tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for the Constitution) 2019-06-20T14:33:13+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/supporting-uk-business 2019-06-20T14:33:13+01:00 Supporting UK Business Keynote speech from IP Minister, Chris Skidmore at the Alibaba Business and Intellectual Property Rights Protection Summit. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/universities-asked-to-do-more-to-support-care-leavers 2019-03-14T12:31:00+00:00 Universities asked to do more to support care leavers Ministers set out the need for a ‘culture change� at universities to encourage more care leavers to stay in higher education tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-launches-plan-to-increase-participation-in-democracy 2017-12-19T00:15:00+00:00 Government launches plan to increase participation in democracy Five-year plan published setting out how the government will build a democracy that works for everyone tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-commits-to-increase-diversity-of-all-public-appointments-by-2022 2017-12-18T18:13:48+00:00 Government commits to increase diversity of all public appointments by 2022 The Minister for the Constitution Chris Skidmore has launched a Diversity Action Plan for Public Appointments. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/written-ministerial-statement-government-accountability-and-transparency 2017-12-14T13:48:00+00:00 Written Ministerial Statement: government accountability and transparency Chris Skidmore MP, Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for the Constitution) gave a written update on government accountability and transparency tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/minister-holds-inaugural-electoral-summit 2017-12-12T10:43:00+00:00 Minister holds inaugural Electoral Summit Chris Skidmore, Minister for the Constitution, hosted the inaugural Electoral Summit yesterday, 11 December 2017. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cabinet-office-issues-an-invitation-to-tender-for-a-fraud-prevention-and-detection-managed-service 2017-11-30T14:00:00+00:00 Cabinet Office issues an Invitation to Tender for a fraud prevention and detection managed service The Invitation to Tender is for the procurement of a service delivering all aspects of the National Fraud Initiative. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/minister-announces-accessibility-improvements-to-voter-registration-service 2017-11-14T12:40:02+00:00 Minister announces accessibility improvements to voter registration service The voter registration service has been made more accessible for users, following an audit by the Government Digital Service Accessibility team. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-government-ministers-to-engage-further-with-scottish-parliament-over-eu-withdrawal-bill 2017-11-08T02:00:02+00:00 UK Government Ministers to Engage Further with Scottish Parliament Over EU (Withdrawal) Bill Three UK Government ministers will today [Wednesday 8 November] appear before Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) to discuss the EU (Withdrawal) Bill. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-releases-100bn-of-grant-data-in-push-for-greater-efficiency-and-transparency 2017-10-26T13:27:57+01:00 Government releases £100bn of grant data in push for greater efficiency and transparency A new platform allowing government departments to share grants data will increase transparency, improve efficiency and counter fraud. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/minister-hosts-call-for-evidence-roundtable-to-improve-accessibility-of-elections 2017-09-29T16:34:01+01:00 Minister hosts 'Call for Evidence' roundtable to improve accessibility of elections The Minister for the Constitution heard from disability rights campaigners about the barriers they face when participating in the democratic process. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/voter-id-pilot-to-launch-in-local-elections 2017-09-16T00:00:09+01:00 Voter ID pilot to launch in local elections First British voters required to show ID before casting their ballots in crackdown on fraud. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/minister-for-the-constitution-announced-national-democracy-week-2018 2017-09-15T18:55:00+01:00 Minister for the Constitution announces National Democracy Week 2018 Chris Skidmore speaks on International Democracy Day tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-national-democracy-week-to-focus-on-underrepresented-groups 2017-09-15T14:57:00+01:00 New National Democracy Week to focus on underrepresented groups A new annual week of action which will put the spotlight on democracy and boost participation is to be launched by the government. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cross-government-fraud-landscape-annual-report 2017-09-07T11:13:20+01:00 Cross government fraud landscape annual report Government has increased the amount of fraud it has prevented and detected since 2014, a report published by the Cabinet Office says. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/minister-calls-for-evidence-to-improve-the-accessibility-of-elections 2017-09-05T17:10:31+01:00 Minister calls for evidence to improve the accessibility of elections At the All Party Parliamentary Group on Learning Disabilities, Chris Skidmore launches a Call for Evidence on how people with disabilities experience registering to vote and voting itself. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/domestic-abuse-survivors-given-a-voice-to-vote 2017-09-03T00:15:00+01:00 Domestic Abuse survivors given a voice to vote Ministers have confirmed they will press ahead with plans to make it easier for domestic abuse survivors to register to vote anonymously. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/key-reforms-mean-big-difference-to-sight-impaired 2017-08-18T16:45:00+01:00 Key reforms mean big difference to sight impaired A change suggested by the Minister for the Constitution will allow local authorities to use records for those with vision impairments to assist them with voting. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/minister-discusses-barriers-to-voter-registration-for-people-with-disabilities-in-brighton 2017-08-07T17:53:42+01:00 Minister discusses barriers to voter registration for people with disabilities in Brighton Chris Skidmore visited Brighton charities to hear about the experiences of people with disabilities when voting or registering to vote. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/intimidation-and-abuse-threaten-our-democracy-article-by-chris-skidmore 2017-07-13T13:16:53+01:00 Intimidation and abuse threaten our democracy: article by Chris Skidmore Writing in The Times, Skidmore explained there will be a cross-party inquiry into intimidation and abuse of general election candidates.