Economics

MPs urge Defra to admit it has an unmanageable workload and accuse DIT of lacking the capacity to do new trade deals

Report by former health minister comes as Jeremy Hunt’s call for a long-term settlement for the NHS gains traction

Treasury Committee chair seeks assurances on tax agency’s “approach to international cooperation in the fight against economic crime”

Permanent secretary Tom Scholar outlines tests done by department to ensure financial settlement figure is robust

MPs criticise department for not knowing where to spend £7bn pump-priming cashpot

Jon Thompson updates MPs on Customs Declaration Services programme and decisions to scrap some work in favour of Brexit projects

Union urges departmental leaders to lobby Treasury on pay demand, as other public sector leaders have

Think-tank says business rates retention schemes will reduce central government’s financial flexibility and may not provide valuable insight

Perm sec Antonia Romeo argues delaying work until the department has statutory powers would put Brexit readiness at risk, in the third Whitehall direction for post-EU spending

Question mark over £5bn 2020 target as 2016-17 sales bring in just £601m

CSW crunch of transparency figures shows rollercoaster pay differentials at government-owned companies

Some 2,000 staff to move to Salford in 2022, with 2,500 more to follow in 2027