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Appointment of Suffragan Bishop of Ebbsfleet: 9 December 2022

Appointment of Suffragan Bishop of Ebbsfleet: 9 December 2022

09 December 2022 - 10:00 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The King has approved the nomination of The Reverend Dr Robert Munro to the Suffragan See of Ebbsfleet, in the Diocese o...

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UK kicks off process to negotiate new trade deal with South Korea

UK kicks off process to negotiate new trade deal with South Korea

09 December 2022 - 09:38 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for International Trade

The UK has today kicked off preparations to negotiate an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with South Korea...

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HMCTS helping online users with a new national digital support service

HMCTS helping online users with a new national digital support service

09 December 2022 - 09:35 News Story

HM Courts & Tribunals Service

Our new digital support service aims to remove the barriers that some users face when accessing our online services. ...

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Edinburgh Reforms  hail next chapter for UK Financial Services

Edinburgh Reforms hail next chapter for UK Financial Services

09 December 2022 - 08:54 News Story

HM Treasury

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt today unveiled the “Edinburgh Reforms” of UK financial services – over 30 regula...

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UK sanctions target 30 corrupt political figures, human rights violators and perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence around the world

UK sanctions target 30 corrupt political figures, human rights violators and perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence around the world

09 December 2022 - 08:37 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Foreign Secretary announced sanctions that target corrupt political figures, those violating human rights, and perpe...

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Rail signalling deal could push up fares for passengers

Rail signalling deal could push up fares for passengers

09 December 2022 - 07:07 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

Hitachi’s anticipated purchase of Thales’ rail infrastructure business could lead to higher fares in future, the CMA has...

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PM announces new international coalition to develop the next generation of combat aircraft

PM announces new international coalition to develop the next generation of combat aircraft

09 December 2022 - 04:15 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The UK, Italy and Japan will join forces to develop the fighter jets of the future. ...

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New rules for apps to boost consumer security and privacy

New rules for apps to boost consumer security and privacy

09 December 2022 - 00:15 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

World-first Code of Practice to strengthen consumer protections across the app market....

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Change of Governor of the Cayman Islands: Jane Owen

Change of Governor of the Cayman Islands: Jane Owen

09 December 2022 - 00:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mrs Jane Owen has been appointed Governor of the Cayman Islands in succession to Mr Martyn Roper OBE....

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The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea is a critical part of the rules-based international system

The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea is a critical part of the rules-based international system

08 December 2022 - 23:00 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement delivered by Ambassador Barbara Woodward to the UN General Assembly...

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Promoting peace, stability, and security across Central Africa

Promoting peace, stability, and security across Central Africa

08 December 2022 - 22:33 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by Alice Jacobs, UK Deputy Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Central Africa...

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Standing with the women and girls of Iran: joint statement through the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse

Standing with the women and girls of Iran: joint statement through the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse

08 December 2022 - 17:58 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The text of this statement was released by the governments of USA, Australia, Canada, Chile, Iceland, New Zealand, Repub...

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Sentencing of Anne Sacoolas: Foreign Secretary’s statement

Sentencing of Anne Sacoolas: Foreign Secretary’s statement

08 December 2022 - 16:31 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Foreign Secretary has paid tribute to the resolve of Harry Dunn's family following the sentencing of Anne Sacoolas....

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Permit variation issued for Brockham oilfield, Surrey

Permit variation issued for Brockham oilfield, Surrey

08 December 2022 - 16:29 Press Release

Environment Agency

To allow reinjection of wastewater contaminated with naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) produced at other s...

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Update on DBS customer contact centre services – 12 December 2022 to 3 January 2023

Update on DBS customer contact centre services – 12 December 2022 to 3 January 2023

08 December 2022 - 16:05 News Story

Disclosure and Barring Service

Planned industrial action by Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) staff is set to affect Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) ...

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Military families are benefitting from £3,400 of childcare support

Military families are benefitting from £3,400 of childcare support

08 December 2022 - 16:01 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

More than 5,500 children of military personnel are benefitting from wraparound childcare as part of a wider commitment t...

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Forestry Commission Chief Executive calls for a new mindset in our approach to trees

Forestry Commission Chief Executive calls for a new mindset in our approach to trees

08 December 2022 - 15:48 Press Release

Forestry Commission

In a speech at the Confor conference today, Forestry Commission Chief Executive, Richard Stanford, called for a new appr...

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Report by OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities: UK response, December 2022

Report by OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities: UK response, December 2022

08 December 2022 - 15:40 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador Neil Bush voices UK support for the High Commissioner's mandate and urges the protection of national minoriti...

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Solvency II

Solvency II

08 December 2022 - 15:24 News Story

Government Actuary's Department

GAD supported the government by formally advising HM Treasury in its response to a consultation on Solvency II....

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Sellafield’s environmental performance continues to improve, report reveals

Sellafield’s environmental performance continues to improve, report reveals

08 December 2022 - 14:23 News Story

Sellafield Ltd

The Sellafield Ltd Discharges and Environmental Monitoring Annual Report 2021 has been published....

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The VMD’s online services will be unavailable on Saturday 10 December 2022

The VMD’s online services will be unavailable on Saturday 10 December 2022

08 December 2022 - 14:14 News Story

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Details of shut down of the VMD’s online services for essential maintenance on Saturday 10 December....

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Peru presidential appointment: UK statement

Peru presidential appointment: UK statement

08 December 2022 - 14:07 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has issued a statement on Peru’s new President....

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Calais group agrees to further work to tackle illegal migration

Calais group agrees to further work to tackle illegal migration

08 December 2022 - 13:53 News Story

Home Office

Home Secretary and European counterparts meet to renew discussions on how to crack down on illegal migration and people ...

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Climate change instrument arrives at Harwell Space Cluster

Climate change instrument arrives at Harwell Space Cluster

08 December 2022 - 13:49 Press Release

UK Space Agency

A joint British and French satellite dedicated to monitoring atmospheric carbon dioxide has arrived in the UK where asse...

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£25m final stage of RAF Fairford airfield surfaces refurbishment complete

£25m final stage of RAF Fairford airfield surfaces refurbishment complete

08 December 2022 - 13:48 News Story

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed work on a £25m project to resurface taxiways and aircraft pa...

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Foreign Secretary sees UK aid making real difference in Ethiopia

Foreign Secretary sees UK aid making real difference in Ethiopia

08 December 2022 - 13:19 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Over 1 million Ethiopians have been supported since April 2021 with £90 million of UK aid....

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InFocus: News and views from the GPA (December 2022)

InFocus: News and views from the GPA (December 2022)

08 December 2022 - 12:05 News Story

Government Property Agency

InFocus brings together news and views from across the Government Property Agency...

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UKHSA publishes strategy outlining plans to eliminate mpox transmission

UKHSA publishes strategy outlining plans to eliminate mpox transmission

08 December 2022 - 12:05 Press Release

UK Health Security Agency

UKHSA has published the UK’s plan to continue to reduce mpox (monkeypox) transmission over the next 12 months, on behalf...

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Northern Ireland Secretary writes to MLAs to confirm pay cut from 1 January 2023

Northern Ireland Secretary writes to MLAs to confirm pay cut from 1 January 2023

08 December 2022 - 12:00 Press Release

Northern Ireland Office

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP, has today written to Members of the Legi...

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New Deal for Northern Ireland to showcase NI on the world stage

New Deal for Northern Ireland to showcase NI on the world stage

08 December 2022 - 11:24 Press Release

Northern Ireland Office

Minister of State for Northern Ireland Steve Baker has today (8 December) visited Invest NI’s new offices in Seoul, Sout...

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