Press Releases

Prime Minister welcomes £70 million Israeli investment in UK following visit

David Cameron has welcomed more than £70 million of investment into the UK following his visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

Foreign Secretary meets Indian External Affairs Minister

The Foreign Secretary and Indian External Affairs Minister meet in London for talks on foreign policy and bilateral relations.

Independent expert to push forward Catapult network to new heights

A leading technology entrepreneur will outline how the government’s network of technology and innovation centres can be fully exploited.

City Deal to bring UK’s first ever large-scale, low-carbon heat network system to Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire City Deal worth £113 million will create hundreds of jobs, reduce heating bills and cut CO2 emissions.

Education Minister launches the Big Bang Fair

Elizabeth Truss opens the UK’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths.

Stephen Williams announces plans to simplify housing standards

Government plans will make it easier and cheaper to build homes to a high standard.

250,000 more children living with both birth parents

A quarter of a million more children were living with both their birth parents in 2012 compared with 2011.

Vince Cable's 'The economics of integration' speech in Glasgow

Speech by the Secretary of State at the opening of the Catapult Centre for Offshore Renewable Energy Technology at Strathclyde.

Landmark Children and Families Act 2014 gains royal assent

New changes to the law to give greater protection to vulnerable children.

New BAT stamp agents announced

Pobjoy Mint Ltd and Creative Direction (Worldwide) Ltd successful in tender for British Antarctic Territory philatelic contract

Press briefing: morning 13 March 2014

The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on public sector pay and Ukraine.

Appointment of Vice President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

Her Majesty The Queen has by Letters Patent appointed Mr Justice Philip Sales as Vice President to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.

Dean of Ripon: Reverend Canon John Richard Dobson

The Queen has approved the nomination of the Reverend Canon John Richard Dobson.

Motorists in Northern Ireland to benefit from better services

Motorists in Northern Ireland will benefit from better, quicker services as a result of changes announced today by Roads Minister Stephen Hammond.

Fire service could save millions by improving how it buys kit

The fire and rescue service could save millions by improving the way it sources and purchases firefighting clothing and equipment.

PHE announce world's first Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever vaccine

The first vaccine against Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus gives 100% protection in an experimental model in mice.

Government funding boost for innovative businesses

Nine projects have been awarded £660,000 from the Intellectual Property Office to take their innovative ideas into the marketplace.

School children as young as 11 to get cyber security lessons

The Cyber Security Skills: Business Perspectives and Government’s Next Steps report is published today (13 March 2014).

A64 Brambling Fields slip road closure for safety work

Drivers using the A64 in North Yorkshire are being advised that the eastbound exit slip road at the Brambling Fields junction east of Malton will be closed for a week for maintenance.

New crossing to improve safety on A595 in Egremont

Pedestrians and cyclists in Egremont will soon benefit from a new signal-controlled toucan crossing to help them cross the A595.

Find out more: proposals to transform 32 miles of the M4 between junctions 3 and 12, London/Bucks/Berks

Road users, local residents and businesses can find out more next week about proposals to transform the M4 into one of the longest stretches of ‘smart motorway’ in England by 2021.

Resurfacing on the A404, High Wycombe/Burchett’s Green

Work to resurface sections of the southbound A404 between High Wycombe and Burchett’s Green will begin overnight on Thursday 20 March, resulting in smoother journeys for drivers.