Kwarteng scraps Industrial Strategy Council and hints at BEIS rebrand
05 Mar 2021 Economy
Kwarteng scraps Industrial Strategy Council and hints at BEIS rebrand
Business secretary tells members move will "mark a departure from the industrial strategy brand"
Sunak urged to use Budget to reverse pay freeze plan
02 Mar 2021 Economy
Sunak urged to use Budget to reverse pay freeze plan
PCS union says economic cost of Covid “shouldn’t fall on public sector workers’ shoulders“
Treasury finds extra £800m to make Levelling Up Fund UK-wide
25 Feb 2021 Economy
Treasury finds extra £800m to make Levelling Up Fund UK-wide
Cash added to £4bn for “priority local infrastructure” in England set out in November’s Spending Review
Most departments are failing to hit apprenticeship targets, Labour Party claims
15 Feb 2021 Economy
Most departments are failing to hit apprenticeship targets, Labour Party claims
Parliamentary data shows new trainee numbers across the whole economy were down more than a quarter year-on-year between August and October
MPs demand all departments ‘actively analyse’ equality in new policies
09 Feb 2021 Economy
MPs demand all departments ‘actively analyse’ equality in new policies
Report says ministers “overlooked” skewed gender impacts of coronavirus support packages in rush to react to pandemic
Covid has 'complicated' levelling-up agenda, IFS study finds
05 Feb 2021 Economy
Covid has 'complicated' levelling-up agenda, IFS study finds
Pandemic has created new unemployment hotspots and extra pressures for local-authority services
Covid support: ministers could easily help 1.5m ‘excluded’ self-employed people, IFS says
27 Jan 2021 Economy
Covid support: ministers could easily help 1.5m ‘excluded’ self-employed people, IFS says
Think tank says ending “clear injustices” in coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme would cost a fraction of the £21bn spent so far
Ministers refuse to share MHCLG advice on controversial Towns Fund cash
19 Jan 2021 Economy
Ministers refuse to share MHCLG advice on controversial Towns Fund cash
Public Accounts Committee demanded sight of accounting officer approval confirming ministers' picks for £3.6bn scheme met Managing Public Money requirements
HMRC pledges to publish more data on unpaid tax
15 Jan 2021 Economy
HMRC pledges to publish more data on unpaid tax
But government rejects MPs’ call for sector breakdowns and a headline uncertainty figure
Sunak warns ‘badly damaged’ public finances ‘will need repair’
12 Jan 2021 Economy
Sunak warns ‘badly damaged’ public finances ‘will need repair’
Chancellor suggests he will not use March Budget to spend nation out of economic doldrums
Treasury ‘risks wasting money’ by allowing Covid schemes to cushion Brexit
06 Jan 2021 Economy
Treasury ‘risks wasting money’ by allowing Covid schemes to cushion Brexit
IfG urges Rishi Sunak to avoid propping up companies that will not survive EU exit with pandemic aid
2021 will be tougher than 2020 for many, think tank warns
04 Jan 2021 Economy
2021 will be tougher than 2020 for many, think tank warns
Resolution Foundation says Treasury must prepare for economy to be 6% smaller than OBR prediction by Easter