We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. All nations are shaped by geography and history. America is founded on …
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
New powers to prevent ‘riot tourism’ Nightmare tenants whose persistent antisocial behaviour causes misery and fear for their local communities…
High Commissioner Robert Gibson's speech at CBA7 in Bangladesh
Bulletin from the government's neighbourhood planning team about the latest news and policy developments.
Alistair Burt, FCO Minister for Middle East and North Africa spoke to people in the Libya Western Mountains about what they have seen, heard and experienced in the third Eyewitness Libya event.
Community Police assistance is now available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and residents can seek advice at the Community Police Station.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Route Trident links the Helmand capital of Lashkar Gah to the economic hub of Gereshk. Its upgrade, which should help improve the lives of the…
More than 280 British troops joined forces with 690 warriors from the Afghan National Army (ANA) and patrolmen from the Afghan National Police…
Ambassador Iain Lindsay strongly condemns the bombing in Dair on 14 February
Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt reiterated the British Government’s deep concern about the nature of recent hearings and disproportionate sentences.
British soldiers marked a security success this weekend by facilitating a district governor's shura - a traditional Afghan public meeting - in the previously troubled town of Showal.
Communities across the country can bid for up to £50,000 to help make local areas more attractive for business.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt comments on the Israeli Interior Ministry’s announcement that over 900 housing units will be constructed in East Jerusalem.
Nahr-e Saraj district is one of three in Helmand where British troops are deployed, and the last where Task Force Helmand retains the lead for…
Sappers from 22 Engineer Regiment have repaired a key bridge in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province.
British bomb disposal experts successfully disposed of a roadside bomb this week which had been brought to them by local villagers.
Having cleared the Taliban out of Helmand's 'Red Wedge', British soldiers are now working with military and civilian stabilisation experts to help the locals build their future. Report by Ian Carr.
Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt met Bahrain's Minister for Justice and Islamic Affairs in London on 5 July.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has condemned the bombings in Bahrain.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab).