Statement to Parliament: Visa regulations: revised table
Minister for Immigration and Security (James Brokenshire):On 3 February 2014 my Hon. Friend the then Minister of State for Immigration (Mark Harper) announced proposals to change the fees for...
View ArticlePress release: UK to lead the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
Foreign Secretary William Hague said:I am delighted to announce that today the United Kingdom takes over the Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).We were one of the...
View ArticleNews story: Celebrating the history of UK reservists
The stories of Nobel Prize winner Alexander Fleming and former British Prime Minister Edward Heath, who both served as reservists, were among those featured in the exhibition yesterday, 24 February.It...
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News story: British soldiers intercept drugs in Afghanistan
The British Army personnel acted on an Afghan police request and used their Warrior armoured vehicles to race across the desert and reach a tractor and trailer that had been highlighted by the Afghans....
View ArticlePress release: New £40 million investment by British Business Bank to support...
£85 million of current Investment Programme commitments will support £575 million of lending capacity£87 million predecessor scheme has already supported £197 million of lendingthe 10 commitments to...
View ArticlePress release: Conceptions in young adults at record low in England
Public Health England (PHE) welcome new figures showing the conception rate among under 18 year olds dropped by 9.8% to 27.7 per 1000 in 2012, an all-time low for England. Published today (25 February...
View ArticleSpeech: Karen Bradley speech at joint UK-Spain Asset Recovery Forum
I am delighted to open this Asset Recovery Forum here today. It is a fantastic opportunity for Spain and the UK to work together to get better at confiscating ill-gotten gains from criminals. I am very...
View ArticlePress release: £60 million aerospace projects cleared for take off
Seven aerospace research projects designed to keep Britain at the forefront of the global aerospace market will receive almost £60 million the Business Minister Michael Fallon announced today (25...
View ArticleSpeech: British Ambassador to Sweden’s speech on upcoming British IHRA...
Tomorrow, 25 February, the United Kingdom has the honour to take over the Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. It is a great privilege for the UK to succeed Canada as...
View ArticleSpeech: 2014 Hillary Clinton Prize for Women, Peace and Security
The Foreign Secretary William Hague:I am delighted to be back at Georgetown University. I gave one of my first speeches as Foreign Secretary from this stage, and I am very proud to return under these...
View ArticleNews story: HMRC launches international tax training programmes
The programmes, which are run by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on behalf of the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA), begin in May 2014 and include both online and residential...
View ArticleSpeech: Backing the business of British Farming
IntroductionIt is a pleasure to be with you today at my first NFU Conference, but I would like to begin by giving Owen Paterson’s apologies. As many of you will know, he recently had an eye operation....
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: WMS High Court Judgment on Downey Case
On the 21st February, Mr Justice Sweeney ruled that an abuse of process had taken place in the prosecution of John Downey for offences relating to the Hyde Park bombing which took place on 20th July...
View ArticleNews story: Villiers responds to High Court Judgement on Downey
My first thoughts are with the families and friends of the 11 soldiers murdered on the 20th July 1982 in the Hyde Park and Regent’s Park bombings. I know that the events of the past few months will...
View ArticleSpeech: Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg on higher education
University isn’t for everyone. Sometimes vocational training is better – an apprenticeship or a course other than a degree.But it is important that, if you aren’t considering university, it’s for the...
View ArticleNews story: The Skills Funding Agency moves to GOV.UK
As part of the Government Digital Strategy GOV.UK is now the place to find everything you need to know about or from the Skills Funding Agency. Our aim is to make our information simpler, clearer and...
View ArticleSpeech: UN briefings are a stark reminder of horror Syrians face
Updated: Title changedThank you Mr President,I would like to thank the Secretary-General, Ms Navi Pillay, Ms Margaret Chan, Antonio Guterres and Ms Kyung-Wha Kang for their detailed briefings today....
View ArticleNews story: Michael Gove: guidance for schools on female genital mutilation
Education Secretary Michael Gove said:I was very pleased to meet Fahma Mohamed today. She has been running an inspirational campaign. Fahma and her supporters have done fantastic work in raising...
View ArticlePress release: Foreign Secretary remarks to media on Ukraine
Speaking to journalists outside State Department, the Foreign Secretary said:I’ve had very good talks with Secretary Kerry on a wide range of subjects, but of course the situation in Ukraine has been...
View ArticleNews story: PM phone call with Stephen Harper
Following the phone call, a Downing Street spokesperson said: The Prime Minister spoke to the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, earlier this afternoon to discuss the situation in Ukraine. They...
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