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  • Minister appoints Competition Appeal Tribunal members

    The new members are: Margot Daly; Joanne Stuart; Timothy Cowen; Brian Landers; Dr Clive Elphick; Stephen Harrison; Bill Allan; Jonathan May;…

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

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP answers questions to Financial Times blog

    In the first weekly readers’ Q&A session of 2011, The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP answered questions put by readers of the Financial Times Energy …

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

  • £150 million Big Society 'endowment for the nation' launched

    The new Community First endowment, which aims to raise £150m to help local community projects in England, has been launched.

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

  • Drive for efficiency: lottery distributors to cut admin costs

    National Lottery grant distributors will cut administration costs for the money they hand out to just five per cent, Lottery minister John Penrose has announced.

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

  • Reform of the National Lottery goes on with distributors to cut administration costs

    English and UK-wide Lottery distributors will cut their grant administration costs to just 5%, Lottery Minister John Penrose announced today

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

  • Britain to provide emergency aid to Sudan

    The British Government today announced its further support for a rapid response fund in reaction to the fragile humanitarian situation in Sudan.

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

  • Risk of pesticides to bees: myths busted

    All current evidence shows that if neonicotinoid products are used correctly there is not an unacceptable risk to bee health.

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

  • Cruise ship cocaine smugglers jailed

    Six men and women posing as cruise ship passengers have been jailed today for a total of 87 years for attempting to smuggle around 35 kilos of cocaine into the UK.

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

  • The fight against cholera in Haiti

    The British Government and Oxfam are helping to tackle Haiti’s desperate lack of water and sanitation facilities – to help put a stop to the deadly disease

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  • Opening up public bodies to public scrutiny

    New plans to extend the scope of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) to open up government and other bodies to public scrutiny, were unveiled by the Ministry of Justice today.

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

  • The Department for Education responds to Ofsted’s report on science

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb commends Ofsted’s evaluation of science education and best practice to drive improvement in science teaching.

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

  • Civil liberties speech: Deputy Prime Minister

    A speech by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on civil liberties at the Institute for Government in London on 7 January 2011.

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

  • Nick Clegg pledges to restore civil liberties

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has pledged to restore eroded civil liberties in Britain and to reform control orders. 

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

  • December SRP progress reports published

    The Government has published December progress updates for each department's Structural Reform Plans (SRPs).

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

  • England celebrates Ashes victory

    Prime Minister David Cameron has paid tribute to the England cricket team, calling the series victory a "fantastic achievement".

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

  • Letter from Michael Gove on music teaching

    The Secretary of State for Education regarding advice from music organisations to teachers on avoiding physical contact with pupils.

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

  • DFID Research: Sexual and reproductive health concerns of married men in rural Bangladesh

    Research explores sexual and reproductive health concerns of men in a poor rural district of Bangladesh.

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  • Plans announced for regional growth and technology centres

    The Prime Minister and Lord Heseltine announced plans to boost growth in all regions of the country, and the Government is also announcing further details for its £200 million national network of elite Technology and Innovat…

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

  • HR in the Armed Forces: front line manager

    How do you recruit local people in conflict zones to work for the British Army? Major Robbie Whitfield talks about a very different war for talent.

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

  • 2,000th Helmand police officer graduates

    A major milestone has been reached in the ongoing process of transferring security from British to Afghan forces in Helmand with the graduation of the 2,000th recruit from the province's police officer training college.

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