UK Government

Using public sector contract opportunities for SME’s

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an essential role in the UK's economy but face challenges in securing public sector contracts.

Clair Perry urged to re-examine renewable energies policy

Gareth Miller has sent Claire Perry MP a letter calling for the government to urgently re-examine its renewable energies policy.

Amber Rudd retracts two child limit on Universal Credit

The announcement of partial retraction to the two child limitation came today.

UK-Japanese partnership to tackle degenerative diseases

Medical researchers in Britain and Japan are to join forces in the fight to advance research into treatments for degenerative diseases.

Committee asks UK government: where is the Minister for Hunger?

The Government does not fully understand the relationship between food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition.

Public sector organisations must prioritise the Cloud for a post-Brexit world

To navigate a post-Brexit world, businesses and public sector must consider a cloud-first approach.

Data gives helping hand to UK government and troubled families

When the Troubled Families program was launched in 2011 by the UK coalition government, there were four key measures by which it would be judged.

UK and Japan to forge new pioneering collaboration

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe will meet Prime Minister Theresa May and agree pioneering collaboration on medical research, robotics and use of data.

Privatisation of asylum accommodation causes concern

Labour party has concerns about allocation of asylum accommodation contract to private company, Serco.

Funding provided to train 900 new children’s social workers

Education Secretary Damian Hinds has announced plans to fund 900 new children's social workers up to 2021.

Social housing prioritised for former service personnel with PTSD

Former service personnel suffering from PTSD or other mental illnesses will be prioritised for social housing under new proposals.

Solar powered households guaranteed payment for power provided back to grid

Households and businesses installing new solar panels will be guaranteed payment for power provided back to the grid under government proposals.

‘Smart homes’ to equip elderly and disabled people with digital skills

A new 'smart homes' scheme will aim to help elderly and disabled people develop digital skills to tackle loneliness in rural areas.

New NHS era: Promising or over-promising?

CE of NHS Confederation comments on government proposal £20.5 billion annual investment, hailed by PM as historic moment.

Technology: unlocking opportunities for disabled people in 2019

Technology has presented us with the power to transform the way we live and work, particularly providing life-changing opportunities for disabled people 

A new era of resource focused waste management policy

The Government’s resources and waste strategy provides a clear framework for long-awaited resource and waste management policy in the UK.

Foreign Secretary gives speech in Singapore

UK Foreign Secretary speaks at International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore to announce the Strategic Partnership for the Future.

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