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21 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Rishi Sunak reportedly mulling VAT cut to boost economy amid coronavirus slump

Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering a VAT cut to get the economy moving as the UK continues to emerge from lockdown.

16 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

GGF urges Scottish Government to ease restrictions

The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has written to the three Scottish Government departments, as well as a direct letter to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, asking that the current lockdown restrictions on home improvement companies are eased to allow installers to work safely in people’s homes.

16 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

The Environment Bill is a unique opportunity to adopt world-leading rules to tackle deforestation

We must step up our efforts to protect natural habitats around the world.

15 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus call to action: Need for Government to drive innovation

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is calling on Government to use its purchasing power to encourage products and services that drive innovation amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.

15 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Improving the energy efficiency of existing homes is key to eradicating fuel poverty and decarbonising heat from households

A quick win would be to tweak the EPC calculation so it is fair for the countryside, especially as raising the EPC may in future be legally required before selling or renting a property.

Oxford to Cambridge Arc: a chance for housebuilding to support a green recovery by protecting and restoring nature

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15 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Oxford to Cambridge Arc: a chance for housebuilding to support a green recovery by protecting and restoring nature

Some of the UK’s leading nature conservation charities have produced a blueprint for how plans for up to a million new homes can include nature to create happier and healthier communities for people and wildlife.

15 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

OFTEC comments on Wera Hobhouse MP statement: Improving the energy efficiency of our homes is central to a green recovery

Paul Rose, chief executive of OFTEC, the trade association for the liquid fuel industry, said:

15 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

We will need a mix of technologies and locality-specific solutions to decarbonise our heating system

Cadent have responded to Wera Hobhouse MP.

15 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Improving the energy efficiency of our homes is central to a green recovery

Investing in improving the energy efficiency of our homes has the potential to create desperately needed jobs, as well as helping to achieve a carbon zero future, protecting our planet for future generations.

15 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Millions ‘falling through the gaps’ of coronavirus support, MPs warn

Over a million people are facing financial hardship amid the coronavirus pandemic because of “critical gaps” in government support, MPs have warned.

12 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

The Breakfast Briefing: Lockdown Britain sees economy plummet PLUS Brexit u-turn imminent

Your essential morning guide to what’s moving in Westminster.

12 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

What might a green recovery from Covid-19 look like?

The term ‘green recovery’ has gained increasing traction as the economic fallout from Covid-19 has become apparent. As the economy entered a slump, there were increasing pressures from campaigners, think tanks, Whitehall and now even royalty (Prince Charles) for the Government to prioritise low carbon solutions in the UK’s economic recovery.

12 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Britain suffers record 20% hit to GDP as coronavirus economic crisis takes hold

Britain’s economy has suffered the largest monthly contraction on record as the coronavirus sent vast swathes of the country into shutdown, new figures show.

11 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Heathrow announces that employment levels no longer sustainable, as Government launches 14-day quarantine

10 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Policy to decarbonise home heating must be fairer in wake of Covid-19 crisis, says OFTEC

As the UK begins to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis, government must not waste the opportunity to ensure future heat policy is greener and fairer, says OFTEC.

10 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Number 10 vows ‘strong and swift’ economic recovery as OECD warns Britain will be worst-hit

Number 10 has vowed to push for a “strong and swift” recovery from the coronavirus downturn as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development predicted Britain could be worst-hit among G7 nations.

10 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

After coronavirus, we need a Green New Deal to deliver full employment fast

Instead of restoring the economy of old, we need to replace it with something better. Here are five big steps for a just, clean, green future.

09 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Insolvency changes today must not store up problems for tomorrow

The reforms in the Insolvency Bill are only a small part of the rescue and recovery package that businesses need to come through the pandemic.

08 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Poll shows public would back temporary suspension of Sunday trading curbs as Boris Johnson mulls economic recovery plan

Voters would back a temporary easing of Sunday trading laws in a bid to help the retail sector recover from the coronavirus pandemic, a new poll suggests.

07 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ministers draft in business chiefs for economic recovery plan as Boris Johnson ‘eyes July relaunch speech’

The Government is drafting in business leaders and top academics in a bid to help the UK weather the economic storm caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

03 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson admits huge job losses ‘inevitable’ from coronavirus but guarantees apprenticeships for young people after the crisis

Boris Johnson admitted despite the Government’s actions “there will be many, many job losses” due to coronavirus as he promised to do everything possible so the UK can “bounce back”.

03 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Local democracy is crucial to our coronavirus recovery

Just as the medical impact of Covid-19 has varied enormously around the country, attempts to recover from the shock of the virus’s arrival are going to have to be very different.

01 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

CIOB welcomes 'Roadmap to Recovery' for the construction industry

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has today welcomed publication of the ‘Roadmap to Recovery’ plan by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC). The plan outlines a series of proposals aimed at safeguarding construction businesses and calls for the construction industry to reinvent itself and work in more collaborative ways as it rebuilds.

29 May 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak vows fresh help for self-employed as firms take on more furlough costs

Rishi Sunak has confirmed the self-employed will get a fresh round of state support to help them weather the coronavirus crisis, while firms with staff on furlough will be asked to start footing more of the bill.