FOC: Minister for North Africa statement on human rights organisations in Egypt – (FS attends EU Foreign Affairs Council ~ FCO: Japanese Olympic Minister meets UK experts ~ FS Boris Johnson visits India ~ FCO: Minister for the Middle East visits Iran ~ FCO: Baroness Anelay welcomes new UNSC members ~ FCO: "These actions show that Iran chooses to complicate, not extinguish, a conflict that has persisted for far too long." ~ Foreign Secretary congratulates new Gambian president ~ FS to meet Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma)
10DS: The government's negotiating objectives for exiting the EU: PM speech – (10DS: I want an exit that will work for all of us: article by Theresa May)
DCMS: New round of Life Chances Fund opens for projects supporting Early Years & young people
CLG: Grant-making powers return to Tower Hamlets
DfE: Education Secretary announces 6 new opportunity areas ~ Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield responds to announcement of new educational Opportunity Areas ~ DfE: Justine Greening: Education at the core of social mobility ~ DfE: Thousands of apprentices set to transform the public sector)
HMT: Financial Secretary - "a tax system that works for individuals and businesses alike is steady, measured and consultative" ~ IFS: Use new Budget as a springboard for wider tax policy reform
DfT: New opportunities offered as details of new rail franchise are released
DWP: Third Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme levy announced
ScotGov: Scottish Flexibilities for Universal Credit – (ScotGov: Brexit risk to research ~ ScotGov: Climate change action ~ ScotGov: Tackling climate change ~ ScotGov: Scottish Parliament welcomes Scottish Government paper ~ ScotGov: Early years workforce expansion ~ ScotGov: Combating food poverty ~ ScotGov: Jobcentre Plus clarity needed ~ ScotGov: JMC meeting on Brexit ~ ScotGov: New conservation measures)
WAG introduces Bill to challenge UK Government’s “damaging and divisive” Trade Union Act – (WAG: Carl Sargeant announces extension to PaCE programme ~ WAG: Education Secretary on fact-finding mission to Finland ~ WAG: Deeside Corridor consultation to start in March ~ WAG: Kirsty Williams congratulates pupils sitting new GCSE maths exams)
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