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Communities urged to log on for new flood films

From February, the ‘Flood Friday’ films will be released on the first Friday of every month throughout the year and will focus on what residents and businesses can do to ‘Prepare, Act, Survive’ in the event of flooding...

Friday, 12 January 2018 15:49

Unite urge Government to block ‘predatory’ and ‘destructive’ GKN takeover bid

Britain’s largest union Unite today (Friday 12 January) urged the UK government to block a takeover bid of the engineering firm GKN by Melrose...

Friday, 12 January 2018 15:48

NEU comments on the re-brokering of WCAT Schools

Commenting on the announcement that 11 of the 21 academies currently run by the failed Wakefield City Academies Trust have been re-brokered to new sponsors...

Friday, 12 January 2018 13:09

Education Committee to hear from research organisations on quality of apprenticeships and skills training

The Education Committee is to hear from the IPPR, Young Women’s Trust and Sutton Trust at the first oral evidence session of the inquiry in to the quality of apprenticeships and skills training...

Friday, 12 January 2018 12:32

Finance (No.2) Bill: Amendments to be moved in committee - Jan 12

Finance (No.2) Bill: Amendments to be moved in committee - Jan 12...

Friday, 12 January 2018 12:30

Is the Government's definition of Life Sciences broad enough?

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee continues taking evidence for its inquiry into Life Sciences and the Industrial Strategy...

Friday, 12 January 2018 12:26

REA: Charge point letter is one part of larger EV shift needed

The Government has publicised that Ministers Jesse Norman MP and Claire Perry MP have written to Local Authorities to encourage uptake of a scheme that supports the deployment of on-street residential electric vehicle charging...

Friday, 12 January 2018 11:32

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Vietnam in July 2018

Mr Gareth Ward has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam...

Friday, 12 January 2018 10:42

Funding for thousands of electric car charge points unused by councils

Ministers write to local councils urging them to take up electric car charge-point funding...

Friday, 12 January 2018 10:39

Cable on GKN takeover bid: "Secretary of State must intervene"

Commenting on news that leading company GKN has been subject to an attempted takeover by Melrose, Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable said...

Friday, 12 January 2018 10:05