The House of Commons Environmental Audit Select Committee reported today that there is ‘no meaningful evidence’ to suggest that the Government is making progress towards resolving dangerous levels of air pollution in the UK.
New research has been published by the local democracy think tank, Local Government Information Unit (LGiU), which has found that almost 9 out of 10 local authorities say that cuts to housing support ‘will put vulnerable people at risk’ and ‘will create more costs elsewhere in the system’.
There are now over 25 million unoccupied bedrooms in British homes. This figure, has been released by new campaign group the Intergenerational Foundation, starkly highlights how much of Britain’s housing is unused despite the desperate housing shortage that affects the younger generation.
A new report from Shelter raises concerns about the state of the private rented sector. The report ‘Policy briefing: Asserting authority – calling time on rogue landlords’, assesses the scale and the nature of problems, analyses local authorities’ responses, explores the barriers to enforcement and how they can be overcome.
Below are the results to the Battersby Report Poll.
There were a total of 23 votes.
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