West Oxfordshire District Council and Cotswold District Council used digital site processing tools to reduce early-stage assessment time.
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West Oxfordshire and Cotswold cut site assessment time by 90%
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Wirral reduces site assessment time by more than 50%
Wirral Borough Council piloted a digital site assessment tool to reduce assessment time and support local plan work.
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Official Statistics: UK Food Security Report 2027
The UK Food Security Report (UKFSR) sets out an analysis of statistical data relating to food security in the UK, fulfilling the duty in the Agriculture Act 2020 to present a report on food security to Parliament at least once every three years. The UKFSR examines past, current, and future trends relevant to food security to present the best available understanding of food security.
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Accredited official statistics: Total Factor Productivity of the United Kingdom Food Chain 2025
Annual information on the productivity of the UK food chain.
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MHRA approves world’s first lower-carbon beclometasone inhalers for patients with asthma
The new inhalers use a next-generation propellant designed to reduce environmental impact while maintaining the same established treatment.