Full steam ahead for Great British Railways as first branded train unveiled

Man arrested in connection with illegal waste dumping

Cost of living boost with free bus travel for children and targeted food tariff cuts

PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 20 May 2026

Greater Together LA begins

Top Benefits of the UK-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) FTA

UK and Gulf strike historic multi-billion-pound trade deal 

Baroness Chapman's speech on domestic capital markets at the Global Partnerships Conference: 20 May 2026

Boost for Britain’s financial services and greater protections for consumers as new legislation is introduced

RAF aircraft dangerously intercepted by Russian jets over Black Sea

We call on all parties to conflict to protect civilians: UK statement at the UN Security Council

UK-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) trade deal: conclusion summary

Stronger standards and training to improve building safety

Minister Lloyd cyber security speech at the New Statesman

Welsh Secretary holds call with new First Minister to discuss shared priorities

UK Government call for Welsh organisations to join veteran support network

For All Saints’ Trust, a multi-academy trust with seven schools across London, it meant new computers for one of their schools when Windows 11 arrived. Without switching to DfE Energy for Schools, they simply...

UK Export Finance: spending over £500 on a GPC, April 2026

DfT: workforce management information, April 2026

UK COVID-19 Inquiry response costs for Quarter 3 25/26

Call for evidence: Strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations

Developing a new College of Fire and Rescue

Grenfell Tower Inquiry: public engagement policy

Building Control Independent Panel report: government response

Chancellor protects drivers and businesses from rising fuel costs

Baroness Chapman's speech at a roundtable session at the Global Partnerships Conference: 19 May 2026

Baroness Chapman's speech on mobilising finance at the Global Partnerships Conference: 20 May 2026

Grant funding competition to support HMCTS digital support service

Reeves to use Parliament to drive through power plants and infrastructure

Memorial service to remember Infected Blood victims

HM Government licensing cyber security tech for a global market

DfE Update 20 May 2026

Newcastle recruiter made bankrupt after failing to pay council tax is sentenced for Covid fraud, running phoenix company and buying properties while banned as a director

Developer sought to create new city quarter for Nottingham as work to transform iconic city centre site gathers pace

Using neuroscience to sharpen RAF warfighting readiness

Grave of officer missing since 1918 identified in France

Broken fit note system to be overhauled 

Baroness Chapman's speech on transforming scientific discovery at the Global Partnerships Conference: 20 May 2026

DAO 03/26 Spending in a Crisis

Part-time undergraduate applications are now open for 26/27

Corporate report: Grenfell Tower Inquiry Government Progress Report: May 2026

I’m delighted to be able to share our new business plan, which sets out our strategic objectives for the current financial year. While the 6 objectives are equally important and interlinked, in this blog post...

Outcrop of the geology (Ballagan / Cementstone Formation) at Burnmouth beach, just north of the border in Scotland. The geology here gave an indication of geology and estimated depths for the different rock types...

Mining Remediation Authority financial transactions December 2025

Mining Remediation Authority financial transactions January 2026

Mining Remediation Authority financial transactions February 2026

Mining Remediation Authority financial transactions March 2026

Getting Britain Building: Reforming Judicial Review for Infrastructure

UK International Strategic Framework on Women and Girls 2026

Draft affirmative coming for West Midlands Combined Authority (Key Route Network) (Amendment) Order 2026. See other results for details.

Chancellor commits to new anti-profiteering powers and fights back on rising bills

HQ Defence Medical Services becomes Defence Medical Command

79th World Health Assembly: UK Statement for Explanation of Vote

Sellafield pioneers safer, smarter ‘flat pack’ approach

Letter from Emma Hardy MP to Alan Lovell, Chair of the Environment Agency

The Final Countdown webinar – supporting local planning authorities through a critical year 

Fixed sum appeals and Shortfall Evidence processes to launch for postmasters who suffered Horizon shortfalls

Appointment of Non-Executive Director to the Department for Work and Pensions Board

Water companies will be required to prove their asset management systems are fit for purpose under a new licence condition proposed by Ofwat today, covering infrastructure across its full lifecycle from acquisition...

Official Statistics: HM Prison & Probation Service workforce quarterly: March 2026

Spending in a Crisis

VMD launches new digital service for reporting problems with animal medicines

First training course for electric-propelled vessels gains Maritime and Coastguard Agency seal of approval 

The Digital Connect team (formerly Common Tools) in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is responsible for building standardised, reliable and reusable tools and platforms for...

I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend the Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts, Ian Murray MP.

Following...

I am today updating the House on the steps being taken to address historic failures in the handling of some bereavement claims by National Savings and Investments (NS&I).

On 26 March 2026 I informed...

A new social security agreement relating to National Insurance contributions with the Isle of Man was agreed on 18 May 2026. It modernises the provisions in the 1977 Agreement which determine where workers and...

“SCAPE” (superannuation contributions adjusted for past experience) is the process for setting employer contribution rates at valuations of unfunded public service pension schemes. As part of the ...

In the 2025 Budget, the government announced the introduction of a new High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS) on owners of the most valuable 1% of residential properties in England. Today, together with the...

On 10 May, the UK Government safely returned all remaining British nationals on board the MV Hondius. With some passengers having returned to England earlier than this, and with the arrival for monitoring of ...

Today, I am announcing the appointment of Michelle Welsh MP as a Maternity Advisor to the Department of Health and Social Care.

Improving the safety of maternity and neonatal services and the experiences...

Today, I am informing the House of the government’s plans to develop a new, once-in-a-generation cross-government strategy for mental health in England, which will be published later this year. The strategy...

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) welcomes the Select Committee’s Special Report on the Armed Forces Bill 2026 (HC 1712).

The Department continues to support the appointment of a Select Committee...

The National Crime Agency (NCA) is an intelligence led crime fighting agency that leads and coordinates the UK law enforcement operational response to serious and organised crime (SOC) and protects the public...

I am pleased to announce that my rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today publishing the Valedictory Report of the Biometrics Commissioner, Francesca Whitelaw KC.

The Biometrics Commissioner is...

Today I am announcing the launch of the Government’s High Streets Organised Crime Unit, a new cross-government unit designed to strengthen our response to money laundering, tax evasion, illegal working, ...

The Access to Work Scheme plays an important role in supporting disabled people and people with health conditions in, and into, work. The core ambition of the Scheme is to ensure disability is never a barrier...

Following the statement I published on 24 February 2026, I can now confirm to the House that my Department has laid the following statutory instruments (SI) before Parliament today (19 May 2026):

Foreign Secretary launches new International Coalition to End Violence against Women and Girls

Minister Elmore's speech at the Global Partnerships Conference: 19 May 2026

UK House Price Index for March 2026

Yorkshire pilot buried in France on 86th anniversary of his death

Science shows how tackling pollution now can protect Windermere's future

Accredited official statistics: Civil justice statistics quarterly: January to March 2026

The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) (external link) will be launching two selection exercises in the summer and autumn to recruit salaried and fee-paid judges to the First-tier Tribunal Property...

Author: Andy Brown, Water Regulation Manager, Environment Agency 

Windermere is under pressure 

Windermere needs no introduction. Millions of people visit every...

MHRA-NICE Real-World Evidence Scientific Dialogue

DWP and CMG: spending over £500, April 2026

UK pre-arranged finance (PAF) for disasters: ad-hoc statistics release

UKHSA Strategy 2026 to 2029

Leaking church roofs to be fixed and heritage buildings revitalised as applications open for £48 million of heritage funding

Heat network upgrades to lower bills for families and businesses

Regional funding to train next generation of construction workers

Knife robberies down by more than a fifth

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) today publishes A Well-Adapted UK. This new report sets out a comprehensive package of solutions to address the growing...

Police recorded knife-enabled robbery offences