Business owners face legal action if they are struggling to stay afloat through the crisis but don’t cease trading, says Labour
The Government must urgently extend the suspension of ‘wrongful trading’ rules for company directors or risk seeing a flood of businesses closing up shop before Christmas, Labour has warned today.
Thursday, 22 October 2020 00:01
MPs call for £7bn annual increase in social care funding as a starting point for reform – doing nothing ‘no longer an option’
The Health and Social Care Committee is calling for urgent and sustained investment in social care to resolve the crisis in funding...
Thursday, 22 October 2020 00:01
UK Finance: Lenders continue to support customers through Covid-19
As the furlough scheme and existing support measures come to an end on 31 October 2020, the banking and finance industry has reiterated its commitment to support mortgage, personal loan and credit card customers facing financial difficulty...
Thursday, 22 October 2020 00:01
UK Music Diversity Taskforce Calls on Music Industry to Ditch “Outdated and Offensive” BAME Acronym
UK Music’s Diversity Taskforce is calling on the music industry to dump the “outdated and offensive” term BAME as part of its drive to boost diversity and inclusion in the music industry...
Thursday, 22 October 2020 00:01
Lords Economic Affairs Committee response to the Commons Health and Social Care Committee’s new social care report
Responding to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee’s new report, Social Care: Funding and Workforce, Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, Chair of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, said...
Thursday, 22 October 2020 00:01
£10 million to support university students in Wales through pandemic
The Welsh Government has announced it’s providing an extra £10 million this year towards supporting university students during the pandemic...
Thursday, 22 October 2020 00:01
Minister for Equalities sets out Government action to tackle Covid disparities
Today the Minister for Equalities, Kemi Badenoch MP, will provide the first quarterly report to the Prime Minister and Health Secretary...
Thursday, 22 October 2020 00:01
Alzheimer's Society responds to Health and Social Care Committee report: Social Care: Funding and Workforce
Fiona Carragher, Director of Research and Influencing at Alzheimer’s Society, said: "With two thirds of the astronomical cost of dementia currently being paid by people with dementia and their families, we welcome the support of MPs for an immediate significant cash injection...
Thursday, 22 October 2020 00:01
Age UK responds to select committee report on social care
Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK said...
Thursday, 22 October 2020 00:01
Jenrick confirms allocations of £1 billion funding for councils this winter
Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick has today confirmed allocations for individual councils from the £1 billion of additional support...
Thursday, 22 October 2020 00:01