Creating one of the first zero-carbon industrial estates in the UK is the headline ambition in Leicestershire’s ambitious plans to tackle climate change.

Robert Jenrick has confirmed that 100 places have been invited to develop proposals for a new generation of multi-million-pound Town Deals.
The towns eligible for support from the £3.6 billion Towns Fund include places with proud industrial and economic heritage but have not always benefitted from economic growth in the same way as more prosperous areas.

The Department for Education has announced a new review to improve support for pupils with special educational needs.

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that the capital’s electric bus fleet is becoming the largest in Europe.  

Taxing high sugar snacks might be more effective at reducing obesity levels than increasing the price of sugar sweetened drinks.

MPs have warned that a balance must be struck between local authorities and councils on waste strategy.

Thousands of residents will benefit from safer homes under proposals that would see sprinklers installed in new high-rise blocks of flats.
The new proposals are deemed an important step forward in the government’s commitment to ensuring residents are safe in their homes.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government is consulting on reducing the building height for when sprinklers are required from the current 30 metres and above to 18 metres.

Robert Jenrick has announced that the Fair Funding Review and 75 per cent business rate retention will be delayed until 2020-21.
The government wrote to county MPs and county leaders following the Spending Review to confirm that both would be delayed, with the government instead signalling a commitment to implement both reforms in 2020-21.

A new £20 million government investment will see cyclists across the country benefit from more than 20 new and improved cycling routes.
Chris Heaton-Harris, the government’s Cycling Minister, unveiled the upgrades for the National Cycle Network, including new routes, better surfacing, and improved links to other transport modes. The National Cycle Network spans more than 16,000 miles of on-road and off-road cycling and walking paths.

The national campaign to recruit 20,000 new police officers has been launched by the government.