Press release: Consultation launched to transform land registration
Proposals to help Land Registry deliver more efficient and modern services were put forward for consultation today (23 January 2014) by Business Minister Michael Fallon.We’re asking for views on...
View ArticlePress release: Successful free school proposals announced
Eight mainstream schools, a sixth form and an alternative provision school join the 174 schools already open, and the 115 already in the free schools programme pipeline. Once full, all open and...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Publication of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing...
The Dartford-Thurrock Crossing charging scheme account for 2012 to 2013 is published today (23 January 2014) under Section 3 (1) (d) of the Trunk Road Charging Schemes (Bridges and Tunnels) (Keeping of...
View ArticleSpeech: Launch of the Bar Standards Board handbook; challenges and opportunities
Thank you, Lord Judge, for that kind introduction: it is always a pleasure to share a platform with you. I am delighted that despite your recent freedom from the shackles of judicial office your...
View ArticlePress release: 250,000 fewer pupils in underperforming secondary schools
Performance tables published today show that the government’s education reforms are raising standards in secondary schools - with hundreds more schools meeting tougher targets.This year, schools are...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and...
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May):I would like to inform the House that changes have been made to the arrangements for publishing reports of the Independent Chief Inspector...
View ArticleNews story: UK car production drives to 6-year high
UK car production in 2013 soared to its best level since 2007 according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).2,264,737 cars registered in 2013, up 10.8% on 2012 and exceeding SMMT’s...
View ArticleNews story: Crime down by more than 10% under coalition government
Crime is continuing to fall in England and Wales, statistics released today show.Both key, independent measures of crime – police recorded crime and the Crime Survey for England and Wales – show...
View ArticlePress release: Visa fees online payment as from 27 January
From 27 January 2014 payment for visa applications can only be made online using Visa or MasterCard debit or credit cards; prepaid e-wallets or the Skrill digital wallet. Please ensure the payment...
View ArticleNews story: Opportunity to meet the Foreign Secretary and live tweet an event
If you would like the opportunity to meet the Foreign Secretary and live tweet an event, you will need to answer the following question in a tweet or vine video including the hashtag #meetFS:What do...
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News story: Salisbury Plain helps troops prepare for Afghanistan
More than 140 soldiers from D Company of 5th Battalion The Rifles took part in the exercise, known as Pashtun Warrior. Some 300 personnel, including 140 civilian contractors, supported the training,...
View ArticlePress release: Sir Winfried Bischoff appointed as Financial Reporting Council...
Sir Winfried Bischoff has been appointed as the new Chair of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Business Secretary Vince Cable announced today (23 January 2014). Sir Winfried will join the FRC on 1...
View ArticlePress release: Freundel Jerome Stuart approved as Privy Counsellor
Freundel Jerome Stuart QC MP is the current Prime Minister of Barbados.See a full list of Privy Counsellors on the Privy Council Office website.
View ArticleNews story: Top infrastructure project enters final phase
Birmingham airport’s re-development programme, one of the country’s top 40 infrastructure projects, has entered its final stage before completion. Danny Alexander, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury...
View ArticleNews story: Final tranche of armed forces redundancies
The restructuring of the armed forces is a step closer today, with the size and scope of the fourth and final set of armed forces redundancies having been set out by the Defence Secretary Philip...
View ArticleNews story: Forty eight stowaways found hiding in a lorry
The would-be illegal immigrants were discovered during routine checks at around 9pm on Tuesday 21 January as the HGV waited to board a shuttle to Folkestone.The lorry, which was empty apart from the...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Gifting of search and rescue equipment to Syrian...
The Foreign Secretary William Hague:It is now over two years since the Syrian conflict began and the situation remains catastrophic. Our estimates are that over 100,000 people have been killed, with...
View ArticleNews story: Consultation to improve regulation of health and social care...
The consultation asks for views on new draft regulations that will introduce fundamental standards as legal requirements that all providers of health and social care must meet to be registered with the...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Scotland analysis: borders and citizenship
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May):I am today laying before the House the tenth paper in the Government’s Scotland analysis programme, Scotland analysis: borders and...
View ArticleSpeech: Treating patients as people
Changing NHS cultureThank you. It is a great pleasure to be here at Guy’s and St Thomas’.Not just to thank you for looking after my daughter in your A&E department and the Evelina in November,...
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