A £5 million package of measures is being rolled out to help improve services for children and young people with communication problems. A new Communication Champion is also being recruited to raise the profile of these issues, Children’s Secretary, Ed Balls and Care Services Minister, Phil Hope, announced

Knowledgeable, innovative, skilful, fun-loving, caring, supportive, task and pupil centred - it's official - the most effective teachers are in a class of their own

Nick Herbert, Conservative Shadow Environment Secretary, and Jim Paice, Shadow Agriculture and Rural Affairs Minister, have launched a Rural Action campaign along with an agenda to help rural communities

The results of the Quarter 2, 2009 British Chambers of Commerce Economic Survey confirm that the worst of the recession is over

Greenpeace has called for some of the world's largest IT manufacturers to do more to make their products environmentally friendly

The Highways Agency has published its new procurement strategy, setting out its approach to procurement of goods, services and construction expertise for the next 5-10 years

Secretary of State for Defence, Bob Ainsworth, has set out the process towards undertaking a 'Strategic Defence Review' in the next Parliament

The Department of Health has appointed Roy Taylor as the new National Director for Social Care Flu Resilience, Care Services Minister, Phil Hope announced

A new poverty action plan to help the world’s poorest people cope with the economic crisis was announced by International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander

Michael Gove has announced radical new proposals to reform teacher training and help create a new generation of Maths and Science teachers in primary and secondary schools

David Cameron promised to decentralise power in a speech to the Local Government Association Conference, but, in return, asked for help in getting more for less

The public body for better local regulation, LBRO, could help councils get new powers to secure compensation for consumers, following publication of the Government’s Consumer White paper

Cracking down on persistent rogue traders and a ban on unsolicited credit card cheques are at the forefront of measures announced in the Government’s Consumer White Paper

EU proposes microfinance facility to encourage the unemployed to start their own businesses