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Rachel Reeves responds to the Bank of England’s latest interest rate decision

Rachel Reeves, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, responding to the Bank of England’s latest interest rate decision, said...

Thursday, 14 December 2023 12:18

Written statement on Trade Update - Dec 14

Minister for Trade (Greg Hands): The Department for Business and Trade continues to make good progress on its ambitious trade negotiations programme...

Thursday, 14 December 2023 12:15

Councils warn of rise in synthetic opioid use

Responding to new statistics on drug misuse from the Office for National Statistics, Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board said...

Thursday, 14 December 2023 12:12

Treasury responds to Bank of England interest rates decision

The Treasury's response to Bank of England interest rates decision is below...

Thursday, 14 December 2023 12:11

New Iranian sanction regime comes in to force

The UK’s new Iran sanctions regime comes into force today, giving the UK extensive new powers to hold Iran and its decision makers to account...

Thursday, 14 December 2023 12:09

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill: Call for written evidence

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Committee today calls for evidence from those with relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Bill, which is currently passing through Parliament...

Thursday, 14 December 2023 12:05

Greater scrutiny of causes of death to help protect the public

New measures to help protect the public and support bereaved families will be introduced in a revamp of how deaths are certified...

Thursday, 14 December 2023 12:03

UKAEA awards £7.4m to develop lithium technologies for fusion

UKAEA has awarded £7.4m worth of contracts for organisations to develop lithium technologies for use in a sustainable fusion energy fuel cycle...

Thursday, 14 December 2023 12:00

Greenpeace reaction to hydrogen announcement

Responding to the news that the government has axed plans for a 'hydrogen village', but will invest £2bn in green hydrogen over the next 15 years, Greenpeace UK’s climate campaigner, Georgia Whitaker, said...

Thursday, 14 December 2023 11:58

MHRA supports launch of Innovate UK’s first-of-its-kind initiative to fund new Regulatory Science and Innovation Networks

Applications are now open for academic institutions wishing to bid for funding to collaborate with others to establish new Regulatory Science and Innovation Networks (RSINs) in innovative sectors...

Thursday, 14 December 2023 11:56