Speech: The time has come for mental health emergency services
If I fall down the stairs and fracture my skull, if I’m the innocent victim of gun crime or I collapse at work with chest pains, I can be reasonably confident I won’t find myself in a police cell...
View ArticleNews story: Prime Minister appoints Natural History Museum Trustee
The Prime Minister appointed The Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint as a Trustee of the Natural History Museum for a period of 4 years from 1st April 2014. The Board of Trustees met on 1st April 2014 and...
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News story: Ceremony marks end of Task Force Helmand
In the latest stage of the ongoing drawdown of UK operations in Afghanistan, the functions of Headquarters Task Force Helmand have been subsumed into the wider US-led Regional Command (South West).This...
View ArticleNews story: Royal Launch of Hillsborough in Bloom 2014
On arrival at the Courthouse, HRH was greeted by Simon Brien, Sheriff for Co Down, Margaret Tolerton, Mayor of Lisburn City Council and Adrian Donaldson, Director of Corporate Services, Lisburn City...
View ArticleNews story: Electric trains to boost rail services in the north west
More trains will come to the north west following a deal between the Department for Transport and Northern Rail to introduce electric trains on the network. Two 4-carriage electric trains will start...
View ArticleNews story: Support for Local Authorities to keep homes warm and lower energy...
Local Authorities across the country are to receive a share of £88 million to help deliver the Government’s Green Deal home energy efficiency improvement programme.The scheme will be rolled out on a...
View ArticleNews story: Committee on Radioactive Waste Management hold public meetings
Updated: text change to reflect that the Workington public meeting is the first of a series of meetings. Come along for an opportunity to meet the committee and find out more about its work. You will...
View ArticleNews story: Northern Ireland citizens receive their Investitures
On the second day of engagements in Northern Ireland, HRH The Prince of Wales this morning held an Investiture for five local people. In the short ceremony in the Throne Room of Hillsborough Castle,...
View ArticlePress release: State Pension top ups: pensions can be increased by up to £25...
Pensioners and those who reach pension age in the next 2 years will be able to acquire up to £25 of additional State Pension a week under plans set out today (2 April 2014) by the Pensions Minister.The...
View ArticleGovernment response: Put patients first: government response
As the responsibility for commissioning GP services belongs to NHS England, it will determine the level of funding required to deliver GP services in order to meet the needs of patients.NHS England is...
View ArticleNews story: High levels of air pollution prompt precautionary health advice
In the last few days a combination of local emissions, light winds, pollution from the continent and dust blown over from the Sahara caused a spike in the UK Air Quality Index compiled by the...
View ArticleNews story: Common questions on HIV testing addressed in new PHE publication
One in four people living with HIV is currently unaware of their infection in England, contributing to ongoing transmission in the population and poorer health outcomes for those individuals. As part...
View ArticleSpeech: Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Chambers of Commerce...
I was delighted to be invited to speak this evening.Because the transport sector is deep in this area’s DNA.It was on the local iron, stone, and coal that the first railways were forged.And today (28...
View ArticlePress release: Foreign Office Minister offers support for Iraqi Parliamentary...
Speaking today about Parliamentary elections which will be held in Iraq later this month, Foreign Office Minister of State for the Middle East Hugh Robertson said:On 30 April, Iraq will hold its third...
View ArticleSpeech: Damian Green's speech to Police Innovation Fund bidders' event
Good morning. First of all let me say how pleasing it is to see such a healthy turn out for today’s event. I hope you find today’s sessions interesting and useful to you as you develop bids for the...
View ArticleSpeech: Launching Think Autism on World Autism Awareness Day
Today is World Autism Awareness Day, which provides us with an excellent opportunity to publish ‘Think Autism’’. This is the Government’s update to ‘Fulfilling and Rewarding Lives’, our 2010 adult...
View ArticleSpeech: Office for Nuclear Regulation vesting event
Thank you for allowing me to share this important day with you and for the opportunity to say a few words. I was hoping to stay for the entire event, but unfortunately I have to be in the House of...
View ArticlePress release: FCO summons Spanish Ambassador following Gibraltar incursion
Speaking after the summoning of His Excellency Federico Trillo, the Minister for Europe, the Rt Hon David Lidington MP, said:I am extremely concerned to hear of another incursion into British Gibraltar...
View ArticleNews story: Chief Secretary commits UK support to help Pakistan raise more tax
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has today committed UK support to help Pakistan raise more tax.The commitment was made as he welcomed Tariq Bajwa, Chairman of the Pakistan Federal Board...
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Speech: David Cameron and Matteo Renzi press conference
Prime MinisterGood afternoon. I’m delighted to welcome Matteo on his first visit to London as Prime Minister. We’ve already worked together at the European Council, at last week’s G7 meeting in The...
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