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Education boost by BASC sees £90k committed over five years

BASC has committed almost £90,000 over the past five years through its two scholarship schemes which provide financial support to students in further and higher education. This year, four young people are studying land-based courses thanks to BASC scholarships in colleges and universities spanning from Hampshire to Yorkshire. The recipients of the BASC Legacy Funded… Read more »

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MDU welcomes wide-ranging report by Lord Darzi on how to fix NHS

Responding to the independent report by Lord Darzi into the NHS, Dr Caroline Fryar, MDU director of professional services, said: “We welcome the government’s recognition that healthcare professionals are working in a broken system. Lord Darzi’s report has shone a spotlight on the scale of the challenge the NHS faces. Every day doctors go to work to… Read more »

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Kelly to make statement on Hips
Kelly U-turn: Hips delayed

Ruth Kelly has told MPs Home Information Packs (Hips) will be delayed, amid problems implementing the scheme. Hips were schedule to launch on June 1 and would have required anyone marketing a property for sale in England and Wales to provide an energy efficiency certificate (ERC), along with a title deed, sale statement and record… Read more »

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Planning requests for major developments will be sped up
Planning laws reformed

Applications for major infrastructure developments will be sped up and simplified under proposals contained in a new government white paper. Minor private planning decisions will also be overhauled to make it easier for households to construct extensions and conservatries. Announcing the plans in parliament, Ruth Kelly told MPs the current UK planning system was “baffling”,… Read more »