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46,142 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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- Highways England · 7 Dec 2016
Staffordshire bridge work completed early
Motorists in Staffordshire have been given a festive boost – after it was announced work on a bridge over the M6 has been completed ahead of schedule.
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 7 Dec 2016
Chancellor deepens economic ties with key markets in South Africa
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond visited South Africa, met with South African Ministers and made key commercial announcements
- Environment Agency · 7 Dec 2016
Work starting on Selly Park South flood risk management scheme
Work is starting on the Environment Agency’s £2.4 million flood risk management scheme in Selly Park South.
- Northern Ireland Office · 7 Dec 2016
'Turing's Law' extended to gay and bisexual men convicted in Northern Ireland
Minister Kris Hopkins welcomes change in legislation allowing NI men to have their convictions quashed.
- Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy · 7 Dec 2016
Electricity storage facility officially opened by Energy Minister
The ‘grid scale’ battery installation from Camborne Energy Storage was formally opened by Energy Minister, Baroness Neville Rolfe this morning on site in Somerset.
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · 7 Dec 2016
Government makes it easier to crackdown on nuisance calls crooks
From December 30, ownership of the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) will be transferred from Ofcom to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).
- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street · 7 Dec 2016
Gulf States agree action to tackle online child exploitation and modern slavery
All 6 Gulf countries have committed to sign up to the WePROTECT Global Alliance to take action to end the online sexual exploitation of children.
- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street · 7 Dec 2016
Joint statement on Aleppo: 7 December 2016
The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the United States gave a joint statement on the situation in Aleppo.
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · 7 Dec 2016
£100,000 for Research into Automation and Machine Intelligence
Dstl is collaborating with the Digital Catapult Centre to run an event that is open to businesses, organisations, innovators and academics.
- Highways England · 7 Dec 2016
Work on A64 at Rillington finishes ahead of schedule
Drivers on the A64 to benefit from an improved road surface this week.
- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street · 7 Dec 2016
PM: We are clear-eyed about threat from Iran
Theresa May will tell the Gulf Co-operation Council the UK is committed to working with Gulf partners to counter the threat from Iran.
- Competition and Markets Authority · 7 Dec 2016
CMA fines Pfizer and Flynn £90 million for drug price hike to NHS
The CMA has fined pharma companies Pfizer and Flynn Pharma nearly £90 million for charging excessive prices to the NHS for an anti-epilepsy drug.
Government press releases last updated 10 September 2026. Source: GOV.UK.