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Government reveals plans to improve disabled people's lives

Government reveals plans to improve disabled people's lives

17 July 2023 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

New plans to improve the lives of disabled people have been set out by the Government today (Tuesday 18 July)....

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Renewed counter-terrorism strategy to strengthen UK response

Renewed counter-terrorism strategy to strengthen UK response

17 July 2023 - 23:00 News Story

Home Office

The government has today launched CONTEST 2023, a refreshed approach to the evolving and enduring threat from terrorism....

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Foreign Secretary speech at the United Nations Security Council

Foreign Secretary speech at the United Nations Security Council

17 July 2023 - 19:54 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly's speech on Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council in New York on 17 July 2023,...

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Government sets out adaptation programme to tackle climate impact

Government sets out adaptation programme to tackle climate impact

17 July 2023 - 16:58 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Third National Adaptation Programme outlines how government will protect infrastructure, promote a greener economy and e...

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New study into running HS2 train services to Leeds launches

New study into running HS2 train services to Leeds launches

17 July 2023 - 16:28 News Story

Department for Transport

Study will assess potential options to run HS2 trains into Leeds city centre and reassess evidence to improve connectivi...

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Emran Mian appointed as Director General, Digital Technologies and Telecoms

Emran Mian appointed as Director General, Digital Technologies and Telecoms

17 July 2023 - 16:26 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Emran Mian CB OBE will join the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) as Director General for Digital...

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Attorney General champions government legal career at Open University

Attorney General champions government legal career at Open University

17 July 2023 - 16:07 News Story

Attorney General's Office

Diverse routes into law and how the work of government lawyers impacts all aspects of public life were themes discussed ...

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Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and Veterans Welfare Reviews published today

Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and Veterans Welfare Reviews published today

17 July 2023 - 15:56 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

The reviews have offered recommendations to improve the experience of those requiring veterans’ welfare or compensation ...

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Ukraine: UK statement on the Black Sea Grain Initiative

Ukraine: UK statement on the Black Sea Grain Initiative

17 July 2023 - 15:49 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has condemned Russia's withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allowed th...

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EU Settlement Scheme enhancements confirmed

EU Settlement Scheme enhancements confirmed

17 July 2023 - 15:41 News Story

Home Office

From September 2023 people with pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme will automatically have their status e...

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Independent review of Civil Aviation Authority sets out how

Independent review of Civil Aviation Authority sets out how "highly effective regulator" can continue to improve

17 July 2023 - 15:32 News Story

Department for Transport

CAA still held in the highest regard but needs to improve communication on decision-making process and foster tighter wo...

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10 year anniversary of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013

10 year anniversary of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013

17 July 2023 - 15:00 Press Release

Government Legal Department

The Act worked on by Government Legal Department lawyers gained Royal Assent on 17 July 2013 ...

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£20.8 million funding boost for the Scottish fishing industry

£20.8 million funding boost for the Scottish fishing industry

17 July 2023 - 14:00 News Story

Closed organisation: Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland

UK Government announces latest Scottish projects to receive investment from the £100 million UK Seafood Fund....

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UKHO appoints National Hydrographer and Chief Customer Officer

UKHO appoints National Hydrographer and Chief Customer Officer

17 July 2023 - 13:21 Press Release

UK Hydrographic Office

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced the appointment of Rear Admiral Angus Essenhigh OBE as the United Kingdo...

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Annual Report shows CMA saves consumers over £2bn

Annual Report shows CMA saves consumers over £2bn

17 July 2023 - 11:57 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

UK consumers saved an estimated £8 billion over the last 3 years from action taken by the CMA to protect competition and...

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British Ambassador to DRC: Remarks on her first visit to Goma

British Ambassador to DRC: Remarks on her first visit to Goma

17 July 2023 - 11:06 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

His Majesty's Ambassador to the DRC, Alyson King, addressed guests at an event during her first visit to the Eastern cit...

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Hairdresser’s suspended sentence overturned

Hairdresser’s suspended sentence overturned

17 July 2023 - 11:04 Press Release

Attorney General's Office

A hairdresser who sexually assaulted two teenage work experience students will be jailed after his suspended prison sent...

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Record funding for schools in England

Record funding for schools in England

17 July 2023 - 10:52 Press Release

Department for Education

Schools in England to receive highest ever funding rates in 2024-25. ...

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Trial encourages low-income pensioners to apply for extra financial support

Trial encourages low-income pensioners to apply for extra financial support

17 July 2023 - 10:23 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

Two thousand people in Great Britain will receive letters inviting them to apply for Pension Credit as part of an innova...

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Work on track to bring HS2 to Birmingham

Work on track to bring HS2 to Birmingham

17 July 2023 - 10:07 News Story

Department for Transport

The new Curzon Street Station will bring high-speed rail services to help connect cities and towns across the West Midla...

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ESFA publishes annual report and accounts for 2022 to 2023

ESFA publishes annual report and accounts for 2022 to 2023

17 July 2023 - 09:55 News Story

Closed organisation: Education and Skills Funding Agency

ESFA has published its annual report and accounts for 2022 to 2023...

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HMRC pledges £5.5 million in partnership funding to support customers who need extra help

HMRC pledges £5.5 million in partnership funding to support customers who need extra help

17 July 2023 - 09:28 Press Release

HM Revenue & Customs

Bids for the 2024 to 2027 Voluntary and Community Sector Grant Funding, worth £5.5 million, open on 24 July....

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Foreign Secretary to focus on AI and Russia during UN presidency

Foreign Secretary to focus on AI and Russia during UN presidency

17 July 2023 - 09:20 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

James Cleverly is visiting the US to lead UN Security Council sessions on Ukraine and AI as UK takes on presidency, and ...

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Two solicitor members appointed to the  Insolvency Rules Committee

Two solicitor members appointed to the Insolvency Rules Committee

17 July 2023 - 08:00 News Story

Ministry of Justice

The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Robert Paterson and Alexander Wood as solicitor members of the Insol...

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Crackdown on rip-off university degrees

Crackdown on rip-off university degrees

16 July 2023 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Education

University courses that fail to deliver good outcomes, with high drop-out rates and poor employment prospects will be su...

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UK Government seizes post-Brexit freedoms for fishing industry

UK Government seizes post-Brexit freedoms for fishing industry

16 July 2023 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

New measures will support thriving fishing industry....

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Regulatory Horizons Council publishes recommendations on the regulation of hydrogen fuel propulsion in maritime vessels

Regulatory Horizons Council publishes recommendations on the regulation of hydrogen fuel propulsion in maritime vessels

16 July 2023 - 23:00 News Story

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Latest report from the RHC, an independent group of scientific, regulatory and industry experts, created to help unleash...

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UK signs treaty to join vast Indo-Pacific trade group as new data shows major economic benefits

UK signs treaty to join vast Indo-Pacific trade group as new data shows major economic benefits

16 July 2023 - 01:30 Press Release

Department for Business and Trade

Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has formally signed the treaty to accede to the CPTPP trade group in New Zeal...

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FCDO statement: démarche of Chinese Ambassador on Hong Kong

FCDO statement: démarche of Chinese Ambassador on Hong Kong

15 July 2023 - 11:17 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

At the Foreign Secretary’s instruction his senior official conducted a formal diplomatic démarche of the Chinese Ambassa...

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Belize coastal highway transformed by UK-led partnership

Belize coastal highway transformed by UK-led partnership

15 July 2023 - 05:52 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Coastal Highway upgraded thanks to the UK Government, Caribbean Development Bank and the Government of Belize under the ...

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