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Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares

20 Nov Health

Care leavers could get free prescriptions and bus fares as part of plans to boost government support for vulnerable young people, PoliticsHome understands.

17 Nov Communities

Labour MP Says Men Should Remember How To Be "Gentlemen"

13 Nov Education

Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests

13 Nov Communities

Labour MP Calls For Nationalisation Of Housing Association Properties

12 Nov Education

Labour MP Warns Homeless Families Are Using Schools As "Support Hubs"

03 Nov Communities

Labour MP Says "Unneighbourly" Use Of Fireworks Is "Hugely Detrimental" To Vulnerable People And Pets

27 Oct Communities

West Midlands Mayor Accuses Whitehall Of Being "Resistant" To Greater Devolution

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13 Nov Communities

Tory support among Chinese and Hindu voters presents opportunity and risk for Kemi Badenoch

13 Nov Communities

New Labour MP Peter Lamb: 'I’m too fat to have sharp elbows'

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11 Nov Education

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22 Nov Political parties

Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are "Just Not Good Enough"

21 Nov Defence

Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"

23 Nov Health

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13 Nov Communities

New Labour MP Peter Lamb: 'I’m too fat to have sharp elbows'

New Labour MP Peter Lamb talks to Sienna Rodgers about his fears over the Chagos deal, siding with the left on Gaza, and why all housing association properties should be nationalised

01 Nov Communities

New Labour MP vs MMA fighter: Grappling with ego

A new Labour MP is set to go up against a professional MMA fighter, all in the name of charity. Will Stone tells Tali Fraser about the battle ahead, and why he has a 20 per cent chance of coming out on top

28 Oct Communities

Peter Kyle: 'I don’t wake up thinking, "Today is the day I’m going to speak to Elon Musk"'

Ministers are banking on the AI revolution to drive everything from NHS reform to economic growth. Peter Kyle tells Tali Fraser about his efforts to keep the ‘Ferrari’ on the road. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

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28 Sep 2015 Communities

‘A tale of two sectors’ ahead for housing as providers take on challenges and new opportunities

Today, Moat is releasing the preliminary findings of a research study, written by the authoritative Andrew Heywood. Titled A tale of two sectors, the paper offers strategic perspectives on the housing sectors current challenges as well as new opportunities.

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25 Sep 2015 Communities

HBA response to Commons Select Committee report on public land disposal

In 2011, the Department for Communities and Local Government announced plans to release public land in order to build 100,000 new homes and create 25,000 jobs in the house building sector by 2015.

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25 Sep 2015 Communities

New home levels continue to rise despite August dip, reports NHBC

House building activity in the UK this year is set to top levels seen in 2014, according to new figures released today by NHBC.

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22 Sep 2015 Communities

Cuts to the construction pipeline increase uncertainty

The government construction pipeline decreased in value by 9.1 billion between December 2014 and August 2015 as projects were put on hold or cancelled. Its value now stands at just over 118 billion.

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21 Sep 2015 Communities

Housing strategy needed to support Government’s 1 million target

The Governments ambition to build one million homes over the next five years must be backed up by a comprehensive housing strategy, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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16 Sep 2015 Environment

Ministerial support for Our Green Belt campaign

Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis has responded to our letter marking the 60th anniversary of the Green Belt, recognising the support for the Green Belt shown in our survey, and emphasising the Governments commitment to protecting Green Belt.

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15 Sep 2015 Communities

CIOB supports ‘RIBA for Clients’ Initiative

The Chartered Institute of Building lends its support to the Royal Institute of British Architects newly launched Client Architect report.

14 Sep 2015 Communities

The role of the Charity Commission in the closure of Kids Company

Liberal Democrat House of Lords Spokesperson for the Voluntary Sector and Social Enterprise, Baroness Barker, writes following her debate on: 'The closure of Kids Company'.

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10 Sep 2015 Communities

Older and disabled people are missing out on smart phone technology to help them travel

The benefits of taking action to encourage more older and disabled people to use apps to improve their public transport experience are highlighted in a report published today.

09 Sep 2015 Communities

How we can deliver 50,000 new London homes

Conservative MP for Croydon South Chris Philp sets how the Government can meet London's burgeoning housing demand

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08 Sep 2015 Communities

Easier finance helping small house builders, says FMB

Access to finance for SME house builders is showing signs of improvement, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) latest survey of small house builders.

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08 Sep 2015 Communities

Majority of landlords unaware of new carbon monoxide law to keep tenants safe

New legislation requiring landlords to install carbon monoxide alarms planned to come into effect on 1st October

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02 Sep 2015 Environment

Litter groups and businesses unite to call on Government to take a lead on litter

Major national litter groups and business organisations have today made a joint plea to Government to take a firm lead on litter.

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01 Sep 2015 Environment

Large parks ‘vital for cities’ success’

Large parks play a vital role in creating successful cities, according to new research led by the University of Exeter.

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01 Sep 2015 Communities

Simon Vivian Becomes New MPA Chairman

Simon Vivian, Chief Executive of Breedon Aggregates Limited, the UKs largest independent aggregates business, has been appointed MPA Chairman for the next two years.

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01 Sep 2015 Communities

Large parks key to city success

Cities should feature compact development alongside large, contiguous green spaces to maximise benefits of urban ecosystems to humans, research led by the University of Exeter has concluded.

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04 Aug 2015 Communities

High Court ruling on affordable housing will heighten housing crisis, says FMB

A High Court decision to strike down exemptions from affordable housing contributions for small developments will heighten the housing crisis, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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03 Aug 2015 Communities

HBA’s response to affordable housing High Court’s ruling

The High Court quashed the governments planning guidance that exempted small development sites from the obligation to provide affordable housing units.

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03 Aug 2015 Communities

Landlords not suitable to check immigration status - CIEH

Commenting on the announcement from the Government that private landlords will be expected to play a greater role in checking the immigration status of their tenants, Bob Mayho, Principal Policy Officer for the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), said:

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02 Aug 2015 Communities

60th anniversary poll shows clear support for Green Belt

CPRE launches campaign calling on Government to turn rhetoric into action and protect Green Belt

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31 Jul 2015 Communities

NHBC reports growth of homes for the elderly

More retirement properties registered so far in 2015 than whole of 2014

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27 Jul 2015 Communities

Building boom endangered by skills shortage, warns FMB

Despite the fact that the building industry has been booming for more than two years, rising activity in the SME construction sector threatens to be undermined by the prevailing skills shortage, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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24 Jul 2015 Communities

Save energy, rethink green

The House Builders Association comments on the Government's announcement on the Green Deal.

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23 Jul 2015 Communities

CIEH supports 'rogue' landlord database

Tocoincide with the publication of a database containing the names of convicted private landlords, Graham Jukes OBE, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), said:

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