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31 January 2017

Press release: New figures show more than £84 million awarded in compensation through Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
seen at 18:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

More than £84 million in compensation has been awarded to sufferers, or the families of those who have died, as part of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS), according to official statistics...

Press release: Record numbers of working people bringing employment disputes
seen at 18:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).
Since the introduction of Employment Tribunal fees, record numbers have brought forward disputes Thousands more to benefit from extended scheme to waive fees for lowest paid Government committed to making...
News story: A New Chapter for Welsh devolution
seen at 18:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

A new chapter in Welsh devolution was launched today (Tuesday January 31st) as the Wales Bill received Royal Assent.

Alun Cairns, Secretary of State for Wales, said:

The Wales Act 2017 delivers what...

News story: Opening statement on Second Reading of EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
seen at 18:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Mr Speaker, I beg to move that the Bill be read a second time.

This Bill responds directly to the Supreme Court Judgment of 24 January and seeks to honour the commitment the Government gave to respect...

Press release: Late payment reporting guidance launched for large businesses
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).
guidance published ahead of measures coming into force in April 2017 to boost transparency of payment practices to help small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) regulations laid in parliament today will make...
Press release: Raw sewage pollution leads to £100,000 of environmental benefits
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Anglian Water Services Ltd will be paying £100,000 to a local charity Rockingham Forest Trust to make amends for discharging crude sewage into the Willow Brook in Corby.

The company has also...

Press release: Anglian Water makes amends following pollution
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Anglian Water Services Ltd has agreed to pay £100,000 to a local community interest company following a pollution incident in Peterborough.

Anglian Water paid the sum to River Nene Regional ...

Press release: Company agrees to £50,000 charitable contribution amidst pollution allegations
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Integrated Waste Management (IWM) has agreed to pay £50,000 to the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust following allegations of pollution in Winteringham.

In July 2015 the Environment Agency (EA) received...

News story: Service personnel want greater choice on where they get to live
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Launched in August 2016, the Future Accommodation Model (FAM) is being set up to provide the best possible accommodation better suited to the modern Armed Forces and their families - offering a choice...

Press release: New figures show more than £84 million awarded in compensation through Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

More than £84 million in compensation has been awarded to sufferers, or the families of those who have died, as part of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS), according to official statistics...

News story: Innovations in health and life sciences: apply for funding
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Innovate UK has up to £15 million to stimulate innovation in health and life sciences through a variety of project sizes.

A growing, ageing and increasingly wealthy global population is placing...

Press release: Risks to private security industry qualifications: action taken
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

The qualifications regulator for England examined how awarding organisations were managing risks in the delivery of security industry qualifications covering a range of occupations, including door supervision...

Press release: Tata Steel make amends with £73,000 donation, following pollution
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Tata Steel UK Ltd (TSUK) paid the money to the Humber Nature Partnership, an organisation that delivers projects resulting in environmental, economic and community benefits. The payment follows a pollution incident...

Speech: Lord McNally speaks at the Westminster Legal Policy Forum
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).
Improving health outcomes across the youth justice estate – opportunities presented by the Taylor Review.

On March Seventeenth, six weeks on Friday, I stand down as Chairman of the Youth Justice Board for England...

Press release: Thousands officially pardoned under 'Turing's Law'
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

The historic moment comes after the Policing and Crime Bill today (31 January 2017) received Royal Assent – enshrining, in law, pardons for those convicted of consensual same-sex relationships.

The new...

News story: CMA reviews FirstGroup bus undertakings in Bristol
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

The undertakings followed the 1989 merger of local bus companies Badgerline and Midland Red West which was investigated by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC). The MMC ruled that the merger would remove...

Press release: Foreign Secretary statement following increased fighting in eastern Ukraine
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Recent days have seen a significant increase in fighting in the Donbas, particularly focused around the town of Avdiivka where the Ukrainians have declared a state of emergency.

The Foreign Secretary ...

Press release: Environmental charities receive over £1.5 million from businesses which broke environmental laws
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Change of tense in one paragraph

Companies which broke environmental laws - either by polluting rivers, breaching permit conditions designed to protect communities or avoiding recycling – have ...

Press release: Farmers warned after court issues £19,000 fine
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Farmers are being warned of their responsibilities to properly store slurry and silage after a dairy farmer and his company were fined £19,162 for twice polluting a protected watercourse.

John...

Press release: Business checked in pollution patrol
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Environment Agency officers visited 30 businesses in Washington, Tyne & Wear in an operation to tackle environmental pollution.

A team of eight officers spoke with business owners on the Swan Industrial...

Speech: Robert Halfon: careers speech at Westminster Academy
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

I am delighted to have the opportunity today to talk to you about lifelong careers, which will play a significant part in this government’s industrial strategy.

The Industrial Strategy Green Paper sets...

Speech: Speech to the International Parking Community annual conference
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Many thanks to the International Parking Community (IPC) for inviting me to speak at this event today.

I thought I’d start by giving you some background to my role – apologies if you’ve heard this before...

Press release: Highways England begins vital maintenance work on M6
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Highways England is beginning structural repairs to damaged concrete and renewing the waterproofing of the elevated road structure on the northbound carriageway around junction 7 for Great Barr.

As part...

Press release: Smoother, safer M6 journeys from £550,000 Lancashire resurfacing project
seen at 16:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

The work involves resurfacing across 3 lanes and the hard shoulder between the services south of junction 33 at Galgate and junction 32 at Broughton Interchange with the M55 - providing safer, smoother journeys...

News story: Policing and Crime Bill receives Royal Assent
seen at 14:31, 31 January in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

The government marked a major milestone in its police reform agenda today (Tuesday, 31 January) as the Policing and Crime Bill received Royal Assent.

The Policing and Crime Act 2017 will enhance...

AWS Courses
seen at 14:30, 31 January in GEO - GEO (Our copy).

Safeguarding Courses / Mental Health First Aid Courses

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News story: Competition to uncover space entrepreneurs of tomorrow
seen at 14:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

The SatelLife Challenge, run by the UK Space Agency, is looking for inspirational ideas from those aged 11 to 22, linking satellite and space data and its application to everyday life.

Examples could ...

News story: Bass industry guidance for 2017
seen at 14:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

The bass fishing guidance covers commercial bass fishing, track records, fishing gears that may be used and catch limits.

It also provides further information on both the pelagic and demersal landing...

Press release: Digital tax revolution moves a step closer
seen at 14:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Following extensive consultation, with more than 3,000 responses over the last eight months, HMRC has issued in-depth details on how digitising the tax system through its flagship Making Tax Digital project will...

Press release: New interim Chief Executive announced for the Rural Payments Agency
seen at 14:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Paul Caldwell has been announced as the incoming Interim Chief Executive of the Rural Payments Agency following the news that Chief Executive Mark Grimshaw has decided to stand down after more than six years.

Speech: Lord McNally speaks at the Westminster Legal Policy Forum
seen at 14:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).
Improving health outcomes across the youth justice estate – opportunities presented by the Taylor Review.

On March Seventeenth, six weeks on Friday, I stand down as Chairman of the Youth Justice Board for England...

Press release: UK to boost jobs and trade for world’s poorest countries
seen at 14:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Stefan Dercon podcast added - explaining the strategy

The UK will sharpen its focus on economic development in the world’s poorest countries to help create economic growth that will sustain rapidly...

Press release: Manchester’s smart motorway reaches major milestone
seen at 11:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

Contractors for Highways England have finished work to convert the hard shoulder on a five-mile stretch of the M62 near Rochdale to a standard motorway lane and started working in the central reservation.

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Press release: Local skills and jobs in nuclear part of Industrial Strategy
seen at 11:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

The importance of nuclear and the huge benefits to technical education and local jobs for the Bridgwater area were reaffirmed yesterday when Jesse Norman, the new Energy Minister, visited Hinkley Point and Cannington...

A Year in Archives 2016
seen at 10:30, 31 January in News Archives - The National Archives (Our copy).

A Year in Archives 2016 showcases how the archives sector brims with innovative and creative projects.

By working together, archives are finding new ways to demonstrate the uniqueness of ...

Press release: Bishop of Sheffield: Philip North
seen at 10:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

The Queen has approved the nomination of the Right Reverend Philip John North, MA, Suffragan Bishop of Burnley, in the diocese of Blackburn, for election as Bishop of Sheffield in succession to the Right Reverend...

Press release: Misconduct after failure to comply with Commission
seen at 10:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

The Charity Commission has today concluded its inquiry into Urban Relief (former registered charity number 1114537). The Commission opened an inquiry on 3 February 2015 after a trustee of the charity...

News story: British Embassy Kabul Programme Fund 2017-18
seen at 09:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

The British Embassy Kabul have a dedicated fund for supporting projects which further our priorities in Afghanistan. The fund will support projects implemented between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018.

How...
Press release: UK to boost jobs and trade for world’s poorest countries
seen at 02:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).

The UK will sharpen its focus on economic development in the world’s poorest countries to help create economic growth that will sustain rapidly growing populations, provide a long term solution to poverty and...

Press release: Late payment reporting guidance launched for large businesses
seen at 02:30, 31 January in News and communications (Our copy).
guidance published ahead of measures coming into force in April 2017 to boost transparency of payment practices to help small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) regulations laid in parliament today will make...