Press release: World Soil Day marks importance of healthy farmed environment
The importance of soil health for both productive farming and a healthy environment has been brought home today on World Soil Day (5 December). read more
Author Archives: HM Government
Press release: Food scraps could be turned into environmentally friendly plastic packaging
UK to lead the world in development of sustainable packaging thanks to up to £60 million of new government funding, including food scraps potentially being transformed into environmentally-friendly plastic bags and cups smart labels on packaging coul… read more
Press release: £1.3 billion industry/government investment in UK economy and new partnership driving early disease detection
life-saving early disease detection technology to be developed by new partnership between government and industry using artificial intelligence (AI) to develop the next generation of treatments, including a first-of-its-kind national health programme … read more
Press release: World Soil Day marks importance of healthy farmed environment
Today (5 December) is World Soil Day, a UN-led campaign to highlight the importance of healthy soil and the role it plays in society. Soil holds three times as much carbon as the atmosphere, reduces the risk of flooding by absorbing water and delivers… read more
Speech: The need to secure justice for victims of Da’esh crimes
Thank you very much indeed Mr President and let me begin by repeating in the chamber what I said in the consultations room: our congratulations to you and your mission on assuming the Presidency. We look forward very much to working with you and suppo… read more