MoD: Defence Secretary witnesses Scottish innovation at its best – (MoD: Ajax vehicle brings Merthyr Tydfil factory back to life ~ Dstl: Reporting for duty – a centenary of defence operations at Porton Down ~ MoD: PM announces UK deployment for NATO mission in Aegean Sea to tackle migrant crisis ~ Army medics move into refurbished homes at Keogh Barracks ~ MoD: UK beats target for training Ukrainian Armed Forces ~ MoD:
£175m military communications investment creates new jobs)
DCMS: Tickets released for UK national Somme commemoration in Manchester
Cabinet Office: Scottish Apprenticeship Week -join the Civil Service
DfE: UK to host 2017 International Summit on the Teaching Profession – (DfE: Rise across the country in teenagers studying or training)
Ofsted: Local areas to get more notice of SEND inspections
Defra: Environment Secretary salutes Britain's women farmers
CLG: Boost for aspiring homeowners as planning permissions hit 8-year high – (CLG: Help to Buy - helping 150,000 own their own home)
ScotGov: Scholarship success for women in Pakistan – (ScotGov: Shieldhall Tunnel shapes up ~ ScotGov: Homelessness prevention plan ~ ScotGov: A9 Dualling Programme ~ ScotGov: £406m for affordable homes ~ ScotGov: £1.5m for STEM subjects)
WAG: £55,000 Welsh Government funding to secure Gemau Cymru 2016
LGA: Collaboration & transformation: The hot topics at fire service conference – (LGA Responds to TPA report on councillor allowances)
Ofgem challenges power grid companies to connect more renewables
TfL: Pay as you go travel with Contactless & Oyster extends to Swanley – (TfL: Proposals to modernise London’s private hire industry)
ESRC: Research Councils' response to budget allocations announcement – (ESRC: Death by bear-baiting! Health & Safety in Tudor England... not gone quite so mad ~ ESRC: Winner of ESRC 'Focus on Society' photographic competition announced)
HEFCE: Government to invest record £26.3bn in UK’s world-class science until 2021 – (HEFCE publishes latest key data for English higher education)
Electoral Commission opens applications for EU Referendum lead campaigner designation – (Electoral Commission: Plans to prevent and detect electoral fraud are underway ahead of May elections)
RoSPA: Family Safety Week 2016 – New statistics highlight dangers to children in the home – (RoSPA project receives cash boost to reduce fall injuries ~ RoSPA: New guide launched to keep children safe on the road ~ RoSPA: Keep young children safe from falls during Family Safety Week ~ RoSPA: Straight Off, Straight Away – campaign to raise awareness of hair straightener burns)
Skills Funding Agency: Themes & quizzes for National Apprenticeship Week
TUC: Women who become mothers before 33 suffer a 15% pay penalty – (TUC: EU plan to stop bosses exploiting migrants on short-term projects must go further ~ TUC: Zero-hours contracts are bad for working families ~ TUC: New life expectancy figures reveal danger of hiking up the state pension age)
Environment Agency: Thames Water fined £380,000 for pollution of a rural stream – (EA: £3m flood defences boost protection in North East)
Arts Council England: Think you don’t know Shakespeare? Think again
WWF: EU Vote: The UK’s Leading Conservation bodies call on ‘In’ and ‘Out’ camps to say what they will do for the environment |