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Slow progress on the hospital building progress is likely to see more hospitals close before new ones are ready to replace them, the cross-party committee of MPs warns. In a report published today, the public accounts committee (PAC) expresses ‘extreme concern’ at the New Hospital...

In March 2023 the Department for Transport (DfT) published a draft revised national policy statement for national networks (NNNPS) – its statement of strategic planning policy for nationally significant road and rail schemes. DfT said the review was needed to account for policy commitments on...

Mace Dragados JV is trialling an AFC Energy H-Power Tower on its Euston station site in LondonHydrogen is likely to have a “specific but limited” role in decarbonising sectors, for example where electrification is not possible, and as a means of storing energy, according to...

The sustainable qualities of concrete are noted in the report; its durability and longevity, its resistance to fire, rot and flood, and its low maintenance needsAmong measures demanded, the MPs want a mandatory requirement for whole-life carbon assessments for buildings, greater priority to be given...

The report from the Work and Pensions Committee highlights how despite being banned more than two decades ago, asbestos persists as the single greatest cause of work-related fatalities in the UK. There were more than 5,000 deaths in 2019, including from cancers such as mesothelioma....