Press Releases

Government clampdown on fraud

Lord Ahmad announces extra funding for a range of council-led projects to claw back billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money lost to fraud.

UK welcomes conclusions of UN General Assembly’s Third Committee

Baroness Anelay welcomes progress on human rights at the UN General Assembly’s 3rd Committee, and calls for words to be translated into actions.

Press briefing: afternoon 26 November 2014

The Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson answered questions on Freedom of Movement and the Royal Mail.

Hugo Swire congratulates new Mongolian Prime Minister

Foreign Office Minister for Asia, Hugo Swire, has welcomed the appointment of Chimed Saikhanbileg as Prime Minister of Mongolia.

Councils should use valuable housing stock to build more homes

Councils should sell vacant buildings and reinvest the money to get the country building.

National recognition for Black Country Skills Factory in specially commissioned film

Employer-led training partnership is hailed as a leader in the high value manufacturing (HVM) sector.

Ministers welcome public services improvement report

Ministers have welcomed a new independent report into how local public services can improve to put people first and keep Council Tax down.

Government launches maritime study to boost growth

Study that will look at how to boost the UK’s maritime industry has been launched.

Regulator helps to create new cancer medicine facility

A brand new facility that ensures the continued supply of a critical cancer medicine forms the basis of the first case study released from the Innovation Office today at the MHRA.

Deputy Prime Minister plans to bring empty buildings back to life in the North

Nick Clegg spoke about finding temporary uses for vacant buildings in Northern cities after seeing the Betahaus project in Berlin.

Number of private sector businesses at record high

Official figures show that the number of private sector businesses in the UK has reached 5 million for the first time.

Online guide to help communities learn about their shared WW1 history

New online guide to help communities learn about their shared First World War history.

Serious breaches found in spending by Social Enterprise North West

Department for Communities and Local Government issues demand notice to claw back £1.4 million of taxpayers’ money.

More must be done to meet skills needs in Greater Manchester

While there has been some progress, further education and skills providers must do more to help the local economy.

Thousands of school children to benefit from life-saving devices

Government strikes deal for 500 affordable defibrillators.

Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Baron Hope of Craighead is appointed as Her Majesty’s Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2015.

Vulnerable children and families in Somerset are not well served

Ofsted finds a third of 39 settings inspected less than good with too many children’s services providers judged inadequate

Almost 500 men have potentially lifesaving surgery through screening

PHE publishes its first annual data for the NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening programme for screening centres across England.

Drainage work to avoid flooding on A34 in Oxfordshire

Drainage work is due to begin on a section of the A34 in Oxfordshire to help reduce incidents of flooding, maintain the integrity of the carriageway and improve safety for road users.

New qualifications launched to meet UK demand for digital skills

New government and industry-backed digital qualifications will provide the skills for a wide range of digital jobs