U.K., Oct. 21 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: On 20 October 2026 the Committee 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 10,000 signatures 1. Make one-to-one mentoring a statutory right for children in care & care leavers The Committee agreed to request a revised response to this petition. 2. Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 clos...
U.K., Oct. 21 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: Report: Cosmetic procedures Inquiry: Cosmetic procedures Women and Equalities Committee Chair comment Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee and Labour MP Olivia Bailey said: “It’s welcome news that the Government is finally acting on recommendations made in two successive reports by the Women and Equalities Committee this year to place restrictions on the highest-risk cosmetic procedures. “WEC’s report warned back in Februa...
U.K., Oct. 21 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: On Monday 2 November, MPs will debate a petition relating to the proposed ban on social media for under 16s. Watch the debate (from 4:30pm, Monday 2 November) Read the debate transcript (available shortly after the conclusion of the debate). Tony Vaughan MP, a member of the Petitions Committee, has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. MPs from all parties can take part, and the Government will send a minister to respond. "...
U.K., Oct. 22 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: The government has said it cannot publish annual figures showing department and public bodies spending on digital and data-driven transformation because its existing financial systems do not allow it to do so. Read the report [HTML] Instead, in its response to the committee's report, 'Rewiring the state: Delivering digital government,' it said that it would consider how to improve this "over time." The committee's report, published in...
U.K., Oct. 22 -- UK Parliament issued the following news: The UK must address serious military capability gaps in the High North and should consider whether the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) should focus more on threats in the region, particularly if the UK has to plan for uncertainty over US support for NATO, a report by the Defence Committee has found. To offset the effects of any greater JEF focus on the High North, the UK may need to consider building up the current British Ar...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Ferrovial BAM Rail Systems Industry: Support services for road transport and Civil engineering support services and Road transport services and Concrete slabs Description: This opportunity supports the delivery of the HS2 programme and involves the transportation of precast concrete slab-track units from the PACADAR UK factory to multiple locations along the HS2 route. ...
LONDON, Sept. 11 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Advance Northumberland Limited Industry: Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) and Construction work Description: Advance Northumberland (Developments) Limited, trading as Advance Northumberland (Developments) Ltd requires a Roads & Sewers sub-contractor for our new build housing development consisting of ...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Advance Northumberland Limited Industry: Construction work Description: Advance Northumberland (Developments) Limited, trading as Advance Northumberland (Developments) Ltd requires a Groundworks sub-contractor for our new build housing development consisting of 57no new build plots in Coulson Park, Ashington, Northumberland. All tender documentation can be found on the ...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS trust Industry: Hospital and related services and Psychiatric hospital services and Community health services Description: The Trust is looking to appoint a supplier to provide CAMHs Tier 4 bed and associated services in the BNSSG area. To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and ...
LONDON, Oct. 21 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Altrad AtkinsRealis Joint Venture (A2R JV) Industry: Construction work for nuclear reactors and Nuclear safety services and Nuclear reactors Description: WAGR Overview and Site Information The Windscale Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (WAGR), commissioned in 1962, was the prototype for the UK's second-generation Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR) fleet. The facility (Buildin...