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  • Funding could help South West business create up to 10,000 extra apprenticeships a year by 2015, says Chief Secretary

    Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that £10m of funding will be allocated to support the early phases of superfast broadband in Wales.

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

  • ID card database destroyed

    A database built to hold the fingerprints and personal details of millions of ID card holders has today been publicly destroyed.

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

  • National identity register destroyed as government consigns ID card scheme to history

    National Identity Register (NIR), built to hold the fingerprints and personal details of millions of ID card holders, publicly destroyed.

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

  • Be fraud safe this Valentines - top tips to avoid online dating fraud

    Approximately £2.5 million was stolen by online dating fraudsters over the past 6 months according to reports made to Action Fraud, the UK’s…

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

  • Plane crash in Cork

    Secretary of State Owen Paterson commenting on the plane crash in Cork today.

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

  • Fitness for work assessment continues to be improved

    Ministers are on track to implement the recommendations of the recent Harrington Review of the Work Capability Assessment by the summer.

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

  • Initial reassessments of those on IB in Aberdeen and Burnley show large numbers of claimants with the potential to return to work

    The first published findings from the Government’s incapacity benefit reassessment programme.

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

  • Publication of DWP research report 724: customer experiences and satisfaction with The Pensions Advisory Service

    Research published today by DWP measures customer experiences and satisfaction of The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS).

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

  • Social Market Foundation

    Speech by the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Minister for Employment, DWP.

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

  • Secretary of State for Wales, FSB Annual Dinner

    Speech given at the Federation of Small Businesses Annual Dinner, Thistle Hotel, Cardiff.

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

  • Health services for the armed forces and veterans

    This letter from Alan Hall, DH Director of Performance, reminds SHA chief executives of the actions required to meet the Military and Veterans Health requirements contained in the Operating Framework 2011/12.

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  • Deputy Prime Minister’s speech on the future of the public sector

    Nick Clegg's speech to the Guardian Public Services Summit in St Alban's outlining his vision for the future of the public sector.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister: reform will put people and professionals in the driving seat

    Nick Clegg: public sector reform will allow professionals to decide how to deliver the services people want, instead of Whitehall.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Afternoon From 10 February 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: prisoner voting and Egypt.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 10 February 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: AV vote, GCHQ visit, council leaders letter, prisoner voting and Egypt.

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

  • 'Can do' councils come to fore

    Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles praises ‘can do’ councils who are acting to protect frontline services and local Council Tax payers.

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

  • The Criminal Justice System: meeting the challenge

    Speech by Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP

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

  • Council Tax capping 2011 to 2012

    On 13 December, I indicated that when the House debated the final local government finance report I would set out council tax capping principles…

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

  • Unpublished research reports: fire

    Today the government is publishing a group of reports presenting the findings from research projects commissioned by the previous administration…

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

  • Trade and investment to drive growth

    The Government has today published its strategy for how trade and investment can drive the UK's economic recovery - it is a key part of its plan for growth.

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