I’d like to begin by thanking all four of our excellent briefers. And by paying particular tribute to our civil society briefer Ilwad Elman for bringing home to us the devastating impact of trafficking and slavery...
The government is transforming the way councils fund homelessness services, giving them greater flexibility to prioritise homelessness prevention, Communities Minister Marcus Jones has confirmed.
The ...
Wilton Park meeting gathers world experts to focus on HIV prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa
This represents a 16% reduction in the rate applied to single source contracts and will ensure better value for money for taxpayers and give a fair return to industry. All savings will be reinvested into the ...
After a busy week in the UK, with my first Budget and the long and late sessions in Parliament on the EU exit Bill, it is a delight to be here in Cannes in spring to promote investment in the UK and to stress...
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to update the House on the ongoing campaign against Daesh in Iraq and Syria, including the UK’s role in this collective effort.
Mosul and IraqI will turn first...
Updated: Added humanitarian entry
HumanitarianThere is increasing media reporting of humanitarian crises in Somalia, South Sudan, North East Nigeria and Yemen.
Before February, there had only ...
I am delighted to be here today at the launch of RUSI’s new report into the role financial institutions can play in tackling modern slavery.
Events like these are so important because however hard we ...
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson made his first visit to Mogadishu today (15 March 2017) ahead of the Somalia Conference in London on 11 May 2017. The Foreign Secretary met with President of Somalia Abdullahi...
Ms Sharon Wardle has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia in succession to Mr Colin Crorkin MBE, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Ms Wardle...
Vice Chancellor, Members of the Faculty, Students and other guests here present, I am honoured to be here today to talk to you about the Commonwealth and its role in the world today. I am particularly pleased...
A pizza delivery driver has had a lucky escape after wandering on to the M1 motorway with his moped. The rider was spotted on CCTV by Highways England teams, and traffic officers were assisted by police in removing...
Two drop-in sessions are being held in Coggeshall and Silver End to explain and discuss a proposal for an Integrated Waste Management Facility on the former Rivenhall Airfield site in Essex.
Following...
Davinder has been with UKEF since 2009, and for the last three years has led one of the department’s specialist legal teams. She joined UKEF from Linklaters’ Energy and Infrastructure Global Project Finance practice...
It is a great pleasure to be with you here today to speak at this important gathering and it is a pleasure to speak to members of the FTA which is an organisation of significant importance to the British economy...
The underground gas storage facility will consist of up to 19 underground caverns, gas processing plant and associated development with capacity to store up to 500 standard million cubic meters (mcm) of natural...
It is all part of the Government’s record £15 billion investment in England’s motorways and major A roads, with £3 billion of that being invested in the East of England.
Around Norwich...
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Simon Kirby, has unveiled plans to create a new watchdog that will tackle potential weaknesses in the supervisory system that criminals and terrorists may be trying...
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced an investment of £6 million in ambitious projects to tackle modern slavery around the world and provide vital support for victims.
The first Modern Slavery...
The reduction follows a review of agency costs by Mazars LLP in 2017
Registered nursing care for eligible nursing home residents is funded by the NHS, with the standard weekly rate per patient ...
The special guest and keynote speaker for the event was Ambassador Marriet Schuurman, NATO Special Representative for Women, Peace, and Security.
JFC, which develops and manages the supporting frameworks...
Mr Edgar was a designated member of Reco Commodities LLP (Reco), a fraudulent investment company based in London which was wound up in the public interest by the High Court in 2015 following an investigation...
Updated: Clarified the figures for people on Universal Credit.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has confirmed that employment continues to run at a record high rate of 74.6%, with 31.85 million ...
More than 4000 people from across the UK will follow their ancestors’ journey to the Western Front this summer for special ceremonies marking 100 years since the Battle of Passchendaele...
The latest labour market statistics published by the Office for National Statistics today (15 March) have revealed that the unemployment rate in Wales remains lower than the UK average, which itself is at its...
Speaking at the ‘Keep Britain Trading’ event in London, DExEU Minister David Jones told industry experts that the country will soon enter the next phase of our exit from the European Union.
At the QEII...
The UK government has today launched a portfolio of 19 projects showcasing some of the most exciting investment opportunities across the Midlands region to international investors.
Launched at MIPIM, ...
Ministers have tabled an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill Will maintain Government guarantee for BT Pension Scheme members in new separated Openreach Paves the way for greater independence of Openreach...
The Charity Commission, the regulator of charities in England and Wales, has published a report of its investigation into Kids Integrated Cancer Treatment Ltd. The charity’s objects included providing ...
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s (Dstl) data science competition on Kaggle attracted over 5,000 submitted solutions. This equates to over £2.5m of research - a seven fold return on the...
Two new traffic commissioners have been appointed by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, Tim Blackmore OBE and Simon Evans will be traffic commissioners for the North East and the North West respectively and ...
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has confirmed that employment continues to run at a record high rate of 74.6%, with 31.85 million people in work – an increase of 315,000 on the year and more than 2.8...
The Scottish unemployment rate has fallen 4.7 per cent, which is the same as the rate for the whole of the UK.
The labour market statistics also show that employment in Scotland increased by 16,000 over...
The latest sales, conducted via the trading plan, mean the government has recovered over £19.5 billion of the £20.3 billion taxpayers injected into Lloyds during the financial crisis, once...
Commenting on the sixth anniversary of the start of the uprising in Syria, International Development Secretary Priti Patel said:
Over the last six years, the UK has led the international response to...
The UK Government will match pound for pound the first £5 million donated by the public to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s new East Africa Crisis Appeal.
This new support will double...