DIT and UKEF have “not demonstrated progress in tackling either of big strategic challenges” they now face, say MPs
It is now four years since DIT for International Trade (DIT) was formed to deliver the UK’s independent trade policy following the UK’s decision to leave the EU...
Wednesday, 28 October 2020 00:01
WSTA comments on temporary suspension of VI-1 import certification
Commenting on guidance (below) on importing and exporting wine from 1 January 2021, Miles Beale, Chief Executive of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association, said...
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 22:06
UK companies explore energy opportunities in the Egyptian market
The UK Department for International Trade (DIT), in partnership with the Scottish Development International (SDI) organised the first virtual energy event...
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 18:16
Scottish government publishes plan to focus inward investment efforts on nine key sectors
A new, targeted inward investment plan has been launched by the Scottish government aiming to further internationalise Scotland’s economy...
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 15:25
ASCL comment on Week 43 school attendance statistics
Commenting on the Week 43 school attendance statistics published by the Department for Education today, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 12:57
DfE publishes latest data on attendance in education and early years settings.
The Department for Education has published the latest data on attendance in education and early years settings...
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 12:14
David Lammy responds to UN special rapporteur on torture's assessment of UK Government's policy on detained children
David Lammy MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, responding to the news that Professor Nils Melzer, the UN special rapporteur on torture, described the UK government’s policy of locking children up in cells for 23 hours per day as “extreme and inhumane”, said...
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 11:34
Breath tests at lowest level for 18 years – AA
Figures released by the Home Office today show that the number of roadside breath tests are at their lowest point since 2002...
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 11:11
Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Finland: Theresa Bubbear
Mrs Theresa Bernice Bubbear has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Finland in succession to Mr Thomas Erik Dodd. Mrs Bubbear will take up her appointment during July 2021...
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 10:46
HCLG Committee: Inquiry launched into Spending Review and Local Government Finance
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 10:07