Prime Minister’s press conference with Prime Minister Gentiloni
Prime MinisterIt is a great pleasure to be able to welcome Prime Minister Gentiloni to Downing Street. Just as I chose to visit...
It’s a great honour to be invited to speak this evening at the prestigious Institute of Directors Northern Ireland annual dinner and I am very grateful to you for your kind invitation.
Before coming to...
Prime Minister’s press conference with Prime Minister Gentiloni
Prime MinisterIt is a great pleasure to be able to welcome Prime Minister Gentiloni to Downing Street. Just as I chose to visit...
A soldier has today (9 February) been jailed for 16 years for the kidnap and attempted murder of a fellow serviceman in Windsor.
On 7 February the Russian government passed into law an amendment which decriminalises domestic violence in Russia. It reduces ‘battery within the family’ from a criminal to an administrative offence, with weaker...
Leading female scientist Ursula Steigenberger-McEwen has been honoured by Minister for Universities and Science Jo Johnson for her work with an honorary OBE.
Ursula has had a remarkable career in physics...
Today (9 February 2017) the Cabinet Office publishes the Government Transformation Strategy, setting out how the government will harness digital technologies, skills and tools to transform public services...
If you’re working to develop and submit applications to MHRA for marketing authorisations and clinical trial authorisations, then you need to keep up to date with the latest regulatory thinking and be able to...
We intend to publish a draft spaceflight bill later this month, dedicated to commercial spaceflight in the UK. This legislation will be fundamental to enabling small-satellite launches and sub-orbital flights...
In a significant collaboration between UK firms Carillion and Zaha Hadid Architects, and leading UAE-based environmental management company Bee’ah, support from UK Export Finance (UKEF) has helped secure a contract...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued a statement of objections to Poole Lighting Limited (Poole), which supplies light fittings to national and independent retailers.
It is alleged the...
Updated: Updated to add link to interactive map
The government has today set out initial plans to update temporary measures in place to reduce the risk of avian flu in England, after the current Prevention...
In meetings with his counterpart Roberta Pinotti, Sir Michael Fallon said Britain was a key ally of Italy and would not be stepping back from European defence and security commitments following the Brexit vote...
The 2017 Clinical Excellence Awards round will open on Tuesday 28 February and will close at 5:00pm on Tuesday 25 April. During this time, ACCEA will accept applications for new national awards and for some national...
To govern is to serve – that principle is in question.
As the Prime Minister has reflected, what occurred last June represented a direct challenge to the way that government operates and interacts with...
Scottish Secretary David Mundell met with Scottish MEPs, EU academics and business representatives in Brussels today [Thursday 9 February], to discuss how the UK Government is representing people and business...
On 8 February 2017 a Russian court convicted Russian opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, on charges of embezzlement. The original case in 2013 was re-run after the European Court of Human Rights said Alexei...
Letter from Ed Humpherson to Mark Brooks, The Men and Boys Coalition, concerning the Rough Sleeping Statistics Autumn 2016 report produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government
A nurse who caused the death of a 76-year-old patient by giving him the wrong type of blood has been given a suspended 18-month prison sentence.
The Association of Public Analysts (APA) Educational Trust and the Government Chemist Programme in LGC organise an annual RSC-approved, fully residential week long postgraduate course on the analysis and examination...
ministers will begin a UK wide regional engagement tour with visits across the North West, explaining how plans for a modern Industrial Strategy will benefit the region Business Secretary Greg Clark ...
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT) and University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust (UHSM) have announced they are planning to merge.
UHSM includes Wythenshawe...
Plans to bring HS2 to Manchester and Leeds took a step forward today with the confirmation that contracts will be awarded to CH2M, Arup, an AECOM / Capita / INECO joint venture and a Mott MacDonald / WSP joint...
The waste company, Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Limited, has been ordered to pay more than £500,000 in fines and costs for a series of offences at Connon Bridge landfill site near Liskeard.
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The North East makes a key contribution to the UK’s defence. A&P Tyneside delivered blocks used in the innovative modular construction of the Royal Navy’s new Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers, which are being...
The new rates of pensions and allowances payable under the War Pension Scheme from 10 April 2017 have now been announced and are available here.
The rates have been increased by 1%, in line with...
Updated: Updated to include Facts Behind the Headlines for the National Audit Office's report on DFID's approach to fraud.
National Audit Office report on DFID’s approach to tackling fraudThis morning...
I am publishing today (9 February 2017) details of the charges incurred by departments for the use of official government cars provided to ministers by the Government Car Service (GCS) during the financial...
Prime MinisterIt is a great pleasure to be able to welcome Prime Minister Gentiloni to Downing Street. Just as I chose to visit Italy shortly after coming into office, Prime Minister Gentiloni has made the ...
Innovate UK is recruiting for 16 graduates to fill cross-disciplinary roles across its directorates. This includes the sector teams, development directorate, operations and information technology and business...
The first man to be extradited to the UK from Pakistan since 2005 has today (8 February) been jailed for life over the murders of two men in Bradford.
Updated: Deadline extended
The British Embassy Kabul have a dedicated fund for supporting projects which further our priorities in Afghanistan. The fund will support projects implemented between 1 April...
IntroductionIt’s an honour to speak to the Indian aviation community today (8 February 2017).
And I’m grateful for your warm welcome.
I’ve come to India as a representative of the British government...
The UK and India have today (9 February 2017) agreed to ease restrictions on the number of scheduled flights between the two countries, following successful talks in India this week.
Limits on flights...
Updated: New consultation dates added
On 15 November the Government announced the preferred route for the proposed High Speed Two (HS2) railway from Crewe to Manchester and West Midlands to Leeds – known...
A Newcastle man has been handed a suspended prison sentence for running an illegal waste site.
Leonard Sutherland, 77, from Burns Close Pig Farm at Armstrong Street in Callerton, appeared at South East...
Thousands of students, many often from less prosperous areas, are set to benefit from the development prospects and new skills, such as team-work, problem solving and leadership that school cadet units bring. ...
The consultation launched today, 9 February 2017, proposes some changes to the Land Registration Rules 2003 to allow Land Registry to continue its digital transformation programme. The proposals are designed...
The appointments are a major milestone for the high speed rail project and comes after an 11 month competitive process, during which seven multi-national bidders were invited to tender for four packages of work...
Introduction - changeGood morning.
It’s a real pleasure to return to the UK Bus Summit today.
I’m grateful to Professor Begg and the team at Transport Times for asking me back.
It doesn...
In meetings with his counterpart Roberta Pinotti, Sir Michael Fallon said Britain was a key ally of Italy and would not be stepping back from European defence and security commitments following the Brexit vote...
HM Treasury has today (9 February 2017) announced that Her Majesty the Queen has agreed, on the recommendation of the Chancellor and Prime Minister, to appoint Charlotte Hogg as Deputy Governor for Markets and...
Around 200 female entrepreneurs attended Innovate UK’s networking event on 8 February 2017. The event was designed to help the women - who all applied to our Women in Innovation competition - to turn their...
Letter from Ed Humpherson to Ken Roy regarding Defra statistics on the number of deaths associated with air pollution in the UK.
Updated: Updated to reflect plans for next steps on biosecurity measures
Avian influenza (bird flu) is a disease of birds. The H5N8 strain of the disease has been found in wild and farmed birds in the UK...
The government has published its first annual progress report on its new sport strategy that aims to get the nation more active for the positive impact it has on people’s health, local communities and ...
The ban follows an investigation by the Insolvency Service, which found Mr Shahjahan made a false insurance claim in which he declared that he had been injured in a road traffic accident in November 2011.
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Draft legislation to enable spaceflight from the UK by 2020 to be published within weeks The global space market is worth an estimated £25 billion over the next 20 yearsGrants worth £...
Leading female scientist Ursula Steigenberger-McEwan has been honoured by Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation Jo Johnson for her work with an honorary OBE.
Ursula has had a remarkable...
The minister will be updated by Dafydd Evans, CEO Grŵp Llandrillo Menai and Dr Ian Rees, Grŵp Executive Director Business Development on how the college is progressing in its mission to ensure local people are...