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  • Homelessness pot open for bids

    Bids are open for the final round of the £20 million Homelessness Transition Fund.

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

  • Bank of England and HM Treasury announce extension to the Funding for Lending Scheme

    The Bank of England and HM Treasury are today (24 April 2013) announcing an extension to the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS).

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

  • New Zealand and British business hear the facts on Visas

    Top British civil servant, Jeremy Oppenheim, known as the ambassador for Visas, tells an Auckland audience about a premium visa service.

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

  • Salvation Army human trafficking conference

    Helen Grant speech on human trafficking.

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

  • UK world-leader in social investment – one year on progress report

    The UK is now the world-leader in social investment, according to a new report looking at progress towards supporting disadvantaged people.

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

  • Afghanistan progress report: March 2013

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan for March 2013.

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

  • Home Secretary speaks to parliament on Abu Qatada

    Theresa May gave this statement about Abu Qatada. Check against delivery.

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

  • Helping more of the hardest to help into work

    Charities, business leaders and disability experts are going to support the hardest to help claimants into a job through the Work Programme.

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

  • Testing times: Fighting culture’s corner in an age of austerity

    Keynote Arts Speech by Culture Secretary Maria Miller.

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

  • "All parties in Syria must ensure humanitarian agencies can deliver life-saving aid"

    Statement by Ambassador Lyall Grant, Permanent Representative of the UK Mission to the UN at the Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East.

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

  • UK supports reducing potential conflict in Kyrgyz schools

    On 24 April the British Ambassador attended a round table on “reducing the potential for conflict in schools”.

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

  • Lord McNally’s Local Family Justice Board speech

    Reform of the family justice system.

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

  • UK government engagement on UK-Kyrgyz business opportunities

    Leigh Turner, Istanbul-based UK Trade and Investment’s Director General, completed a successful visit to Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday 23 April.

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

  • UK-Bahrain Business Forum

    British Ambassador Iain Lindsay highlights opportunities for British business at major Bahrain-UK business event in London.

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

  • Speech by Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury: Creating a competitive tax system

    A speech delivered by David Gauke MP on creating a competitive tax system and tackling avoidance and evasion.

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

  • Climate change seminar at the residence in Santiago

    Two Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) Systems presented at the seminar were co-financed by the Embassy’s Prosperity Fund.

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

  • Activities and places to go would stop young people breaking law

    More local activities and places to go would stop children and young people from breaking the law.

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  • Camera records historic images

    A camera has delved into the depths of Dounreay’s famous dome and captured the first footage for over fifty years of Britain’s first Fast Breeder Reactor.

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  • British Embassy Quito will be closed on 1 May

    To commemorate May Day, the British embassy and consulate will be closed.

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

  • UK wounded heroes train ahead of US Warrior Games

    The UK team competing in the US Warrior Games next month have just completed an intensive training session in the UK.

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