Baroness Anelay said:
This was the first Human Rights Council (HRC) session since the UK’s successful re-election in November to serve a second term on the Council. The UK, represented at Ministerial...
The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Tobias Ellwood MP and Ben Wallace MP as members of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.
Over the past few years I’ve become all too familiar with barbaric acts of terrorism aimed at the innocent. We all have. But I never expected to see one taking place right outside my office window.
On...
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday 24 March and could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All...
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday 24 March but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All...
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 24 March 2017 but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. All...
Highways England chief executive Jim O’Sullivan and Tatton MP George Osborne, chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, marked the project’s completion – on time and on budget – by planting a tree on the ...
Let me begin by thanking our briefers this morning, by welcoming the unanimous adoption of resolution 2347, and by paying tribute to France and to Italy for bringing this issue to the Council.
Today all...
Updated: Clarification on transfer passengers and medical devices.
On Tuesday 21 March the government announced new aviation security measures on all inbound direct flights to the UK from the following...
SummaryAt 12:22 hrs on 24 June 2016, a train travelling at about 85 mph (137 km/h) narrowly missed striking a track worker near Shawford station, Hampshire. The track worker and a controller of site safety (...
The findings include ancient road surfaces, culverts, pottery, and other objects which have helped date an ancient crossing point of the River Thames and its tributaries, at what is now known as Old Abingdon ...
The Department of Health worked closely with industry on the guidance for this labelling, to better reflect the latest advice on alcohol published by the UK Chief Medical Officers last year.
Public...
Good morning everyone.
We’re now entering the final few days available to the political parties here in Northern Ireland to form an Executive. I’ve had constructive...
As we sit safely in this Council Chamber, villages in South Sudan are being raided and plundered and set ablaze. Thousands of men, women and children are being driven from their homes, separated from their...
I’m grateful to President Farmajo for making his first address to this Council, to Michael Keating, the Special Representative, and Special Representative Madeira for their words.
Last week, I was...
In the last few weeks, we’ve made three comments on health statistics – one in England, about leaks of accident and emergency data; one in Scotland, on statistics on delayed discharges; and one on...
More than 100 housing estates across the country are set to benefit from a significant investment to kick-start their regeneration, the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has announced today (24 March 2017).
Updated: The location and ages of winners have been updated.
A variety of impressive competition entries saw ideas ranging from coastal change monitoring to helping anticipate and prevent heart attacks.
The Defence Secretary joined members of the British Sikh Association at a special Vaisakhi dinner at the Lancaster Hotel in London, where they put pen to paper to formally recognise the strong ties between the...
IntroductionThank you, it’s a great honour to be here for the opening of such an impressive new factory.
50,000 square feet.
An annual production capacity of 20,000 vehicles.
Up to a...
Honourable Ministers, Members of Parliament and other dignitaries present, particularly our colleagues from the British Council who have put together this wonderful and so necessary event. Ladies and Gentlemen...
Resources are available on GOV.UK to help bring providers up to speed when delivering work under the new 2017 Standard Crime Contract.
These include a welcome pack, training slides and short modules – ...
A consultation called ‘Legal aid financial eligibility and universal credit’ is now open and the deadline for responses is 11 May 2017.
The proposals seek to amend the legal aid financial eligibility ...
We will soon be issuing new civil contract schedules beginning on 1 April 2017.
These will replace the following schedules which are ending on 31 March 2017:
2010 Standard Civil Contract (mediation...
Mr Nigel Casey CMG MVO has been appointed British High Commissioner to South Africa in succession to Dame Judith Macgregor DCMG LVO, who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Mr Casey will take up his...
Good morning everyone.
We’re now entering the final few days available to the political parties here in Northern Ireland to form an Executive. I’ve had constructive discussions over the last two and a...
An independent review providing practical guidance to teachers about how to tackle bad behaviour in the classroom has been published today (24 March 2017).
Teacher and behaviour expert Tom Bennett spent...
A fishing trip to Lincolnshire has landed a man from Manchester with £597-worth of penalties after he was found breaking angling laws.
Mr John Handley of Herristone Road, Manchester, left his...
Thank you Kirsty, and good afternoon ladies and gentleman. It is a great pleasure to be here and my thanks to Nick and Shane at FE Week for inviting me to talk about the future of inspection.
I was delighted...
The Charity Commission has concluded that the trustee in charge of Khalsa Missionary Society has damaged the good name of charities by using a charity as a conduit for immigration fraud. The Commission...
It is a great honour to be here today. I lived and worked for two years with the British, US and Afghan military in the war-zone of Helmand, southern Afghanistan, during which time our coalition forces were ...