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  • Regional Growth Fund invests £450 million for jobs and growth

    Over 100,000 new jobs will be created and safeguarded under government plans to invest £450 million in businesses across England.

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

  • Street League students take on Prime Minister's Questions

    Street League academy students headed for Number 10 to face a grilling from the PM and Downing Street staff.

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

  • Nomination: Diocese of Salisbury

    The Queen has approved the nomination of the Reverend Nicholas Roderick Holtam for election as Bishop of Salisbury.

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

  • Fire Futures: Government publishes its response to the independent review of the fire and rescue service in England

    Fire Minister Bob Neill today set out how local decision making and restoring a focus on local communities will be at the heart of Fire and …

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

  • New investment boost for Manchester industry

    The site of the Former Royal Eye Hospital is set to become a new centre of excellence in Manchester’s biomedical cluster.

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

  • Bin charging: letter to local council chief executives

    Bob Neill and Lord Henley have written to all local authority chief executives on the subject of charging for rubbish bin collections.

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

  • Foreign Secretary discusses Libya and Middle East issues with Italian Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed the situation in the Middle East and Libya during his meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on 11 April.

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

  • 3 Commando Brigade take command of Task Force Helmand

    On Saturday 9 April, 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines took command of Task Force Helmand in Afghanistan, officially marking the start of Operation HERRICK 14.

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

  • Rifles receive freedom of the city of Gloucester

    Hundreds of people, young and old, cheering and waving flags, turned out to support soldiers from The Rifles as they marched through Gloucester after being granted the freedom of the city last week.

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

  • 50-IED cache found by UK and Afghan troops in Helmand

    Afghan soldiers working alongside British forces have dealt a heavy blow to the insurgency in central Helmand by discovering a deadly stash of bomb-making equipment and weaponry, including 50 improvised explosive devices (IE…

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

  • British-Australian co-operation helps deliver extra armour to Afghanistan

    British soldiers battling the Taliban in Afghanistan will get better protection from attacks by insurgents thanks in part to the teamwork shown by the RAF and the Australian Defence Force.

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

  • Time for a change as soldier turns watchmaker

    A soldier whose time in the Army is running out has used the Service's resettlement package to uniquely retrain as a watchmaker and has invented what he believes to be a world's first in timekeeping circles.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on arrest of Former President Gbagbo

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said any judicial process that follows should be fair and properly organised.

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

  • Low carbon future mapped out for HGVs

    The roadmap is the first to be published in Europe with this level of detail and outlines the drivers and timescales of technology development…

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

  • Mark Prisk meets with Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough local enterprise partnership

    He met with the newly-appointed Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough partnership in Cambridge to hear about the progress the partnership…

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

  • Mark Prisk meets with New Anglia local enterprise partnership

    He met with the New Anglia partnership in Ipswich to hear about the progress the partnership has made in appointing its board and the main objectives…

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

  • UK Government to support developing countries in reducing their carbon emissions

    Joint DECC/DfID press notice Today the UK Government gave its backing to a global scheme which will help developing countries cut their carbon…

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

  • Helping developing countries reduce carbon emissions

    Today the UK Government gave its backing to a global scheme which will help developing countries cut their carbon emissions.

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

  • Campaign to shine a light on new energy labelling

    New energy saving rating labels to help make the right choice on what product is best for the environment.

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

  • Proposals to help disabled people become MPs

    One month left for contributions on proposals to help more disabled people to access elected office.

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