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I am pleased to be the first Minister from Britain’s new Coalition Government to speak at the European Parliament. I want to give my thanks …
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Cases where employers breach the rules are to be publicised by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) from 1 January 2011 …
Responding to today’s announcement from Ofgem, Energy and Climate Change Secretary The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP said: “This is a welcome step …
Members of the public can have their say on how the country’s water supplies are managed in the future.
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman today gave her support to Thames Water's plans for a tunnel to reduce the amount of raw sewage discharged into the River Thames.
The water regulator Ofwat will be reviewed to ensure it is fit for future challenges, the Government announced today.
The Export Control Organisation (ECO) has been named as a finalist in the Better Regulation category of The National Business Awards 2010.
A new group has been established to cut regulations and make it easier to run social enterprises.
The local regulation of businesses by environmental health, fire safety, licensing and trading standards services can place unnecessary burdens…
Appendix 7 of stakeholder engagement document on revised proposals for a future exemptions regime under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 …
“The Regulatory Policy Committee’s findings show how important vigorous, independent scrutiny of new Whitehall rules can be. We have to ensure…
The independent RPC has been asked to take an enhanced role in the new government's plans to introduce a new approach to regulation.
The measures will help transform the relationship between people and government by changing how regulations are drawn up, introduced and implemented…
This is a response to the public comments received on 'The Coalition: Our Programme for Government' on Business.
This is a response to the public comments received on 'The Coalition: Our Programme for Government' on Consumer Protection.
Exceptionally, the Government has agreed the announcement of this incentive ahead of the completion of the spending review to support the early…
The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP): With permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement on…
Joint open letter from DECC and Ofgem to all with an interest in offshore electricity transmission.
A number of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) 55 public bodies are set to be merged, abolished or streamlined.
Paul Kenny and Frances Outram Wright have been appointed to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board as non-executive directors.
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