House of Lords news

New legislation will change the way health clubs in the UK manage their membership process, creating greater powers for consumers when it comes to contracts ... More

The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on the health of the UK population saw Tanni Grey-Thompson lobbying ... More

The Healthy City Design 2022 (HCD 2022) International Congress & Exhibition is being hosted in London to provide a global forum for the exchange of ... More

Tanni Grey-Thompson has announced she will hand over her role as ukactive chair in August 2022, after more than six years driving the success of ... More

The Local Government Association (LGA) has appointed Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson as its new president. The Paralympic legend and ukactive chair will succeed outgoing president Lord ... More

The House of Lords' National Plan for Sport and Recreation committee has invited sporting organisations and members of the public in the UK, to provide ... More

Nicky Morgan has been reappointed culture secretary, despite having retired from the House of Commons as a member of parliament. In a surprise move, Prime ... More

More than 50 leading technology firms have teamed up as part of a £1bn (US$1.38bn, €1.14bn) deal to put Britain at the forefront of the ... More

The House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence has published a report calling for the Law Commission to establish new laws surrounding advancements in ... More

Plans to tackle child health inequalities caused by school summer holidays will get underway this year as ukactive launches a major new pilot with up ... More

Design studios Motionspot and Ryder Architecture have been crowned winners of the Celia Thomas Prize, which promotes hotel design that is accessible for disabled people. ... More

The government has rejected the opportunity to review the school PE system, despite the publication of a parliamentary report that claimed the subject was “failing” ... More

British Rowing has given its backing to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) which has been set up to champion the sport. The APPG has the ... More

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today (14 April) launched an international design competition promoting hotel design that is inclusive for disabled people. ... More

Pro-diversity body Sporting Equals is lining up a follow-up event to its 2014 Leaderboard session where it was revealed that only 3 per cent of ... More

Nine-time Paralympic champion Lord Holmes and former head of diversity at London 2012, Stephen Frost, are among four new advisers brought into tackle the UK ... More

ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson has called on MPs to help turn the tide of physical inactivity and get more people moving in their constituency. In ... More

Athletics legend and respected crossbench peer Tanni Grey-Thompson has today (28 April) been named chair of ukactive, tasked with ensuring the next government turns rhetoric ... More

Youth Sport Trust (YST) has launched its manifesto for PE and school sport ahead of the 2015 general election, hoping that it will be used ... More

The House of Lords Committee on Soft Power has highlighted the role sport plays in promoting Britain internationally. In its final report, entitled Persuasion and ... More

More money is required in order to achieve the “crucial” legacy of the London 2012 Olympics, according to a report by the London Assembly's Regeneration ... More

The UK government needs to provide clear, strong leadership and appoint a minister with responsibility for producing legacy benefits - or the positive effects of ... More

A website to inform travellers about disability access at English hotels and attractions has been launched by Tourism for All UK in partnership with VisitEngland, ... More

Physical activity measures have now been implemented in a voluntary reward and incentive programme used by GPs across the UK. Two physical activity indicators have ... More