Page 25 - Devolved Administrations News Today

Reappointment to the Adaptation Committee of the Climate Change Committee Professor Michael Davies reappointed to the Adaptation Committee of the Climate Change Committee From: 1 February 2021 Defra and the Devolved Administrations have reappointed Professor Michael Davies to the Adaptation Committee of the Climate Change Committee. The Adaptation Committee is comprised of experts in the fields of climate change impacts, science, environmental economics, conservation, public health and busi...

Defra Ministers have appointed Professor Colin Galbraith as Chair of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Colin Galbraith’s appointment is for three years and will run from 25 January 2021 to 24 January 2024. Remuneration is £40,059 per annum based on a time commitment of 2.5 days per week. Professor Colin Galbraith is the Director of his own environmental consultancy, which deals with a range of environmental issues in the UK and at the global level. Colin has been Deputy Chairman of th...

New Chair appointed to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee Professor Colin Galbraith has been appointed as Chair of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. From: Defra Ministers have appointed Professor Colin Galbraith as Chair of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Colin Galbraith’s appointment is for three years and will run from 25 January 2021 to 24 January 2024. Remuneration is £40,059 per annum based on a time commitment of 2.5 days per week. Professor Colin Galbraith is ...

22 January 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Since the beginning of this pandemic, we have tried to update you as soon as possible about changes in the scientific data or the analysis. So, I must tell you this afternoon that we have been informed today that, in addition to spreading more quickly, it also now appears that there is some evidence that the new variant – the variant that was first identified in London and the South East – may be associated with a highe...

Print this page EC-RRG is a group representing all elements of communications services in order to promote resilience across the sector. This includes providers of fixed line services, mobile telephone networks, internet broadband and broadcasting together with government departments, Devolved Administrations and Ofcom. The policy context Now more than ever providing communications services is vital to ensure communities are connected and for a vibrant economy. The Department for Digital, Cult...

© Crown copyright 2020 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gov.uk. Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. This ...

Community testing offer to be expanded across all local authorities in England to test people without symptoms.

Friday Five: the weeks top news We round-up some of this weeks main hospitality news stories including the sad death of Albert Roux; operators offering up sites as vaccine hubs; and the Chancellors latest funding package. - Albert Roux has died​​ at the age of 85 having been unwell ‘for a while’. Roux is credited, along with his late brother Michel, with starting London’s culinary revolution with the opening of Le Gavroche in 1967. His son, Michel Roux Jr,...

6 January 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Thank you very much Mr Speaker and can I share your gratitude to the House of Commons staff for all their efforts, their hard work to allow us to meet today in the way that we are. And before I begin my statement, I know the thoughts of the whole House are with the Hon Member for Cardiff Central who is currently in hospital with Covid, and we wish her a full and speedy recovery. With permission, I shall make a statement abou...

Date Time Provisional fishing quota to be announced following UK-EU agreement The UK government has today (31 December) announced that provisional catch limits for fishermen in the UK will be set shortly to ensure fishing continues uninterrupted until annual fisheries negotiations with the EU, Norway and Faroe Islands conclude. The UK government, following consultation with the Devolved Administrations and Marine Management Organisation, will set provisional catch limits in line with the UK/EU ...