Active Consultations

The Welsh Assembly Cross-Party Group on Small Shops and the Association of Convenience Stores has launched an inquiry on how to support entrepreneurs trading in Wales

The Tech Partnership has launched a survey on how employers are currently using the apprenticeship levy

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has launched a consultation on new non-domestic smart metering policy proposals

The Department for Transport has launched a consultation on whether to keep existing roadwork lane rental schemes and allow other authorities to adopt their own schemes

The Mayor of London has launched his Draft Health Inequalities strategy to help create a healthier and fairer society, and to help make the healthier choice easier for everyone, including the most disadvantaged.

The Northern Ireland Department of Health has launched a consultation on draft regulations to restrict the age of sale of nicotine inhaling products, including electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) to over eighteens

The EU Commission have launched a consultation on the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products (also known as ‘track and trace’), which will require all unit packets of tobacco products to be marked with a unique identifier and their movements tracked throughout the European Union from May 2019. ‘Track and Trace’ was one of the measures implemented by the EU Revised Tobacco Products Directive.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Regulatory Delivery have launched a call for evidence on the market, and potential uses, for laser pointers.

Laser pointers are generally small battery-operated hand-held devices that emit a tightly focused beam of light that is concentrated into a very small area, even over long distances.

The Mayor of London's Office has opened a consultation on the draft London environment strategy. The strategy considers action in areas including: air quality, green infrastructure, climate change mitigation and energy, waste, adapting to climate change, and ambient noise.

The Department for  Digital, Culture, Media & Sport have launched a consultation on the specific design of a new broadband Universal Service Obligation, which will give household and business the right to request a broadband connection at a minimum speed of at least 10Mbps.