Press release: Damian Green: new rehabilitation powers for magistrates
Offenders serving short custodial sentences will now be subject to supervision in the community and if they do not comply with the supervision requirements magistrates will have new powers to deal with...
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News story: Remotely piloted aircraft report
The rapid development of remotely piloted air systems by the UK armed forces over the past decade has contributed greatly to the effectiveness of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, says the...
View ArticlePress release: Prime Minister appoints new members of the Council for Science...
The Council’s remit is to advise the Prime Minister on strategic science and technology policy issues that cut across the responsibilities of individual government departments. Government Chief...
View ArticleNews story: Scotland's flying high
Qatar Airway’s announcement of a new route from Edinburgh to Doha underlines Edinburgh’s status as a city of “global significance”, Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael said today.He commented on the...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Vulnerable persons relocation scheme for Syrian...
Immigration and Security Minister (James Brokenshire):Our country has a proud history of granting protection to those who need it. We are still all too conscious of the appalling scenes of violence and...
View ArticleNews story: International Festival for Business 2014 and UK Trade & Investment
It will be the biggest concentration of business events globally in 2014, attracting more than 250,000 visitors from more than 100 countries across 50 days during June and July 2014. Hosted in the...
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News story: TriStar retires after 30 years' service
On 24 March, 2 TriStars of 216 Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton flew an air-to-air refuelling mission over the North Sea before one of them conducted flypasts at airfields associated with its...
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News story: Budget bingo tax cut to create and save hundreds of jobs and...
The UK bingo industry has welcomed last week’s Budget tax cut and announced plans to reinvest the savings in jobs and revitalising the sector.The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne today...
View ArticleNews story: Syria: UK helps vulnerable refugees
Updated: Added translationSyrian RefugeesAnnounced by the Home Secretary in January, the VPR scheme will provide protection in this country to particularly vulnerable Syrian refugees who are at grave...
View ArticleNews story: Acting on historical significance
The Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair Carmichael has welcomed today’s commitment from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to three projects of historical significance in Dumfries and Galloway.HLF...
View ArticleNews story: UKFI advises Chancellor to sell another part of the government’s...
A Treasury spokesperson said:UK Financial Investments (UKFI) today advised the Chancellor it would be appropriate to sell another part of the government’s shareholding in Lloyds Banking Group. The...
View ArticlePress release: Foreign Office Advisory Group on freedom of religion or belief
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office today hosted the first meeting of a new Advisory Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief, chaired by Senior Minister of State, Baroness Warsi. The new group, which...
View ArticleNews story: Response to Change.org petition about the availability of books...
I saw your comments about the availability of books in prisons yesterday and am writing to correct some of the misleading reports that have been around. There has been no ban on the availability of...
View ArticleNews story: Minister for Sport drops in on school sport session
Sports Minister Helen Grant joined Personal Trainer Matt Roberts at a Lewisham school today to see Roberts’ ‘Fitness For Life’ programme in action.Roberts sports programme put youngsters at the St...
View ArticleNews story: Foreign Secretary meets winner of Twitter competition
Earlier this year, the Foreign Secretary marked his 200,000 follower on Twitter by asking his followers to tweet the answer to this question:What do you think is the biggest contribution UK foreign...
View ArticlePress release: Foreign Secretary spoke to Acting Ukrainian Prime Minister...
Following the 25 March call, an FCO Spokesperson said:The Foreign Secretary spoke with Ukraine’s Acting Prime Minister Yatsenyuk this morning to assure him of the UK’s support for Ukraine ahead of the...
View ArticlePress release: Funding boost for low carbon heating
Minister for Energy and Climate Change Greg Barker today announced the latest round of successful projects through the Heat Networks Delivery Unit that will provide heating to local homes and...
View ArticlePress release: Women on Boards 2014: 3 years on
Lord Davies of Abersoch has today (26 March 2014) published the third annual progress report into Women on Boards. Three years on from the ground-breaking review in 2011, Lord Davies and his steering...
View ArticlePress release: Halving avoidable harm and saving up to 6,000 lives
A new ambition to reduce avoidable harm in the NHS by half over the next three years, cut costs and save up to 6,000 lives has been outlined by Jeremy Hunt. In a speech at Virginia Mason Hospital in...
View ArticleNews story: Motorists warned when applying for a driving licence or vehicle...
Updated: News article updated to include information on websites that charge an additional fee for vehicle taxDVLA warns that when applying online for your driving licence or to tax your vehicle, you...
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