London Assembly response to Supreme Court ruling on Heathrow Airport
The Supreme Court has today ruled for the expansion of Heathrow Airport...
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 10:14
Caroline Lucas: Heathrow court decision “takes us backwards” in climate response
Heathrow Airport has won a Supreme Court challenge over the Government’s decision to give the go-ahead for a third runway...
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 10:13
GMB welcomes top court's decision to give Heathrow expansion the go-ahead
Today’s ruling is a welcome boost at the end to a gruelling year for aviation workers, says GMB Union...
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 10:11
‘People and nature must be at the heart of a new planning system’ says CPRE as government announces rethink
Commenting on the government's changes to the housing algorithm and support for brownfield development announced today, Crispin Truman, chief executive of CPRE, the countryside charity, said...
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 10:10
UK Finance: Proportion of debit card transactions paid with contactless reaches record high
Card spending data published today by UK Finance reveals that the proportion of contactless payments continued to increase in September...
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 09:44
Westminster Hall debate on Planning for the Future - Dec 15
Sarah Olney (Richmond Park) (LD): I beg to move, that this House has considered the Planning for the Future White Paper.
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 09:03
Commons consideration of Lords amendments to the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill and Lords consideration of Commons reasons- Dec 15
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Paul Scully): I beg to move, that this House disagrees with Lords amendments 1F, 1G, 1H, 1K, 1L and 8M...
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 08:59
Mayor calls for Government action to plug £24m funding shortfall to house homeless Londoners this winter as he launches fundraising campaign
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has warned that hundreds of homeless Londoners face the potentially fatal choice of freezing on the streets or risking Covid infection in communal accommodation...
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 08:37
Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Covid-19: Effect on People with Learning Disabilities - Dec 15
Dr Kieran Mullan (Crewe and Nantwich) (Con):...To continue, I will focus today on the risks that the economic consequences of covid pose to the job opportunities of people with learning disabilities...
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 08:31
Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Covid-19: Effect on People with Learning Disabilities - Dec 15
The Minister for Care (Helen Whately):...In fact—I was coming to this exact point—I have asked the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies care working group to consider the findings in the Public Health England and LeDeR reports to help us develop further targeted actions...
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 08:28