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Nearly 20,000 People Living in Sheltered Housing Schemes to be Switched on to the Internet
Nearly 20,000 people living in sheltered housing will be switched on to the internet under £2.9m plans being developed by the U.K. Government to boost the number of silver surfers, Communities Minister Lord McKenzie and Minister for Pensions and the...
U.K. Government Launches Consultation on Rules Governing Product Placement on Television
The U.K. Government is seeking further views on whether to allow product placement in programs made for British television. A consultation, also asking what safeguards should be in place should the product placement rules be revised, is published today...
5.9 Million Free Swims During the Second Quarter of the U.K. Government’s Free Swimming Initiative
The U.K. Government has welcomed the latest official data that shows that there were 5.9 million free swims during the second quarter of its £140m free swimming initiative, covering July, August and September 2009 – up from 4.5 million in the first...
U.K. Government Announces Proposals to Ensure That Credit And Store Card Companies Give People a Fairer Deal
The U.K. Government has announced new proposals to ensure that credit and store card companies give people a fairer deal, in the latest of a series of reforms designed to make financial services work for consumers.
U.K. Government Outlines Plans Today to Give 1.3million Agency Workers a Fairer Deal in the Workplace
The U.K. Government has set out its plans to give Britain’s 1.3million agency workers a fairer deal in the workplace. As agreed last year by the TUC and CBI, the changes will give agency workers the right to the same pay, holidays and basic conditions...
U.K. Government Extends Its ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Scrappage Scheme
The U.K. Government has announced a £100M increase to the vehicle scrappage scheme to build on the success of the scheme in boosting consumer demand. Industry figures have reflected the positive impacts of the scheme both within and beyond the automotive...
U.K. Government Offers Financial Assistance to Electric Car Maker
The U.K. government has announced a £10M loan to Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC) under the Automotive Assistance Programme (AAP) set up to support investment in a lower carbon future for the industry. The Government money will support £25M...
U.K. Government Kickstarts The Learning Revolution with Transformation Fund Grants
Creative music master classes for people out of work or education, learning adventures for isolated older people and access to digital technologies in a Tyneside Cinema are all on offer thanks to a significant investment in ‘learning for pleasure’...
