules...
Thursday, 22 April 2021 00:01
Treasury Committee publishes ‘Net Zero and the Future of Green Finance’ report
The Treasury Committee has published a unanimously-agreed report as part of its decarbonisation and green finance inquiry: Net Zero and the Future of Green Finance...
Thursday, 22 April 2021 00:01
"Great opportunities" possible for UK-India trade, says new IEA research
As Boris Johnson prepares for talks with Prime Minister Modi later this month as part of the UK’s new “Indo-Pacific tilt,” a new briefing paper from the Institute of Economic Affairs, authored by IEA Academic Fellow Shanker Singham, examines prospects for and barriers to a deeper relationship between the two nations...
Thursday, 22 April 2021 00:01
Councils spearheading national climate change effort
Councils continue to be at the forefront of the national response to climate change and have been working hard to put plans into action to help achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner...
Thursday, 22 April 2021 00:01
Education Secretary on The Russell Group's statement of principles on free speech
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson welcomed The Russell Group’s statement of principles on universities protecting freedom of speech...
Thursday, 22 April 2021 00:01
Transport committee: Global Travel Taskforce: International travel has its wings clipped by cautious Government report
Vague and costly recommendations are not enough to reboot aviation and tourism sectors facing another summer without international travel, says the Transport Committee...
Thursday, 22 April 2021 00:01
Rachel Reeves responds to new research from Transparency International UK on Covid contracts
Rachel Reeves MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, responding to new research from Transparency International UK on Covid contracts, said...
Thursday, 22 April 2021 00:01
Labour calls for Boris Johnson to give evidence to Liaison Committee on cronyism row
Labour are today calling on the House of Commons Parliamentary Liaison Committee to launch a full investigation into the conduct of Boris Johnson, following the latest revelations in the cronyism row...
Thursday, 22 April 2021 00:01
Westminster Hall debate on Electric Vehicles: Promotion
Nick Fletcher (Don Valley) (Con): I beg to move, That this House has considered promotion of electric vehicle usage...
Wednesday, 21 April 2021 19:41