Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans – Rachel Reeves, BEIS Committee Chair, writes to Chancellor
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has written to Rishi Sunak, outlining a series of concerns regarding the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 15:08
Coronavirus (COVID-19): letter to the construction sector
Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the UK's construction sector...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 15:07
Corbyn writes to PM demanding more tests and PPE for NHS workers
Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leader of the Opposition, has written to the Prime Minister with a plan for immediate action to improve the safety of our NHS and care workers...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 14:33
COVID-19: sample submission guidance for VICs and PME centres
APHA continues to provide post mortem and diagnostic testing support for livestock veterinarians but due to COVID-19 restrictions, the service is impacted...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 14:29
NHS frontline workers visas extended so they can focus on fighting coronavirus
Doctors, nurses and paramedics with visas due to expire before 1 October 2020 will have them automatically extended for one year...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 14:07
Foreign Office statement on North Korea missile test - 31 March 2020
The FCO comments on the fourth missile test carried out by North Korea this month...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 13:41
Don’t forget to thank school support staff too, says UNISON
The hard work of thousands of school support staff providing emergency care for key workers’ children countrywide appears to have been ignored by the government, says UNISON today...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 13:39
Recording of Treasury Committee’s evidence session on economic impact of Coronavirus published
The Treasury Committee held an evidence session this morning via Zoom with the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and Confederation of British Industry (CBI) on the economic impact of Coronavirus...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 12:53
Health and Social Care Committee raises concerns over ‘significant omissions’ in EU negotiating mandate
Chair Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP has flagged significant omissions relating to health and social care in the EU’s negotiating mandate on the future relationship with the UK...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 12:32
MHRA: Status of Phase 1 clinical trials in response to coronavirus (COVID-19)
We have written to all Phase I accredited units conducting early phase clinical trials to seek confirmation that all trials have undergone a risk assessment in relation to coronavirus (COVID-19) and the current government advice...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 12:30