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46,045 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 · 12
- Department for Business, Innovation & Skills · 30 Sept 2014
Consumers given new weapon in fight against rogue traders
Consumers will have greater powers to challenge unscrupulous rogue traders and get their money back under new rights.
- Department for Business, Innovation & Skills · 30 Sept 2014
Above inflation rise for National Minimum Wage
More than 1 million of Britain’s lowest-paid workers are set to benefit as new National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates come into force.
- Deputy Prime Minister's Office · 30 Sept 2014
Deputy Prime Minister requests urgent meeting with Chinese Ambassador
Nick Clegg has asked for an urgent meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to the UK to discuss the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong.
- Department for Business, Innovation & Skills · 30 Sept 2014
New high speed rail college to be in Birmingham and Doncaster
The home of the new National College for High Speed Rail will be located in Birmingham and Doncaster.
- Highways Agency · 30 Sept 2014
Bridge work starts on M50 between junction 1 and 2, Gloucestershire
Improvement work is to be carried out on the bridge which carries the M50 over the A438 Ledbury Road, between junctions 1 and 2 near Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire.
- Health and Safety Executive · 30 Sept 2014
Two new appointments to the HSE Board
Martyn Thomas and Sarah Pinch have been appointed to the Health and Safety Executive Board as non-executive directors.
- Department for Business, Innovation & Skills · 30 Sept 2014
Major reform of intellectual property comes into force
New measures that will modernise the intellectual property framework will come into force on 1 October 2014.
- Highways Agency · 30 Sept 2014
New westbound slip road - A45/A46 Tollbar End scheme near Coventry - Three overnight closures starting Friday 3 October
The major scheme to improve journeys around the A45/A46 Tollbar End roundabout, A45 Stonebridge Highway and Stivichall Junction, is soon to open a new westbound slip road.
- Groceries Code Adjudicator · 30 Sept 2014
Tacon requests Code compliance be included in the Tesco review
The Groceries Code Adjudicator responds to the announcement of a Tesco internal investigation and provides an update on forensic auditing.
- Department for Education · 30 Sept 2014
Record number of children adopted
Records have been broken today with more than 5,000 children placed in loving, stable homes in the last 12 months - an increase of 26%.
- Department of Health and Social Care · 30 Sept 2014
Personalised GP care for everyone
For the first time in a decade, every patient in England will get a named, accountable GP, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) · 30 Sept 2014
New Right to Build areas at forefront of helping aspiring self-builders
Eleven areas across the country to benefit from the government-backed opportunity, under plans announced by Brandon Lewis.
Government press releases last updated 28 August 2026. Source: GOV.UK.