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Trade Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage (Commons) as at June 11

Trade Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage (Commons) as at June 11...

Friday, 12 June 2020 06:58

Fisheries Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage (Lords) as at June 11

Fisheries Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage (Lords) as at June 11...

Friday, 12 June 2020 06:56

New support for reopening and recovery of high streets

The High Streets Task Force has announced new training, expert advice and online resources for high streets in England...

Friday, 12 June 2020 06:23

Trading under WTO rules “a far better option” – our EU relationship was “an expensive failure” - Civitas

A fundamental issue at the heart of the Brexit trade talks has been the comparison of merits of trade as an EU member and those under WTO rules...

Friday, 12 June 2020 06:20

National Audit Office report on Readying the NHS and adult social care in England for COVID-19

Today’s report by the National Audit Office (NAO) provides a factual overview of the response by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and other bodies during March and April 2020...

Friday, 12 June 2020 00:01

The Joint Committee on Human Right publishes its Report “Human Rights and the Government’s response to COVID-19: the detention of young people who are autistic and/or have learning disabilities”

Coronavirus crisis has left the human rights of young people in detention who are autistic and/or who have learning disabilities highly vulnerable to abuse. NHS England must again permit families to visit their loved ones...

Friday, 12 June 2020 00:01

Lessons to be learned by government after limited schools’ reopening, says UNISON

Rushed government reopening plans have led to guidelines on ‘safe’ class sizes being ignored by some schools, according to a survey published by UNISON today...

Friday, 12 June 2020 00:01

LGA responds to NAO report on social care during the coronavirus pandemic

Responding to a National Audit Office report on readying the NHS and social care in England for COVID-19, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said...

Friday, 12 June 2020 00:01

Health and Social Care committee chairman comments on NAO report: Readying the NHS and adult social care in England for COVID-19

Jeremy Hunt, Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, has issued the following comment relating to figures confirming discharges of hospital patients into care homes contained in the report into issued by the NAO on Friday 12 June...

Friday, 12 June 2020 00:01

Could COVID-19 be a catalyst for change? MPs to explore 'once in a lifetime' opportunity to reduce pollution

Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to UK public health. A cross-party group of MPs are to explore whether the COVID-19 pandemic can act as a catalyst for change...

Friday, 12 June 2020 00:01