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News story: New Defence College of Technical Training announced
The contract will mean technical training for all 3 services will be brought together at a central location. The development will provide new single living accommodation, purpose-built teaching...
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News story: Starting gun fires for Glasgow 2014 venue
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee are working together to ensure that the Carnoustie site will host Shooting at the Games.Barry Buddon will host...
View ArticlePress release: Syrian children face third winter of misery, warns Greening
Millions of Syrian children face their worst winter yet as worsening weather and crowded refugee camps create the ideal conditions for the spread of life-threatening diseases such as pneumonia,...
View ArticlePress release: UK exports on a winning streak
Five UK companies are today (11 December 2013) celebrating their success in a nationwide competition to help the next wave of UK businesses expand overseas.The winning companies will each receive...
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News story: Syria crisis: Latest updates on UK aid
Updated: Updated to include new press release on 11 December 2013The crisis in Syria is gravely concerning. Hundreds of people are being killed or wounded every day and millions have been forced to...
View ArticleSpeech: Elizabeth Truss speech at the Institute of Physics
Thank you very much for the introduction - I’m delighted to be here at the Institute of Physics for the launch of another excellent report. I think ‘Closing doors’ is a great name for this report,...
View ArticlePress release: Progress in tackling disability-related harassment
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View ArticleSpeech: Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards address
Your Royal Highness, ladies and gentlemen,It gives me great pleasure to be here today (10 December 2013), an event that marks the first quarter century of the Prince Michael International Road Safety...
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News story: HMS Illustrious completes Philippines aid mission
‘Lusty’, as the ship is known, has been in the Philippines since 25 November, delivering Department for International Development (DFID) aid supplies and providing ‘hands on’ help to many communities...
View ArticleNews story: G8 dementia summit
Updated: Added a link to G8 dementia declaration and communiqueRead the G8 dementia summit declaration and communiqueSummit programmeThe G8 Dementia Summit is being held at Lancaster House in London on...
View ArticleSpeech: G8 Dementia Summit: Prime Minister's speech
I’m delighted to welcome you all to the first-ever G8 Dementia Summit. Today is about 3 things: realism, determination, and hope. Realism – because no-one here is in any doubt about the scale of the...
View ArticlePress release: UK calls on world to tackle global crisis of dementia
Dementia will no longer be an accepted side effect of growing old.At the first G8 summit on a specific illness since HIV, called by the UK as part of its G8 presidency, health and science leaders have...
View ArticleNews story: THINK! drink drive campaign wins prestigious award
The government’s THINK! campaign has scooped the Prince Michael International Road Safety Premier Award for its work in raising awareness of the risks of drinking and driving.The campaign aim is to...
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News story: Typhoon Haiyan: Latest updates on UK aid
Updated: Update on latest news releasesThe UK is providing urgent humanitarian support for up to 800,000 people in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.Thousands of people in remote...
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News story: Border Force protects UK public from fake goods this Christmas
Border Force and Trading Standards have launched a public campaign warning festive shoppers to be careful about what they buy and where they buy it from to avoid fuelling the illegal trade in...
View ArticleSpeech: Damian Green Speech at the Innovation Through Collaboration Summit
There’s a political phrase in current circulation which I happen, rather, to agree with – Better Together.But while I wholeheartedly agree with the campaign to keep Scotland part of the United Kingdom,...
View ArticleNews story: UK and US launch taskforce to tackle child abuse
Policing Minister Damian Green launched the first meeting of the ‘US-UK taskforce to Counter Online Child Exploitation’ at the US Department of Justice in Washington on Monday.The taskforce, set up by...
View ArticlePress release: Envision wins Big Society Award
A youth charity set up by 4 young people in a garden shed which grew to cover 3 UK cities has been recognised by Prime Minister David Cameron with a Big Society Award. The Envision charity, founded in...
View ArticlePress release: Winners of Post Office Community Enterprise Fund competition...
Twenty five Post Office branches across the country were today (11 December 2013) announced as winners of the Community Enterprise Fund competition for their outstanding proposals to support local...
View ArticlePress release: New appointments bring further experience to government’s...
The appointment of 2 Non-Executive Directors to the government’s Shareholder Executive has been announced today (11 December 2013) by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The new...
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