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46,058 UK Government department press releases spanning the full archive from 2007 to today, plus House of Commons select committee reports, updated daily. Browse a day at a time, or search across every release.
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UK Government departments · 17
- Public Health England · 17 Oct 2013
Reversing the tide of the UK tuberculosis epidemic
Primary-care based screening programme could help tackle tuberculosis (TB) in the UK.
- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street · 17 Oct 2013
Press briefing: afternoon 17 October 2013
The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on free schools, teacher strike, army reservists, pornography and energy prices.
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 17 Oct 2013
Human Rights and Democracy Report 2012 - Bahrain
The FCO's Human Rights and Democracy Report 2012 covers the progress on reform implementation in Bahrain
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 17 Oct 2013
Foreign Secretary meets South Korean President Park Geun-hye
William Hague offers UK support for Korea's positive international role and efforts to build stability on the Korean Peninsula.
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 17 Oct 2013
Human Rights and Democracy Report 2012 - Afghanistan
There has been a mixed picture in the human rights sphere in the last three months
- Department for Business, Innovation & Skills · 17 Oct 2013
Business Secretary appoints finance experts to Board of new British Business Bank
Vince Cable has today (17 October) confirmed the appointment of Ron Emerson as the first Chair of the government-owned British Business Bank
- Department for Business, Innovation & Skills · 17 Oct 2013
Plans unveiled to support IP-rich businesses get funding
A report has highlighted the challenges small and medium-sized businesses face when trying to manage and protect their intellectual property
- Department for Education · 17 Oct 2013
Bigger bursaries and scholarships to attract more top graduates into teaching
Prestigious new scholarships and bursaries to attract more high-quality graduates into teaching important, rigorous subjects.
- Office of the Secretary of State for Wales · 17 Oct 2013
Welsh Secretary responds to Labour Market Statistics
Further increase in employment levels in Wales are positive signs of economic recovery
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 17 Oct 2013
Respecting the Arctic, promoting UK interests
New UK report shows that respect for Arctic states, local people and the environment is fundamental to Arctic engagement
- Cabinet Office · 17 Oct 2013
Radical overhaul for Whitehall security
The government security classifications will be fundamentally overhauled for the first time since World War II.
- Department for Education · 17 Oct 2013
Thousands more pupils studying rigorous subjects
New statistics reveal more than a third of GCSE state-school students this year took the EBacc - compared to fewer than a quarter last year.
- Department for Business, Innovation & Skills · 17 Oct 2013
New figures show record numbers of apprentices
According to the provisional figures published today (17 October 2013) more people than ever before are taking part in an apprenticeship
- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street · 17 Oct 2013
Lord-Lieutenant for Midlothian
Sir Robert Maxwell Clerk appointed as Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for Midlothian.
- Department of Health and Social Care · 17 Oct 2013
Care Minister announces proposals to deal with rushed care visits
Tougher checks may be introduced to help clamp down on rushed home care visits Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb will announce today.
- Cabinet Office · 17 Oct 2013
New strategic communication services framework will deliver savings
New strategic communication services framework will deliver savings while listed firms will have a better chance of winning government work.
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 17 Oct 2013
FCO responds to Foreign Affairs Committee’s report into the departments human rights work
The FCO welcomes the Foreign Affairs Committee’s report into the departments human rights work in 2012.
Government press releases last updated 31 August 2026. Source: GOV.UK.