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  • Free travel for military personnel supporting Paralympic Games security

    Transport for London and the Association of Train Operating Companies will continue their offer of free travel during the Games to military personnel supporting the London 2012 Paralympics within London.

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

  • Military torchbearers carry the Paralympic Flame

    A small team of military personnel will tonight carry the Flame in the final leg of the London 2012 Paralympic Games Torch Relay. Report by Lorraine McBride.

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

  • Support for small businesses in taking on apprenticeships

    Following today's publication of the Holt Review, government will bring in new measures to aid businesses in recruiting apprentices.

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

  • New measures announced to help small employers take on apprentices

    The Education and Business Secretaries commissioned Mr Holt’s report in February to advise them on what more could be done to help SMEs take…

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

  • North Sea oil sheen reported

    An oil sheen has been reported in the North Sea 160km North East of St Fergus approximately 3.7 km from the pipeline connecting the Galley subsea…

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

  • Ghana: Britain to help reach final stages of poverty reduction

    Britain will help Ghana to prepare for a future without aid and ensure that the poorest benefit from the country’s record growth.

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

  • DFID research: Current and planned research on agriculture for improved nutrition: Negotiating the gaps

    New report develops a conceptual framework to characterize agricultural research in order to identify gaps in knowledge and practice.

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

  • Myth bust: The Telegraph suggests people won’t be safe when walking dogs at night during any pilot badger culls.

    The public's safety is vital and anyone taking part in the cull must consider the safety of their operations at all times.

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

  • Getting ready for the Paralympics

    The Paralympic Games present a unique operational challenge, and as soon as the Olympic Games finished LOCOG, the Government, the Mayor of London and the transport and security services all began working to get the country r…

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

  • Last chance to submit bureaucracy-busting ideas to Civil Society Red Tape Challenge

    Charities, social enterprises and voluntary organisations are being encouraged to tell government about unnecessary/ineffective regulation.

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

  • Statement on Cancer Drugs Fund usage

    Extra funding this government has provided for cancer drugs has helped almost 18,500 people since October 2010.

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

  • Be Clear on Cancer Programme: update on activity

    An update on the Be Clear on Cancer programme including the launch of the ‘reminder’ campaign on bowel cancer

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  • Minister launches guide for SMEs to realise potential of the ‘purple pound’

    A business guide aimed at making more firms aware of the £80 billion potential spending power of disabled people is launched.

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

  • Swift Olympics Justice

    Figures have revealed how efficiently and effectively courts and tribunals operated during the Olympics. In the criminal courts…

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

  • Olympic crimes brought to swift justice

    During London’s Olympics Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service acted efficiently and effectively to bring Olympic crimes to justice.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister invites inspirational nurses and teachers to attend official Paralympics opening

    Four nurses and three teachers have been invited by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to watch the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister’s message to ParalympicsGB

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg wished ParalympicsGB luck ahead of the opening of the Paralympic Games.

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

  • London 2012 Paralympic Games

    Follow the latest updates from Downing Street as London hosts the Paralympics. External site: [ParalympicsGB - all the latest news and updates from the British team](http://www.paralympics.org.uk/gb)

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

  • Appointment of Master of the Rolls

    The Queen has approved the appointment of The Right Honourable Lord Dyson as Master of the Rolls with effect from 1 October

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

  • Suffragan See of Beverley

    The Queen has approved the nomination of the Reverend Canon Glyn Hamilton Webster, SRN, to the Suffragan See of Beverley, in the Diocese of York

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