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Annual Reports
PC&PE: Recently the Foreign Affairs Committee published a wide-ranging report on the work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and two of its sponsored bodies, the BBC World Service and the British Council.
It makes key recommendations on language skills for top diplomats, BBC World service funding and priorities, and funding for the British Council.
It makes key recommendations on language skills for top diplomats, BBC World service funding and priorities, and funding for the British Council.
PC&PE: The Procedure Committee agrees with the Backbench Business Committee (in a report) that the e-petitions pilot has been successful. It therefore recommends that debates on e-petitions become a permanent feature of Westminster Hall.
Monitor: In approving the Health and Social Care Act 2012, Parliament charged Monitor with overseeing on behalf of patients a new regulatory system for NHS foundation trusts and other licensed NHS providers. Over the past year Monitor has received external advice to help them develop their new role in time for April 2013.
Monitor: Monitor has confirmed the enforcement action it is taking over known or potential breaches of the new provider licence by 18 NHS foundation trusts. The breaches under the new regulatory regime that came into force on 1 April 2013 relate to a range of issues that had put the trusts in significant breach of their terms of authorisation under the old regime.
These issues include failure to deliver improvements in the quality of care, long waiting times (including A&E), poor financial performance or planning and failure to develop strategic plans.
CCC: Reductions of around 20% in production emissions over the last two decades has limited growth in the UK’s carbon footprint, says the Committee on Climate Change in its latest report.
However, the report also estimates that the carbon footprint has increased by 10% or more. This is due to increased imports as incomes have grown and manufacturing has shifted to other countries as part of the broader globalisation process.
However, the report also estimates that the carbon footprint has increased by 10% or more. This is due to increased imports as incomes have grown and manufacturing has shifted to other countries as part of the broader globalisation process.
