Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed that councils will continue to benefit from the long-term financial certainty of a 4-year funding settlement, helping them to plan ahead with confidence.
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Thank you Mr President and I welcome Foreign Minister Kurz to the Security Council. I’m grateful for your briefing just now. Your chairmanship of the OSCE, together with Austria hosting the OSCE and parts of ...
Historic Prisons and Courts Bill will transform the lives of offenders and put victims at the heart of the justice system, helping to create a safer and better society.
New legislation...
The latest sales, conducted via the trading plan, mean the government has recovered over £19 billion of the £20.3 billion taxpayers injected into Lloyds during the financial crisis, once share...
A Downing Street spokesperson said:
The Prime Minister welcomed His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, to Downing Street today for their first formal bilateral ...
6 April, 2017
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Sean Creighton has today been sentenced to five years' imprisonment after pleading guilty to a string of terrorism and hate crime offences at Kingston Crown Court.
It forms part of a review on how the organisations carry out their roles in supporting the heritage sector and how HLF operates in distributing National Lottery funding to heritage projects across the UK.
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The government spends around £50 billion a year to support people with disabilities and health conditions.
Part of that support comes through Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This was introduced...
The UK Government has launched its #WalesWeek / #WythnosCymru campaign.
The #WalesWeek / #WythnosCymru is a cross government social media campaign created to promote Wales to the world. As St David’s ...
The new ElecLink electricity connection between Britain and France will provide greater access to the continental electricity market, and help to reduce consumer bills as electricity can be flexibly imported ...
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The key route between Sparkford and Ilchester is being upgraded to relieve the over-congested road and create 30 miles of dual carriageway between Mere and...
Get In Go Far - the government’s flagship campaign to promote apprenticeships - launched a new wave of activity today (23 February 2017), focused on promoting apprenticeships to employers.
The campaign...
We are inviting expressions of interest from 2013 Standard Civil Contract holders for the delivery of housing and debt services in the North Hertfordshire procurement area.
This opportunity is open to...
HS2 took a major step forward today (23 February 2017) as Britain’s new railway successfully completed over 3 years of Parliamentary scrutiny to receive Royal Assent.
Construction will now begin on schedule...
The Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell, will tonight [23 February 2017] host leading figures in Scotland’s LGBT community at an event to celebrate diversity and tackle prejudice.
The event...
Updated: Written Ministerial Statement added.
The Prisons and Courts Bill will transform the lives of offenders and put victims at the heart of the justice system, helping to create a safer and better society...
Here’s something a little bit different for all our aviation buffs out there! We’re all a wee bit impressed with these epic cloud surfing views taken from a tail rotor cam on the UK Coastguard search and rescue...
Mr Speaker, I am grateful to the Right Honourable Member for North Belfast and his colleagues for bringing this motion to the House today and for initiating this very important debate.
So can I be clear...
Over 1,200 refugees arrived in the final 3 months of 2016, meaning 5,454 people have been given refuge since the government pledged to resettle 20,000 refugees by 2020.
Within this total, approximately...
Updated: Dates tickets to go on sale and flights begin changed.
The UK government has today announced £3.8 million for a Londonderry to London air route, following the decision by current operator...
Letter from Ed Humpherson to Iain Bell regarding the assessments of higher education institutions through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) (Year 2)
22 March, 2017
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Communities Secretary Sajid Javid today (23 February 2017) announced a government cash boost of £191 million for the South West to help create jobs, support businesses and encourage growth.
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The appointment is for an initial term of 3 years from 22 December 2016.
Mrs Justice Whipple has been a judge of the High Court, Queen’s Bench Division, since 2015. She sat as a Recorder from 2009 and...
A rare Georgian barometer is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found to match the asking price of £160,000.
Culture Minister Matt Hancock has placed a temporary export...
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Summary Friday 17 February – Tornados destroyed a Daesh strongpoint to the west of Kirkuk. Sunday 19 February – Tornados supported Iraqi troops advancing on western Mosul...
Updated: Date changed from 14 to 21 March 2017
In order to protect bass stocks and the sustainability of the wider marine environment from 22 February 2017 the MMO will be issuing letters to fishermen who...
A Downing Street spokesperson said:
The Prime Minister spoke to Prime Minister Turnbull of Australia this morning.
They discussed our co-operation in the campaign to defeat Daesh, and agreed...
Experts from DBS within the MOD are to attend the Who Do You Think You Are live event at the NEC, Birmingham, between the 6 and 8 April. The show, a spin off from the popular BBC1 TV series, “Who Do You Think...
I have today introduced the Prisons and Courts Bill, which will create a new statutory framework to support the Government’s plans to make prisons places of safety and reform. The measures in the Bill are a ...
It forms part of a review on how the organisations carry out their roles in supporting the heritage sector and how HLF operates in distributing National Lottery funding to heritage projects across the UK.
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The number of new build homes that have started to be built continued to rise last year to the highest level since 2007, figures released today (23 February 2017) show.
Updated: Written Ministerial Statement added.
The Prisons and Courts Bill will transform the lives of offenders and put victims at the heart of the justice system, helping to create a safer and better society...
The use of Internet Protocol television (IPTV) boxes to access illegal content appears to have increased in recent months.
A range of legislation applies to both the sale and use of these devices, but...
The codes set out the processes and safeguards governing the use of investigatory powers by public authorities including law enforcement and security and intelligence agencies. They give detail on how the relevant...
December 2016 energy statistics that allow a provisional assessment to be made of trends in energy production and consumption in 2016. A more detailed analysis will be available in Energy Trends, to be published...
Rare butterflies and birds will benefit from a much larger area of protected land in mid Cornwall from today, says Government wildlife adviser Natural England.
The new Mid Cornwall Moors site of special...
Get In Go Far - the government’s flagship campaign to promote apprenticeships - launched a new wave of activity today (22 February 2017), focused on promoting apprenticeships to employers.
The campaign...
Historic Prisons and Courts Bill will transform the lives of offenders and put victims at the heart of the justice system, helping to create a safer and better society.
New legislation...
The Prisons and Courts Bill will transform the lives of offenders and put victims at the heart of the justice system, helping to create a safer and better society.
The bill covers:
prison safety...
Greg Clark announces Industrial Strategy investment for UK research and development. Funding of £126 million announced for a world class research centre at the University of Manchester for development...