Annual UK – Poland talks
1st March 2024
Updated: Updated with the latest humanitarian summary dated 22 JulyThe crisis in Syria is gravely concerning. The Government has today launched a formal consultation on a new general anti-abuse rule (GAAR) to tackle artificial and abusive tax avoidance schemes. Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski and Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak hosted this years annual UK – Poland talks on foreign and defence policy in Warsaw. A UK carbon storage project that would support up to 2,000 jobs and provide clean electricity to more than 630,000 homes today received a funding boost of 300m from the European Commission. Last week the respected Commonwealth Fund ranked the UK as the best healthcare system in the world.
Business Minister Michael Fallon today invited businesses to help shape government plans for potential legislation to make regulators appeals and complaints processes more responsive to their needs. Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, today launched the Governments consultation on the implementation of reforms to financial regulation. The government has announced legislation which introduces fundamental standards for health and social care providers. In April Sir Cyril Chantler published his independent review into whether the introduction of standardised packaging is likely to have an effect on public health, particularly for children. Updated: Recruiting for the position of DPTAC Chair.
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban, today presented to the House of Commons the Main Supply Estimates for 2010-11. On Sunday 27 July, the UK will participate in a global moment marking the last day of peace in Europe in 1914. The Prime Minister has today announced the extension of film tax relief, the Governments targeted tax break for the British film industry, until the end of December 2015. Some of the worlds greatest environmental assets will be preserved thanks to a British led initiative, Environment Minister Richard Benyon announced today. Growing numbers of bacterial and viral infections are resistant to antimicrobial drugs, but no new classes of antibiotics have come on the market for more than 25 years.
New appointments to Englands National Park Authorities and the Broads Authority have been made by Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Owen Paterson. A scientific calculator has been developed that investigates the impact on carbon emissions of biomass sourced from North America to produce electricity. Helen Bailey, Director of Public Services, will be leaving HM Treasury with effect from 28 February 2011 to pursue other opportunities. Updated: Added translationThe Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said: I am deeply saddened to hear confirmation of the crash of Air Algerie flight AH5017 on 24 July. Skills and Enterprise Minister Matthew Hancock has today (24 March 2014) announced the appointment of David Meller as the new Chair of the National Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network.
