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UK Government statement on the meeting of the Partnership Council: 9 June 2021

UK Government statement on the meeting of the Partnership Council: 9 June 2021

Wednesday, 09 June 2021

UK Government statement on the meeting of the Partnership Council....

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UK statement on the meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee: 9 June 2021

UK statement on the meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee: 9 June 2021

Wednesday, 09 June 2021

UK statement on the meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee....

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Refreshed GREAT campaign launched in 145 countries

Refreshed GREAT campaign launched in 145 countries

Wednesday, 09 June 2021

The UK Government is launching a refreshed GREAT campaign as the UK prepares to take centre stage for the G7 and COP 26 summits this year. ...

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Prestigious civic honours to be awarded by Her Majesty The Queen for first time in 10 years

Prestigious civic honours to be awarded by Her Majesty The Queen for first time in 10 years

Tuesday, 08 June 2021

A Civic Honours competition has been launched across the UK today to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022....

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Firms must commit to net zero to win major government contracts

Firms must commit to net zero to win major government contracts

Monday, 07 June 2021

New measures will require businesses to commit to net zero by 2050 before they can bid for major government contracts...

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Alok Sharma welcomes Bangladesh climate leadership and ambition ahead of COP26

Alok Sharma welcomes Bangladesh climate leadership and ambition ahead of COP26

Friday, 04 June 2021

Bangladesh signals moves to transition away from coal and submit an ambitious climate plan during COP26 President’s visit...

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New funding aims to create 19,000 jobs and 17,000 homes

New funding aims to create 19,000 jobs and 17,000 homes

Friday, 04 June 2021

New One Public Estate and MHCLG funding aims to create 19,000 jobs and 17,000 new homes....

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COP President:

COP President: "We are urging all companies and all investors to join the race to zero"

Friday, 04 June 2021

Alok Sharma delivers closing speech to the Responsible Business 2021 summit hosted by Reuters ...

Joint statement following the visit of COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma to Bangladesh

Joint statement following the visit of COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma to Bangladesh

Thursday, 03 June 2021

Bangladesh-UK Joint Statement following the meeting between Foreign Minister of Bangladesh H.E. Dr A.K. Abdul Momen and COP26 President-Designate Alok...

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Increasing ambition in the transition to clean energy and driving global investment in innovation

Increasing ambition in the transition to clean energy and driving global investment in innovation

Thursday, 03 June 2021

COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma's closing remarks at the launch of phase two of the Mission Innovation initiative. The launch brought more than ...

Procurement teams must consider wider benefits of public spending

Procurement teams must consider wider benefits of public spending

Thursday, 03 June 2021

New guidance sets out how public spending should help drive wider benefits, from job creation to helping protect the environment....

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COP26 President:

COP26 President: "All over the planet, young people are leading the charge against climate change"

Thursday, 03 June 2021

Alok Sharma delivers opening remarks at the British Council's 'Climate Connection: Conversation for Change' event...

G7 Chair’s statement on vaccine confidence

G7 Chair’s statement on vaccine confidence

Wednesday, 02 June 2021

Chair's statement by the G7 countries at the G7 Global Vaccine Confidence Summit. ...

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World leading experts commit to building vaccine confidence at UK hosted Global Vaccine Confidence Summit

World leading experts commit to building vaccine confidence at UK hosted Global Vaccine Confidence Summit

Wednesday, 02 June 2021

The Global Vaccine Confidence Summit convened world-leading experts to commit to greater international collaboration to build vaccine confidence globa...

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Joint statement following the visit of COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma to Viet Nam

Joint statement following the visit of COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma to Viet Nam

Wednesday, 02 June 2021

COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma and Viet Nam Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha released a joint statement following Mr ...

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Geospatial Commission sets its 2021/22 priorities

Geospatial Commission sets its 2021/22 priorities

Tuesday, 01 June 2021

Geospatial Commission publishes annual plan that shows progress against the UK’s Geospatial Strategy, key priorities for the year ahead and the appoin...

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The need for pension funds to invest in a clean, green and prosperous future

The need for pension funds to invest in a clean, green and prosperous future

Tuesday, 01 June 2021

COP26 President Alok Sharma at the first Net Zero Pensions summit, hosted by Make My Money Matter....

COP26 President:

COP26 President: "We must ensure that we leave no issue and no one behind"

Tuesday, 01 June 2021

Alok Sharma speaks at the plenary of the first day of the May–June 2021 UN Climate Change Conference subsidiary bodies sessions...

UK, Viet Nam strengthen collaboration on climate change on the road to successful COP26.

UK, Viet Nam strengthen collaboration on climate change on the road to successful COP26.

Friday, 28 May 2021

COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma congratulated Viet Nam’s action on climate change but urged the country to go further on phasing out coal and ac...

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Rapid action across the economy needed to reach net zero emissions

Rapid action across the economy needed to reach net zero emissions

Thursday, 27 May 2021

COP26 President Alok Sharma at the opening of the World Economic Forum's ‘Climate Breakthroughs: The Road to COP26 and Beyond'. ...

Alok Sharma visits South East Asia and South Asia to build support for COP26 climate goals

Alok Sharma visits South East Asia and South Asia to build support for COP26 climate goals

Thursday, 27 May 2021

COP26 President-Designate to travel to Viet Nam, Indonesia and Bangladesh this week...

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'Votes for life’ for British citizens living abroad

'Votes for life’ for British citizens living abroad

Thursday, 27 May 2021

New measures announced in the Queen’s Speech will make it easier for British citizens who have moved abroad to participate in our democracy. ...

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More than 20 countries come together to pledge support for the world’s forests

More than 20 countries come together to pledge support for the world’s forests

Thursday, 27 May 2021

The COP26 FACT Dialogue has brought together 23 countries to endorse a joint statement that commits to working together to protect world’s forests. In...

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Voter Identification   FAQs

Voter Identification FAQs

Wednesday, 26 May 2021

Information on the government's Voter Identification policy....

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Climate action needed from fashion and beauty industries to reduce emissions

Climate action needed from fashion and beauty industries to reduce emissions

Wednesday, 26 May 2021

COP26 President Alok Sharma speaking at the Vogue Business and Shopify Sustainability Forum...

GSK announced as a Principal Partner for COP26

GSK announced as a Principal Partner for COP26

Wednesday, 26 May 2021

One of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, GSK, will be a Principal Partner for the vital climate change summit...

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Investing in clean recoveries for a resilient, net zero future

Investing in clean recoveries for a resilient, net zero future

Tuesday, 25 May 2021

COP26 President Alok Sharma at 'Green New Deal: Clean Transition to Green Economy' - a special session for the P4G summit, jointly hosted by the Korea...

Independent report assesses species data in England

Independent report assesses species data in England

Monday, 24 May 2021

New report launched on improving species data in England....

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New Permanent Secretary to the Department for International Trade

New Permanent Secretary to the Department for International Trade

Monday, 24 May 2021

The Cabinet Secretary has appointed James Bowler as the new Permanent Secretary to the Department for International Trade....

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COP President Designate outlines progress made at G7 Climate and Environment Ministerial

COP President Designate outlines progress made at G7 Climate and Environment Ministerial

Friday, 21 May 2021

Alok Sharma's opening remarks at the G7 Climate and Environment Ministerial press conference ...

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