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All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology
All-Party Parliamentary Health Group

Sustainability

All-Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group
All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group
Carbon Connect
Sustainable Resource Forum
Westminster Sustainable Business Forum

Industry, Technology and Innovation

All-Party Parliamentary Design & Innovation Group
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Data Analytics
All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group

Education and Skills

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Skills, Careers & Employment
Higher Education Commission
Skills Commission
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Headshot of Daniel Monaghan

'People, Places and Public Services': an account of my time at the Labour Party Conference

14 October 2021
'People, Places and Public Services': an account of my time at the Labour Party Conference
Tram in Manchester
Sustainability
Rein de Loor

Net zero, net zero, net zero!

7 October 2021
Net zero, net zero, net zero!
Becky Rice speaking
Health and Accessibility
Headshot of Becky Rice

Providing better mental health service for all – our Head of Health speaks at a Labour Party Conference Fringe Event

1 October 2021
Providing better mental health service for all – our Head of Health speaks at a Labour Party Conference Fringe Event
Baroness Sue Garden
Education and Skills

APGSCE event on Local Skills Improvement Plans

22 September 2021
APGSCE event on Local Skills Improvement Plans
#WeThe15
Health and Accessibility
Robert McLaren

#WeThe15 is about breaking down barriers - assistive and accessible technology is part of that movement

19 August 2021
#WeThe15 is about breaking down barriers - assistive and accessible technology is part of that movement
Hospital photo
Health and Accessibility
Dr Mary Guy

Removing competition from the English NHS: three starter questions

17 August 2021
Removing competition from the English NHS: three starter questions
Blog
Health and Accessibility
Robert McLaren

The National Disability Strategy: tech is the opportunity, collaboration its realisation.

28 July 2021
The National Disability Strategy: tech is the opportunity, collaboration its realisation.
Handshake
Education and Skills
Headshot of Daniel Monaghan

The Higher Education Commission responds to the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Review

22 July 2021
The Higher Education Commission responds to the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Review
Lord Patel
Health and Accessibility

Why the Health and Care Bill must be fully scrutinised by MPs and Peers, from Lord Patel of Bradford

15 July 2021
Why the Health and Care Bill must be fully scrutinised by MPs and Peers, from Lord Patel of Bradford
Tree
Sustainability
Verity Winn

The England Trees Action Plan: to plant or protect? Government must do both

13 July 2021
The England Trees Action Plan: to plant or protect? Government must do both
Person using laptop
Health and Accessibility
Robert McLaren

This Learning Disability Awareness Week, let’s celebrate digital inclusion to enable connection and creativity

18 June 2021
This Learning Disability Awareness Week, let’s celebrate digital inclusion to enable connection and creativity
Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care.
Health and Accessibility

Getting it right for public protection – how can we reform healthcare professional regulation in the public interest?

11 June 2021
Getting it right for public protection – how can we reform healthcare professional regulation in the public interest?
Circuit board
Health and Accessibility

Unlocking access to support with AI

20 May 2021
Unlocking access to support with AI
Daffodils in front of the Palace of Westminster at sunset
Sustainability
Ágnes Szuda

Environmental principles and the future of environmental policy in the UK

14 May 2021
Environmental principles and the future of environmental policy in the UK
Education and Skills

The Missing Piece of the Puzzle

11 May 2021
The Missing Piece of the Puzzle
Stethoscope
Health and Accessibility

Patient choice – on a whim or real need?

30 April 2021
Patient choice – on a whim or real need?
Image of docks
Sustainability

Can we take the Government’s announcement to ban fossil fuel financing abroad at face value?

5 February 2021
Can we take the Government’s announcement to ban fossil fuel financing abroad at face value?
Wind turbines in the sea against sunset
Sustainability
Rein de Loor

With the Energy White Paper, the government promises to be promising

5 February 2021
With the Energy White Paper, the government promises to be promising
Factory smoke
Sustainability

What exactly is the UK’s 2030 emission target? The case for revisiting the 5th Carbon Budget

9 December 2020
What exactly is the UK’s 2030 emission target? The case for revisiting the 5th Carbon Budget
Image of Westminster
Sustainability
Ágnes Szuda

The Environment Bill returned but the question remains: will it deliver world-leading environmental protection as pledged?

30 November 2020
The Environment Bill returned but the question remains: will it deliver world-leading environmental protection as pledged?
Health and Accessibility

UK Malnutrition Awareness Week: Why it is important and even more so TODAY

6 October 2020
UK Malnutrition Awareness Week: Why it is important and even more so TODAY
Sustainability
Jacob Ainscough

Build Back Better - If not now, when?

26 August 2020
Build Back Better - If not now, when?
Face mask and hand sanitiser
Health and Accessibility

Face Masks become mandatory - how this measure may hold the key to kickstarting our economy

24 July 2020
Face Masks become mandatory - how this measure may hold the key to kickstarting our economy

In Conversation with Clive Betts MP

23 July 2020
In Conversation with Clive Betts MP

How Policy Connect has been informing parliamentarians during COVID-19

14 July 2020
How Policy Connect has been informing parliamentarians during COVID-19
Health and Accessibility

Becoming Disability Confident - reflecting on previous policy for a more positive future

23 June 2020
Becoming Disability Confident - reflecting on previous policy for a more positive future

COVID-19: The implications of the pandemic on the UK energy sector

17 June 2020
COVID-19: The implications of the pandemic on the UK energy sector
Industry, Technology and Innovation

In conversation with Darren Jones MP

11 June 2020
In conversation with Darren Jones MP
Health and Accessibility
Geena Vabulas

Interview: Lilian Greenwood MP to take over from Seema Malhotra MP as Co-Chair of the APPGAT

5 June 2020
Interview: Lilian Greenwood MP to take over from Seema Malhotra MP as Co-Chair of the APPGAT
Map of accessibility statement compliance in FE and HE (source: allable.co.uk)

Digital Accessibility in Higher and Further Education- the challenges and opportunities of 2020

21 May 2020
Digital Accessibility in Higher and Further Education- the challenges and opportunities of 2020
Design industry

Design and COVID-19: How the design sector is adjusting to the pressures of coronavirus

6 May 2020
Design and COVID-19: How the design sector is adjusting to the pressures of coronavirus
Clive Gilbert

How can the National Strategy for Disabled People improve access to assistive technology?

29 April 2020
How can the National Strategy for Disabled People improve access to assistive technology?

COVID-19 and CO Gas - Staying safe at home during lockdown

24 April 2020
COVID-19 and CO Gas - Staying safe at home during lockdown
Sustainability
Jacob Ainscough

Once the storm is over - how sustainable spending can look post covid-19

22 April 2020
Once the storm is over - how sustainable spending can look post covid-19
Sustainability

COVID-19 - How the pandemic is impacting the Waste & Resources sector

9 April 2020
COVID-19 - How the pandemic is impacting the Waste & Resources sector
Health and Accessibility

Remote working and disabled employees - How a pandemic brought a long-standing issue to the forefront of the conversation

1 April 2020
Remote working and disabled employees - How a pandemic brought a long-standing issue to the forefront of the conversation
Sustainability
Jacob Ainscough

Will the Climate Assembly work?

28 February 2020
Will the Climate Assembly work?
Data
Industry, Technology and Innovation

Safer Internet Day - how the data industry needs to work together to ensure this is a priority

11 February 2020
Safer Internet Day - how the data industry needs to work together to ensure this is a priority
Supermarkets going green

Ready for a new challenge – how supermarkets are pledging to go green

5 February 2020
Ready for a new challenge – how supermarkets are pledging to go green
NHS wait time

Why NHS targets may soon be a thing of the past

24 January 2020
Why NHS targets may soon be a thing of the past

Is the Government finally waking up to our embarrassing plastic export problem?

10 January 2020
Is the Government finally waking up to our embarrassing plastic export problem?
CO report launch
Health and Accessibility

Carbon monoxide in the next Parliament

6 December 2019
Carbon monoxide in the next Parliament
Panel discussion
Health and Accessibility

Accessible Employment - Why technology could be the key to more jobs for disabled people

6 December 2019
Accessible Employment - Why technology could be the key to more jobs for disabled people
TTT report
Industry, Technology and Innovation

Manifesto Watch – What the parties are saying about data policy

6 December 2019
Manifesto Watch – What the parties are saying about data policy
Simon Kelleher
Education and Skills

Renewing the interest in upskilling the UK’s youth

29 November 2019
Renewing the interest in upskilling the UK’s youth
Claudia Jaksch
Sustainability

Working in policy during an election campaign - how is it done?

29 November 2019
Working in policy during an election campaign - how is it done?
Stethoscope
Health and Accessibility

Prevention and Health Inequalities

22 November 2019
Prevention and Health Inequalities
Two dogs wearing rosettes being cute
Industry, Technology and Innovation

Green Labour, Purple Liberals and Red Tories The evolution of party colour schemes

22 November 2019
Green Labour, Purple Liberals and Red Tories The evolution of party colour schemes
Keyboard
Education and Skills

Attainment and employment gaps between disabled and non-disabled students are still unacceptably high: the new government needs to work with universities and business to put in place practical steps to eliminate the gap

15 November 2019
Attainment and employment gaps between disabled and non-disabled students are still unacceptably high: the new government needs to work with universities and business to put in place practical steps to eliminate the gap
Panel event
Sustainability

Let’s give householders better information about the flooding risk to their homes

15 November 2019
Let’s give householders better information about the flooding risk to their homes
Map selection
Industry, Technology and Innovation

Go home, then go big – why all parties needs to focus on the local before they consider the national

13 November 2019
Go home, then go big – why all parties needs to focus on the local before they consider the national
Plastic bottle
Sustainability

Prioritising Plastic – What the next government can do

8 November 2019
Prioritising Plastic – What the next government can do
Blog
Education and Skills

EduSkills Blog: Let’s be positive about Further Education infrastructure

18 February 2019
EduSkills Blog: Let’s be positive about Further Education infrastructure
Education roundtable
Industry, Technology and Innovation

Data and Technology Ethics Inquiry Education roundtable

27 November 2018
Data and Technology Ethics Inquiry Education roundtable
Image of a handshake
Education and Skills

EduSkills Blog: Apprenticeships – Helping Young People at Risk?

8 November 2018
EduSkills Blog: Apprenticeships – Helping Young People at Risk?
image of tents on pavement
Health and Accessibility

Examining the intrinsic link between homelessness and health

23 November 2017
Examining the intrinsic link between homelessness and health
Headshot of Alice Tavare
Health and Accessibility

Using videos to provide health information: how can we tap the benefits for patients?

15 November 2017
Using videos to provide health information: how can we tap the benefits for patients?
Becky Malby
Health and Accessibility

Can Sustainability and Transformation Plans deliver the change the NHS needs?

20 September 2017
Can Sustainability and Transformation Plans deliver the change the NHS needs?
G Richard Olds
Health and Accessibility

Why the UK’s chronic shortage of doctors is only half the story

27 April 2017
Why the UK’s chronic shortage of doctors is only half the story
Chopping board of vegetables
Health and Accessibility

Good nutrition and hydration: essential for patients - and for improving health and care

30 March 2017
Good nutrition and hydration: essential for patients - and for improving health and care
Billboard showing One World
Sustainability

Is technology the answer to climate change?

4 January 2017
Is technology the answer to climate change?
Headshot of Helen Rhodes
Sustainability

Energy Efficiency in the Private Rented Sector: A Local Authority Perspective

27 September 2016
Energy Efficiency in the Private Rented Sector: A Local Authority Perspective
Helen Rhodes
Sustainability

Housing Standards in the Private Rented Sector: A Local Authority Perspective

23 September 2016
Housing Standards in the Private Rented Sector: A Local Authority Perspective
Helen Birtwhistle
Health and Accessibility

Revolutionising urgent care for older people means putting their needs and wishes first

23 August 2016
Revolutionising urgent care for older people means putting their needs and wishes first
RAP Logo
Sustainability

We need a lorry-load of energy savings; in the new ECO the Government delivers a hatchback

21 July 2016
We need a lorry-load of energy savings; in the new ECO the Government delivers a hatchback
Wind turbines at sunset
Sustainability

Smart Meters – unlocking their social benefits for uses in assistive living and healthcare.

12 July 2016
Smart Meters – unlocking their social benefits for uses in assistive living and healthcare.
Mind body divide
Health and Accessibility

Integrating physical and mental health – moving the agenda on from parity to equity

11 July 2016
Integrating physical and mental health – moving the agenda on from parity to equity
Chloe Hampton
Sustainability

Energy efficiency v. Wellbeing

17 June 2016
Energy efficiency v. Wellbeing
Dr Keith Maclean
Sustainability

Managing Heat Decarbonisation

31 May 2016
Managing Heat Decarbonisation
Smart meter
Sustainability

Energy Efficiency: Time to get out of reverse gear

28 April 2016
Energy Efficiency: Time to get out of reverse gear
Dr Neil Watson
Sustainability

Taking the heat out of domestic energy efficiency debate

14 April 2016
Taking the heat out of domestic energy efficiency debate
Construction Workers
Sustainability

Construction, a force for good – recruiting the next generation

7 March 2016
Construction, a force for good – recruiting the next generation
Apartments
Sustainability

How the housing crisis is driving the London mayoral race

29 January 2016
How the housing crisis is driving the London mayoral race
Scaffolding
Sustainability

The Circular Economy and the Built Environment

16 December 2015
The Circular Economy and the Built Environment
Blog
Sustainability

The Built Environment – integrated and interlinked

23 November 2015
The Built Environment – integrated and interlinked
Blog
Industry, Technology and Innovation

Classifying Design (Part I)

24 June 2013
Classifying Design (Part I)
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