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46,054 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 · 16
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 9 Dec 2013
Foreign Secretary marks 1000 days of Syria crisis
Marking 1000 days of the Syria crisis, Foreign Secretary William Hague underlines need for a negotiated political transition.
- Department for International Development · 9 Dec 2013
Typhoon Haiyan: UK disaster response update
The UK government's humanitarian relief effort includes food, shelter, clean water, medicine and other supplies for up to 800,000 victims.
- Office of the Secretary of State for Wales · 9 Dec 2013
Welsh Secretary: “This Government is on the side of small businesses”
UK Government launches ‘Small Business: GREAT Ambition’ strategy
- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street · 9 Dec 2013
Press briefing: afternoon 9 December 2013
The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Nelson Mandela's memorial service and Members' of Parliament (MP's) pay.
- Economic and Social Research Council · 9 Dec 2013
New initiative will research ways to support the British retail sector
Businesses to work with leading social and economic scientists under new research initiative.
- Equality and Human Rights Commission · 9 Dec 2013
High court rules local authority must consider funding for a traveller child when travelling
Commission welcomes High Court decision that a local authority must support a 3-year old, disabled child from a traveller family, even when his family are working in other parts of Britain.
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · 9 Dec 2013
MG Alba protected from budget reductions
Culture Secretary pledges protection for Scottish Gaelic language channel.
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · 9 Dec 2013
S4C protected from budget reductions
Culture Secretary confirms Welsh language channel protection.
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 9 Dec 2013
Foreign Office Minister visits Commonwealth Games venues
Hugo Swire visits Glasgow to see the work being done to prepare for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
- Department for Work and Pensions · 9 Dec 2013
Access to Work extended to help more disabled people into work
The Access to Work scheme has set aside £2 million to help disabled people take up work placements.
- Department for International Development · 9 Dec 2013
Featherstone: G8 land deal to boost land rights in Ethiopia
Government of Ethiopia partners with the G8 to improve land governance.
- Department for Work and Pensions · 9 Dec 2013
Benefit cap: 19,000 potentially capped into work
New statistics show the full impact of the benefit cap for the first time – following the successful national roll-out completed this autumn.
- Department of Energy & Climate Change · 9 Dec 2013
Cleaner, greener future for British coal plants
Drax, Britain’s largest coal-fired power station, is set to become one of Europe’s biggest renewable electricity generators today.
- Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain · 9 Dec 2013
Changes to operator licence financial standing limits to apply from 1 January
Operator licence applicants and existing licence holders will be assessed against new financial standing levels in 2014.
- UK Trade & Investment · 9 Dec 2013
Business Secretary takes trade delegation to India's growing regional cities
Vince Cable takes a delegation of 25 British companies to India's growing regional cities on a 4 day trade visit.
- Ofsted · 9 Dec 2013
Ofsted publishes new framework for inspecting Cafcass
New framework and evaluation schedule for inspecting services for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
Government press releases last updated 30 August 2026. Source: GOV.UK.