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PM meeting with Prime Minister Rutte of the Netherlands: 13 April 2023

PM meeting with Prime Minister Rutte of the Netherlands: 13 April 2023

13 April 2023 - 10:56 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte this morning....

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Police given more time to focus on solving crimes and protecting public

Police given more time to focus on solving crimes and protecting public

13 April 2023 - 10:38 News Story

Home Office

National Police Chiefs’ Council estimates changes to recording processes will save 443,000 hours of police time a year....

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Father and son who operated illegal waste business in court

Father and son who operated illegal waste business in court

13 April 2023 - 10:33 News Story

Environment Agency

A father and son who ran a waste business at their then home in Sticker, Cornwall appeared in court on Tuesday....

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Economic Secretary speech to the Lord Mayor’s Financial Literacy and Inclusion Summit

Economic Secretary speech to the Lord Mayor’s Financial Literacy and Inclusion Summit

13 April 2023 - 08:39 Speech

HM Treasury

The Economic Secretary made a speech at Mansion House on the topic of financial literacy and inclusion....

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Martin Egan appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Debt Management Office Advisory Board

Martin Egan appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Debt Management Office Advisory Board

13 April 2023 - 08:30 News Story

HM Treasury

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Andrew Griffith MP, has appointed Martin Egan as a Non-Executive Director of the...

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UK bolsters support for Ukraine and low-income countries

UK bolsters support for Ukraine and low-income countries

13 April 2023 - 08:18 News Story

HM Treasury

Chancellor confirms UK stands ready to provide additional $500 million in UK guaranteed loans for Ukraine, plus $670 mil...

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New MHRA cell therapy research evaluates immune-stimulant cancer therapies to reduce side effects for patients

New MHRA cell therapy research evaluates immune-stimulant cancer therapies to reduce side effects for patients

13 April 2023 - 08:00 News Story

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Findings from research by the MHRA have been published, evaluating two different approaches to cancer therapies which ha...

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New holiday let rules to protect local people and support tourism

New holiday let rules to protect local people and support tourism

12 April 2023 - 21:30 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

New proposals will introduce a requirement for planning permissions for short term lets in tourist hot spots. ...

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We want to see a world in which girls have access to education that enables them to protect their health, well-being and dignity: UK at the UN

We want to see a world in which girls have access to education that enables them to protect their health, well-being and dignity: UK at the UN

12 April 2023 - 18:37 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement by UK ECOSOC Ambassador Tom Woodroffe at the UN General Assembly plenary session on the UN Commission on Popul...

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UK urges Malian authorities to take steps towards Peace Agreement implementation: UK Statement at the Security Council
UK Export Finance to strengthen exporter opportunities in Brazil with local expertise

UK Export Finance to strengthen exporter opportunities in Brazil with local expertise

12 April 2023 - 15:46 Press Release

UK Export Finance

UKEF has appointed a new International Export Finance Executive to its Brazil post, supporting regional trade with and i...

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Vicki Savage joins DASA as Innovation Partner for the East of England

Vicki Savage joins DASA as Innovation Partner for the East of England

12 April 2023 - 15:45 News Story

Defence and Security Accelerator

Introducing DASA's new Innovation Partner who will work with suppliers in the East of England...

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Crown Jewels light and sound show to tour UK and bring magic of Coronation to millions

Crown Jewels light and sound show to tour UK and bring magic of Coronation to millions

12 April 2023 - 15:39 Press Release

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Crown Jewels to be projected onto Tower of London before touring iconic landmarks across the four nations...

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Joint Expeditionary Force Chiefs of Defence meet in Helsinki

Joint Expeditionary Force Chiefs of Defence meet in Helsinki

12 April 2023 - 15:22 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

The Chiefs discussed Baltic Sea and the High North security, the future development of the joint force and the groups’ c...

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New NS&I Chief Executive appointed

New NS&I Chief Executive appointed

12 April 2023 - 13:28 Press Release

HM Treasury

Dax Harkins has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of NS&I. ...

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New £256 million facilities management contract for Cyprus awarded

New £256 million facilities management contract for Cyprus awarded

12 April 2023 - 12:59 News Story

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

A new contract to provide key services for the UK Armed Forces serving in Cyprus has been awarded by the Defence Infrast...

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PM meeting with US President Joe Biden: 12 April 2023

PM meeting with US President Joe Biden: 12 April 2023

12 April 2023 - 12:55 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed US President Joe Biden to the United Kingdom for a meeting in Belfast today....

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London community leisure charity “poorly managed”, inquiry finds

London community leisure charity “poorly managed”, inquiry finds

12 April 2023 - 11:31 Press Release

The Charity Commission

The Charity Commission's statutory inquiry into Newham Community Leisure Trust has concluded, with the charity being wou...

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Over £130 million paid out for energy bill support this winter

Over £130 million paid out for energy bill support this winter

12 April 2023 - 10:41 Press Release

Department for Work and Pensions

An estimated five million Cold Weather Payments worth £130 million have been issued to households for support with energ...

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Increased flexibility of alternative fuel payments, so more households will be supported with their energy bills

Increased flexibility of alternative fuel payments, so more households will be supported with their energy bills

12 April 2023 - 09:29 News Story

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Government expands scheme offering households using alternative fuels £200 in energy bills support....

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Thousands of Ukrainians missing loved ones from their family gatherings this Easter: UK statement to the OSCE

Thousands of Ukrainians missing loved ones from their family gatherings this Easter: UK statement to the OSCE

12 April 2023 - 09:16 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador Bush says the arrival of Spring is overshadowed for a second year by Russia's destructive and unprovoked inva...

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Action against private hospitals to boost patients’ access to information

Action against private hospitals to boost patients’ access to information

12 April 2023 - 09:07 Press Release

Competition and Markets Authority

Two hospitals have been warned to provide information for publication about the quality of their private healthcare serv...

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£30 million government boost to capture and store more renewable energy

£30 million government boost to capture and store more renewable energy

12 April 2023 - 08:34 Press Release

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Government funding awarded to innovative projects that will capture and store renewable energy for later use....

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

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

12 April 2023 - 07:34 Press Release

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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

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PM to recognise six-year old for outstanding contribution award

PM to recognise six-year old for outstanding contribution award

11 April 2023 - 23:15 News Story

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to personally present six-year old Dáithí Mac Gabhann with his daily Points o...

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UK sanctions Abramovich and Usmanov's financial fixers in crackdown on oligarch enablers

UK sanctions Abramovich and Usmanov's financial fixers in crackdown on oligarch enablers

11 April 2023 - 23:00 Press Release

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

New sanctions announced target those who have knowingly assisted sanctioned Russia oligarchs to hide their assets in com...

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Media Freedom Coalition Executive Group Statement: Detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich

Media Freedom Coalition Executive Group Statement: Detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich

11 April 2023 - 19:00 News Story

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The Media Freedom Coalition Executive Group has released a statement on the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Ev...

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Plans unveiled to improve local authority action on air quality

Plans unveiled to improve local authority action on air quality

11 April 2023 - 16:25 News Story

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

A new Air Quality Strategy will provide a framework to support local action to improve air quality. ...

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Grant to boost domestic tree production re-opens

Grant to boost domestic tree production re-opens

11 April 2023 - 16:13 Press Release

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

£5 million available for tree and seed suppliers of all sizes and from any sector to expand and modernise ...

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New crackdown on fraud introduced by the Home Office

New crackdown on fraud introduced by the Home Office

11 April 2023 - 15:36 News Story

Home Office

New offence will make it easier to prosecute a large organisation if an employee commits fraud for the organisation’s be...

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