Final HM Trade Commissioner appointment made
International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox MP today (Friday, 6 July) appoints former UK ambassador to Sweden, Andrew Mitchell as Her Majesty's Trade Commissioner for Europe...
Friday, 6 July 2018 00:01
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce on maintaining peace in the Middle East and North Africa
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the United Nations Security Council...
Thursday, 5 July 2018 23:29
Government leads energy charge across public sector, saving up to £340 million
At a speech celebrating the Northern Powerhouse in Newcastle today, the Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark announced a range of measure...
Thursday, 5 July 2018 18:08
Simplified ‘Public Sector Contract’ cuts red tape for small businesses
The Government has launched a new, simplified Public Sector Contract designed to make it easier for businesses to apply for Government contracts...
Thursday, 5 July 2018 18:04
Extract from business Questions: Personal Independence Payments - July 5
Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con): Will my right hon. Friend find time for a debate on the inequalities of the provision of personal independence payments for blind people...
Thursday, 5 July 2018 16:45
Commons statement on Construction Sector Deal - July 5
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Richard Harrington):...With permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement in response to the Government’s publication of the sector deal for construction...
Thursday, 5 July 2018 16:31
Urgent Question/Statement (Commons and Lords) on Universal Credit - July 5
Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab)(Urgent Question): Will the Secretary of State please use this opportunity to apologise for the three instances where she has dissembled on the National Audit Office report on universal credit?
Thursday, 5 July 2018 16:28
Oral answers to questions (Commons): Transport - July 5
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) (Con): Which road schemes he plans to allocate funding to as part of the second Road Investment Strategy...
Thursday, 5 July 2018 16:26
Unite announce strike days on Total’s oil and gas offshore platforms
Unite the Union has today (5 July) announced a series of strike days on the North Sea oil and gas platforms operated by Total E&P...
Thursday, 5 July 2018 14:42
Police pay rise must be paid for by Government
Today, the London Assembly agreed a motion calling on the central government to fully fund a pay raise for the police which was awarded from September 2017...
Thursday, 5 July 2018 13:59