tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from The Rt Hon Nick Thomas–Symonds MP 2025-04-04T15:08:39+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/minister-thomas-symonds-speech-at-the-uk-eu-parliamentary-partnership-assembly 2025-04-04T15:08:39+01:00 Minister Thomas-Symonds speech at the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly Minister Thomas-Symonds speech at the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/minister-for-eu-relations-article-on-uk-eu-reset 2025-04-04T15:05:12+01:00 Minister for EU Relations - Article on UK-EU Reset Opinion-editorial authored by Nick Thomas-Symonds, Minister for European Union Relations. This was originally published in The Telegraph on Tuesday 4 February 2025. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/minister-for-european-union-relations-mackenzie-stuart-lecture 2025-03-14T16:54:43+00:00 Minister for European Union Relations Mackenzie Stuart Lecture A lecture delivered by the Minister for European Union Relations, The Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds, at the Centre for European Legal Studies, University of Cambridge. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-completes-legislation-for-infected-blood-scheme 2025-02-12T12:01:21+00:00 Government completes legislation for infected blood scheme Completed legislation will widen compensation service to all eligible victims of the Infected Blood Scandal. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/minister-for-european-union-relations-speech-at-eu-uk-forum 2025-02-04T12:21:51+00:00 Minister for European Union Relations speech at EU-UK Forum A speech delivered in Brussels at the EU-UK Forum by Nick Thomas-Symonds, Minister for European Union Relations. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/first-compensation-offered-to-infected-blood-victims-after-decades-of-injustice 2024-12-12T18:09:02+00:00 First compensation offered to infected blood victims after decades of injustice Government reaches a historic milestone as the first compensation payments are accepted by victims of infected blood scandal. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/removal-of-hereditary-peers-from-parliament-moves-a-step-closer-with-second-reading-in-the-house-of-commons 2024-10-15T11:10:53+01:00 Removal of hereditary peers from Parliament moves a step closer with Second Reading in the House of Commons The landmark legislation will remove the right of the remaining 92 hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords and is the largest constitutional reform to the UK Parliament in a quarter of a century tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-appointments-to-board-of-infected-blood-compensation-authority 2024-10-10T12:30:03+01:00 New appointments to board of Infected Blood Compensation Authority Six non-executive directors with experience in healthcare, finance and local government have been appointed to the board of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-ireland-ties-strengthened-in-first-foreign-secretary-ireland-visit-since-2017 2024-10-03T00:00:00+01:00 UK-Ireland ties strengthened in first Foreign Secretary Ireland visit since 2017 Foreign Secretary makes historic visit to Dublin as part of government's drive to reset relations with Europe. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/joint-communique-following-meeting-between-tanaiste-micheal-martin-and-foreign-secretary-david-lammy 2024-10-03T00:00:00+01:00 Joint communiqué following meeting between Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Foreign Secretary David Lammy Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Tánaiste Micheál Martin issued a joint communiqué following their meeting in Dublin on 3 October 2024. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-legislation-will-increase-representation-of-female-bishops-in-the-house-of-lords 2024-07-30T00:00:00+01:00 New legislation will increase representation of female bishops in the House of Lords The Government will extend measures to speed up increasing the representation of women bishops within the Lords Spiritual for a further five years. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/update-on-the-government-response-to-the-infected-blood-inquiry 2024-07-26T14:50:30+01:00 Update on the Government response to the Infected Blood Inquiry Oral statement delivered to the House of Commons by Minister for the Cabinet Office updating on the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uks-new-minister-for-eu-relations-visiting-brussels-on-monday 2024-07-15T09:59:46+01:00 UK's new Minister for EU Relations visiting Brussels on Monday UK's new Minister for European Union Relations, Nick Thomas-Symonds, visiting Brussels on Monday