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New chair of BPDTS Ltd appointed

Jeremy Moore is the new chair of BPDTS Ltd, the government-owned company set up to provide specialist services to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)...

Monday, 7 January 2019 10:26

Mayor urges motorists to check their vehicles meet tough new emissions standards before central London Ultra Low Emission Zone launch

With three months to go until the launch of the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in the central London Congestion Charge Zone...

Monday, 7 January 2019 10:16

NEU: Broken promises from Government on school funding

New analysis by the National Education Union of the Schools Block funding allocations show the Government has not even matched their previous woefully inadequate promises on school funding...

Monday, 7 January 2019 10:14

A new era - but beware of over-promising, says NHS Confederation in response to Long-term Plan announcement

Responding to NHS England’s announcement of the Long-term Plan, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said...

Monday, 7 January 2019 08:15

LGA responds to RAC Foundation report on road bridges

Responding to analysis by the RAC Foundation which shows that the cost of clearing the maintenance backlog for council-managed bridges in the UK has increased by a third to £6.7 billion in the past year, Cllr Martin Tett, Transport spokesman for the Local Government Association, said...

Monday, 7 January 2019 00:01

PM: Launch of the NHS Long Term Plan marks an historic step to secure its future

From getting the best start in life, to supporting you into old age, the NHS Long Term Plan will be hailed by the Prime Minister...

Sunday, 6 January 2019 21:07

‘Smart homes’ to help older and disabled people get digital skills and tackle loneliness in rural areas

A number of ‘smart homes’ with digitally savvy older people demonstrating tech in their own homes are being created as part of an innovative scheme...

Sunday, 6 January 2019 10:06

New pound coin goes global with rollout to British overseas nations

Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies will, for the first time, be able to design and mint their own versions of the new 12-sided £1 coin...

Sunday, 6 January 2019 10:02

Finance Bill - latest amendments

The following amendments will be considered at report stage in the House of Commons on January 8...

Saturday, 5 January 2019 08:33

Agriculture Bill latest amendments

Notices of Amendments as at 2 January 2019...

Friday, 4 January 2019 23:24