PSNI investigating after £600 energy vouchers 'redeemed illegally' A number of customers discovered their vouchers had been redeemed without their knowledge Belfast Live · Feb 15, 2023
How climate change could fare in the UK's new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero The UK government has announced its business department will be split into separate departments for science, business and energy. The new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, to give it its full name, represents the return of an energy and climate-focused department after a seven-year hiatus. The Conversation · Feb 7, 2023
Rishi Sunak breaks up Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in major restructure Sacked Tory party chairman Nadhim Zahawi has been replaced with Greg Hands, who had been trade minister and Grant Shapps, who had been business secretary, will now be the Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary. Birmingham Post · Feb 7, 2023
Who has gone where in Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle? PM announces Zahawi replacement and breaks up business department The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
Rishi Sunak Cabinet reshuffle in full: New Tory party chairman and Energy Secretary appointed The Prime Minister created four new government departments Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2023
UK's Sunak shuffles cabinet to bolster pledges on economy British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, breaking up two departments to better suit his pledges to spur the economy, reduce energy prices and turn around his party's fortunes before an election expected next year. Reuters · Feb 7, 2023
Rishi Sunak reshuffle: ‘red wall’ MP Lee Anderson named deputy Tory chair – as it happened Controversial MP appointed as Greg Hands’ deputy; Michelle Donelan becomes minister for science, innovation and technology The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023
Civil servants accuse Truss government of rushing through £69bn energy support plans without scrutiny Report reveals accounting officer given ‘ministerial direction’ to push ahead with energy scheme despite objections The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
Energy bills: ‘significant number’ of Britons got help they didn’t need – NAO Public spending watchdog says £69bn package was applied so quickly it could be open to fraud The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023
Officials warned they did not have enough time to assess energy support plans Civil servants told ministers they did not have enough time to work out the implications of the Government’s energy support schemes. The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
You could be paying £250 more for your energy due to obscure rule - how to check This quirk in determining the price of electricity has meant UK households have overpaid by up to £7.2billion throughout 2021 and 2022 according to the new research Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023
Octopus Energy calls rivals ‘desperate’ in bitter court clash British Gas, E.ON and Scottish Power demand scrutiny of process by which rival acquired collapsed Bulb The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2023
Bailout offer tabled to British Steel by UK government - source Could deal make for a happy Chinese New Year for owner Jingye Group and the near 4,000 employees? Birmingham Post · Jan 23, 2023
Plan to boost smart electric vehicle charging could save drivers £1,000 a year The Government aims to seize technologies that delay EV charging during demand peaks and share power back to the grid. The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2023 Whitehall spending ‘tens of millions’ on Rees-Mogg’s bill to scrap EU laws Opposition MPs call for government rethink on ‘reckless’ plans to rewrite almost 4,000 European regulations
The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2023 Sunak ‘considered banning thousands of key workers from joining union’ Union boss hits out at ‘biggest attack on workers’ rights and freedoms’ for generations
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2023 Rishi Sunak considered union ban for thousands of key staff – leaked emails Internal messages reveal proposals described as potentially ‘the biggest attack on workers’ rights and freedoms’ for generations
The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2023 Nearly £1bn of fraudulent Covid grants made to UK firms ‘unlikely to be recovered’ Business department says in annual report that a total of £985m likely to be lost to ‘fraud and error’
Insider UK · Jan 5, 2023 No minimum legal standard for heat pump installers is 'nonsensical' - industry body Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering calls for government action to ensure quality
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022 UK ministers float plan for ‘hydrogen-ready’ domestic boilers from 2026 BEIS says strategy will reduce the cost of scrapping fossil-fuel-only fittings after their useful life
Wales Online · Dec 9, 2022 Martin Lewis shares important update on £200 energy payment this winter The money is being given to those who heat their homes using certain methods
Birmingham Post · Dec 9, 2022 Global Centre of Rail Excellence urges UK firms to enter rail construction competition GCRE, Innovate UK and BEIS are offering UK firms up to £7.44 million of grant funding for innovative ideas in rail construction
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022 Rishi Sunak’s Brexit opportunities fund ‘rebranded existing grants’ Business tired of ‘smoke and mirrors’ over funding, says Labour
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022 UK workers to have right to ask for flexible working from first day in job under new law New legislation is a ‘no-brainer’, says government minister
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2022 UK staff to have right to ask for flexible working from day one in job Legislation brought forward but unions say government could go further to make it ‘the norm’