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46,206 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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- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 17 Dec 2018
UK welcomes resolution of the political situation in Sri Lanka
Minister for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field welcomes resolution of the political situation in Sri Lanka.
- Environment Agency · 17 Dec 2018
Tis the season for filling Christmas stockings
Environment Agency’s Fish Farm team has been out spreading good cheer during the festive season with their Christmas restocking program.
- Environment Agency · 17 Dec 2018
Illegally dumped waste at Redbrook Lane cleared
Rugeley illegal waste following organised waste crime
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency · 17 Dec 2018
DVLA staff raise over £50,000 for Maggie’s Swansea
DVLA staff today (Wednesday 5 December) handed over a cheque for £56,715 to Maggie’s Swansea after a year of staff fundraising for the local charity.
- Department for Work and Pensions · 17 Dec 2018
Pensions Ombudsman reappointed
Anthony Arter has been reappointed as Pensions Ombudsman and Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman for 2 more years.
- Department for International Development · 17 Dec 2018
UK aid to provide emergency food to 62,000 Palestinian refugees in Gaza
UK aid is providing emergency food including rice, sugar and chickpeas to Palestinian refugees in Gaza who are at risk of going hungry.
- Low Pay Commission · 17 Dec 2018
LPC publishes its recommendations to tackle one-sided flexibility
The LPC has today published its assessment of the scale and nature of one-sided flexibility, and recommendations for measures to address the problem.
- Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy · 17 Dec 2018
UK deepens climate change partnership with Pacific Islands
Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry has committed funding to help support Pacific Islands in their work against climate change.
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · 17 Dec 2018
No escape for company bosses responsible for nuisance calls
From today, company directors whose firms plague people with unsolicited nuisance calls will be personally liable if their company breaks the law.
- Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy · 17 Dec 2018
Largest upgrade in a generation to workplace rights - getting work right for British workers and businesses
New legislation to upgrade workers’ rights introduced today - including a day one statement of rights for all workers setting out leave entitlements and pay.
- Office of the Secretary of State for Wales · 17 Dec 2018
Toll free Severn provides festive boost for communities and business
UK Government brings an end to over half a century of charging
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office · 17 Dec 2018
Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Eritrea in February 2019
Mr Alisdair Walker has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the State of Eritrea.
Government press releases last updated 17 September 2026. Source: GOV.UK.