Press release: Cable: We’ll keep working with business to help Portsmouth get...
Business Secretary Vince Cable today (6 February 2014) visited Portsmouth and Gosport and pledged that the government would continue working in partnership with local businesses to deliver jobs and...
View ArticlePress release: New benefit cap statistics released
Over 8,000 households who had their benefits capped have since found jobs, reduced their benefit claim, or had another change of circumstance – with 40% of these finding work, according to new official...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Government action taken to respond to floods and...
Mr SpeakerI wish to make a statement on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government on the action taken in light of the recent floods and extreme weather My Right Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for...
View ArticlePress release: Mediation is better - couples told as divorce rate rises
Family Justice Minister Simon Hughes has called on more parents and couples to use mediation rather than face the stressful experience of going to court following today’s publication of the Office of...
View ArticlePress release: Forty two new flood defences given the green light
42 new flood schemes have been given the green light by Floods Minister Dan Rogerson today.A further 13 schemes previously given funding will also begin construction, bringing the total number of...
View ArticlePress release: Funding boost for programmes that reduce reoffending
In recognition that social action has an important role to play in reducing reoffending, 12 organisations will benefit from £2.4 million through the Rehabilitation Social Action Fund (RSAF), a Centre...
View ArticleNews story: Talks begin over contracts to tackle reoffending
The competition winners will provide targeted support to offenders across England and Wales. They will also help lead a new approach that will see, for the first time, every offender released from...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Change of use: new homes
In May 2013, the coalition government amended legislation to allow for offices to convert to homes without having to apply for full planning permission. The policy goal was to make it easier to convert...
View ArticlePress release: New board members for the Higher Education Funding Council for...
Universities and Science Minister David Willetts today (6 February 2014) announced the appointment of 2 new members to the board of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The new...
View ArticleNews story: Funding for primary school sports until 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron has today committed to keeping the £150 million a year Primary PE and Sport Premium until 2015. The dedicated fund, which was announced in March 2013 and began the...
View ArticleNews story: Two months to go until businesses can claim £2k cashback on jobs
With only two months to go until the introduction of the Employment Allowance, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published new guidance for businesses, setting out more details on eligibility and how...
View ArticlePress release: Support for farmers affected by Somerset Levels and Moors...
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News story: Afghan general visits Sandhurst
General Sher Mohammad Karimi, Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army (ANA), spent Wednesday, 5 February, at the famous military academy as part of a 48-hour trip to the UK before returning to...
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Press release: ‘Francis Effect’ on NHS care one year on from Mid Staffs Inquiry
Figures show that NHS care has changed for the better just one year on from the Francis Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said at a conference in London.He spoke about the...
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News story: Troops hone their skills on Salisbury Plain
The troops of 4th Regiment Royal Artillery recently completed a 2-week firing camp on Salisbury Plain, having returned from a third tour of Afghanistan last April.Exercise Sunderland Dagger, which...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Triennial review of Security Vetting Appeals Panel...
On 4 July 2013, I made a written statement to Parliament announcing the triennial review of the Security Vetting Appeals Panel—Official Report, column 59WS.I am now pleased to announce the completion...
View ArticlePress release: Foreign Secretary concerned by arrest of journalists in Egypt
Speaking today about increasing restrictions placed upon journalists and the media in Egypt, Foreign Secretary William Hague said:I am very concerned by restrictions on freedom of the press in Egypt,...
View ArticleNews story: David Cameron: the importance of Scotland to the UK
Speaking at the Olympic Park in London, the Prime Minister will set out a positive vision for the future of the UK and urge people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to use their voice, even if...
View ArticleNews story: Funding for primary school sports
David Cameron highlighted the primary PE and Sport Premium and a fund for primary schools to improve outdoor spaces for PE and sport activities.PE and Sport PremiumThe dedicated primary PE and Sport...
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