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Mr Bill Murray has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman in succession to Mr Hamish Cowell CMG who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Murray will take up his appointment during September 2021.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
UK Life Sciences Vision sets 10-year strategy for sector to solve some of the biggest healthcare problems of our generation, including cancer and dementia.
Speech by Secretary of State Robert Jenrick MP at the Local Government Association’s annual conference 2021.
…The UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner’s oral update on Myanmar.…
Further Covid restrictions in schools, such as class and year group bubbles, will be lifted but protective measures will remain in place next term.
The UK's Ambassador to the UN and WTO in Geneva, Simon Manley, delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syrian Arab Republic.
The public and interested parties are being asked to contribute their views on the potential change of ownership of the Channel Four Television Corporation (Channel 4).
…The UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered this statement during the Annual Discussion on Women’s Rights Panel on gender-equal socioeconomic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.…
After more than a million hours of work – around 60 per cent of that time coming from a local workforce – a £130 million junction improvement in the North East is complete.
Oral statement to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on self-isolation rules for those who have had both COVID-19 vaccine doses
New proposals to build a modern health and care system that delivers better care for our communities are being introduced in Parliament today
The UK delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue on Venezuela with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.…
A new plan to boost economic growth and help the country seize the potential of digital technology will be launched.
Chris Jones, Ofsted’s Director, Corporate Strategy, discusses research on teaching about the protected characteristics of sex, sexual orientation and gender reassignment in England’s schools.
Those who enter the UK illegally will find it harder to stay under fundamental reforms in the Nationality and Borders Bill.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement at the coronavirus press conference.
COVID restrictions are set to end in England from step 4 of the Roadmap after the Prime Minister set out how life will soon return close to normal.
The Building Safety Bill will set out a clear pathway for the future on how residential buildings should be constructed and maintained.…
The FCDO has issued an apology for the ban on LGBT staff working in the UK's Diplomatic Service, which was lifted in 1991.
The UK's Ambassador to the UN and WTO in Geneva, Simon Manley, delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Belarus.
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