Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Zoë Metcalfe has responded to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS’s) latest report on North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
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January’s view from Westminster.
Andrew Jones writes a monthly column for the Advertiser series of newspapers. Click here for the January article.
New approach to reduce flood risk and clean up rivers.
A new approach to drainage means people will benefit from a reduced risk of flooding and pollution on new developments.
Far-reaching single-use plastic ban from October.
Over 95 per cent of respondents to the consultation by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs supported introducing the ban.
Cost of living boost for students.
Students are to benefit from additional financial support designed to ease cost of living pressures and help them to meet everyday costs whilst they are completing their studies.
Homeowners and tenants to get better access to faster broadband.
New homes in England will be built with gigabit broadband connections thanks to new laws brought in by the Government.
‘Off-grid’ fuel support measures due to launch.
The Government’s support measures for fuel bills have reached 29 million households. There are however 900,000 which, for various reasons, are harder to reach and park home communities fall into this group.
New defibrillator fund.
The public will have faster access to life-saving defibrillators as the government announces a new £1 million fund to increase the number of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in communities most in need – providing an estimated 1,000 new defibrillators in community spaces across England.
Bus fares capped at £2.
Passengers across England are being encouraged to travel by bus as fares are capped at £2 from January to March.
Happy new year!
Harrogate and Knaresborough MP, Andrew Jones, has released a two-part series of videos looking ahead to 2023.
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