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05 September 2023

Foreign Secretary welcomes next British Council Chair
seen at 18:44, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
Foreign Secretary welcomes next British Council Chair
Environment Agency Freedom of Information Action Plan
seen at 18:31, 5 September in Transparency and freedom of information releases (Our copy).
Environment Agency Freedom of Information Action Plan
Languages on Location: Exploring CSLN’s Celebration for European Week of Languages 2023
seen at 18:30, 5 September in A Modern Civil Service (Our copy).

 

The Capability mission is one of the 5 reform missions for A Modern Civil Service. The Capability mission supports a Skilled Civil Service which is focused on developing a skilled, knowledgeable...

UK strengthens defence export ties with Poland
seen at 17:14, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
UK strengthens defence export ties with Poland
Russia has increasingly used this Council as a platform for propaganda and disinformation: UK statement at the Security Council
seen at 17:12, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
Russia has increasingly used this Council as a platform for propaganda and disinformation: UK statement at the Security Council
Minister Jenrick's statement on illegal migration
seen at 17:09, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
Minister Jenrick's statement on illegal migration
£880k available for proposals to help reduce cyber risk across defence
seen at 17:06, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
£880k available for proposals to help reduce cyber risk across defence
Social work's vital role in disaster situations
seen at 16:59, 5 September in Social work with adults (Our copy).

Lyn Romeo: I am delighted to support the launch of a free online training course for social work in disaster situations.

Since the tragedies of Grenfell and the Manchester Arena bombings, so much work...

Monitoring Noise and Vibration on the HS2 Phase One and 2a route (June 2023)
seen at 16:30, 5 September in Policy papers and consultations (Our copy).
Monitoring Noise and Vibration on the HS2 Phase One and 2a route (June 2023)
Reopening of the Security Rapid Impact Open Call
seen at 15:53, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
Reopening of the Security Rapid Impact Open Call
Let’s clear the air – DASA seeks technologies to detect airborne pathogens
seen at 15:51, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
Let’s clear the air – DASA seeks technologies to detect airborne pathogens
Autumn Statement 2023 date confirmed
seen at 15:49, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
Autumn Statement 2023 date confirmed
Government announces new welfare reforms to help thousands into work
seen at 15:47, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
Government announces new welfare reforms to help thousands into work
MHRA approves Pfizer/BioNTech’s adapted COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) that targets Omicron XBB.1.5
seen at 15:45, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
MHRA approves Pfizer/BioNTech’s adapted COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) that targets Omicron XBB.1.5
Heat-Health Alerts issued by UKHSA and the Met Office
seen at 15:44, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
Heat-Health Alerts issued by UKHSA and the Met Office
Make it British: Supporting sovereign UK supply chain for connected and automated mobility
seen at 15:42, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
Make it British: Supporting sovereign UK supply chain for connected and automated mobility
Local areas supported to progress onshore windfarms
seen at 15:41, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
Local areas supported to progress onshore windfarms
Government response to BBC reporting on storm overflows
seen at 15:35, 5 September in Defra in the media (Our copy).

Today (Tuesday 5 September), the BBC has reported on the quality of our rivers, lakes and seas, the role of storm overflows and an investigation into ‘dry spills’.

There were several issues raised...

Ensuring Safety and Compliance: Fines Imposed for Airfield Road Misuse in Gibraltar
seen at 15:30, 5 September in Strategic Command (Our copy).

In recent weeks, the Gibraltar Defence Police (GDP) have taken a proactive stance to ensure the safety and security of all individuals along Winston Churchill Avenue (the road leading to the airfield). Several...

Everything you need to know about the new guidance on RAAC in education settings
seen at 15:24, 5 September in The Education Hub (Our copy).

Nothing is more important than the health and safety of children and staff. This is why we’ve announced a change in our approach to managing a building material found in some school buildings and other...

MOD equal pay audit report: 2022
seen at 15:20, 5 September in Transparency and freedom of information releases (Our copy).
MOD equal pay audit report: 2022
FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 5 September 2023
seen at 14:36, 5 September in Transparency and freedom of information releases (Our copy).
FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 5 September 2023
Work Capability Assessment: activities and descriptors
seen at 14:30, 5 September in Policy papers and consultations (Our copy).
Work Capability Assessment: activities and descriptors
Windrush Schemes Factsheet – July 2023
seen at 11:40, 5 September in Home Office in the media (Our copy).
Windrush Schemes Factsheet – July 2023
Essential Construction Services Every Project Needs
seen at 11:37, 5 September in LTG Development Consultants (Our copy).

When working in the construction industry, it’s important to have a range of essential support services to hand to ensure the smooth execution of projects, enhanced safety, and maintaining efficiency. In this...

Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission 69th annual report, 2021 to 2022
seen at 11:32, 5 September in Transparency and freedom of information releases (Our copy).
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission 69th annual report, 2021 to 2022
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission annual report 2022
seen at 11:30, 5 September in Transparency and freedom of information releases (Our copy).
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission annual report 2022
Letter to school leaders on mild illness and school attendance
seen at 10:55, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
Letter to school leaders on mild illness and school attendance
Deadline extended for the A1 in Northumberland – Morpeth to Ellingham decision
seen at 10:54, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
Deadline extended for the A1 in Northumberland – Morpeth to Ellingham decision
An inspection of Border Force practices and procedures in relation to firearms
seen at 10:54, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
An inspection of Border Force practices and procedures in relation to firearms
NDA hosts competition to find cyber experts of the future
seen at 10:51, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
NDA hosts competition to find cyber experts of the future
Guidance: Check if you need an SIA licence to use a drone
seen at 10:42, 5 September in Security Industry Authority - Activity on GOV.UK (Our copy).
Guidance: Check if you need an SIA licence to use a drone
Should it stay or should it go? Steel safeguard extension review
seen at 10:35, 5 September in Trade Remedies Authority (Our copy).

The TRA has initiated a steel safeguard extension review. This will be the first extension review to be conducted under the UK’s trade remedies regime. The purpose of this review is to make a recommendation...

Windrush Compensation Scheme data: July 2023
seen at 10:33, 5 September in Transparency and freedom of information releases (Our copy).
Windrush Compensation Scheme data: July 2023
Consultation on fees
seen at 10:31, 5 September in Policy papers and consultations (Our copy).
Consultation on fees
Response to the IMA report into certificates of application
seen at 10:30, 5 September in Policy papers and consultations (Our copy).
Response to the IMA report into certificates of application
Departmental Update (Lord Markham)
seen at 10:13, 5 September in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Steve Barclay) has made the following written statement:

I would like to inform the House of several updates from the Department of Health...

The Border Target Operating Model (Baroness Neville-Rolfe)
seen at 10:12, 5 September in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

On 29 August 2023, the Government published the final Border Target Operating Model and confirmed our approach to border controls for goods imported into Great Britain. These controls will be progressively introduced...

British Museum Update (Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay)
seen at 10:11, 5 September in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lucy Frazer KC MP:

On 16 August...

Update on Agreement with Switzerland on Recognition of Professional Qualifications (David Rutley)
seen at 10:11, 5 September in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Government has today laid the following statement as an un-numbered Act Paper pursuant to section 21(2) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010:

On 14 June 2023 the UK and Switzerland...

Gibraltar Loan Guarantee (Leo Docherty)
seen at 10:09, 5 September in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I am writing to provide an update on the UK Loan Guarantee to Gibraltar, which the former Foreign Secretary, the Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, made a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament regarding on 19 November...

The Border Target Operating Model (Alex Burghart, Member, Procurement Bill [HL] Committee)
seen at 10:08, 5 September in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Minister of State, Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, has today made the following statement:

On 29 August 2023, the Government published the final Border Target Operating Model and confirmed our approach...

Autumn Vaccination Update (Maria Caulfield)
seen at 10:07, 5 September in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

On 8 August 2023, the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) published advice on who should be offered a COVID-19 booster vaccine in autumn 2023. The Government accepted this advice...

Departmental Update (Steve Barclay)
seen at 10:06, 5 September in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I would like to inform the House of several updates from the Department of Health and Social Care over the summer recess.

Cutting waiting times across the United Kingdom

I have offered to work with...

Retained EU Law Update (Nusrat Ghani)
seen at 10:04, 5 September in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I am pleased to be able to update the House on progress regarding the usage of the Retained EU Law Act, with further revocations of Retained EU Law being tabled today in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform...

Review of the UK’s membership to the Energy Charter Treaty (Graham Stuart)
seen at 10:03, 5 September in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

On 30 August 2023, the UK announced it is reviewing its membership of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and will make a further decision if modernisation has not been adopted by November 2023.

The...

British Museum Update (Lucy Frazer)
seen at 10:03, 5 September in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

On 16 August, the British Museum announced that it is undertaking an independent review of security after items from the collection were found to be missing, stolen or damaged.

The review will be led by...

Re-appointment of the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (Suella Braverman)
seen at 10:02, 5 September in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I am pleased to announce that Professor Owen Bowden-Jones has been re-appointed to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) both as a member and as its Chair. This re-appointment is for a 3-year term...

Housing Update (Michael Gove)
seen at 10:00, 5 September in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Over the summer I have taken further decisive action to boost housing supply: first, through setting out this Government’s long-term plan for housing; and second, by unblocking housing stalled by nutrient...

UK Government support for a UK SAF industry (Mark Harper)
seen at 09:59, 5 September in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Today the Government is committing to introduce a revenue certainty mechanism to support Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production in the UK. The intention is that this will be industry funded. I have published...

Safety bulletin reminds fishers to report changes they make to their vessels
seen at 09:53, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
Safety bulletin reminds fishers to report changes they make to their vessels
Dean Creamer CBE starts as new Chief Executive of Building Digital UK
seen at 09:52, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
Dean Creamer CBE starts as new Chief Executive of Building Digital UK
Regulator of Social Housing launches fees consultation
seen at 09:51, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
Regulator of Social Housing launches fees consultation
£5.5 million Centre of Excellence to keep UK medicines manufacturers at the front of the global race for skills
seen at 09:51, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
£5.5 million Centre of Excellence to keep UK medicines manufacturers at the front of the global race for skills
TRA opens review of steel safeguard measure
seen at 09:50, 5 September in News and communications (Our copy).
TRA opens review of steel safeguard measure
News story: Appointment of 15 lay panel members of disciplinary tribunals to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office
seen at 09:48, 5 September in Ministry of Justice - Activity on GOV.UK (Our copy).
News story: Appointment of 15 lay panel members of disciplinary tribunals to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office
Accessing Wegovy for weight loss: Everything you need to know
seen at 09:44, 5 September in Department of Health and Social Care Media Centre (Our copy).

Semaglutide (Wegovy) launched in the UK on 4 September and is available on the NHS as an option for weight management in line with NICE guidance, alongside a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical...

Fast : Efficient : Resilient – land registration fit for one of the world’s most valuable property markets
seen at 09:42, 5 September in HM Land Registry (Our copy).

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Our priority at the moment is to reduce the time taken to register changes in ownership. Our expedite service helps us to prioritise your urgent work, but we know how...

School inspection update September 2023 - changes to how we inspect schools
seen at 09:38, 5 September in Ofsted: schools and further education & skills (FES) (Our copy).

With pupils and teachers now returning to school for a new academic year, this blog gives an overview of some of the recent changes to the school inspection handbook and the way we inspect schools...

Invoices at the GCA
seen at 09:30, 5 September in Transparency and freedom of information releases (Our copy).
Invoices at the GCA
Ofwat’s Innovation Fund seeks bold and ambitious entries to Water Breakthrough Challenge 4
seen at 02:41, 5 September in Ofwat (Our copy).

Ofwat’s Innovation Fund will award up to £40m to bold and innovative cross-sector collaborations that are solving challenges facing the water sector. The regulator is seeking even more ambitious solutions...