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  • Grant Shapps asks communities to go for growth

    The New Homes Bonus scheme provides cash bonuses for communities gowing for growth.

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

  • Grant Shapps kickstarts local housebuilding revolution

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today kicked off a local housebuilding revolution where communities who go for growth by building new homes reap…

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

  • 150,000 council homes to be brought up to standard

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today confirmed the allocation of nearly £1.6bn in funding to bring 150,000 council homes to a decent standard…

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

  • Voluntary sector funding announced to help tackle rough sleeping

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today welcomed publication of the first set of rough sleeping figures since he overhauled the way counts are…

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

  • New Homes Bonus: final scheme design and provisional allocations

    Letters to councils and English MPs about the final design and provisional funding of the New Homes Bonus scheme in 2011 to 12, and the New Homes Bonus Calculator for local authorities.

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

  • New Homes Bonus: 17 February 2011

    Today, I am announcing the final design of the New Homes Bonus. The New Homes Bonus will fulfil the government’s Coalition Agreement commitment…

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

  • Sickness absence system to be reviewed

    Independent review will look at changing the current sickness absence system and reducing the £100 billion ill health costs the economy each year.

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

  • Ron Dearing lecture: Universities and Social Mobility

    It’s wonderful to be here at Nottingham University, where my late father-in-law was Vice Chancellor and where my wife recalls living in Highfield…

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

  • Foreign Secretary visits Bahrain

    Foreign Secretary William Hague today visited Bahrain on the final leg of his visit to the Middle East which has included stops in Tunisia, Jordan, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates.

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

  • Dressed for Success: breaking fashion rules in the UK

    In a Foreign Office film launched today, Iraqi-born fashion designer Reem Alasadi talks about how Britain’s multicultural society allows creativity to flourish within the fashion industry.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Spanish Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed the Middle East, Latin America and UK-Spain relations with Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jiménez in London on 17 February.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister comments on arms exports to Bahrain

    "In light of events we are today formally reviewing recent licensing decisions for exports to Bahrain," said Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt.

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

  • Bahrain: "We urge all sides to avoid violence and the police to exercise restraint"

    "We have conveyed our concern about these events and the level of violence to the Government of Bahrain." said Foreign Secretary William Hague.

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

  • The UK Prosperity Agenda – growth, open markets and good governance

    The UK Government firmly believes that open and free trade is the way to increase global wealth. I want to see British businesses making the most of opportunities in Africa.

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

  • Tornado foils Taliban ambush

    A RAF Tornado GR4 crew on a surveillance mission was diverted to launch an air assault on Taliban fighters who had ambushed UK troops on patrol in Helmand.

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

  • Spreading the British Army's influence in Africa

    A small unit in the Ugandan capital of Kampala is helping to spread the British Army's expertise across East Africa. Report by Sharon Kean.

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

  • Afghan Air Force reaches training milestone

    The nascent Afghan Air Force has reached a milestone in its capabilities by achieving 2,000 hours of flight time in the C-27 Spartan transport aircraft.

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

  • Sailors honour Falklands fallen

    Saluting their fallen forebears, four sailors from HMS Clyde recently honoured the crew of HMS Coventry, which was sunk in the Falklands campaign, after restoring their memorial in the South Atlantic islands.

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

  • Gibraltar Defence Police catch cigarette smugglers

    The vigilance of two sharp-eyed Gibraltar Defence Police (GDP) officers recently led to the confiscation of 40,000 cigarettes and the arrest of two Spanish nationals.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: "UK remains committed to supporting the people of Zimbabwe"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has commented on the rollover of the EU's restrictive measures on Zimbabwe.

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