Thirteen areas across the UK are set to benefit from the first wave of funding from the Government’s £190 million Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN), the Chancellor has announced in today’s Spring Statement. Armagh City, (including Banbridge & Craigavon), Belfast, … read more
Mr Speaker. I am pleased to introduce to the House the first Spring Statement. The UK was the only major economy to make hundreds of tax and spending changes twice a year. And major international organisations and UK professional bodies … read more
Biomedical engineers are pioneering a new technique for treating injured limbs which could reduce amputations after battlefield injuries. The technique has been developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow and funded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory … read more
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to update the House on the incident in Salisbury – and the steps we are taking to investigate what happened and to respond to this reckless and despicable act. Last week my Rt … read more
Since 2001 UK newspaper circulation has halved and over 200 local newspapers have closed their doors since 2005. With a rapidly changing media world, news reaches people through many new channels, and existing publications have often had to compete with … read more