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  • Latest news from our partners

    From electric cars, stars of the UK design industry and research into healthy diets, find out more about the work of BIS partners.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MOD Welfare Conference 2010

    Speech by Andrew Robathan, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • World leaders meet for Millennium Development Goals Summit

    The UK is prioritising maternal and child health at the Millennium Goals Development Summit.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UN General Assembly opens with discussion on development goals

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Foreign Secretary William Hague have arrived in New York for the opening of the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • History of the Secret Intelligence Service published

    The most detailed and authoritative history of the first forty years (1909-1949) of the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, is published today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sergeant Andrew James Jones killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Sergeant Andrew James Jones of the Royal Engineers was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday 18 September 2010.

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  • Research programme to tackle malnutrition

    New research programme to address evidence gaps on cost effective solutions to chronic malnutrition

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy PM heads to Millennium Development Goals Summit

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has vowed to tell world leaders to "step up to the plate" and deliver on promises to boost aid for the developing world.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Market women secure a decent trade in Ghana

    A UK aid funded scheme helps women in a Ghanaian market organise fair taxation

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  • UK forces transfer responsibility for security in Sangin to US

    ISAF has today announced that British forces in southern Afghanistan have handed responsibility for security in Sangin to US forces

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Trooper Andrew Martin Howarth killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Trooper Andrew Martin Howarth of Fondouk Squadron, The Queen's Royal Lancers, was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday 18 September 2010.

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  • Others must follow UK’s lead at summit

    Millions of lives across the world could be transformed by achieving the MDGs to tackle global poverty, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said today in New York.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Joint Communiqué following the working dinner between HM Government and the Papal Delegation

    Her Majesty's Government and the Holy See delegation discussed a number of areas of shared interest.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British health workers save lives in developing countries

    International Development Secretary and Cardinal Turkson hear how British health workers play a crucial role in reducing maternal and child deaths in the world’s poorest countries.…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Joint Communiqué between HM Government and the Papal delegation

    A Joint Communique following a working dinner hosted for the Holy See delegation accompanying Pope Benedict XVI on his official UK visit.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Minister visits UAE to strengthen bilateral ties

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa conducted a two-day visit of the UAE between 15 and 16 September

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Communiqué of United Arab Emirates-United Kingdom Taskforce meeting

    The Taskforce agreed a range of areas in which the two countries would look to extend and deepen cooperation over the next twelve months.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lord Brittan hosts South African Deputy President

    Deputy President Motlanthe was at the head of a delegation visiting London that included South African government ministers, officials and the…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Development in a conflicted world

    Speech by International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell at the Royal College of Defence Studies on 16 September 2010.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Control orders: 11 June 2010 to 10 September 2010

    Section 14(1) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (the 2005 Act) requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government