Responding to the many challenges faced by Small Island Developing States: UK statement at UN Second Committee
Thank you Madame Chair.
The United Kingdom would like to thank Mr. Vladamir Budhu from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, for his excellent facilitation of the ‘SAMOA Pathway and the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of...Read More »
Government to bring forward amendments to Legacy Bill following months of engagement
Press release
The UK Government has announced its intention to bring forward amendments to legislation seeking to address the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
In recent...Read More »
SIA publishes sector profile on recruitment and retention in the security guarding sector
News story
The Security Industry Authority has published a ‘snapshot’ profile of the security guarding sector. It draws on findings from recent surveys and past research conducted by the SIA. It also uses data from the SIA’s licensing system.
New UK astronauts unveiled
The UK has a new career astronaut, a parastronaut and a reserve astronaut, following a rigorous selection process and record UK Space Agency investment in the European Space Agency (ESA), announced in Paris today (Wednesday 23 November).
Rosemary Coogan was selected by ESA as the...Read More »
Defence Procurement Minister, Make UK Defence Summit speech
It’s a pleasure to be here in Birmingham today for this Make UK Defence summit.
Before continuing I should formally introduce myself – I’ve been the Minister for Defence Procurement for around a month now.
As was just touched upon, unlike my ministerial colleagues in the department, I have a legal rather...Read More »