Press release: Hugo Swire saddened by execution in Japan
The Minister said:I was saddened to hear about the execution of Tokuhisa Kumagai carried out in Japan on Thursday 12 September. The UK opposes as a matter of principle all uses of the death penalty,...
View ArticleNews story: Building defence capabilities in Europe
Europe is facing a number of complex and inter-connected challenges. Threats are diverse and emanate from many sources, making international security unpredictable. Despite signs of economic growth,...
View ArticlePress release: G8 Deauville Partnership Investment Conference
Updated: Update on conference activities. The UK Presidency of the G8, in association with the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and the Islamic Development Bank, will hold a Deauville...
View ArticleNews story: DFID Research: What works in education in developing countries
A new report, reviewing evidence of what works in education in developing countries, shows that education interventions are not only getting more children into school and keeping them there but are...
View ArticleSpeech: Celebrating British enterprise: speech by the Prime Minister
First of all a very big thank you to all those who run the Start-Up Loans scheme and New Enterprise Allowance. There are people in Jobcentre Plus up and down the country who’ve done a brilliant job at...
View ArticlePress release: Press briefing: morning 12 September 2013
Music meetingAsked who attended the PM’s meeting with the music industry the Prime Minister’s spokesperson (PMS) said that it was a private business meeting but meeting details would be published in...
View ArticlePress release: Alistair Burt welcomes peaceful transfer of Camp Ashraf residents
Responding to confirmation that the last residents of Camp Ashraf had reached Camp Liberty, Foreign Office Minister for Middle East and North Africa said:I welcome the successful and peaceful transfer...
View ArticlePress release: FCO Minister concerned by attacks on Libyan Government buildings
Speaking during his visit to Tunisia about attacks in Benghazi and Tripoli on 11 September, Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt said:I am shocked and deeply...
View ArticlePress release: E.coli O157 outbreak linked to watercress - product withdrawn
This is known as VTEC O157 Phage type 2 VT2. As of 10 September 2013, thirteen people from all regions in England have become unwell with the same strain of E.coli bacteria. There are also 4 cases in...
View ArticlePress release: Steroid users at risk of HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C
Men who inject anabolic steroids and tanning drugs are at higher risk of HIV and viral hepatitis, according to a landmark study from Public Health England (PHE) published in BMJ Open today (Friday...
View ArticlePress release: Press briefing: afternoon 12 September 2013
Veil banWhen asked how the PM felt about the Muslim veil ban in a Birmingham school, the Prime Minister’s spokesperson (PMS) said the PM backed schools being able to set and enforce their own uniform...
View ArticlePress release: Welsh Secretary: Newport centre of excellence keep Wales on...
Updated: Added translationThe Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has joined forces with industry to develop the UK’s first ceramic armour development centre of...
View ArticlePress release: Road freight industry encouraged to get benefit of trailer trial
More freight operators will be given the chance to join a 10-year trial enabling them to use longer goods vehicles on UK roads, Transport Minister Stephen Hammond announced today (13 September...
View ArticleGovernment response: UNICEF report on child deaths
A report by UNICEF has shown how global action has saved the lives of 90 million children over the last 20 years. But the report also states that we must accelerate progress, since at the current rate...
View ArticleNews story: Payroll Giving overhaul announced
New proposals to make it quicker for charities to collect donations and easier for employers to encourage charitable donations using Payroll Giving have been announced by the government. Following a...
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News story: New pilots join the Red Arrows
Flight Lieutenants Stewart Campbell and Joe Hourston, who have both previously flown operations with the RAF in Afghanistan, will stay with the Red Arrows for 3 years.They will begin training in the...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: Afghanistan monthly progress report for July/August...
I wish to inform the House that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, together with the Ministry of Defence and the Department for International Development, is today publishing the thirtieth progress...
View ArticleSpeech: Open for maritime business
Opening remarksThank you Jim. You are right, the UK is open for maritime business. London as a one-stop shopIn 1688, entrepreneur Edward Lloyd opened a new coffee house in London. It became popular...
View ArticleNews story: More than 5,000 patients carry out hospital inspections
Since April, teams of patient inspectors have carried out more than 4,600 ward inspections across the country covering things that matter most to patients - being treated in a clean, safe environment,...
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News story: A look behind the scenes on operations
‘War Story: Supplying Frontline Afghanistan’ follows the journey and logistical challenges from RAF Brize Norton in the UK to Camp Bastion in Afghanistan and on to the forward operating bases and...
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