tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Constitutional Reform) 2017-02-15T13:45:39+00:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/compound-semiconductor-applications-catapult-chair-appointed 2017-02-15T13:45:39+00:00 Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult: Chair appointed Businessman Kevin Crofton will head up the centre, which aims to accelerate the use of semiconductor devices in industry and academia. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/regius-professorships-awarded-to-leading-universities-to-mark-queens-90th-birthday 2016-06-06T08:00:00+01:00 Regius Professorships awarded to leading universities to mark Queen’s 90th birthday Her Majesty the Queen will honour 12 of Britain’s leading universities today by creating Regius Professorships as part of her 90th birthday celebrations. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/eu-referendum-counting-officers-regulations 2016-03-23T14:35:21+00:00 EU Referendum: Counting Officers' Regulations The European Union Referendum (Counting Officers’ and Regional Counting Officers’ Charges) Regulations 2016 come into force today. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/electoral-law 2016-03-17T11:12:57+00:00 Electoral law The Minister for the Constitutional Reform laid a written statement in Parliament on electoral law and the Third Party Campaigning Review. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/eu-referendum-bill-receives-royal-assent 2015-12-17T11:32:22+00:00 EU Referendum Bill receives Royal Assent The EU Referendum Bill received Royal Assent on 17 December 2015. It is now an Act of Parliament. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/the-queen-to-award-prestigious-regius-professorships-to-12-universities 2015-10-26T00:00:00+00:00 The Queen to award prestigious Regius Professorships to 12 universities Jo Johnson and John Penrose launched a national competition to mark the Queen’s birthday by awarding Regius Professorships to universities. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/vision-for-electoral-registration-speech-by-john-penrose 2015-10-23T17:41:47+01:00 Vision for electoral registration: speech by John Penrose The Minister for Constitutional Reform John Penrose spoke at the Policy Exchange about electoral registration. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/international-democracy-day-sparks-search-for-the-uks-most-democratic-schools 2015-09-15T11:15:00+01:00 International Democracy Day sparks search for the UK’s most democratic schools A new award for schools that encourage pupils to get interested in the democratic process has been launched on International Democracy Day. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/sir-eric-pickles-to-examine-electoral-fraud 2015-08-13T10:15:48+01:00 Sir Eric Pickles to examine electoral fraud Sir Eric Pickles, the Government’s Anti-Corruption Champion, is to review electoral fraud and make recommendations. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/individual-electoral-registration-hits-major-milestone 2015-08-12T15:21:14+01:00 Individual Electoral Registration hits major milestone The government announced 10 million voter registrations with 77% made online. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/individual-electoral-registration-ending-the-transition 2015-07-16T16:01:15+01:00 Individual Electoral Registration: ending the transition Minister for Constitutional Reform John Penrose made a written statement about ending transition to Individual Electoral Registration. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/first-monthly-meeting-with-insurance-industry-on-flooding 2014-02-18T16:50:00+00:00 First monthly meeting with insurance industry on flooding Ministers met insurance industry leaders to discuss how the industry is stepping up to help hard-working people affected by the floods. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-to-host-insurance-industry-flood-response-meeting 2014-02-18T00:16:52+00:00 Government to host insurance industry flood response meeting Ministers and insurance industry leaders will discuss how the insurance industry is helping people affected by flooding.