U.K., Oct. 18 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: The Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee is pressing the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to launch a full market investigation into the UK’s live music industry before the end of the year. Read the report In a May Report, the Committee set out extensive concerns about Live Nation’s dominance across promotion, venues, festivals and ticketing, and identified a “climate of fear” around dominant firms in the industry. ...
U.K., Oct. 16 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: The Defence Committee has pressed the government to give clear answers on unresolved recommendations from its report on the Afghan data breach and resettlement schemes, after warning that the government’s response does not always make clear whether recommendations have been accepted, rejected, or left unanswered. Read the letter In a letter to the government, the committee says that where ministers do not intend to accept a recommendat...
U.K., Oct. 16 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: EFRA Committee Chair Alistair Carmichael MP today tells the government to act decisively on the future of Thames Water, amid reports that its creditors may issue new debt that would allow the company to continue operating into autumn 2027. It comes after the Committee published a report in September urging the government to either put the company into Special Administration or to consider emergency legislation that takes control of its ...
U.K., Oct. 16 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: On 13 October 2026, the Committee considered e-petitions that had received over 100,000 signatures. The Committee also considered e-petitions that had received over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response and public petitions that had received a Government observation. Petitions with over 100,000 signatures 1. Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks The Committee agreed to debate this petition on 16 November a...
U.K., Oct. 16 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Questions Lords members quiz the government on economic contribution of settled migrants, ending corridor care, discussions with the USA on reducing international tension, and the Cross-Government Carers Action Plan. Bills Members will conduct detailed line-by-line scrutiny of the Public Office Accountability Bill and Railways Bill . Also, the Lords will have a further opportunity to examine the Commercial Payments Bill , and 'tidy up...
U.K., Oct. 16 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: The Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee is today launching an inquiry into what it takes to start and build a business in Britain - from selling on eBay or running a market stall to becoming a self-employed tradesperson or founding a visionary technology company. Inquiry: Entrepreneurship and business Call for evidence With its newly expanded remit now extending to science and innovation, the Committee will examine wheth...
LONDON, Oct. 18 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust Industry: Psychiatrist or psychologist services Description: We are seeking a Provider to work in partnership with, who will provide therapeutic interventions and a resource library via patient facing digital tools and platforms for Children, Young People and/or their parents or carers. The tools will provide NICE recommended eviden...
LONDON, Oct. 19 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * passengers reminded of rules through coordinated measures tackling antisocial passenger behaviour on trains and buses * offenders on buses could face fines of £100 following new powers for local authorities to crack down on nuisance behaviour such as vaping and littering * new campaign encourages rail passengers to 'share the carriage, not the noise' and those who refuse to comply can face prosecut...
LONDON, Oct. 19 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Around 8% of children and young people in the UK have a food allergy. Some are at risk of anaphylaxis, a severe and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that requires immediate treatment with adrenaline. Today, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is launching a consultation on proposals that would allow schools to purchase and keep spare adrenaline nasal sprays for emergency ...
LONDON, Oct. 18 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * £140 million invested into 14 new urgent care schemes from new urgent treatment centres and ambulance fleets to emergency department upgrades * Additional 25 new or expanded urgent care sites opening in time for winter * Public encouraged to get flu jabs to help ease pressure on the NHS this winter After the busiest summer in NHS history, the government is boosting urgent care capacity as the health servi...