Business Committee Chair calls on Government to learn lessons from gaps in worker & business support
Following a series of evidence hearings on the impact of coronavirus, with Ministers and representatives from businesses, trade unions, the self-employed, consumer and worker organisations...
Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:01
TaxPayers’ Alliance reveals £56 cost of online sales tax
New analysis from the TaxPayers’ Alliance reveals plans for an online delivery tax could cost the average household at least £56 per year...
Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:01
Age UK calls on government to help shielding older workers retain their jobs
As shielding restrictions are lifted on the 1st August Age UK is calling on the Chancellor to introduce a new ‘furlough-style scheme’ for all those workers who have been shielding...
Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:01
Children risk getting “left behind” unless “immediate action” is taken to improve the British diet, says new strategy
Part One of the National Food Strategy published today contains urgent recommendations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and preceding the end of the transition period with the European Union...
Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:01
Justice Committee launches inquiry as Covid-19 stretches delays in justice
The Commons Justice Committee has published a report on the significant crisis in delays to court cases – and therefore justice...
Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:01
Skin creams dried on fabric can lead to fire deaths, says MHRA report
Some skin creams, when dried on to fabric, can create a highly flammable combination that can cause serious injury and death, regulators warn today...
Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:01
Giant leap for UK spaceflight programme as consultation launches
The first-ever launch into space from British soil is one step closer today as Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announces a public consultation on the regulations for the UK’s spaceflight programme...
Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:01
Government must answer for actions over care home deaths - GMB
Ministers ignored science, evidence and GMB Union as 20,000 died in care homes...
Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:01
Transport Scotland: New accelerator established to drive hydrogen innovation
£300,000 to establish accelerator at the University of St Andrews..
Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:01
LGA responds to PAC report on social care during coronavirus
Responding to a Public Accounts Committee report on readying the NHS and social care for the COVID-19 peak...
Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:01