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Business Secretary launches ambitious vision to make UK scale-up capital of Europe

Business Secretary launches ambitious vision to make UK scale-up capital of Europe

19 January 2023 - 13:06 Press Release

Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Grant Shapps outlines his vision for 'Scale-Up Britain' in a keynote speech to business leaders at Davos. ...

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Davos Confederation of British Industry (CBI) British Business Leaders’ Lunch

Davos Confederation of British Industry (CBI) British Business Leaders’ Lunch

19 January 2023 - 13:05 Speech

Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Secretary of State speech at the Davos World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, 2023....

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Local communities to get £750,000 for Windrush 75th anniversary celebrations
Record number of neighbourhood criminals tagged to cut crime

Record number of neighbourhood criminals tagged to cut crime

19 January 2023 - 12:05 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

The number of people tagged has reached record highs following the government’s drive to use technology to make streets...

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There is mounting evidence of war crimes committed by Russian forces: UK statement to the OSCE

There is mounting evidence of war crimes committed by Russian forces: UK statement to the OSCE

19 January 2023 - 11:52 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador Neil Bush says that the sheer destruction and dire humanitarian impact caused by Russia’s illegal invasion of...

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Performance update – January 2023

Performance update – January 2023

19 January 2023 - 11:14 News Story

Planning Inspectorate

Performance and other updates following the publication of our latest official monthly statistics. ...

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Prime Minister's call with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern: 11 December 2022

Prime Minister's call with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern: 11 December 2022

19 January 2023 - 11:11 Press Release

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern....

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Law to recognise children born as a result of rape as victims for the first time

Law to recognise children born as a result of rape as victims for the first time

19 January 2023 - 11:10 Press Release

Ministry of Justice

Children born as a result of rape will be officially recognised as victims of crime and receive better support under cha...

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New UK subsea protection ship arrives into Merseyside

New UK subsea protection ship arrives into Merseyside

19 January 2023 - 10:15 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

Britain’s critical subsea infrastructure is set to be strengthened as the first of two future undersea surveillance ship...

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Address by the Chair of the Council of Europe: UK statement to the OSCE

Address by the Chair of the Council of Europe: UK statement to the OSCE

19 January 2023 - 10:12 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Ambassador Neil Bush thanks Minister Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir for outlining Iceland’s priorities at the Council of ...

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AAIB Report: DG-300 Elan (G-CKJH), Fatal accident

AAIB Report: DG-300 Elan (G-CKJH), Fatal accident

19 January 2023 - 10:03 News Story

Air Accidents Investigation Branch

Fatal Accident involving a DG-300 Elan (G-CKJH) near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, 7 July 2022....

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AAIB Report: Grob G103C Twin III Acro (G-CFWC), Stalling and collision with trees

AAIB Report: Grob G103C Twin III Acro (G-CFWC), Stalling and collision with trees

19 January 2023 - 09:58 News Story

Air Accidents Investigation Branch

During a simulated failed winch launch, a Grob G103C Twin III Acro stalled and collided with trees at Usk Airfield, Monm...

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Government charges ahead in car fleet transition to electric vehicles

Government charges ahead in car fleet transition to electric vehicles

19 January 2023 - 08:51 News Story

Department for Transport

Target reached to switch over a quarter of all government cars to ultra-low emission vehicles....

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Major broadband rollout for Cornwall with £36 million awarded to Wildanet to connect thousands of rural premises

Major broadband rollout for Cornwall with £36 million awarded to Wildanet to connect thousands of rural premises

19 January 2023 - 00:15 Press Release

Building Digital UK

Thousands of people in rural Cornwall will get access to lightning-fast broadband after local supplier Wildanet was awar...

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DE&S purchase specialist ship to protect our underwater cables

DE&S purchase specialist ship to protect our underwater cables

19 January 2023 - 00:00 Press Release

Defence Equipment and Support

A ‘mother ship’ has been purchased by DE&S to carry cutting-edge equipment that will protect Britain’s critical subsea c...

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Landmark Levelling Up Fund to spark transformational change across the UK

Landmark Levelling Up Fund to spark transformational change across the UK

18 January 2023 - 22:30 News Story

Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

More than 100 projects awarded share of £2.1 billion from Round 2 of government’s flagship Levelling Up Fund to create j...

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Switzerland hands over Ukraine Recovery Conference hosting to UK

Switzerland hands over Ukraine Recovery Conference hosting to UK

18 January 2023 - 21:15 News Story

Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Business Secretary Grant Shapps marked the handover at Davos of the next Ukraine Recovery Conference which will take pla...

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Brixton Academy tragedy: Statement from Paul Fullwood SIA, Director of Inspections and Enforcement

Brixton Academy tragedy: Statement from Paul Fullwood SIA, Director of Inspections and Enforcement

18 January 2023 - 17:45 Press Release

Security Industry Authority

We are working with the Metropolitan Police to assist them with their investigation into the tragedy that took place at ...

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The UK opposes all unilateral actions that will make Israeli-Palestinian peace harder to achieve: UK Statement at the UN Security Council

The UK opposes all unilateral actions that will make Israeli-Palestinian peace harder to achieve: UK Statement at the UN Security Council

18 January 2023 - 17:01 Speech

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Statement delivered by Political Coordinator Fergus Eckersley at the UN Security Council briefing on MEPP...

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Baroness Neville-Rolfe 'meet the buyer' speech

Baroness Neville-Rolfe 'meet the buyer' speech

18 January 2023 - 15:49 Speech

Cabinet Office

Baroness Neville-Rolfe was speaking at a Deloitte Digital event....

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DASA seeks deployable anti-submarine warfare technologies

DASA seeks deployable anti-submarine warfare technologies

18 January 2023 - 15:37 News Story

Defence and Security Accelerator

DASA is seeking systems and technologies relevant to uncrewed, persistent, deployable anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capab...

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Review of police dismissals launched

Review of police dismissals launched

18 January 2023 - 15:30 News Story

Home Office

The review will be completed within 4 months and look at the effectiveness of the police disciplinary system....

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Violent rapist to spend longer in prison after referral to the Court of Appeal

Violent rapist to spend longer in prison after referral to the Court of Appeal

18 January 2023 - 15:11 News Story

Attorney General's Office

Samuel Moulder has his sentence increased by four years...

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Next steps to rid police of misogyny and predatory behaviour

Next steps to rid police of misogyny and predatory behaviour

18 January 2023 - 15:05 News Story

Home Office

The Home Secretary has set out next steps to strengthen vetting of police officers following the David Carrick case....

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Amanda Spielman's speech to the University of Oxford’s department of education

Amanda Spielman's speech to the University of Oxford’s department of education

18 January 2023 - 14:57 Speech

Ofsted

Ofsted's Chief Inspector spoke at the annual lecture about how Ofsted uses research and its wider use in the education s...

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£2.5 million available for research and innovation to help Defence better understand whole body vibration

£2.5 million available for research and innovation to help Defence better understand whole body vibration

18 January 2023 - 13:53 News Story

Defence and Security Accelerator

DASA has launched a new Themed Competition that seeks ideas to enhance our understanding of whole body vibration ...

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SLC pays £2.3bn in second maintenance loan payments

SLC pays £2.3bn in second maintenance loan payments

18 January 2023 - 13:47 News Story

Student Loans Company

Jackie Currie, Interim Executive Director, Operations provides an update on student Maintenance Loan payments....

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£100 million boost as naval shipbuilding confirms return to Belfast

£100 million boost as naval shipbuilding confirms return to Belfast

18 January 2023 - 13:00 Press Release

Ministry of Defence

A £1.6 billion contract has been awarded to Team Resolute to manufacture the vessels providing munitions, stores and pro...

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Enforcement Agent (Bailiff) Fee Review 2023

Enforcement Agent (Bailiff) Fee Review 2023

18 January 2023 - 12:30 News Story

Ministry of Justice

Reviewing the fees that enforcement agents (bailiffs) can recover when enforcing debts and fines....

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MHRA increases UK assessment capacity for in-vitro diagnostic devices

MHRA increases UK assessment capacity for in-vitro diagnostic devices

18 January 2023 - 12:23 Press Release

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has confirmed that UL International UK Ltd is now designa...

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