Press Releases

New training available for professionals on the front line of cyber-attacks

New course is launched to help members of the legal and accountancy professions protect themselves and their clients from cyber-attacks.

Change of UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York

Matthew Rycroft has been appointed as the United Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.

Foreign Secretary discusses ISIL with Iraqi Vice President

Philip Hammond meets Iraqi Vice President Allawi, discusses co-operation against ISIL & urges formation of full government.

Minister for the Middle East visits the Gaza Strip

Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood visits Gaza and meets Palestinian Authority Minister for Labour.

PM meeting with Prime Minister Valls of France: October 2014

David Cameron welcomed the Prime Minister of France, Manuel Valls, to Downing Street this morning.

UK Export Finance announces first Direct Lending Facility loan

Inaugural panel announced of 20 partnering institutions to help deliver £3 billion support to UK exporters.

UK and Canada respond to sexual violence by ISIL in Iraq

UK and Canada announce joint mission to Iraq to support survivors of sexual violence by ISIL.

Foreign Office Minister condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali

Minister for Africa James Duddridge condemns ambush in Mali which left 9 UN peacekeepers dead: “such attacks are unjustifiable.”

Welsh Secretary underlines UK Government support for apprentices

Stephen Crabb MP praises young people graduating from GE Aviation Wales apprenticeship scheme.

New digital GPS devices for RPA inspectors

RPA inspectors are using new highly-accurate GPS mapping devices for farm inspections.

Councils must protect our precious green belt land

Ministers have underlined the government’s commitment to protect the green belt from development.

Cable to bolster apprenticeship pay

Business Secretary Vince Cable has outlined proposals to simplify and boost the national minimum wage for apprentices.

Penrith’s A66 dual carriageway to be resurfaced

A project to resurface a half-a-mile stretch of the A66 dual carriageway around Penrith is due to begin on Friday 10 October.

Employment review launched to improve clarity and status of British workforce

Business Secretary launches a wide-ranging employment review to help clarify and potentially strengthen the employment status of workers.

British aid supplies arrive in Freetown to tackle Ebola outbreak

Two flights containing ambulances, tents, incinerators and further UK aid to tackle Ebola in Sierra Leone arrived this weekend.

UK Export Finance welcomes BExA benchmarking report

UK Export Finance has welcomed the fifth annual benchmarking report published last week by the British Exporters Association.

£2.9 million A585 junction improvement to boost safety and tackle congestion

A £2.9 million Highways Agency project to boost safety and reduce congestion around key junctions along the A585 south of Fleetwood in Lancashire is underway.

New research shows skills shortages may create bumps in road for logistics

New research by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) shows logistics firms risk being left behind if they fail to tackle skills shortages.

Cracking the Code report published

The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission has published a report on Cracking the code: how schools can improve social mobility