Intellectual property, trademarks and product safety under spotlight
Link: Lords EU exit regulations: 4 March
Source: Parliamentary News
Committee launches inquiry into drug use and misuse in Scotland
Committee look into rising drug misuse in Scotland, and whether Edinburgh has sufficient powers to tackle the problem
Link: Committee launches inquiry into drug use and misuse in Scotland
Source: Parliamentary News
Ministers questioned on Digital Government
Science and Technology Committee explores the role of the Government Digital Service moving forward
Link: Ministers questioned on Digital Government
Source: Parliamentary News
Press release: £1.6 billion Stronger Towns Fund launched
The government will today (4 March 2019) launch a £1.6 billion fund to boost growth and give communities a greater say in their future after Brexit.
Link: Press release: £1.6 billion Stronger Towns Fund launched
Source: Gov Press Releases
Press release: Minister for Asia Mark Field visits New Delhi and Mumbai
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Mark Field, visited India from 1 to 3 March to further strengthen UK-India relations.
Link: Press release: Minister for Asia Mark Field visits New Delhi and Mumbai
Source: Gov Press Releases
The Silvertown Tunnel (Correction) Order 2019
This Order corrects errors in the Silvertown Tunnel Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/574), a development consent order made under the Planning Act 2008, following requests made under paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 to that Act.
Link: The Silvertown Tunnel (Correction) Order 2019
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2019
These Regulations are the second commencement regulations made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16). Regulation 2 brings paragraph 41(3) to (9) of Schedule 8 to that Act into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.
Link: The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2019
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 (c. 41) (“the Act”) lump sum payments may be made to certain persons disabled by a disease to which the Act applies, or to dependants of persons who were so disabled before they died. The diseases to which the Act applies are pneumoconiosis, byssinosis, diffuse mesothelioma, primary carcinoma of the lung (where accompanied by asbestosis or diffuse pleural thickening) and diffuse pleural thickening.
Link: The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
Press release: PM statement on the anniversary of the Salisbury incident
Prime Minister Theresa May statement on the anniversary of the incident in Salisbury.
Link: Press release: PM statement on the anniversary of the Salisbury incident
Source: Gov Press Releases
Press release: New legal measures to protect workers from misuse of non-disclosure agreements
The rules around non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality clauses are set to be tightened under new legal proposals.
Link: Press release: New legal measures to protect workers from misuse of non-disclosure agreements
Source: Gov Press Releases