Rail replacement vehicles: extension of non-accessible period
April 2020 letter allowing buses and coaches performing rail replacement duties to apply for exemption from accessibility requirements until 31 December 2020...
Thursday, 30 April 2020 09:52
UK Finance: Lenders provide over £4 billion to SMEs through covid-19 scheme
The banking and finance sector has provided over £4.1 billion to SMEs so far through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBIL) scheme...
Thursday, 30 April 2020 09:49
Shell results: Greenpeace comment
In response to Shell’s first quarter results, Charlie Kronick, oil finance analyst for Greenpeace UK, said...
Thursday, 30 April 2020 09:15
Temperature testing for bus workers must be introduced to reduce risks, says Unite
Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, which represents over 80,000 thousand bus drivers in the UK, is calling on all bus operators to introduce compulsory temperature checks to further protect workers against COVID-19...
Thursday, 30 April 2020 09:13
Mayor launches new fund to support London’s at risk culture and creative businesses
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today launched a new emergency £2.3m fund to support culture and creative industries at risk due to the impact of the coronavirus...
Thursday, 30 April 2020 09:12
IfG REPORT - The government must be straight with the public: there can be no single grand exit plan to release the coronavirus lockdown
A new Institute for Government paper says the government must be straight with the public that there can be no single grand exit plan to release the coronavirus lockdown....
Thursday, 30 April 2020 08:55
Second reading (Commons) of the Fire Safety Bill - Apr 29
The Minister for Security (James Brokenshire) [V]: I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time....
Thursday, 30 April 2020 08:13
Private Notice Question (Lords) on Domestic Abuse - Apr 29
Baroness Burt of Solihull asked the Government what practical measures they are taking to address domestic abuse as part of their strategy on the COVID-19 pandemic
Thursday, 30 April 2020 08:12
Oral answer (Lords) on Tax Avoidance - Apr 29
Lord Berkeley asked the Government what plans they have to make it a condition for any company in receipt of state support as a result of COVID-19 to agree to not participate in any artificial tax avoidance arrangements...
Thursday, 30 April 2020 08:10
Oral answer (Lords) on Passenger Train Services - Apr 29
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock asked the Government what plans they have to review the arrangements for the operation of passenger train services during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Thursday, 30 April 2020 08:08