Procedure guide for new local plan system published

The Planning Inspectorate has published its procedure guide for local plan examinations under the new local plan system.




Driving bans for those who refuse to repay benefit debts as new DWP powers come into force 

People who have stopped receiving benefits but still refuse to repay money owed to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could be banned from driving under sweeping new powers that come into force today.  




The UK is proud to have contributed to the significant progress the world has made in tackling HIV over the past decades: UK Statement at the UN General Assembly

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN General Assembly meeting on HIV/AIDS.




Defence Secretary’s Dan Jarvis MBE MP speech at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference

Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis MBE MP speech at RUSI




The UK welcomes continued progress on peace and security in the Central African Republic: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Statement by Jennifer MacNaughtan, UK Minister Counsellor, at the Security Council meeting on the Central African Republic.