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Feb 13, 2025 | 
commonslibrary.parliament.uk | Paul Bolton
The Labour Party made a ‘national mission for clean power by 2030’ a key part of its manifesto for the 2024 general election. In December 2024, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) published its Clean Power 2030 Action Plan. This set out the government’s pathway to a clean power system and what it plans to do to achieve this.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
broadwayworld.com | Paul Bolton
EMOJILAND hits solidly in San Jose at 3Below Theater. This contemporary (and often comedic) musical by Keith Harrison and Loura Schein is remarkably fun and thought provoking. Lead by a cast of characters made up of popular cellphone emoji's that are seemingly brought to life in a creative story of romance and intrigue. This is not a heavy show, but there is still much to take in with this fun and comedic romp full of sparklingly colorful characters.
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Aug 24, 2024 | 
edp24.co.uk | Paul Bolton
Sam Arthurton acknowledging the crowd after reaching his century in the semi-final against Cambridgeshire (Image: Jerry Daws/Stillfocusedmedia) Norfolk coach Tom New has hailed the brilliance of his captain Sam Arthurton ahead of today's National Counties Trophy final against Cheshire at Wormsley (11am).
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
commonslibrary.parliament.uk | Joe Lewis |Paul Bolton
Concerns about the financial stability of higher education providersThe financial sustainability of the higher education sector in England has come under increasing strain following reductions to government grants and an ongoing freeze in undergraduate tuition fee caps. Recent inflationary and cost of living pressures have also placed demands on universities in relation to pay settlements, energy costs, and building projects.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
publichealth.jhu.edu | Paul Bolton
The U.S. Global Mental Health Alliance, assisted by CRD Associates, held an informational meeting on global mental health for members of Congress, their staff, Alliance members, and other interested parties on July 23, 2024, at the Dirksen Senate Building in Washington, D.C. The title of the meeting was ‘Mental Health: The World's Most Neglected Health Challenge.’ The purpose was to provide attendees with information on the importance of mental health globally and its impact on wellbeing,...
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May 24, 2024 | 
commonslibrary.parliament.uk | Nuala Burnett |Paul Bolton
What are sewage discharges? Sewage discharges are the release of raw, untreated sewage into watercourses, such as rivers. These discharges often take place through storm overflow valves, designed to release water from the sewer network when the volume of water is too great for it. Some use of storm overflows is permitted, to avoid the sewer network becoming overwhelmed and risking sewage backing up into homes and businesses.
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May 23, 2024 | 
coastalpoint.com | Paul Bolton
President John F. Kennedy proclaimed that every May 15, that federal and state governments should recognize the sacrifices of our fallen law enforcement officers and should lowered their flags to half-mast. On May 15 at the Ocean View Police Department, Chief Kenneth Mclaughlin, members and friends of the Fraternal Order of Police 16, to honor the fallen, held a flag-lowering ceremony to the half-mast position. The Rev.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
commonslibrary.parliament.uk | Graeme Atherton |Joe Lewis |Paul Bolton
This research briefing examines higher education systems around the world in order to compare policy approaches and performance in other countries with the UK. It builds on the Commons Library briefing Higher education in the UK: Systems, policy approaches, and challenges. More detail on all the headings below is available in the full briefing.
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Feb 16, 2024 | 
commonslibrary.parliament.uk | Nicole Watson |Nikki Sutherland |Paul Bolton
There are currently 9 operational reactors in the UK at 5 plants, which provide about 6.5 gigawatts (GW) of capacity. All but one of these plants are due to reach the end of their operating lives and be shut down before 2030. New reactors are proposed at different sites in the UK and are at different stages of development. Hinkley Point C is the only plant currently under construction, with an expected completion date between 2029 and 2031.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
commonslibrary.parliament.uk | Paul Bolton
The average energy efficiency of UK homes has steadily improved over time, but the rate of improvement has slowed since 2014. The latest comparable data shows that homes in Northern Ireland had the highest average energy efficiency rating, followed by Scotland and England, with the lowest average rating in Wales.
