Written statement on Energy Policy - Mar 11
Claire Perry (Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth): Today, the Government will publish legislation for a short extension to the deadline for UK operators participating in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to surrender their emission allowances for the 2018 scheme year...
Monday, 11 March 2019 13:42
Public Health England publishes air pollution evidence review
The review aims to create a ‘clean air generation’ of children, and make sure new developments are clean by design...
Monday, 11 March 2019 12:43
RAC comment on PHE 'no idling' proposals
RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes said: “Unnecessary idling contributes to poor local air quality...
Monday, 11 March 2019 11:32
Chancellor should use his chance to address root causes of period poverty - JRF
Commenting on news that the Chancellor is expected to use Wednesday’s Spring Statement to make sanitary products available for free in schools, JRF is urging him to take the opportunity to address the underlying causes of poverty...
Monday, 11 March 2019 11:29
John McDonnell Pre-Spring Statement Speech
John McDonnell MP, Shadow Chancellor, in his pre-Spring statement speech said: This week is an opportunity to rule out both a bad deal and a disastrous ‘no deal’...
Monday, 11 March 2019 11:28
LGA responds to air quality intervention report
Responding to a Public Health England review of interventions to improve air quality and health, published today, Cllr Martin Tett, Transport spokesman for the Local Government Association, said...
Monday, 11 March 2019 11:22
Thousands of places created in new special free schools
Around 3,500 extra school places to be created for pupils facing the biggest challenges in their education...
Monday, 11 March 2019 10:56
Change of British High Commissioner to Bangladesh - March 2019
Mr Robert Chatterton Dickson has been appointed British High Commissioner to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh...
Monday, 11 March 2019 10:54
Transport Select Committee - New inquiry: Road safety
Despite a reduction of more than 40 percent in the number of fatal road traffic accidents from 2007-2012, there has been no reduction over the last five years...
Monday, 11 March 2019 10:26
Businesses urged to do more to help improve society if they want to win government contracts
Businesses who want to secure future government contracts will be urged to show they can also help improve society by tackling issues such as modern slavery and climate change...
Monday, 11 March 2019 09:53