Traineeships help young people to access jobs and further study

New report highlights how traineeships are benefiting young people and employers.



Appointment of new Permanent Secretary at Defra

Tamara Finkelstein has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary at The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.



Speech: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster speech to Women in Security Network: 18 June 2019

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster David Lidington addressed the Women in Security Network at the National Cyber Security Centre.




Press release: Lord Ahmad visits Bosnia and Herzegovina to mark the UN’s Day for Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon will attend an interreligious council conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on conflict-related sexual violence as he marks the UN’s Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.




News story: Treaty on voting rights signed with Luxembourg

The Governments of the UK and Luxembourg have signed a treaty that secures the rights of British and Luxembourgish citizens to stand and vote in local elections in each other’s countries after the UK leaves the EU.