The business select committee demands for a change in rules that will allow Peter Mandelson, the business secretary, to answer questions from ministers at a Commons inquiry

Labour Councillors have demanded answers to 6 key questions from Westminster City Council's Chief Executive following last week's decision to introduce evening and Sunday parking charges which will raise an extra £7 million for the Council. The 6 questions are; 1. The Cabinet Minutes of the meeting held on 18th January 2010 PARKING POLICY OPTIONS 2010/11 (Item 6 – Report of S...

Is this the most expensive parking ticket blunder in history? The ruling also applies to the London Boroughs of Merton, Kingston and Harrow. How could 4 councils get it so wrong? Questions have to be asked of the Parking Service Managers and Legal Departments who allowed this to happen especially when the Operational Guidance for Local Authorities is so explicit ...

The European Union adopted the Small Business Act in 2008, with the intention of making easier to start and run a business. Two years on, the EurActiv network takes a look at the achievements and challenges ahead.

Small businesses will be able to receive up to €500000 £462000 in state aid without notifying the European business regulator under new plans to ease rules on public subsidies.

West End business, theatres, shoppers, musicians, church goers and restaurant staff to be hit by 'backdoor' parking tax increase. Following Westminster Conservatives' decision in August to introduce evening and Sunday parking charges in the West End to raise an extra £7 million a year, the Council has today announced plans to increase parking charges across the city by 10%, in...

The UK will sue the European Central Banks (ECB) over rules that limit the operation of clearing houses to euro-area countries because it believes they contravene the basic principles of the Single Market, such as the free movement of capital and the freedom to establish cross-border business. The City of London is the EU's biggest hub for financial clearing and could lose business according t...

Business leaders are urging London's mayor to put a campaign against restrictive immigration rules at the centre of efforts to fend off threats to the city's status as a leading business centre

There are some forward thinking councils who have realised that effective parking enforcement comes from managing the kerbside efficiently. Below is the recent report from Westminster City Council and the reduction in the number of PCNs issued to commercial vehicles is a positive move. London Informer The past year has been particularly ambitious for us and has seen some major changes to parking i...

As I catch up with some posting after the festivities, I've completed the first video reporting back from the last full Council meeting of the year. Cllr Tim Crowley proposed a motion that would make the formal changes necessary to allow business owners the right to ask questions at full council meetings and attend Local Committee meetings as special advisers. These are available to residents...