Julie Lennard has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). Ms Lennard will take up the post shortly and has been DVLA’s interim Chief Executive since March. Prior to this she was DVLA’s … read more
Owners of plant nurseries will continue to benefit from a business rates exemption thanks to government legislation introduced today (Wednesday 23 May) by Local Government Minister Rishi Sunak MP. For nearly a century, land and buildings at plant nursery grounds … read more
Education Secretary Damian Hinds has today (23 May) recommended Dame Martina Milburn as the preferred candidate for the position of Chair of the Social Mobility Commission. Dame Martina has been put forward as the preferred candidate after showing that she … read more
UK to lead global challenge to reduce the cost of innovative new carbon capture technology UK strategy to reduce costs and capture global export opportunities £21.5 million of UK funding for ground-breaking projects to capture CO2 emissions Energy Minister Claire … read more
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY I am particularly pleased to be speaking here, at Chatham House Royal Institute for International affairs, which has a longstanding record of engaging governments, the private sector and civil society in debate about the most significant and … read more