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Minister Coutinho's speech to Policy Exchange on free speech

Minister Coutinho's speech to Policy Exchange on free speech

07 July 2023 - 09:52 Speech

Department for Education

Minister for Children, Wellbeing and Families, Claire Coutinho delivered a speech to Policy Exchange on the Higher Educa...

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CMA calls on Emma Sleep to change its online sales practices

CMA calls on Emma Sleep to change its online sales practices

07 July 2023 - 09:01 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

The CMA is calling on the mattress firm to change its selling practices, which could be putting unfair pressure on custo...

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I was safety minded. I thought it would never happen to me.

I was safety minded. I thought it would never happen to me.

07 July 2023 - 08:47 News Story

Marine Accident Investigation Branch

In a moving account, skipper Raymond Strachan shares how losing a crewmate overboard continues to shape his safety prepa...

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Dr Jo Saxton's speech at the Wellington Festival of Education

Dr Jo Saxton's speech at the Wellington Festival of Education

07 July 2023 - 08:30 Speech

Ofqual

A speech given by Ofqual's Chief Regulator, Dr Jo Saxton, at the Wellington Festival of Education....

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Walking and cycling prescription trial funding allocations published

Walking and cycling prescription trial funding allocations published

07 July 2023 - 08:30 News Story

Active Travel England

Eleven local authorities in England have been funded to enable health workers prescribe walking and cycling to patients....

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Foreign flagged ships detained in the UK during June 2023 under Paris MOU.

Foreign flagged ships detained in the UK during June 2023 under Paris MOU.

07 July 2023 - 07:50 Press Release

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that five foreign flagged ship remained under detention in UK p...

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Government funding boost kickstarts delivery of historic new free childcare offers

Government funding boost kickstarts delivery of historic new free childcare offers

07 July 2023 - 07:49 Press Release

Department for Education

£204 million cash boost given to nurseries to support the expansion of childcare places ...

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Serious human rights violations in Russia: UK statement to the OSCE

Serious human rights violations in Russia: UK statement to the OSCE

07 July 2023 - 07:11 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown calls for Russia to end human rights violations and investigate the attack on Elena Mila...

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Cleaner shipping gets £34 million boost with next round of innovative tech funding

Cleaner shipping gets £34 million boost with next round of innovative tech funding

06 July 2023 - 23:01 News Story

Department for Transport

Funding for the maritime sector to develop sustainable technologies that help connect people, goods and services in a cl...

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Government backs Bradford - UK City of Culture 2025 - with £10 million funding boost

Government backs Bradford - UK City of Culture 2025 - with £10 million funding boost

06 July 2023 - 23:01 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Bradford will benefit from a cash boost of at least £10 million to kick off the city’s tenure as UK City of Culture in 2...

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RAF to provide specialist firefighting vehicles and training to Ukraine's firefighters ahead of 500 days of war

RAF to provide specialist firefighting vehicles and training to Ukraine's firefighters ahead of 500 days of war

06 July 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

The UK is providing 15 Rapid Intervention Vehicles and two Major Foam Vehicles to bolster Ukraine's firefighting capabil...

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The Haitian people face a dire humanitarian, security and political crisis: UK statement at the Security Council
Farming Minister takes part in tractor relay on mental health

Farming Minister takes part in tractor relay on mental health

06 July 2023 - 18:34 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Mark Spencer drives tractor to Parliament to shine a light on mental health in rural communities ...

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UK, France and Germany statement to media following UNSC meeting on Iran meeting

UK, France and Germany statement to media following UNSC meeting on Iran meeting

06 July 2023 - 18:07 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK, France and Germany (the E3) have given a joint statement to media following a UK-chaired UNSC session on Iran's ...

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GOV.UK One Login: 1.5 million people already benefiting from reform of government services online

GOV.UK One Login: 1.5 million people already benefiting from reform of government services online

06 July 2023 - 17:06 Press Release

Cabinet Office

A new universal login is making public services easier to access online for more than 1.5 million people. The system, al...

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Iran’s continued nuclear escalation threatens international peace and security: UK statement at the Security Council

Iran’s continued nuclear escalation threatens international peace and security: UK statement at the Security Council

06 July 2023 - 16:40 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Non-Proliferation....

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Minister Halfon's National Education Opportunities Network speech

Minister Halfon's National Education Opportunities Network speech

06 July 2023 - 16:34 Speech

Department for Education

Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, Robert Halfon addressed the National Education Opportunities ...

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Man fined thousands for running illegal waste site in Teesside

Man fined thousands for running illegal waste site in Teesside

06 July 2023 - 16:04 Press Release

Environment Agency

A man has been fined and banned from being a company director for running an illegal waste site, following an investigat...

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UK gets new status in global data privacy certification programme

UK gets new status in global data privacy certification programme

06 July 2023 - 16:02 Press Release

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The UK has become the first country in the world to be granted Associate status in the Global Cross Border Privacy Rules...

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Civil news: changes to civil legal aid forms

Civil news: changes to civil legal aid forms

06 July 2023 - 15:42 News Story

Legal Aid Agency

We are updating the controlled work and certificated work forms for clients to reflect legislative changes....

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£373 million support to put UK exporters at heart of Zanzibar infrastructure upgrades

£373 million support to put UK exporters at heart of Zanzibar infrastructure upgrades

06 July 2023 - 15:33 Press Release

UK Export Finance

UK exporters are expected to win contracts equivalent to over £100m after UK Export Finance unlocks financing for histor...

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Boston Alternative Energy Facility (BAEF)?development consent decision announced

Boston Alternative Energy Facility (BAEF)?development consent decision announced

06 July 2023 - 15:18 Press Release

Planning Inspectorate

Today,?06 July 2023, the Boston Alternative Energy Facility (BAEF) application has been granted development consent by t...

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Certification Officer Annual Report 2022-2023

Certification Officer Annual Report 2022-2023

06 July 2023 - 15:13 Press Release

Certification Officer

Annual Report to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and the Chair of ACAS on the activities of the Certificat...

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OPSS Issues Gas Hob Suspension Notices

OPSS Issues Gas Hob Suspension Notices

06 July 2023 - 14:59 News Story

Office for Product Safety and Standards

The UK’s product regulator has served Suspension Notices on eight businesses to stop the supply of certain models of gas...

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International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2023:  Joint Statement to the OSCE

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2023: Joint Statement to the OSCE

06 July 2023 - 14:55 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

UK and others mark International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. ...

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2023 Government Chemist Conference presentations and recordings

2023 Government Chemist Conference presentations and recordings

06 July 2023 - 14:43 News Story

Government Chemist

Government Chemist Conference- Safe food for tomorrow's world: food security in challenging global conditions presentati...

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Interim Director General for Rail Infrastructure Group appointed

Interim Director General for Rail Infrastructure Group appointed

06 July 2023 - 14:25 News Story

Department for Transport

Anit Chandarana announced as DfT’s Rail Infrastructure Group interim Director General....

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Government sets new fraud and error target to save £1.3bn

Government sets new fraud and error target to save £1.3bn

06 July 2023 - 14:18 News Story

Department for Work and Pensions

Target follows Government’s Fraud Plan which sets out bold new measures to fight fraud against the welfare state...

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UK steps up action to tackle rising threat posed by Iran

UK steps up action to tackle rising threat posed by Iran

06 July 2023 - 13:31 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Foreign Secretary has announced plans for a new sanctions regime to hold Iran to account for its hostile and destabi...

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Home Secretary backs action to protect sport from disruption

Home Secretary backs action to protect sport from disruption

06 July 2023 - 13:27 News Story

Home Office

The Home Secretary, alongside the Culture Secretary, held a roundtable as Just Stop Oil disrupted matches at the Wimbled...

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