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Government to increase Higher Level Stewardship payments and re-open Capital Grants Offer

The government is increasing payment rates for those in existing Higher Level Stewardship and confirming the ELM standalone Capital Grants o

New public procurement rules to drive growth, opportunities for small businesses and exclude suppliers that fail to deliver

A new public procurement regime under the Procurement Act 2023 is now in force

Company selling dangerous motorcycle helmets handed large fines

Bikers Lifestyle Ltd has been ordered to pay over £10,000 in fines and costs after selling motorcycle helmets that "catastrophically failed"

Prime Minister’s Ukraine reception remarks: 24 February 2025

Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke at a 10 Downing Street reception marking three years since Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Updated guidance for DASA Open Call for Innovation

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has published updated guidance for its Open Call for Innovation service.

Prime Minister sets out biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War, protecting British people in new era for national security

The Prime Minister has today (Tuesday 25 February) set out his commitment to increase spending on defence to 2.5% of GDP from April 2027.

Recovered appeal: land located to the south-east of Bottesford (ref: 3340258 - 25 February 2025)

Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for a recovered appeal.

Prime Minister’s Oral Statement to the House of Commons: 25 February 2025

The Prime Minister’s Oral Statement to the House of Commons.

Filling the gap: New DASA Market Exploration seeks novel Non-Compressible Haemorrhage technologies

New and innovative technologies for controlling Non-Compressible Haemorrhages are being sought by Research and Clinical Innovation (RCI) Res

UK Statement on response to the situation in Eastern DRC

The UK has issued a statement in response to the situation in Eastern DRC.