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  • 16 areas get 'community budgets' to help the vulnerable

    Sixteen areas were today given direct control over local spending in their area free of centrally imposed conditions as part of the Spending…

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

  • Department for Communities and Local Government announces new top structure

    The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has identified the first senior posts to be lost following the reduction in the Department…

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

  • Office of Tax Simplification announces expert team for tax reviews

    Office of Tax Simplification announces expert team for tax reviews.

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

  • ECGD announces ending of fixed rate export finance

    Fixed-rate export finance (FREF) scheme to close on 31 March 2011.

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

  • DFID Research: Conditional Cash Transfers pilot scheme in rural Egypt

    Research conducted for the DFID-funded Pathways of Women's Empowerment Programme has been used to design a feminist Conditional Cash Transfers scheme in Egypt

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  • Council Tax freeze scheme 2011 to 2012

    Letter setting out details of the government's scheme to help councils freeze Council Tax bills in England in 2011 to 2012.

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  • Council Tax

    The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Eric Pickles): I am pleased to inform the House that the Spending Review has…

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

  • HEFCE Annual Conference

    Good afternoon. It has been a crucial ten days for the development of higher education in our country. I am very grateful to HEFCE for this…

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

  • Improving Britain’s Competitiveness

    Introduction Good morning. I am delighted to be here. Today, we are meeting to discuss how to make the UK more competitive. This is a key…

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

  • Travel advice for Europa League matches this week

    Liverpool are playing in Europe this week. Check our travel advice if you're going to the match.

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

  • Strategic Defence and Security Review published

    Prime Minister David Cameron has set out how the Government will go about securing Britain in an age of uncertainty in a review published today.

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

  • Foreign Office Spending Review settlement ensures UK maintains its global reach

    The Chancellor George Osborne today outlined the Spending Review 2010 which determines Government spending over the next four years. The Foreign Office settlement ensures the FCO plays its role in deficit reduction.

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

  • Foreign Secretary stands in solidarity with Burmese political prisoner Ko Mya Aye

    Foreign Secretary William Hague added his support to Amnesty International's campaign for the release of Burma's 2,100 political prisoners on 20 October.

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

  • UK and Polish Ministers meet in first ever Defence Diplomacy Quadrilateral

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defence Secretary Liam Fox are today hosting their Polish counterparts in the first-ever quadrilateral meeting between the two countries on diplomacy and defence issues.

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

  • Countering the insurgency in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke about the dual military and political strands in the strategy to counter the insurgency in Afghanistan, in an interview with Sky News.

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

  • UK and Gulf Ministers meet to forge deeper ties

    As part of their commitment to elevating relationships with the Gulf States, UK Ministers from across Government met counterparts from the Gulf at the Foreign Office yesterday.

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

  • Ministers call for an enhanced relationship and trade relations with Oman

    Ministers from across Government today met with business leaders from Oman, to further work on elevating relationships between the countries.

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

  • Oman Trade & Investment Forum keynote address by International Development Minister

    International Development Minister Alan Duncan delivers keynote speech to Omani business leaders in London.

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

  • Oman Trade & Investment Forum

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt addresses Omani business leaders in London.

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

  • Afghanistan and the Taliban: Foreign Secretary's interview on Sky news

    Sky news interviewed Foreign Secretary William Hague on Afghanistan and military pressure on the Taliban.

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