The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has cautioned that the general election campaign is ‘crowding out’ the forthcoming local elections.

A report by the Communities and Local Government Committee has called on the government to end the dominance over the housing market of the major homebuilding firms and encourage councils and housing associations to build more.

The Health and Education Committees has published a report warning that financial pressures are restricting the provision of mental health services in schools and colleges.

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has warned that the government has left the UK nuclear industry at risk and must act urgently to ensure its continued operation post-Brexit.

The House of Commons Health Committee has published a report on the effect of Brexit on health and social care.
With more than 60,000 people from EU countries outside the UK working in the NHS and approximately 90,000 in adult social care, the committee maintained that the UK will benefit from the presence of EU staff in health and social care post-Brexit.

A new report has found that four in ten HR leaders rate digital knowledge of front line staff as ‘inadequate’.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that the GLA will not provide the vital financial guarantees needed for construction to begin.

A report has claimed that the government is dependent on a ‘broken’ market, and lacks ambition in addressing current housing needs.

Despite a late bid to delay publication of its the pollution strategy, the government has been ordered to release it before the June election.
The High Court has ordered the draft plans to be published on 9 May, five days after the local elections, but long before the general election on 8 June - the dates of which the government had used to delay publication by claiming that publication during that period would fall foul of purdah rules.

The Environment Food, and Rural Affairs Committee has criticised the government’s ‘sub-standard’ approach to sustainable drainage (SuDs), claiming it failed to protect communities from flood risk.