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46,130 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 · 8 Dec 2016
Four drivers a month deliberately ignore Manchester motorway closures
Drivers are being urged not to put road workers’ lives at risk by deliberately ignoring road closures on the M60 and M62 near Manchester.
- Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency · 8 Dec 2016
Partnership to protect public health – MHRA and HTA sign agreement
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) have today signed a partnership agreement.
- Intellectual Property Office · 8 Dec 2016
UK and Brazil to continue IP cooperation
British Secretary of State for International Trade and his Brazilian counterpart witness the signing of a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Intellectual Property.
- Department for Work and Pensions · 8 Dec 2016
Recovery of overpaid benefits hits record high of £1 billion
A record £1 billion in overpaid benefits through fraud and error was recovered in 2015/16, latest figures show.
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) · 8 Dec 2016
Leading businesses announce support for Northern Powerhouse in a “show of force for the North”
More than 40 leading businesses, universities and business networks pledging support to fire up the economy of the Northern Powerhouse.
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 8 Dec 2016
Minister for the Middle East statement on settlements in the West Bank
Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood extremely concerned by plans for further expansion of settlements in the West Bank.
- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street · 8 Dec 2016
High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2017
The Princess Royal is appointed as Her Majesty’s High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2017.
- Competition and Markets Authority · 8 Dec 2016
Merger of Manchester cinemas may give rise to competition concerns
AMC’s acquisition of Odeon and UCI cinemas in Manchester may give rise to competition concerns.
- Public Health England · 8 Dec 2016
New report looks at the mental health of children in London
More than 110,000 children in London are suffering with significant mental ill health according to new PHE report.
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) · 8 Dec 2016
New national plan and funding brings bigger boost to estate regeneration
New government funding to help breathe new life into rundown estates has been announced by Communities Secretary Sajid Javid.
Government press releases last updated 9 September 2026. Source: GOV.UK.