Matt Hancock apologises after Commons watchdog finds he was late registering shares in firm that had NHS contracts Matt Hancock has apologised for delay registering shares in firm with NHS ties Commons watchdog said the ex-health secretary broke the rules by late action She said breach over Topwood shares was at ‘less serious’ end of … Read more
Senior officials were ‘hounding’ colleagues over the approval of a PPE supply contract worth a quarter-of-a-billion pounds to a hedge fund with ‘close ties’ to the Government, the High Court has heard. The Good Law Project and EveryDoctor are bringing legal action against the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), claiming that contracts awarded … Read more
Matt Hancock faces fresh ‘cronyism’ row after it emerges he and his sister own shares in firm that won NHS contracts Matt Hancock declared getting 15 per cent of shares in shredding firm Topwood The company has been awarded a contract worth £300,000 by NHS Wales Mr Hancock did not declare publicly his sister also … Read more
BAE clinches £1bn Royal Navy contracts to maintain battleships and docks in Portsmouth By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 1 April 2021 BAE Systems has clinched contracts worth more than £1billion to maintain battleships and docks at Portsmouth Naval Base. Britain’s biggest defence company … Read more
BAE clinches £1bn Royal Navy contracts to maintain battleships and docks in Portsmouth By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 1 April 2021 BAE Systems has clinched contracts worth more than £1billion to maintain battleships and docks at Portsmouth Naval Base. Britain’s biggest defence company … Read more
Chaos fears over PFI end: Hospitals and schools could suffer major disruption as £10billion of contracts expire Schools and hospitals could see disruption as number of PFI schemes finish Taxpayers could be landed with huge bill when 200 PFI contracts expire MPs warned millions could be wasted on expensive consultants to sort out deals The … Read more
Chaos fears over PFI end: Hospitals and schools could suffer major disruption as £10billion of contracts expire Schools and hospitals could see disruption as number of PFI schemes finish Taxpayers could be landed with huge bill when 200 PFI contracts expire MPs warned millions could be wasted on expensive consultants to sort out deals The … Read more
The Government unlawfully failed to publish details of more than 500 coronavirus-related contracts on time, a High Court judge has today said. Government officials have 30 days to publish online details of contracts for public goods or services worth more than £120,000. But a High Court judge today said the Department of Health and Social … Read more
The Italian prime minister has urged the EU to ‘suffocate’ vaccine makers who fail to deliver on their contractual obligations amid a row over supplies from AstraZeneca. Italy imposed the first EU-sanctioned export ban on vaccines yesterday when it blocked 250,000 AstraZeneca jabs from heading to Australia – which was due to start inoculations with … Read more
Care homes can refuse to hire staff who won’t accept the coronavirus vaccine, the Justice Secretary confirmed today. Robert Buckland said providers were legally allowed to make vaccination a condition of employment as long as they could provide a ‘clear rationale’. He added the Government would not enforce ‘no jab, no job’ policies on care … Read more