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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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- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street · 14 Dec 2016
PM call with Italian Prime Minister Gentiloni: 14 December 2016
Prime Minister Theresa May called Paolo Gentiloni, the new Prime Minister of Italy, to congratulate him on his appointment.
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · 14 Dec 2016
Call for more opportunities to support young people volunteering in the community
Minister for Civil Society launches review into full-time social action by young people
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 14 Dec 2016
Minister for Africa urges respect for Gambian election results
Tobias Ellwood, Minister for Africa, calls on President Jammeh to respect the will of the Gambian people.
- Northern Ireland Office · 14 Dec 2016
Brokenshire appoints UK Commissioner to new Independent Reporting Commission
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Rt. Hon James Brokenshire MP today announced the appointment of Mitchell B Reiss as the UK Commissioner to the Independent Reporting Commission. Mr Reiss’ appointment will take effect in January 2017.
- Department for Education · 14 Dec 2016
Plans to end the postcode lottery of school funding revealed
Fairer funding proposals published so that every child is funded according to their needs
- Competition and Markets Authority · 14 Dec 2016
CMA finalises help for customers and microbusinesses on expensive deals
The CMA has finalised measures to help households and microbusinesses on expensive energy tariffs get better deals.
- Department for Work and Pensions · 14 Dec 2016
Unemployment rate remains at lowest level in over a decade
The labour market has finished a record breaking year with unemployment down by over 100,000 people and the rate running at 4.8%.
- Home Office · 14 Dec 2016
New chair of Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Minister for Vulnerability, Safeguarding and Countering Extremism Sarah Newton today (14 December) announced Dr Owen Bowden-Jones as the new chair of the ACMD.
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · 14 Dec 2016
Sustainable fishing nets quota increases on key species
Today the UK government achieved agreements supporting UK fishermen and sustainable fishing at the annual EU talks on fishing quotas.
- Northern Ireland Office · 14 Dec 2016
Fresh Start progress continues to build a secure future for Northern Ireland
The Secretary of State attends his first quarterly review meeting of the Fresh Start Agreement.
- Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy · 14 Dec 2016
Greater transparency for energy consumers
An energy supplier league table is to be published to increase transparency on the numbers of people on expensive standard variable tariffs.
Government press releases last updated 9 September 2026. Source: GOV.UK.