News story: HMRC announces tax award winners
The winners of the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) External Engagement Awards 2013 have been announced.The annual awards, which recognise stakeholders who help to make the UK’s tax system simpler and...
View ArticleNews story: Minister launches consultation on Charity Commission powers
The consultation will run until 12 February 2014. It will examine how the Charity Commission tackles serious abuse and how the range of criminal offences that disqualify people from being a charity...
View ArticleSpeech: Sustainable travel, sustainable economic growth
I am delighted to be here today (4 December 2013).I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Landor Links for organising the conference, Atkins and Sustrans for sponsoring it, and Transport for Greater...
View ArticleNews story: Candidate selected for Ofcom Chair
The Government has announced that following an open recruitment process the Deputy Chair of Ofcom, Dame Patricia Hodgson has been chosen as their preferred candidate.Maria Miller, the Secretary of...
View ArticleStatement to Parliament: DFID programme management in southern Africa
TradeMark Southern Africa (TMSA) is a DFID project that aims to promote regional integration and trade in southern Africa, working with African Regional Economic Communities. This is an agenda to which...
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News story: 42 Commando in the Philippines
J Company arrived in the Philippines on board the amphibious aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious on 25 November and since then have been delivering aid to where it is needed the most. The Royal Marines...
View ArticlePress release: Teaching the new computing curriculum
Education Minister Elizabeth Truss has announced funding of £1.1 million for the British Computer Society (BCS) - the Chartered Institute for IT - to develop a computing readiness programme aimed...
View ArticleNews story: World Cup 2014
The FIFA World Cup begins on 12 June 2014 in Sao Paulo. This page has useful information and tips for football fans travelling to Brazil. It will be updated regularly – sign up for alerts to receive...
View ArticlePress release: New maths hubs to raise standards
Education Minister Elizabeth Truss today announced £11 million for new maths hubs to drive up the quality of maths teachers - as international test results showed England’s performance had...
View ArticlePress release: Billions worth of potential public contracts published
Future government business opportunities worth more than £177 billion have been published today. The government pipelines show upcoming public projects to give firms of all sizes the confidence and...
View ArticleNews story: Watch the G8 dementia summit live on 11 December
There will be live video streaming of all the main sessions and a live blog providing a written commentary on the Dementia Challenge site.The G8 dementia summit will bring together ministers,...
View ArticlePress release: Industrial disease victims central to changes
The Government will work with victims groups and insurers representing employers to explore new ways to improve the legal process for handling claims from victims of mesothelioma - a condition which...
View ArticlePress release: Government invests in the future of the Sheffield Supertram
Supertram tracks are set to be replaced thanks to government funding, Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer has announced during a visit to Sheffield.South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE)...
View ArticlePress release: New rules for MOT to test for diesel particulate filter
Tests for diesel cars and lorries are to be tightened up to ensure vehicles have a critical exhaust filter if one had originally been fitted as standard, Roads Minister Robert Goodwill has...
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News story: 'Game-changing' Lightning II impresses RAF pilot
Flight Lieutenant Hugh Nichols completed his first sortie in the next-generation stealth fighter at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida in November.The Lightning II aircraft, together with the Typhoon...
View ArticleNews story: Next generation of ePassport gates opened at Gatwick
The future of travel was on display at London Gatwick today as Immigration Minister Mark Harper officially opened the new generation of ePassport gates.The state of the art machines allow passengers...
View ArticlePress release: Simplified planning to speed up delivery of new homes and...
New measures will speed up the delivery of homes by cutting down unnecessary planning processes and providing more certainty about where sensible development should take place.Proposals outlined today...
View ArticlePress release: Secretary of State responds to comments made by Gerry Adams on...
Ms Villiers said:Mr Adams’ comments are deeply insulting and offensive. This was a case of brutal pre-meditated murder by the Provisional IRA and nothing Mr Adams says will ever change that fact. At a...
View ArticlePress release: Process starts to select open standards for government documents
As well as making it easier for citizens to access and work with the information that government publishes, open document formats will enable users in government departments to operate more efficiently...
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News story: Celebrities star in Home Office adverts to highlight teen...
This is Abuse aims to highlight to young people what constitutes abuse and consent, provide them with the tools to challenge abusive behaviour in relationships and show them where to find help. Two...
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