Press release: GCSE results show rise of academic subjects
GCSEresults published today by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) show there has been a rise in the number of GCSE entries in the EBacc subjects - the rigorous, academic subjects highly valued...
View ArticlePress release: More tenants take up the Right to Buy
New published figures show a total of 2,149 properties were sold between April and June this year, nearly 5 times the 443 sold during the same period in 2012, and bringing the total number of council...
View ArticleSpeech: Why now is the best time to be young
IntroductionIt’s easy to be a pessimist. You can point to any number of problems that make life difficult and the future uncertain. And it’s much easier to get a story into the media if it’s bad news....
View ArticlePress release: Number of young people not in education, employment or...
Skills Minister Matthew Hancock today welcomed a fall in the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) – including the lowest comparable level of 16- to-18-year-olds for 13...
View ArticlePress release: Welsh Secretary: Economic potential of Wrexham-Bidston...
Secretary of State for Wales, David Jones continued to underline his ambition for improving rail infrastructure in north Wales today (22 Aug) as he assembled a group of key stakeholders to discuss the...
View ArticlePress release: Scottish cops to help Malawi prepare for 2014 elections
Three Scottish police, including one former officer who served for 17 years in Northern Ireland, will this Saturday swap Fife for Lilongwe when they travel to Malawi to share their expertise on...
View ArticleNews story: London 2012 achievements signal sustainable way forward
The quick reference guide, produced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), brings together London 2012’s experience on sustainable procurement of construction projects. Its...
View ArticleNews story: Have your say on tax free shopping for overseas visitors
The system, known as the VAT Retail Export Scheme, allows non-European Union visitors to the UK to claim a refund of VAT on goods they buy and export out of the EU in their personal luggage.HM Revenue...
View ArticlePress release: Funding opens to support voluntary organisations that improve...
The latest round of funding to support voluntary and community organisations to improve people’s health and well-being has now opened, the Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb announced today. The...
View ArticleSpeech: Foreign Secretary press conference with French Foreign Minister
Thank you very much indeed, Laurent. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It’s a huge pleasure to be here with Laurent Fabius tonight and I’m grateful for his invitation to have these discussions here...
View ArticleNews story: Home Office statement on David Miranda High Court ruling
A Home Office spokesperson said:We are pleased the court has agreed that the police can examine the material as part of their criminal investigation insofar as it falls within the purposes of the...
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News story: Nominations welcome for the Millies 2013
The Armed Forces and the public have until the end of Monday, 9 September 2013, to nominate individuals and units for an award at this year’s Millies. Last year’s winners were all equally inspirational...
View ArticleNews story: Thatcher’s school is listed by Heritage Minister Ed Vaizey
Updated: Changed the summary so that the placement on the homepage is more informative.The school that Margaret Thatcher attended has been listed grade II following advice by English Heritage...
View ArticleNews story: British athletes set to benefit from cutting edge technology
Updated: Amended imageIt was announced today that BAE Systems will continue to act as UK Sport’s Official Research and Innovation Partner on the ‘Road to Rio’. The £800k agreement means athletes will...
View ArticlePress release: Foreign Secretary discusses Middle East with Turkey’s Foreign...
The Foreign Secretary today welcomed Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoğlu to Lancaster House to discuss events in the Middle East. The visit of Foreign Minister Davutoğlu underlined the high level...
View ArticlePress release: Wales' seaside towns urged to take a slice of coastal...
From maintaining and developing tourism infrastructure, to supporting coastal social enterprises, organisations in seaside towns across Wales are encouraged to take their share of a multi-million pound...
View ArticlePress release: Fencing North East wins Prime Minister’s Big Society Award
Fencing North East has provided opportunities for young people in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham, Cumbria and Teesside who have gone on to compete at national, European, and Paralympic levels....
View ArticlePress release: National minimum wage rogues to be publicly named and shamed...
Employers who fail to pay the national minimum wage (NMW) will be publicly named and shamed under revamped plans to make it easier to clamp down on rogue businesses, Employment Relations Minister Jo...
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News story: Seaside towns to be given £29 million to boost growth
Updated: Added a link to the Pinterest page of some of the current projects Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander has today announced that next year Coastal Communities Fund will be worth...
View ArticleNews story: The RAF's first female Air Vice-Marshal
Air Vice-Marshal West will take up the role of Director of Projects and Programme Delivery at the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. She will lead the way in programming and delivering...
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