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  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 2 March 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: Libya and police pay.

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

  • Green light for new trains and rail electrification

    £4.5 billion Intercity express programme and £704 million Great Western Main Line electrify plans give go ahead.

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

  • Intercity Express and rail electrification

    Oral statement on plans for the extension of electrification of the Great Western Main Line and for the procurement of a replacement for the diesel intercity trains.

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

  • Eric Pickles outlines action plan to support the voluntary and community sector

    Community groups, local residents and voluntary sector organisations will benefit from powerful new rights designed to transform the way that…

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

  • National Council for Voluntary Organisations annual conference 2011

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. This Government inherited a toxic financial legacy. Record public deficit - with unsustainable spending…

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

  • Unpublished research reports: immigration, the economy and regeneration

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

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

  • The value of arts and humanities

    David Willetts discusses the significance of the arts, humanities and social sciences and announces the largest ever study of babies and young children in the UK.

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

  • "The Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences in the Modern University"

    It is a great privilege to declare the enlarged British Academy formally open - and I am proud that BIS has supported this excellent refurbishment…

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

  • Foreign Secretary attends UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

    "This is the time for us to show that we utterly condemn the actions of the Libyan Government" said Foreign Secretary William Hague at the UN Human Rights Council today.

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

  • Foreign Secretary concerned by reports that opposition leaders in Iran have been detained

    Foreign Secretary William Hague called on the Iranian authorities to release both men immediately.

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

  • Prime Minister welcomes Afghan President to Number 10

    Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed Afghan President Hamid Karzai to Number 10 and said Britain continues to have a "strong relationship" with Afghanistan.

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

  • Foreign Secretary presses Libyan Foreign Minister to end violence

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke to Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa today. He stressed the need for an immediate end to the violence and killing of protesters.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes decision to suspend Libya from the Human Rights Council

    The UN General Assembly adopted a Lebanese-tabled resolution suspending Libya from the Human Rights Council on 1 March.

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

  • 2 SCOTS offer assistance to rain-battered Afghans

    A fortnight of heavy rain across parts of Helmand province has seen British troops offer assistance to locals worst hit by the weather.

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

  • Tornado squadrons to be disbanded

    The Royal Air Force's Number 13 and 14 Tornado squadrons are to be disbanded and formally stood down on 1 June 2011, it has been announced today.

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

  • HMS Albion ready for operations

    The Royal Navy's fleet flagship, HMS Albion, has successfully passed her sea training and is poised for global operations.

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

  • Details of RAF redundancy scheme announced

    Details of the RAF's redundancy programme have been released to RAF personnel today.

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

  • Vince Cable: Response to Intercity Express programme announcement

    He said: “With Japanese investment, Agility Trains will bring state-of-the-art technology to the UK, safeguard and boost jobs as well as create…

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

  • BIS hosts exhibition of UK made London 2012 products which will be sold around the world

    The exhibition will last until Friday March 4 and has been designed to show the diversity of UK manufacturing involved in the London 2012 Olympic…

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

  • Largest ever UK-wide study of babies and young children announced

    In a speech given at the British Academy, David Willetts confirmed that the Birth Cohort Facility Project will bring together the UK’s leading…

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