Statement to Parliament: Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games airspace restrictions
The 20th Commonwealth Games are due to take place in Glasgow this summer. While overall responsibility for the security of the games rests with Police Scotland, aviation is a matter reserved to the UK...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Introduction of the HGV road user levy
For the benefit of members of the House, I am pleased to announce that from 00:00 this morning, all HGVs at or above 12 tonnes using UK roads have been required to pay a new time-based road user...
View ArticleSpeech: EU Consumers in the Digital Era
It is very timely for me to speak at this consumer summit since today the new UK competition and consumer authority of which I am Chair, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), takes its powers....
View ArticleNews story: Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass)...
Cafcass looks after the interests of children involved in family court cases and helps over 145,000 children and young people who are involved in divorce or separation and care or adoption cases every...
View ArticlePress release: 2,000 violent offences committed within 12 months of release
Offenders, who were released from short sentences in 2011, received little if any support under the current structure of probation services and a staggering 2,235 went on to commit a burglary, 9,172...
View ArticleSpeech: Strengthening links between education and employment
IntroductionThank you very much for that kind introduction. It’s great to be here today at the launch of your new programme on the future of employment and skills across Europe.This is an area where...
View ArticlePress release: Repair and Renew grant scheme opens today
Homeowners will be given a helping hand to make their home more flood resilient in the future thanks to a new government grant scheme opening today.People whose homes and businesses were flooded...
View ArticleNews story: ACMD public event: open meeting on 11 April 2014
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs invites members of the public to its open meeting on Friday 11 April 2014. There will be an opportunity for attendees to provide feedback to the ACMD and...
View ArticlePress release: New competition authority to make markets work well for...
Updated: Added links to published documentsThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) starts work today as the UK’s primary competition and consumer agency, with a vital role to play in helping...
View ArticleNews story: Dr Edmund Newman of PHE to assist with Ebola screening
Public Health England is aware that a number of cases of Ebola haemorrhagic fever have been reported from south eastern Guinea and Liberia. There are concerns about spread into the bordering countries...
View ArticleNews story: Forces Help to Buy scheme
The new Forces Help to Buy (FHTB) scheme, offering regular service personnel loans of up to 50% of salary towards the purchase of a home, has launched today, 1 April. Initially covering a 3-year...
View ArticleNews story: Royal Couple begin 2 day visit to Northern Ireland
The Royal couple arrived at Enniskillen Airport, and were met on arrival by Viscount Brookebrough, Lord-Lieutenant of Co Fermanagh and The Rt Hon Andrew Robathan MP, Minister of State at the Northern...
View ArticleSpeech: Michael Gove: an education system which works for every child
We’re implementing a long-term plan for schools - rooted in evidence - driven by moral purpose.We want every child to have a chance to flourish. We inherited an education system which was one of the...
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Press release: Local shops and pubs could get a third extra off tax bill
As part of the government’s long-term economic plan, the biggest package of business rate support in over 20 years to help high streets goes live today (1 April 2014), Communities Secretary Eric...
View ArticleNews story: New international enquiry service for visa applications
The service is provided by Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) working in partnership with UK Visas and Immigration to offer enquiry services to people applying for a visa.The new international enquiry...
View ArticleNews story: Global Islamic Finance and Investment Group
The Rt Hon Baroness Warsi hosted and chaired the inaugural meeting of the Global Islamic Finance and Investment Group (IFIG) in London on 26 March. The group was established following a commitment made...
View ArticleSpeech: Edward Timpson speaks about innovation in children’s services
Thanks, Tam (Baillie, Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People), it’s good to be back - at a time of year that, for me, has long had fond associations with the NSPCC.I ran my first ever...
View ArticleNews story: Tax cuts for businesses worth over £11 billion per year in 2014-2015
The action the government has taken to support business and grow the economy will be worth £11 billion in the financial year 2014 to 2015.This includes action to cut employment costs, business rates...
View ArticleNews story: Royal Visit to Florence Court, Co Fermanagh
The Royal couple were met on arrival by Roy Bailie OBE, Regional Chairman of National Trust, Heather Thompson, Northern Ireland Director, National Trust and Jim Chestnutt, National Trust General...
View ArticlePress release: Top firms back new tranche of Tech Levels
More than 200 gold-standard Tech Levels will now be available for young people to study from September this year.In a speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research this morning, the minister said...
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