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  • Foreign Secretary announces first meeting of Locarno Group

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced that the first meeting of the Locarno Group of former senior diplomats will take place on 24 November.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Commando Logistic Regiment receives Afghanistan medals

    Members of the Commando Logistic Regiment (CLR) Royal Marines have received their Afghanistan campaign medals from His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh following a homecoming parade in Barnstaple.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Wounded Armed Forces to perform on West End stage

    A group of wounded, injured and sick Service personnel are to write, produce and perform their own play for the West End thanks to a new project launched yesterday.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Paratroopers train Sierra Leone soldiers for Somalia mission

    Four British paratroopers have been training Sierra Leonean troops in mortar firing in preparation for an African Union mission in Somalia next year.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Military welcome Turkish President to London

    Army personnel provided a large Guard of Honour and gun salutes yesterday to welcome the President of Turkey, Abdullah Gül, at the start of his three-day state visit to Britain.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Reforms to job laws to help business

    During a speech to EEF, the manufacturers organisation, Dr Cable announced the results of a consultation on resolving workplace disputes and…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ministers re-open £60m fund to boost business skills & growth

    BIS will be providing £34 million for 2012-13 and there is still £29 million available to bid for. With matched funding from businesses there…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 2011 Annual Energy Statement

    Introduction Mr Speaker, with permission I would like to make a statement on our energy policy. This fulfils a commitment made in the Coalition…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Homes and economy to benefit from energy and climate policies - Huhne

    Green Deal scheme will kick start £14bn investment over the next decade, supporting at least 65,000 insulation and construction jobs by…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Government provides more than 30,000 Civil Service jobs in Scotland

    Two thirds of the civil servants working in Scotland are employed by the UK Government and provide vital and wide ranging services for individuals…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Big Lottery Fund Scotland Committee Chair appointed

    Maureen McGinn has been appointed as the new Chair of Big Lottery Fund’s Scotland Committee and UK Board Member.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Largest staff attitude survey in UK shows majority of civil servants positive about their work

    Nine in ten civil servants are interested in their work and more than three-quarters work with their team to find ways to improve services.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Online accessibility forum launched

    New website will inform eAccessibility Action Plan and aims to promote best practice.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Help to make the online world more accessible for disabled people

    New website allowing disabled people to tell government and business how to make the internet more accessible launched by Ed Vaizey.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Christmas cocktail of drugs seized at Harwich

    Heroin, cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis worth £4.1 million have been found hidden in a trailer full of Christmas decorations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lynne Featherstone speech at GirlGuiding UK research roundtable

    This speech was given by Lynne Feathersone at the GirlGuiding UK research roundtable on 23 November 2011. This version is as written, not as spoken.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Anti-homophobia and transphobia logo competition launched

    Budding designers have been asked to create an emblem to help sports clubs, fans and players mark their support for the government's campaign.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Extension of labour market restrictions

    Controls to restrict how Bulgarian and Romanian nationals access the UK labour market will be extended until the end of 2013, Immigration Minister Damian Green announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Migration: Bulgarian and Romanian workers

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 23 November 2011 by Damian Green, and in the House of Lords by Lord Henley…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, in Helsinki

    Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government