All Government policy articles – Page 86
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NewsFWD launches petition urging government support for wholesale sector
The petition has attracted 1,400 signatures since it went live on Tuesday evening.
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NewsGovernment targets convenience stores in community coronavirus testing scheme
The government is currently ramping up its capacity to offer the lateral-flow rapid testing scheme
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NewsGrowers vote to abolish AHDB’s compulsory horticulture levy
But with AHDB suggesting the result was ’complex’ many growers are concerned the government may disregard the outcome
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Comment & OpinionWhy is Deliveroo urging the return of Eat Out To Help Out?
Deliveroo needs restaurants to survive if it is to survive itself
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NewsTesco plans to roll out mass Covid testing for in-store workers
The UK’s biggest supermarket said it was considering “all options” for testing staff
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NewsRelaxing high street planning rules is ‘one-way street’, industry leaders warn government
The chiefs of industry bodies including the ACS and BPF have warned against proposals to allow high street shops to be converted to housing without planning permission
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NewsAll supply chain workers to be tested ‘every few days’ in next stage of Covid fight
There has been ‘relatively slow’ take-up of the millions of tests being offered by ministers to companies
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NewsSainsbury’s top up of £2 biggest yet for Healthy Start Vouchers
The retailer joins Tesco, Waitrose, Co-op and Lidl in topping up the scheme
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Comment & OpinionHow government can solve the meat industry’s Brexit border checks problem
The government must act quickly to rectify its mistakes, says John Longworth, chairman of the Independent Business Network
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Comment & OpinionForget mass evictions, retailers are in a far stronger position than they may seem
For landlords, a tenant with a year’s worth of rent debt is still preferable to a vacant property. That’s helping retailers dictate terms
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NewsScottish food leaders call for policy change moratorium to recover from Covid and Brexit
FDF Scotland said companies desperately needed “stable ground”, rather than a flood of new costly policies
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NewsSupermarket chiefs call on Sunak to ‘level the playing field’ with online sales tax
The chancellor must use the Budget on 3 March to commit to reducing the burden on bricks and mortar shops, according to a letter signed by 18 retail leaders
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Comment & OpinionRestricting HFSS promotions could have unintended consequences for consumers
Removing promotions could increase the price of consumers’ food shops, says Kate Halliwell, chief scientific officer, FDF
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NewsObesity strategy shake-up to see government emphasise healthy living
Proposals set out plans for the DH to be beefed up to take back more central control over health policies
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News65 retail CEOs heap pressure on Boris Johnson to tackle shopworker abuse
The bosses of Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Aldi and Lidl are among those demanding new legislation to protect shopworkers
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NewsEU exports slowed by wrong colour ink and other red tape
Red ink is banned by some EU countries but others allow it
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Comment & OpinionCarbon taxes could help the UK achieve its net zero aim – but there’s a catch
If a carbon tax makes British-reared animal products unaffordable, the market will simply shift towards cheaper imports
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Comment & OpinionBy labelling supermarkets ‘dangerous’, ministers are playing with fire
The PM and his ministers can cause chaos simply by opening their mouths
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NewsUK government demands extension of NI grace periods until 2023
Gove also said the arrangements should be extended to all ‘relevant local businesses’
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NewsMatt Hancock tells people not to shop for food in new Covid variant areas
Sources expressed fears government language over the safety of supermarkets could lead to panic buying