Grid connections and storage issues must be addressed to decarbonise the economy, MPs find
Slow grid connections and a lack of clear plans for energy storage have to be fixed to enable electrification of the UK energy system or risk net zero goals not being met, a committee of MPs has found...
Friday, 24 May 2024 13:03
Written statement on Oil and Gas Overlaps with Offshore Wind Projects - May 24
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Claire Coutinho): The North Sea Transition Authority have announced three tranches of licences from the 33rd Oil and Gas Licensing Round...
Friday, 24 May 2024 12:35
Licensed drug testing continues at music festivals this summer
Confiscated and surrendered drugs will be tested to identify toxic substances in circulation and help prevent drug-related overdoses...
Friday, 24 May 2024 11:52
Levelling Up Committee publishes Disabled people in the housing sector report
The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has today published thereport for its inquiry on disabled people in the housing sector...
Friday, 24 May 2024 11:50
Legal Aid: Government lacks understanding of costs and benefits of reforms, PAC warns
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has published its report scrutinising value for money from legal aid...
Friday, 24 May 2024 11:47
Hearings begin in multimillion dollar Shell lawsuit against Greenpeace
The first hearing in Shell’s multimillion dollar ‘intimidation’ lawsuit against Greenpeace over a peaceful protest last year will take place today...
Friday, 24 May 2024 11:44
Written statement: Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme - May 24
Minister for Industry and Economic Security (Alan Mak): The Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme (SCGS) is a finance instrument that provides guarantees to banks in respect of loans made to vessel owners and operators seeking to place orders at UK shipyards...
Friday, 24 May 2024 11:13
Written Statement (Wales): 20mph Review Team Final Report
Ken Skates, MS, Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport: Today, I am pleased to publish the final report from the Welsh Government-appointed review team, which has evaluated the Exceptions Guidance for the default 20mph speed limit on restricted roads in Wales...
Friday, 24 May 2024 11:09
ASCL comment on uncertainty over teacher pay decision
Commenting on uncertainty over the teacher pay award 2024/25 following the calling of the General Election on 4 July, Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Friday, 24 May 2024 11:09
Matthew Pennycook comments on the Conservatives ditching the Renters Reform Bill
Matthew Pennycook MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Housing, commenting on the Conservatives ditching the Renters Reform Bill, said...
Friday, 24 May 2024 11:06