Policy Statements and Initiatives (Archive)

Foreign Secretary statement on plans for a new settlement in the West Bank – (FCO:  UK and Iraq signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ~ FS comments on reports of chemical weapons attack in Syria ~ FCO:  "Darfur will remain unstable & unpredictable so long as the root causes of conflict remain unaddressed" ~ FS Statement at Syria Conference in Brussels ~ FCO:  Alok Sharma visits Malaysia ~ FCO:  Opening of humanitarian corridor from Sudan to South Sudan)

DIFD:  Priti Patel: Speech at Landmine Free World 2025 event – (DIFD:  UK triples support for action against landmines on 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s iconic Angola visit)

10DS:  PM dedicates £1bn in aid money for Syrian refugees and host countries – (10DS:  UK committed to helping Saudi Arabia deliver vital reforms ~ 10DS:  PM meeting with King Salman of Saudi Arabia: 5 April 2017 ~ 10DS:  Government helps dementia sufferers in fight against nuisance calls)

Cabinet Office:  University of Edinburgh to become centre of excellence for cyber security research

Home Office:  28 day pre-charge bail limit comes into force – (HO:  Champions League final policing bolstered by £1.4m UK Government grant ~ HO:  Home Secretary visits Birmingham to see anti-radicalisation work ~ HO:  Countering online radicalisation & extremism: Baroness Shields' speech)

DExEU:  Lord Bridges speech to Alliance of European Metropolitan Chambers – (DExEU:  PM meeting with Donald Tusk: 6 April 2017)

CLG:  £40m cash boost for the coast – (CLG:  New measures to unlock brownfield land for thousands of homes ~ CLG:  One month to go: have your say on 4 May ~ CLG:  Government action to ban letting agent fees)

DfE:  £2.4bn funding boost for England's schools – (DfE:  New levy to double annual investment in home-grown skills)

DWP:  New support to help workless families and improve children’s lives ~ IPPR:  Close to a million households in Income Crisis every year ~ JRF:  Social justice needs to go beyond helping workless families ~ CLG:  Troubled Families Programme annual report published ~ CSJ:  Troubled Families Keep Troubling Governments ~ JRF: Welfare reform - Government must press ahead with Universal Credit, but crucial changes needed to support struggling families ~ ScotGov:  Families with children hardest hit by UK welfare changes)

Defra:  Chip your dog and check your chip

DfT:  Bidding opens for £490m road funding – (DfT:  Law change provides equal treatment for disabled taxi users ~ DfT:  New minibuses to improve rural mobility)

ScotGov:  Qualification update – (ScotGov:  Crown Estate Scotland ~ ScotGov:  Scottish Income Tax ~ ScotGov:  Scotland & California tackling climate change ~ ScotGov:  £30m announced to help makes homes warmer ~ ScotGov:  Gypsy/Traveller guidance)

WAG:  Year to go: First Welsh Taxes in 800 years to be introduced ~ WAG:  Bill to introduce first new Welsh tax in 800 years is passed – (WAG:  Financial incentives to attract graduates into teaching announced ~ WAG:  Review of government funded research & innovation in Wales begins ~ WAG:  Barefoot boost for computing science in Welsh primary schools ~ WAG:  Have your say on reforming local government in Wales)

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