Extract from Second reading debate (Commons) of the Coronavirus Bill - Mar 23
Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley) (DUP):...I want to speak to new clause 5, in my name...
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 14:18
No one should be asked to work if they are not providing an essential function – Rebecca Long-Bailey
Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, commenting on the need for the government to provide clarity on working measures, said...
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 13:17
Government confirms £500 million hardship fund will provide council tax relief for vulnerable households
Local Government Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP has confirmed the Government’s £500 million Hardship Fund will provide council tax relief to vulnerable people and households to help those affected most by coronavirus...
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 12:38
Lib Dems: Prison lockdown must be followed by rehabilitation investment
Responding to BBC reports that “prisoners in England and Wales will be confined to their cells for 23 hours a day and allowed out only to shower and use pay-phones...
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 12:06
Guidance: Workplace Charging Scheme minimum technical specification
Workplace Charging Scheme minimum technical specification for manufacturers of chargepoint units...
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 10:58
Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on business support grant funding
This guidance sets out details of eligibility and delivery of the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF)...
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 10:56
Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and prisons (update)
Guidance about visiting prisons during the coronavirus pandemic...
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 10:54
The impact of coronavirus on businesses and workers – Rachel Reeves, Business Committee Chair, writes to Secretary of State on support for self-employed
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee, has written to Alok Sharma, Secretary of State for BEIS...
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 10:52
Music firms illegally prevented discounts, CMA alleges
The CMA has provisionally found that 2 more suppliers of musical instruments broke competition law by restricting online discounting for their products...
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 10:17
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – delivering our public services (update)
Our public-facing services are continuing to operate. On this page we will provide updates if services are affected by the need to take precautions against COVID-19....
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 09:35