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  • Government on track to provide land for 100,000 new homes

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today hailed the rapid progress of Government plans to release formerly-used public land with enough capacity …

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

  • Grant Shapps responds to the latest affordable housing supply figures

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to latest affordable housing supply statistics. Housing Minister Grant Shapps said: “Reviving a …

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns bomb attack in Somalia

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has condemned the attack in Mogadishu. At least 65 people are reported to have been killed.

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

  • RAF IED disposal operator honoured for work in Helmand

    Chief Technician Dave Lowe is one of 19 Royal Air Force personnel who have been honoured in the latest Armed Forces Operational Honours and …

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

  • Ministry of Defence Police rescue yachtsman

    Ministry of Defence Marine Police came to the aid of a stricken lone yachtsman last week in Plymouth Sound.

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

  • HMS Monmouth home from anti-piracy operations

    Crowds of families and friends welcomed Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth back to her base port of HM Naval Base Devonport yesterday following a six-month anti-piracy deployment.

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

  • MOD brews up for Service charity

    MOD bases across the UK are taking part in 'The Big Brew Up' this week to raise much-needed funds for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA).

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

  • RAF wins culinary challenge

    The RAF Culinary Arts Team remains undefeated for a fourth consecutive year having won the Challenge Shield at last week's Exercise Joint Caterer (formally the Combined Services Culinary Challenge) that took place at San…

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

  • UK Government to provide interim funding for Shetland and Stornoway ETVs

    The Secretary of State is leading the attempt to find a long-term solution on ETVs

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

  • Strong response to Film Policy Review’s call for evidence

    More than 300 responses have been received to the Film Policy Review panel’s call for evidence.

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

  • £3.5 million boost for successful governing bodies

    Netball, running and lacrosse among the sports to benefit from extra investment.

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

  • Better access to drugs for rare disease patients

    Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today announced help for patients with rare diseases

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

  • Foreign doctors must prove they can speak good English

    New rules will ensure all doctors who want to practise in the NHS in England will have to prove they can speak a good standard of English

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

  • Patients to have a greater say and choice over their care

    People receiving continuing healthcare support from the NHS will have the right to ask for a personal health budget, by April 2014

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

  • Public health experts’ concern over Health Bill

    Department of Health responds to concerns over the Health and Social Care Bill

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

  • Healthy Lives, Healthy People: update and way forward, easy read version published

    The easy read version is now available.

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

  • A&E quality indicators: May 2011

    The latest provisional Accident and Emergeny quality indicators for England are published today.

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

  • Price transparency and reducing non-pay spend – an up-date

    The attached letter from Jim Easton, National Director of Improvement and Efficiency, explains about the findings of the pilot project that …

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  • More than one million children now taught in academies

    Nearly 1.2 million children in England now attend academies – schools with the freedom to meet the needs of their pupils, rather than answering to local or national politicians and bureaucrats.

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

  • Government awards nearly £10 million towards Reading station improvements

    £9.6 million given to improve access to Reading Station.

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