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Several bills have been introduced to the Parliament of the United Kingdom which would declare a climate emergency, but none have passed. [1] [2] [3] The Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill was tabled as an early day motion on 2 September 2020 and received its first reading the same day. [4] [5]
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to achieve climate and nature targets for the United Kingdom; to give the Secretary of State a duty to implement a strategy to achieve those targets; to establish a Climate and Nature Assembly to advise the Secretary of State in creating that strategy; to give duties to the Committee on Climate Change and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee ...
5 January – The UK government confirms it will not go ahead with a plan to privatise Channel 4. [2] 9 January – A new scheme to support businesses with the cost of energy bills is outlined in the House of Commons to replace existing support due to end in March. The scheme will replace capped energy bills with a wholesale discount on gas and ...
An Act to extend the period during which departmental functions may be exercised in the absence of Ministers to cover the whole of the current period in which there is no Executive; to give the Secretary of State power, during that period, to commission advice and information for the purpose of developing options for raising more public revenue ...
In September and October 2022, the Conservative Party government led by newly appointed prime minister Liz Truss faced a credibility crisis. It was caused by the September 2022 mini-budget and a disorganised vote in the House of Commons over a parliamentary motion to ban fracking, ultimately resulting in the loss of support of Conservative members of parliament (MPs).
Capital is often scrutinised as a measure of government investment in public services, such as on buildings, equipment and IT. Government capital spending in 2023-24 totals £134 billion, with the biggest spending departments being the Department for Transport , the Ministry of Defence and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology ...
Bank of England poised to cut UK interest rates for second time this year. Interest rates drop ‘looks virtually certain’, analyst says. 11:14, Andy Gregory. Inflation falling below the Bank of ...
A 2021 parliamentary report Coronavirus: Lessons learned to date [298] described the decisions on lockdowns and social distancing during the early weeks of the pandemic, and the advice that led to them, as "one of the most important public health failures the UK has ever experienced", and the vaccination approach, including its research ...