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Dame Ottoline Leyser appointed new CEO of UK Research And Innovation (UKRI)

Business Secretary Alok Sharma has today appointed Professor Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS as the new CEO of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)...

Thursday, 14 May 2020 13:32

Louise Haigh commenting on reports that the Government has accepted checks at NI ports as part of implementing the protocol

Louise Haigh MP, Labour’s Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, commenting on reports that the Government has accepted checks at NI ports as part of implementing the protocol, said...

Thursday, 14 May 2020 13:30

UK statement in response to the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan

Delivered by Ambassador Neil Bush at the virtual OSCE Permanent Council on 14 May 2020...

Thursday, 14 May 2020 13:19

Business Secretary confirms 9 new appointments to the CMA panel

Business Secretary Alok Sharma has appointed 9 new members to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) panel...

Thursday, 14 May 2020 13:18

Northern Ireland Assembly: Agriculture Bill must not disadvantage local agri-foods sector, says committee

The Assembly’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee (AERA) has expressed its concern that the Agriculture Bill, which passed in the House of Commons yesterday, could have the potential to impact negatively on the agri-foods industry here...

Thursday, 14 May 2020 13:17

Growing and alarming backlog of clinical need with patients – Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, commenting on NHS statistics published today, said...

Thursday, 14 May 2020 11:56

Lib Dems oppose Government’s Immigration Bill

The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment in the House of Commons that would prevent the Government’s Immigration Bill from progressing...

Thursday, 14 May 2020 11:54

Coronavirus: changes to Veterans UK Services (update)

Due to COVID-19 precautions, all Veterans UK services are operating via remote working and this has meant we have had to change several of our services...

Thursday, 14 May 2020 11:53

COVID-19: European Scrutiny Committee reports on how the EU’s response is affecting UK PPE supplies, business support, contact tracing and air passenger rights

In its latest report, published today, the European Scrutiny Committee focuses on how the European Union is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. ..

Thursday, 14 May 2020 11:16

Government's bias against hydrogen buses challenged

Industry leaders, campaign groups and academics today challenged the Government’s “deliberate” and “misjudged” bias against hydrogen buses in its pursuit of decarbonising public transport...

Thursday, 14 May 2020 11:12