At the end of October the public sector body accessibility regulations were amended to make sure they can continue to operate now that the UK has left the European Union. The UK no longer receives...
How surveillance sensitive are you? When it comes to public space surveillance it’s an important question if you happen to live in what is one of the world’s most watched democracies.
And it’s even more...
Turning Pages Digital has been designed to help prison leavers improve their literacy skills in the community
Through the Prison Leavers Innovation Challenge (PLIC), we invited tech companies and small...
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Honourable Friend, the Minister for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure, Julia Lopez MP:
I am pleased to...
The twenty-fifth Annual Review of the Government Chemist has been received. The Review will be placed in the Libraries of the House plus those of the Devolved Administrations in Wales and Northern Ireland. The...
A Measurement Strategy for the National Measurement system in being published today. The National Measurement System (NMS) is an essential part of the UK’s research and innovation infrastructure that is...
The Government is delaying the implementation of the introduction of further advertising restrictions on TV and online for less healthy food and drink products until 1 October 2025.
Due to a delay...
In the Autumn Statement, I set out the government's strategy for boosting growth by investing in our people, in the infrastructure that connects our country, by creating the right environment for business investment...
On 9 December, to mark International Anti-Corruption Day and Human Rights Day on 10 December, the UK announced a package of 30 sanctions under our Global Human Rights, Global Anti-Corruption and geographic sanctions...
I have today laid before Parliament a copy of the 2021 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Report on Human Rights and Democracy (CP number 768).
The report analyses human rights developments...
In the summer I updated the House on progress under the UK Combat Air Strategy, setting out the crucial importance of combat air to the nation’s security, sovereign industrial base and to our role in international...
Today the Department for International Trade has launched a public Call for Input on a future Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and South Korea. The Call for Input can be accessed via the following...
I am pleased to inform the House that the Government has published two documents titled ‘Code of Practice for App Store Operators and App Developers’ and ‘Call for Views Response on App Security...
There is coverage in the Guardian of a new report published by the Environment Agency which evaluates the impact of our national Natural Flood Management Programme.
The programme, which ...
There’s now less than one year to go until we start piloting the new ‘One IPO’ service for patents customers. In the latest of our series of transformation blogs, Lucy Mills, Project Lead, tells us about the ...
We are seeing an increased number of cases of Group A streptococcus (Strep A) compared to normal at this time of year. There is no evidence that a new strain is circulating and the increase is most likely...
Whether you are looking for a better job or wanting to advance in your current profession, a Skills Bootcamp can be a great way to boost your prospects.
Skills Bootcamps are free and designed in...
Pubs, clubs and shops across the UK saved for local communities by £6.7 million rescue package
Government awards £45 million to maintain flagship scientific research vessels including RRS Sir David Attenborough
There are over three million properties at risk of surface water flooding in England. Surface water flooding happens when rain from major storms overwhelms local drainage. It is a real and growing threat...
Matt Parr works in Lincolnshire’s Fisheries, Biodiversity and Geomorphology team and has been with the Environment Agency for 10 years. Here, he explains how he’s working to restore the glory of local...