Speech: Elizabeth Truss speaks at Google demonstration day
Thank you to Google for hosting today’s event and supporting the Turing exhibition. We need a young generation that are not just inspired by ‘Turing’s Cathedral’ - but are capable of building it. I was...
View ArticlePress release: Universal Credit progress
Ministers today (5 December 2013) revealed the next stage of delivery of Universal Credit, focusing on continued safe and secure roll out of the vital reform.The new benefit, which brings together 6...
View ArticlePress release: Plan your tactics before booking World Cup travel
Ahead of the World Cup draw on Friday the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Football Supporters Federation (FSF) are teaming up to urge England fans to do their homework before booking...
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News story: Autumn Statement 2013: key announcements
Chancellor George Osborne has delivered his Autumn Statement to Parliament, setting out how the government will continue to secure the public finances, support families with their costs, help...
View ArticleSpeech: Chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement 2013 speech
Mr Speaker,Britain’s economic plan is working. But the job is not done. We need to secure the economy for the long term.And the biggest risk to that comes from those who would abandon the plan. We seek...
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News story: Nick Clegg announces funding details for free school meals
Following the announcement in September that every child in reception, year 1 and year 2 in state-funded schools will receive a free school lunch, today the government has confirmed how the project...
View ArticleNews story: Autumn Statement 2013: overview of tax announcements
Updated: Updated to include details of Autumn statement 2013Full details of the Chancellor’s announcements are available on the Autumn Statement 2013 topic page.An overview of announcements which...
View ArticleSpeech: Ground Source Heat Pump Association
Check against deliveryGood morning. I am delighted to be speaking here today at the Ground Source Heat Pump Association’s fourth technical seminar with so many esteemed representatives from across...
View ArticleNews story: Culture Secretary reappoints UK Anti-Doping board members
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has Phil Carling, Janice Shardlow and Justin Turner QC for a second term as members of the UK Anti-Doping board. UK Anti-Doping is responsible for...
View ArticlePress release: Cancer survival improving in England but more to do
Cancer survival has continued to improve in England, but more needs to be done on early diagnosis and cancer treatments in the elderly, according to the results from the EUROCARE-5 study published...
View ArticlePress release: Change of UK Permanent Representative to NATO
He will succeed Dame Mariot Leslie DCMG, who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Mr Thomson will take up his appointment during the spring of 2014.Mr Thomson joined the FCO in 1978 and has...
View ArticleSpeech: Future of rail: setting out the strategic priorities for the rail sector
It is such a pleasure to be here this morning. I’d like to thank the Institute for Economic Affairs and Marketforce for the opportunity to address today’s (5 December 2013) conference and Christian for...
View ArticleNews story: Autumn Statement 2013: Delivering for hardworking people in...
Today’s Autumn Statement confirms that people in Northern Ireland will continue to benefit from action the UK government is taking to support aspiration and help with the cost of living. The planned...
View ArticleNews story: Autumn Statement 2013: Scottish perspective
Scotland will receive more than £300 million in extra devolved spending from the Autumn Statement whose measures will also help businesses and families with rising costs.Among the announcements made by...
View ArticleNews story: Direct Debit and abolition of the tax disc
The Department for Transport (DfT) made clear in its recent Motoring Services Strategy consultation that the government is committed to offering high quality and cost effective services to the public...
View ArticlePress release: New links between UK and China universities
David Willetts, the Universities Minister, revealed the new initiatives during the biggest ever trade mission to China this week.Globally the education market is worth $4.5 trillion (£2.75 trillion)...
View ArticleNews story: Flooding: advice to the public
A new leaflet Flooding: advice for the public is now available, produced by Public Health England in collaboration with the Environment Agency (England) to help those at risk of flooding.Drawing on...
View ArticlePress release: Foreign Secretary condemns bombings in Yemen
Responding to this morning’s attacks on Yemen’s Defence Ministry, the Foreign Secretary William Hague said: I condemn in the strongest terms the horrific attacks on the Defence Ministry in Sana’a today...
View ArticleSpeech: Edward Timpson addresses the AoC Learners with Learning Difficulties...
Thanks, Sam [Parrett, Principal, Bromley College of Further and Higher Education], I’m very pleased to be here again. When I spoke to you last year, it wasn’t long after I’d been appointed as a...
View ArticleNews story: Independent report praises MOD reform
In a follow-up to his major independent review of MOD 2 years ago, Lord Levene has praised the department for embracing complex and radical change to improve both efficiency and financial management....
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