- Chancellor and Foreign Secretary in India – (Forced Marriage Awareness Week ~ FS calls for Afghan leaders to work together and follow the constitution ~ New Gandhi statue for Parliament Square ~ Points Based System (PBS) visa applications in Bangladesh: Update ~ FS urges de-escalation in southern Israel and Gaza ~ FS and Chancellor conclude successful visit to India ~ Commonwealth Minister supports The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme ~ FCO Minister Condemns Violence in Yemen ~ PM called Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss the situation in Israel ~ FS welcomes new President of Syrian National Coalition ~ Minister for Europe David Lidington visits Ukraine ~ FS welcomes new UN Syria envoy ~ UK / Germany Joint Statement on Commemorating the victims of Srebrenica)
- Greening: New poverty goals must focus on peace, jobs and justice – (Greening pledges new UK help from Syrian border ~ Greening: End child marriage in a generation
- Better care plans to provide dignity, independence and reduce A&E admissions for the elderly & vulnerable – (Fundamental standards: improving quality & transparency in care)
- Growth Deals: firing up local economies
- Support for Graduate Opportunities in Scotland – (Investing in Scotland’s future)
- £1m energy advice programme opens for business – (DECC encourages families to act now on energy efficiency with Green Deal Home Improvement Fund)
- Plans unveiled to boost Wi-Fi on trains so passengers receive seamless mobile broadband connections
- Making Wales hostile to slavery
- £2.275m funding to secure the future of the All Wales Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence Helpline for 5 years
- A week to talk, educate & remember those who have saved lives with organ donation
- FCO: Being part of the UK gives Scots access to exceptional support abroad if something goes wrong
- Home Secretary oral statement on child abuse
- £52m boost for skills & training in UK science sectors
- Aviation security update
- A road revolution for the 21st century
- New pay deal for NHS staff announced: All NHS staff in Wales to receive the living wage – (Public sector workers lose out on £2,245 under this government, says TUC)
- ScotGov & COSLA working together to encourage the public sector to continue to invest in their town centres
- Evaluation of the Child Poverty Strategy report shows positive steps in place
- Report highlights that independence will give Scotland powers to tackle fuel poverty, high energy costs & prices
- £1m boost for local air quality projects as Grant Programme for 2014/15 announced
- Councils have been praised for turning around the lives of almost 53,000 troubled families in little over 2 years
- Review begins into IPO process for sale of government assets – (Taxpayers lost out on Royal Mail sale, says BIS Committee)
- 2,500 rural businesses across England will benefit from a share of a £19m fund, supporting 5,000 jobs
- Innovation to bring statutory notices into the 21st century
- PM and Deputy PM to announce emergency security legislation
- Local support announced for jobseekers to help prepare for Universal Credit
- Local authorities to be given powers to close public roads for motor sports events
- New measures to increase transparency on council home values
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