Press release: UK Government announces Gift Aid boost to Flanders War...
Updated: Added translationSecretary of State for Wales, David Jones has today announced that all donations made to the Welsh Memorial in Flanders Campaign fund will qualify for Gift Aid. The public...
View ArticlePress release: Dogger Bank, Creyke Beck, off shore wind farm application...
The application for the proposed offshore wind farm was submitted on 29 August 2013 and the decision to accept the application to proceed has been made in accordance with section 55 of the Planning Act...
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News story: Army reservists on exercise in Italy
More than 80 men and women from Anzio Company are spending 2 weeks working with Italy’s 7th Infantry Regiment and 32nd Tank Regiment.The 4 LANCS infantry company not only includes fighting soldiers but...
View ArticleNews story: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester United
Date: 2 October 2103Venue: Donbass Arena Stadium, 189 Chelyuskintsev Street, Donetsk, UkraineKick off time: 21:45 (local time)As well as this advice, check out our travel advice for UkrainePassports...
View ArticleSpeech: CMA update: changes to the UK competition regime
Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to address this conference today. I accepted this invitation because I wanted to have the chance to communicate specifically with in-house counsel. After...
View ArticleNews story: Vaccination of health and social care workers against flu
A joint letter from the Department of Health, NHS England, and Public Health England was sent to NHS and local authorities this week, urging staff to get vaccinated against flu this winter. The letter...
View ArticlePress release: Foreign Secretary welcomes judgement against former Liberian...
Updated: Statement addedThe Foreign Secretary said:I welcome the Special Court’s judgement today in the case against Charles Taylor. It sends a strong message that those in positions of power who...
View ArticlePress release: Statement on amendments to the Transparency Bill
Andrew Lansley has today announced that the government will be publishing amendments to the Transparency of Lobbying, Third Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill, aimed at addressing...
View ArticleSpeech: UK strongly supports the UN Integrated Strategy for the Sahel
Thank you, Special Envoy Prodi, and could I join others in thanking the Secretary General for coordinating and putting together this important meeting.The United Kingdom strongly supports the United...
View ArticleSpeech: ‘UK is committed to tackling barriers which hinder inclusion of women...
Chair, Foreign Ministers of the members of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission, Distinguished delegates, Representatives of the United Nations;It is an honour for me to address the...
View ArticleSpeech: Foreign Secretary remarks at illegal wildlife trade event
The Illegal Wildlife Trade is booming; it is now worth up to 19 billion dollars each year and rising, a figure that is absolutely shocking. The current level of Rhino poaching is particularly...
View ArticlePress release: Foreign Ministers look towards Commonwealth Heads of...
Minister of State for the Commonwealth, the Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, represented the UK at the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers’ meeting in New York today. Foreign Ministers:were provided with an...
View ArticlePress release: “City of Culture bid is Swansea Bay’s time to shine”
Boasting the UK’s first area of outstanding natural beauty, and the region that brought the first passenger railway to the world, Swansea Bay’s amazing achievements, past and present make it a true...
View ArticlePress release: Benefit cap successfully in place nationwide
The £500 a week benefit cap is now in place across the country and a major welfare reform has been successfully delivered, the government announced today (27 September 2013).The benefit cap restores...
View ArticleSpeech: I urge all concerned to improve humanitarian access in Syria
I welcome the initiative of my colleague FM Fabius to host this important meeting here today and provide National Coalition President al-Jarba with the opportunity to explain his vision of a new...
View ArticleSpeech: Enhancing Accountability for Sexual Violence in Conflict
Good afternoon ladies and gentleman, and thank you to the Government of Estonia for inviting me to participate in this discussion.Shattering the culture of impunity that surrounds sexual violence in...
View ArticlePress release: UN General Assembly Group of Friends Burma Meeting
Commenting on a positive meeting, Mr Swire said:We welcome the continued engagement of the UN and its member states in Burma to help assist the country through the challenges of transition to...
View ArticlePress release: Royal Mail share offer
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View ArticleSpeech: 70th Anniversary of Operation Jaywick
Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to start by offering sincere thanks to Jeya and his team at Changi Museum for arranging this event, we would not be here without their efforts over the last week or...
View ArticleSpeech: UK Ambassador Alexandra Hall Hall welcomes readers of British Embassy...
Welcome to the first edition of the revised British Embassy newsletter, one of the ways in which we hope to raise awareness of the activities of the Embassy in Georgia. I myself only arrived in Georgia...
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