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The business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS) department’s top official has been appointed second in command of the entire civil service.
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Disruption resulting from the coronavirus crisis has prompted the government to postpone the introduction of its new digital platform for improving the management of utility street works, Utility Week understands.
The government has not been specific enough about who counts as a key worker in utilities, according to the Prospect union. The group has called for specific guidance amid fears utility companies are interpreting the rules too broadly.
The government has failed to do all it could to make water efficiency a central part of the climate change debate and the country will face water scarcity within the next 30 years if action is not taken now, according to a report on demand and supply management from the National Audit Office, which sets out recommendations to Defra, EA and Ofwat.
In the first part of our interview with Cadent chief executive Steve Fraser, we discussed the company’s past performance issues and his efforts to resolve them. In the second, we move onto hydrogen conversion, the gas mains replacement programme and returns for investors.
Energy workers have a widespread lack of faith in their employer's workforce resilience plans, according to a survey carried out by the union Prospect of its members in the sector. The poll raises concerns about social distancing and whether companies are moving quick enough to halt non-essential work.
The government’s failure to implement its manifesto commitment to boost spending on energy efficiency has been branded a “missed opportunity” by the chair of the House of Commons business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS) committee.
A hotly anticipated grilling of ex-energy minister Claire O’Neill has been cancelled as the coronavirus crisis plays havoc with the Parliamentary calendar.
The focus on renewable energy is of paramount importance to the UK government; however, this has led to significant regulatory complexity and risk for energy players operating in the UK, explains Malcolm Gray.
As part of our Regional Growth and Utilities series, Kerry Scott looks at the responsibilities and opportunities created by the UK’s ‘levelling-up’ agenda.
As uncertainty grows over whether the UK will be able to press ahead with hosting the UN climate change showcase event, which is due to take place in November, Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has admitted that it is “under review”.
Guidance outlining how energy suppliers should deal with customers during the coronavirus pandemic is to be published by the government imminently, Utility Week understands. The paper is expected to contain information from Citizens Advice as to what will be expected while the virus continues to affect both business and consumers.
The Budget poured billions into the economy but showed much less appetite for green measures. With all attention now on fighting coronavirus, climate action is on hold, as David Blackman reports.
