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The Rt Hon William Hague was appointed First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons on 15 July 2014. He was elected to Parliament in 1989 as the Conservative MP for Richmond (Yorks). Education William was educated...
Bill was infected with Hepatitis C through contaminated factor 8. He now has advanced liver cancer. Bill founded and was Chair of Haemophilia Scotland until 2024, and has contributed significantly to two public inquiries into infected blood as a core...
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, served as Prime Minister between 1834 to 1834 and 1835 to 1841. Read more about the life and achievements of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, in our past Prime Ministers section.
William Cavendish-Bentinck Duke of Portland served as Prime Minister between 1783 to 1783 and 1807 to 1809. Read more about the life and achievements of William Bentinck Duke of Portland in our past Prime Ministers section.
The Environment Agency has received an application from David William Hunter to vary a licence to abstract (take) water.
William Roberts was appointed Acting Deputy High Commissioner to Belize in August 2025. He joined the Diplomatic Service in 2022, following two years at the UK Health Security Agency during the COVID-19 pandemic. In London, William served as an Assistant...
William Pitt ‘The Younger’ served as Prime Minister between 1783 to 1801 and 1804 to 1806. Read more about the life and achievements of William Pitt ‘The Younger’ in our past Prime Ministers section.
William Pitt ‘The Elder’ 1st Earl of Chatham served as Prime Minister between 1766 to 1768. Read more about the life and achievements of William Pitt ‘The Elder’ 1st Earl of Chatham in our past Prime Ministers section.
Documents related to the review of Prevent.
William led the reform of Civil Service pensions, pay and wider workforce transformation, when he was previously the Executive Director for Civil Service Workforce Reform in the Cabinet Office. He began his Civil Service career at the Department for Work...
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