Call for transparency in use of taxpayers’ money after “room for fraud allowed in” to “hastily drawn up” Covid support schemes
The Public Accounts Committee is today calling on HMRC to give a more honest picture of the likely levels of the so called “tax gap”...
Friday, 16 October 2020 00:01
Ed Miliband comments on Institute of Directors report findings on Brexit preparedness
Ed Miliband MP, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, commenting on an Institute of Directors survey which found half of respondents are not yet prepared for the end of the transition period, said...
Friday, 16 October 2020 00:01
Liz Kendall responds to Care Quality Commission's 'State of Care' report
Liz Kendall MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Social Care, commenting on Care Quality Commission’s ‘State of Care 2019/20’ report, said...
Friday, 16 October 2020 00:01
LGA responds to CQC "State of Care" report
Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s annual State of Care report, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said...
Friday, 16 October 2020 00:01
CQC: COVID-19 is magnifying inequalities and “risks turning fault lines into chasms” – focus now must be on shaping a health and care system that delivers for everyone
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past year...
Friday, 16 October 2020 00:01
Guidance on providing apprenticeships during the coronavirus outbreak
This document sets out guidance for apprentices, employers, training providers and assessment organisations in response to the impact of coronavirus...
Thursday, 15 October 2020 17:56
Alex Sobel responds to news more heritage sites are at risk than being saved
Alex Sobel MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Tourism and Heritage, responding to news that more heritage sites are at risk than being saved for the first time in years, said...
Thursday, 15 October 2020 16:11
Covid support for Welsh businesses - Job Support Scheme expanded
Welsh Secretary welcomes the expansion of the UK Government’s Job Support Scheme...
Thursday, 15 October 2020 14:30
HCLG Committee endorses appointment of Peter Freeman as Chair of Homes England
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has today published a report following its pre-appointment hearing with the preferred candidate for Chair of Homes England...
Thursday, 15 October 2020 14:27
New House of Lords Committee on Sport and Recreation appointed
The House of Lords has today agreed to appoint a new Committee on a National Plan for Sport and Recreation chaired by Lord Willis of Knaresborough...
Thursday, 15 October 2020 14:25