Genetic Technology Bill: enabling innovation to boost food security
Legislation to cut red tape and support the development of innovative tech to grow more resistant, more nutritious, and more productive crops will be introduced in Parliament today (Wednesday 25 May).
The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill will remove unnecessary barriers to research into new gene editing technology, which for too...Read More »
Joint Communiqué: United Kingdom – The State of Qatar
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland the Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP and His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, The Amir of the State of Qatar, met in London on 24 May, 2022. The Prime Minister welcomed the 50th Anniversary of the UK-Qatar bilateral...Read More »
PM hails £10 billion Qatari ‘vote of confidence’ in the UK
Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets meets Amir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at 10 Downing Street
- The PM hosted the Amir of Qatar today to develop our historic partnership and agree new joint work on trade, energy and defence
- Strategic Investment Partnership will see Qatar invest...Read More »
Political progress will be vital in alleviating the economic and humanitarian suffering of the Sudanese people
Thank you, Madam President. Thank you also to SRSG Perthes for his briefing and for the continued work that he and his team are doing in the most difficult circumstances. I would also like to welcome our new Sudanese colleague, and the participation of the Sudanese delegation in this meeting.
I...Read More »
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions attends G7 Labour and Employment Ministerial meeting in Germany
The meeting, which took place on Tuesday 24 May 2022, sought to build on the UK G7 agenda from 2021, which focussed on building back better, greener and more inclusively.
This year delegates focussed on structural change to the labour market in the context of decarbonisation, digitalisation and demographic change.
The Secretary...Read More »