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Harnessing start-up solutions to improve lives: CivTech Round 10 launched to drive public sector innovation

Up to £8 million of Scottish Government funding is being made available to help start-up businesses and entrepreneurs solve public sector challenges...

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 12:28

Written Statement (Wales): Appointment of independent chair – statutory review of the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations - Jul 30

Huw Irranca-Davies AS, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Susannah Bolton as independent external chair to oversee the statutory review of the Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021...

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 11:23

New redress scheme opens for postmasters with overturned convictions

Postmasters whose convictions have been overturned by the Post Office Offences Act (including that passed by the Scottish Government) can now apply to a new redress scheme...

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 10:36

Armed Forces awarded largest pay increase in decades to 'renew nation’s contract with those who serve'

Government Armed Forces Pay Announcement confirms starting Armed Forces salary will be in line with National Living Wage for the first time...

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 10:16

Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor design completes second step of regulatory assessment

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited’s 470 MWe Small Modular Reactor design completes Step 2 of Generic Design Assessment (GDA)...

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 10:14

Local housing deals could deliver almost 200,000 new social homes over the next 30 years

The roll-out of five-year local housing deals by 2025 would lead to 200,000 additional social homes being built over the span of 30 years, a new report by the Local Government Association says today...

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 09:52

Lords motion to approve the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024 - Jul 29

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Timpson) (Lab): My Lords, following the Oral Statement which I repeated in this House on Wednesday 24 July, your Lordships will know that our prisons are in crisis...

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:42

Lords motion to approve the Global Combat Air Programme International Government Organisation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2024 - Jul 29

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Baroness Chapman of Darlington) (Lab): My Lords, in December 2022, the United Kingdom, Japan and Italy jointly launched the global combat air programme, known as GCAP, to deliver next-generation aircraft by 2035...

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:39

Commons statement on Public Spending: Inheritance - Jul 29

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves): On my first day as Chancellor of the Exchequer, I asked Treasury officials to assess the state of public spending....

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:34

Oral answers to questions (Commons): Home Department - Jul 29

Lee Anderson (Ashfield) (Reform): What steps she is taking to tackle illegal crossings of the channel in small boats...

Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:21