Press release: Prospects of EU membership for a newly independent Scotland
Ahead of the publication of the Scotland Analysis Paper ‘EU and International Issues’ on Friday 17 January, Minister for Europe David Lidington gave interviews to ITV Borders and BBC Scotland. Below...
View ArticlePress release: UK and Bulgaria reaffirm commitment to strong bilateral relations
The Foreign Secretary William Hague and Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin said:Today we have reaffirmed our commitment to a strong and productive bilateral relationship. As EU and NATO partners, the UK...
View ArticlePress release: FCO Minister condemns firing of rockets into Israel
Expressing concern at reports this morning of five rockets launched from Gaza towards the Israeli city of Ashkelon and of Israeli airstrikes in response, the Minister for the Middle East, Hugh...
View ArticleNews story: PM phone call with Barack Obama
A Downing Street spokesperson said:The Prime Minister spoke to the President of the United States this afternoon. Their discussion covered Syria, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland and the United States’...
View ArticlePress release: Charity fined for flouting safety laws
The charity Beauchamp Lodge Settlement has been ordered to pay £3,330 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to operating a passenger vessel in London without a valid passenger certificate.The vessel...
View ArticlePress release: Shortlist for new InterCity East Coast rail services
The shortlist of bidders that will be invited to deliver proposals for improved services for passengers on the Intercity East Coast rail franchise was announced by the government today (17 January...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Rail franchising: InterCity East Coast
Today (17 January 2014) the Department for Transport has announced that the following companies have successfully pre-qualified to bid as part of the InterCity East Coast franchise competition:East...
View ArticleSpeech: Counter Violent Extremism – “Communities beat terrorism”
Ladies and Gentlemen I recently hosted a reception at my Residence to thank all those whom we had worked with during the Westgate tragedy last September. Our chief guest was the UK’s top police expert...
View ArticlePress release: Tougher rules to support missing children
Every child who goes missing from home or care will now have the chance to talk to an independent person about why they ran away.The new rules - unveiled today by Children and Families Minister Edward...
View ArticleNews story: Progress on suicide prevention
The first annual report on England’s cross-government suicide prevention strategy, Preventing Suicide in England: One year On sets out key actions that local areas can take to prevent suicides. It...
View ArticleNews story: Enteric fever cases decrease for the second year
New figures from Public Health England (PHE) show that 354 cases of enteric fever were reported among returning travellers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2012, which is 26% lower than the...
View ArticlePress release: Young criminals must be punished, but education is the cure
The “sky-high” rate of reoffending by young criminals must be reversed, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said today as they unveiled radical proposals to...
View ArticlePress release: Plymouth and South West Peninsula City Deal to boost jobs and...
The City Deal will reinvigorate the region’s marine and advanced manufacturing sectors, creating over 9,000 jobs. It will also tackle deep-rooted unemployment, by providing intensive support to over...
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News story: Afghan police seize bomb parts with support of British troops
The operation involved using Warthog armoured vehicles to provide a security screen for members of the Afghan Uniform Police while they carried out a search that led them to discover dozens of rounds...
View ArticleNews story: Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner…that I leave tax so late
Around one in nine (11%) of the 560,000 people in Inner London who had to send in a tax return last year didn’t do so by the relevant deadline – 31 October for paper returns and 31 January for online...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Green belt
In my written statement of 1 July 2013, official report, column 41 WS, I noted the government’s intentions with regard to the importance of the protection of the green belt. The government’s planning...
View ArticleSpeech: Scotland Analysis Paper launch
It is a pleasure to be in the Lighthouse, this iconic building designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the man who put Glasgow Style on the map.One century on, your city’s reputation is riding high, for...
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Press release: Foreign Secretary and Chief Secretary Treasury Launch Scotland...
Foreign Secretary William Hague and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander today launched the latest in a series of Scotland analysis papers, covering the EU and international aspects of...
View ArticlePress release: Study seeking better roads for East Anglia to include the A12...
The Department of Transport has confirmed that an official study looking at ways of improving the A47 through Norfolk will also consider the A12 between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft.The study is one of...
View ArticleSpeech: Charlie Taylor speech to the North of England Education Conference
Good morning.The great privilege of this job as Chief Executive of the National College is the opportunity I have to visit schools and hear from remarkable headteachers around the country. One of these...
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