U.K., Oct. 20 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Do you have relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Highways (Financing) Bill, which is currently passing through Parliament? If so, you can submit your views in writing to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee. The Public Bill Committee will meet for the first time on Thursday 29 October 2026 to scrutinise the Highways (Financing) Bill line by line. and is expected to report by 5.00pm on Tuesday 24 November...
U.K., Oct. 20 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, joined Speakers and Deputy Speakers from across Europe at the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Rome, Italy. Held every two years, the conference is organised by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the parliamentary arm of the Council of Europe, which brings together 46 nations to promote human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. This year'...
U.K., Oct. 21 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Government must maintain unwavering focus on costs as central issue in energy transition. Read the report [HTML] Government should now move all remaining energy transition policy costs off the price of electricity and onto the price of gas on UK energy bills, the Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee says in a report today - a key step to making the transition away from fossil fuels economical for consumers. There will need t...
U.K., Oct. 20 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: The Treasury Committee Chair has written to the Governor of the Bank of England and the Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) about today's Google Cloud outage affecting a number of organisations, including banks . Read the letter In January this year, the Treasury Committee published a report recommending that the government should use its powers under the Critical Third Parties regime to designate AI and cloud prov...
U.K., Oct. 21 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Government should be bolder in taking stakes in innovative businesses it has backed with grants. In a new report on UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the PAC urges government to do much more to recover taxpayers’ money when a successful company exploits research for which UKRI has paid. Read the report According to the government, UK universities proportionally generate more spinout companies and patents than in the US - but the way t...
U.K., Oct. 21 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Ministers have rejected or only partially accepted key proposals that are needed now to mobilise capital for British businesses and infrastructure, says the BIST Committee as it publishes the Government’s response to its report, Investing in the UK economy , today. Read the response The inquiry received 60 written submissions and heard from 37 witnesses. Its recommendations set out a programme to rejuvenate the London Stock Exchange , ...
South Wales, Oct. 21 -- UK Intellectual Property Office has received a patent application (GB2624781.7) with the title ‘APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OUTPUTTING A SPATIAL PATTERN OF LIGHT.’ Here are the other details related to the patent application: Status: Filed Filing Date: 2026-10-20 Owner(s): IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
South Wales, Oct. 21 -- UK Intellectual Property Office has received a patent application (GB2624807.0) with the title ‘Disposition and settlement system for perishable items against recorded demand capacity.’ Here are the other details related to the patent application: Status: Filed Filing Date: 2026-10-20 Owner(s): Fawaz Abdul-Rehman Linjawi Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
South Wales, Oct. 21 -- UK Intellectual Property Office has received a patent application (GB2624744.5) with the title ‘Demountable connection system for prefabricated timber building panels, building panel, kit and methods.’ Here are the other details related to the patent application: Status: Filed Filing Date: 2026-10-20 Owner(s): Andis Ronbergs Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
South Wales, Oct. 21 -- UK Intellectual Property Office has received a patent application (GB2624784.1) with the title ‘Photovoltaic roof cassette, roof and structure.’ Here are the other details related to the patent application: Status: Filed Filing Date: 2026-10-20 Owner(s): SOLARIHUB LIMITED Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....