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  • Time for fair play for all on planning

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today announced proposals for a more localist and fairer way of providing sites for travellers, building …

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

  • Free advice for communities to support neighbourhood planning

    Communities are getting a supportive boost to help make their neighbourhood vision a reality through a new scheme offering free access to expert…

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

  • Residents go compare: who pays for local government

    As part of the Government’s commitment to transparency, Ministers have today published new figures showing exactly who pays for local government…

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

  • First major central government mutual joint venture announced

    Francis Maude has announced plans to transform My Civil Service Pension (MyCSP) into a mutual joint venture.

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

  • DFID Research: Addressing the issues underlying poor school attendance in Swaziland.

    Many school children report missing a month or more of schooling each year in Swaziland, according to the Addressing the Balance of Burden in HIV/AIDS (ABBA) RPC.

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  • Eric Pickles pays tribute to Sir Simon Milton

    Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles today paid tribute to former Local Government Association chairman Sir Simon Milton…

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

  • £450M investment for regional jobs and growth

    The first round of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) sees £450 million invested in businesses across Britain.

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

  • Minister for Europe "shocked and saddened" by blast in Minsk, Belarus

    Minister for Europe David Lidington said that the UK condemns acts of terrorism following the blast in a metro station in Minsk, Belarus on 11 April.

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

  • FCO hosts discussion of 2010 Human Rights and Democracy Report

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne discussed Human Rights and Democracy: The 2010 FCO Report with NGOs and members of the Foreign Secretary's Human Rights Advisory Group. You can submit questions about the report to t…

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

  • Foreign Secretary attends Foreign Affairs Council

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said the EU policies towards the Middle East and North Africa should be "bold and ambitious" ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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

  • Foreign Secretary and General Caldwell discuss training of security forces and civilian policing in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and General Caldwell discussed the progress being made in recruiting and training Afghan national security forces in their meeting on 11 April.

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

  • Lord Stirrup on international development and defence

    The way the UK does overseas development should interest all in Defence, former Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal The Lord Stirrup writes.

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

  • Helicopter crews see themselves through enemy sights

    Pilots and aircrew from the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) recently got to see their helicopters from an enemy perspective when they were allowed to target aircraft with Taliban weaponry.

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

  • Last Iraq oil terminal patrol for Royal Navy

    HMS Iron Duke is nearing the end of her patrols of Iraq's oil terminals, heralding the end of the Royal Navy's eight-year involvement in their protection.

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

  • Why temperature's a hot topic for the RAF

    RAF weatherman Sergeant Karl Rhodes explains why temperature measurements are such a burning issue in Defence.

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

  • Maritime facility to maintain replenishment safety

    Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) sailors will be getting their hands on a new bespoke training facility to teach them how to safely transfer vital supplies from ship to ship whilst at sea.

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

  • Renewing Burma sanctions is the 'right decision at the right time'

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after EU Foreign Ministers voted to renew sanctions on Burma for a further 12 months.

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

  • Foreign Secretary hails EU adoption of sanctions against human rights violators in Iran

    EU Foreign Ministers have today adopted tough new sanctions against individuals responsible for human rights violations in Iran.

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

  • Mark Prisk meets with West of England and heart of South West local enterprise partnerships

    He met with the West of England LEP Board at Airbus in Filton this morning, to hear about the progress the partnership has made in appointing…

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

  • More than £450m investment for regional jobs and growth

    The first round of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) will see an expanded amount of public investment support 50 bids by companies and partnerships…

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