Section 264A of the National Health Service Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) provides for the Secretary of State to make regulations to require UK producers to record and keep information which the Secretary of State may require for the purpose set out in subsection (3) of that section and to provide that information to Secretary of State (section 264A(2) of the 2006 Act).
Link: The Health Service Products (Provision and Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
These Regulations amend the Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2672).
Link: The Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
These Regulations amend both the Passenger Car (Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions Information) Regulations 2001 (“the 2001 Regulations”) and the Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2009 (“the 2009 Regulations”) in order to deal with amendments to the European Union legislation which they implement. They also amend the 2009 Regulations, the Motorcycles (Type-Approval) Regulations 2018 (“the Motorcycles Regulations”) and the Agricultural and Forestry Vehicles (Type-Approval) Regulations 2018 (“the AFV Regulations”) to introduce offence provisions in relation to the use of defeat systems / devices to cheat emissions testing, together with minor technical amendments to the Motorcycles Regulations and AFV Regulations to correct minor defects in those instruments.
Link: The Road Vehicles (Defeat Devices, Fuel Economy and Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
These Regulations amend the Civil Aviation (Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1017) (“the principal Regulations”) and the Civil Aviation (Contributions to the Air Travel Trust) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2999). In part these Regulations give effect to Directive (EU) 2015/2302 on package travel and linked travel arrangements (“the Package Travel Directive”). The main changes introduced by these Regulations are the alignment of the definition of package and associated definitions with those used in the Package Travel Directive, removal of the separate Flight-Plus category and the widening of the scope of the ATOL Scheme to extend, in certain circumstances, to the activities of UK established businesses within the EEA, of those who procure flight accommodation on behalf of a consumer, and of other intermediaries.
Link: The Civil Aviation (Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
A Bill to increase the minimum custodial sentence on conviction for possession of a knife or other offensive weapon for an offender aged 18 years or over and to increase the minimum period of detention and training order for a person aged 16 or 17; to set a minimum custodial sentence on conviction for an offender in possession of a knife or other weapon and intending to commit any offence or having such a weapon available to use in committing murder; and for connected purposes.
Link: Violent Crime (Sentences)
Source: Public Bills
Science Minister Sam Gyimah last night launched the UK Chairmanship of the international innovation network EUREKA, addressing the global challenge to hunt for world-changing products and services needing support to reach the market.
He attended the event celebrating the UK taking on the chairmanship of EUREKA- a global network which has invested nearly £35bn in projects in 40 countries worldwide- for the third time. EUREKA, brings together more than 40 nations to collaborate on research and development and supports the ambitions of the government’s modern Industrial Strategy.
During the one-year Chairmanship, the UK aim to expand the global reach of EUREKA and will invest an extra £10 million to support UK businesses and innovators bring new products to market.
Speaking at the launch Science Minister Sam Gyimah said:
Here in the UK, as we prepare for leaving the European Union, we face an important question: how will we as a country make our way in the world? What sort of country do we choose to be? My answer to this is clear: we will only thrive if we embrace ideas and openness, and double down on an innovative economy. Our Industrial Strategy will be key to this.
And we are backing this engagement with investment. Already, we have announced the biggest increase in public R&D investment for over 40 years, including the establishment of a £4.7bn Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to back business-focused research. And we are going further. As part of our industrial strategy, we have set out our ambition to increase the UK’s R&D spend to 2.4% of GDP by 2027.
EUREKA is a platform to support those partnerships in research and innovation, enabling businesses to collaborate across borders, accessing new knowledge, capabilities and markets. Today, I am delighted to announce that the UK will inject an additional £10m for UK companies to collaborate with global businesses on innovation projects through the EUREKA platform, helping to create new products and services and drive business growth.
It is with great pride that I launch the UK’s EUREKA Chairmanship, beginning on 1 July, here among so many partners from around the world. I look forward to seeing all you achieve in the coming year.
Since its creation in 1985, EUREKA has supported a range of companies and organisations.
Developing a simple, effective and highly accurate blood test to detect transplant diseases has been led through a UK and Belgium EUREKA project. Its impact has reduced transplant costs by better targeting resources and is helping to improve patient’s recovery from transplants.
Cambridge based Intelligent Fingerprinting received a boost through a EUREKA project, led by the UK, Norway and France, that focussed on speeding up police investigations by using new computing techniques to help scan seized storage devices. The programme has been used by major law enforcement agencies around the world.
During the event, it was also confirmed that an additional £10 million of funding is being provided to UK EUREKA participants that will open up global R&D and innovation collaboration opportunities for UK companies to help drive growth. This will help to create new products and services by providing access to specialist knowledge, people and capability supporting UK companies to take advantage of global market opportunities.
EUREKA is a unique network which brings together the largest grouping of national ministries and innovation agencies, including UKRI, to support global business-focussed research and development. It aims to help businesses grow and encourages greater collaboration across borders.
Since EURKEA was founded in 1985, businesses involved have shown an additional annual turnover growth of 15% better than non-participants one year after the project finishing and companies in Eureka showed an additional annual employment growth of 7% compared to non-participating firms.
Link: Press release: UK to lead international hunt for life-changing innovations
Source: Gov Press Releases
A round up of this week’s business in the Chamber and Westminster Hall
Link: This week in the Commons: 8 June 2018
Source: Parliamentary News
The British and Foreign Bible Society, based in Swindon, has been fined £100,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office, after their computer network was compromised as the result of a cyber-attack in 2016.
Link: Bible Society fined £100,000 after security failings put supporters’ personal data at risk
Source: ICO .org.uk
This Pride at Parliament tour highlights the significant part played by LGBT people in the UK Parliament.
Link: Pride at Parliament (LGBT history) tour 14 July 2018
Source: Parliamentary News
That is why, on Saturday 30 June 2018, the company will be throwing open the doors of its North East Regional Control Centre in Wakefield to give people an insight into what really goes on behind the scenes.
Parents are being encouraged to bring their children along to find out how a motorway is run from the control room, meet the traffic officers, some who may be a familiar face from the BBC documentary A1: Britain’s Longest Road, meet some of the project teams who carry out the engineering schemes and find out what initiatives are being planned to improve safety.
There will be a chance to look round one of the traffic officer vehicles, see the impact protection vehicles that protect the workforce and get a closer look of some of the portable signs.
The tyre scanners will be available to view, along with the new leaver driver’s app and online hub.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to talk to some of our road safety partners and look around cars and motorbikes which are involved in road safety work.
There will be a guided tour and people on hand to answer any questions people may have.
Highways England operations manager Kim Taylor said:
As part of our involvement in the Year of Engineering campaign we wanted to open the doors of the regional control centre and give people a real insight into the type of work we are involved in and what goes on behind the scenes to keep our roads running.
This is the perfect opportunity for anyone who is interested in applying for a job with us to find out more about how they can get involved, and for any future budding engineers to find out more. There really is something for everyone so I would encourage people to book on to one of the two sessions we are planning using the link below.
Unfortunately we are limited by numbers so I would encourage people to book soon to avoid being disappointed.
Two sessions will be held between 10am and 12.30pm and between 1pm and 3.30pm. There will be spaces for 100 people on each session. A waiting list will be set up if any further tickets become available.
To book a slot visit the event page.
Members of the public should contact the Highways England customer contact centre on 0300 123 5000.
Journalists should contact the Highways England press office on 0844 693 1448 and use the menu to speak to the most appropriate press officer.
Link: Press release: Highways England throws open its doors for budding engineers
Source: Gov Press Releases
