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  • Minister calls to dispel girls’ misconceptions of STEM subjects

    Girls are substantially less likely than boys to consider taking Science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects at A Level

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Minister Harriett Baldwin visits Ukraine

    Joint Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development Harriett Baldwin will visit Ukraine

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government sets out new vision for legal support

    A new strategy to help people resolve legal problems at the earliest opportunity and avoid the need for unnecessary court proceedings was unveiled today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Thousands more households boost work hours and earnings

    Latest statistics show 140,000 Housing Benefit households and 9,900 Universal Credit households are no longer subject to the benefit cap

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK’s support benefits 10 million children in Pakistan

    Out of the 10 million children in primary schools benefiting from DFID programmes in Punjab and KP, almost half of them are girls.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Chief Executive of HM Prison and Probation Service: next appointment

    Dr Jo Farrar has been appointed as the next Chief Executive of HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Pension billions could be unlocked to boost economic growth and savers’ returns

    Billions of pounds of investment could be unlocked by pension schemes to fund start-up companies and infrastructure projects, boosting Britain’s economy and savers’ returns, under proposals unveiled by the government today (…

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • James Brokenshire confirms funding package for local authorities in 2019 to 2020

    Councils in England are to benefit from increased funding for core services including additional support for the most vulnerable in society.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • MOJ response to Public Accounts Committee: Transforming courts and tribunals

    Ministry of Justice response to Public Accounts Committee's fourth recommendation in its report Transforming courts and tribunals, Fifty-Sixth Report of Session 2017 to 2019.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Universal Periodic Review 32nd session: Minister for Human Rights statement

    Lord Ahmad issued a statement to mark the end of the 32nd Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill: letter from the Minister of State for Care

    The Minister of State for Care Caroline Dinenage has written to Inclusion London about the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Martin Coleman GCR Live speech

    Speech given by Martin Coleman, CMA Non-Executive Director and Panel Chair, at the GCR Live 8th Annual Antitrust Law Leaders Forum in Miami.

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  • New improvements to parole board transparency and victim support

    Sweeping changes to the parole system to improve transparency, offer better support for victims and new powers to reconsider decisions have been announced by the Justice Secretary David Gauke today, following a review of the…

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK welcomes formation of new Government in Lebanon

    Minister of State for the Middle East Alistair Burt gave a statement on the formation of a new government in Lebanon.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Britain's place in the global trading system

    The International Trade Secretary speaks at Policy Exchange in London to set out the UK's future role in the global trading system.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • HMRC publishes Respect at Work report

    HMRC leaders last year commissioned Laura Whyte, former HR Director at John Lewis Partnership, to carry out an independent review of what it’s like to work in HMRC to help the department become the values-driven and inclusiv…

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  • Treasury backs British brewers with duty freeze

    The Chancellor announces that alcohol duties are frozen for another year.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Universities Minister sets vision for higher education

    Chris Skidmore spoke at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, outlining his priorities for the role and his view for the future of the higher education sector.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Amber Rudd: Harlow Jobcentre Plus is backing the jobseeker

    Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd will visit Harlow Jobcentre Plus in Essex today to see how Universal Credit is working for people across the UK.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • TheCityUK Annual Dinner 2019: Chancellor's speech

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond's speech at TheCityUK's Annual Dinner.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government