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  • Shine a light on spending to save taxpayers' money

    Eric Pickles today continued his drive for transparency in Government by publishing his department’s spending over £500, and called for councils…

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

  • Fire Minister Bob Neill responds to claims the government plans to scrap sprinkler requirements for industrial buildings

    Sir, Suggestions that the Government is putting fire safety at risk in tall buildings (Fire threat to high-rise blocks, 18 November) by potentially…

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

  • Government publishes report on drying out flooded houses

    A report into the drying out of houses to help people get back in to their homes more quickly has been published.

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

  • Reform of the consumer protection regime

    Introduction Thank you for inviting me here today. I welcome this opportunity to explain the thinking behind our recent decision to reshape…

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

  • The Sealand Affair - the last great adventure of the twentieth century?

    In our latest history podcast, Grant Hibberd, a Research Assistant with the FCO’s Historians team, discusses "The Sealand Affair", an obscure but fascinating footnote in British legal and diplomatic history.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Change of High Commissioner to Australia

    Mr Paul Madden has been appointed British High Commissioner to Australia.

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

  • MOD Police initiative helps reduce crime

    An initiative by MOD Police at HM Naval Base Clyde has led to a more than 80 per cent reduction in anti-social behaviour amongst youngsters in the local area over the last year.

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

  • British Imam leads Eid celebrations in Kandahar

    Imam Asim Hafiz led a 600-strong congregation on Tuesday morning, 16 November, comprising ISAF Muslim troops from a host of nations, including…

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

  • Lions of England' welcomed home from Afghanistan

    Soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (2 LANCS), known as the 'Lions of England', were given a rousing welcome during a parade at their home base in Episkopi, Cyprus.

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

  • Royal mail pensioners: letter from Edward Davey 11 November 2010

    Letter from the Minister for Employment Relations Consumer and Postal Affairs to all MPs and Peers in the Houses of Parliament. Outlines the…

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  • UK "strongly supports" Serbia's progression towards European Union membership

    Foreign Secretary William Hague confirmed the UK's commitment to European enlargement for the Western Balkans when he met Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic on 18 November.

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

  • Guardsman Christopher Davies killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Guardsman Christopher Davies, from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, serving with Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (North), was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 17…

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  • Lord Heseltine Speech: Regional Growth Fund Road Show, Somerset Cricket Club, Taunton

    It will provide £1.4bn over three years for projects that will help to create a more balanced economic profile in such areas. I am delighted…

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

  • Key appointments at Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Professor Adrian Smith has been appointed to the new post of Director General, Knowledge and Innovation and Tera Allas has been appointed Director…

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

  • Government announces joint venture and confirms UK’s Daresbury Laboratory a principal international science and innovation location

    Twenty-year joint venture will attract national and international inward investment. 6,000 knowledge-based jobs to be created in science and…

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

  • Lord Heseltine encourages the South West to go for growth

    At the first of a series of road shows taking place across the country, Lord Heseltine will meet potential bidders to advise them on the application…

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

  • Scottish Variable Rate of tax no longer available

    The main tax raising power voted for by the Scottish people in the 1997 Devolution Referendum is currently not available to MSPs.

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

  • Government spending data published

    The government has today published detailed spending data allowing the public to see for the first time how money is spent.

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

  • Damian Green takes first trip to US as Immigration Minister

    Damian Green visited the US this week to see UK and US immigration controls in action and discuss joint work to tackle illegal immigration.

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