Business Secretary Vince Cable today launched the fifth annual Apprenticeship Week.
The week is on track to be the biggest Apprenticeship Week to-date, with over 500 events across the country celebrating the countless achievements of learners and employers.
The official launch event, held at Channel 4 in London, will be attended by apprentices and representatives from

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
Call statistics to the NHS 111 service up to and including December 2011 from the seven sites providing this service and able to provide data at this time. The sites are: County Durham and Darlington, Lincolnshire, Luton, Nottingham City, Isle of Wight, Derbyshire, Cumbria and

Seven NHS hospital Trusts who have demonstrated that they face serious structural financial issues may receive additional support from the Department of Health if they can demonstrate that they can meet four key tests.
In October, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced that the Department of Health would provide ongoing support to a small number of NHS

A record 9.45 million Self Assessment tax returns were filed on time this year, and a record 7.65 million (80.9 per cent of them were filed online, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) revealed today.
This means that for the first time in seven years 90.4 per cent of taxpayers met the deadline – an increase of

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced a fresh approach to its business records checks programme in 2012, following a review.
The review, which included discussions of the pilot programme with trade and professional bodies’ representatives, found clear evidence that it is effective in improving record-keeping practices in smaller businesses. However, it recommended that the checks

Business Secretary Vince Cable has today welcomed the appointment by the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Norman Lamb as Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs.
Business Secretary Vince Cable said:
“I am delighted to welcome Norman Lamb to the Department. Norman’s professional background as an employment lawyer and experience as the Liberal Democrat’s

The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
• Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: Provisional Estimates Q3 2011, see
www.dft.gov.uk/statistics/releases/road-accidents-and-safety-quarterly-estimates-q3-2011/
for details.
See http://www.dft.gov.uk/statistics for details on all recent transport statistics releases.
These Official Statistics are published according to arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

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Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, John Hayes, today launched an independent review to investigate ways to improve the professional status of the further education and skills workforce.
He confirmed that the review will be chaired by Lord Lingfield, working with an expert panel led by David Sherlock CBE, former head of the Adult

Motorists are set for improvements in customer service from garages under a package of transparency and value-for-money measures unveiled today by Transport Secretary Justine Greening.
An evaluation of existing MOT test standards and frequency took account of the views and evidence offered by a wide range of organisations.
In particular, it considered data from Department for Transport

Andrew Lansley has announced extra cash for dentistry in a major Government drive to increase the number of people able to access an NHS dentist.
820,000 more people have already been given access to an NHS dentist since May 2010. Today £28 million of funding will be announced, which will bring the number of extra people