A-Z of central government :Cross Stitch – Directories

Lists central government departments, executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies

Contact details for the Debt Management Office (DMO) responsible for debt and cash management for the UK Government, lending to local authorities and managing certain public sector funds

Contact information for the Ministry of Defence, which is responsible for defending the UK and overseas territories

Contact details for BIS, which has responsibility for enterprise, business relations, regional development and fair markets, along with responsibility for science and innovation, further and higher education and skills

The former Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has now been replaced by the Department of Education

Contact details for the DCMS, responsible for government policy on the arts, sport, the National Lottery, tourism, libraries, museums and galleries, broadcasting, film, the music industry, the press, licensing, gambling and the historic environment

Contact details for the Department for Education, which is responsible for education and children’s services

Contact details for the Department of Health, which aims to improve health and well-being for the people of England

Contact details for general information and advice about the Department for Transport’s objective to oversee the delivery of a reliable safe and secure transport system

Contact details for the Department for Work and Pensions. DWP is responsible for the government’s welfare reform agenda. Delivering support and advice to people of working age, employers, disabled people, pensioners, families and children

The Office for Disability Issues aims to coordinate the way government services are developed and delivered for disabled people