Local authorities have welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister David Cameron that people whose homes have been flooded following recent storms in England will receive a council tax rebate.
Parliament should be given greater opportunity to scrutinise the funds raised and spent on green energy schemes through levies on electricity and gas bills, MPs said today
Companies hit by the current spate of flooding will be given business rate relief, Prime Minister David Cameron announced today as he set out a package of measures designed to give financial help to...
A government agency extended the contract with a private sector consortium to decommission the Sellafield nuclear plant despite its poor performance and ‘astonishing’ cost increases, MPs have said...
Local government secretary Eric Pickles has announced changes to the Bellwin scheme to provide extra assistance to councils hit by the floods and storms in recent months
Local government minister Brandon Lewis has announced that councils in England will be given an extra £6.7m in Whitehall funding to cover the cost of repairs following this winter’s floods.
The Scottish Government has rejected David Cameron’s plan to boost the shale gas industry through fiscal incentives to local authorities, and warned any fracking projects proposed in Scotland would...
Some councils are struggling to undertake the required inspections of food businesses, which could lead to an increased risk to public health, a survey of town halls has found.
Local authorities will retain all of the business rates raised from local shale gas developments, Prime Minister David Cameron announced today as part of the government’s drive to go ‘all out’ to...
A committee of MPs has warned that cuts to Whitehall environment funding could leave government agencies unable to respond to emergencies like the flooding seen across England over the last month
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has issued new Whitehall bin guidance to every council in England, urging town halls to support weekly rubbish collections
The UK’s transport networks remain vulnerable to disruption from periods of adverse winter weather, which could hit economic growth, MPs have warned today
The government has written to councils to confirm the Bellwin compensation scheme to support areas hit by flooding has been activated, and ministers also called for assurances that town halls are...
Energy Secretary Ed Davey has today set out plans to move some government-mandated green levies on fuel bills into general taxation in a bid to limit the price rises being faced by consumers.
Councils should be encouraged to make ‘aggressive’ use of compulsory purchase orders to help bring about an urban regeneration, the Distressed Town Centre Property Taskforce has recommended.
Economic growth and quality of life in a host of regional cities is outstripping London as the capital ‘pays the price’ due to its problems with transport congestion, housing affordability and income...
There are signs of recovery all around, from GDP growth figures to rising house prices. So has the chancellor, as he claims, won the austerity debate, or is short-termism and poor policy-making...
