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  • Foreign Office Minister deeply concerned by reports of further detention of Gao Zhisheng

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has spoken after reports that the Chinese lawyer and human rights defender Gao Zhisheng has been returned to prison for three years.

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

  • Sami Yusuf on tolerance and creative freedom in Britain

    In a short film launched today, Tehran-born singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf discusses tolerance and freedom of expression in the UK.

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

  • Foreign Office spokesperson: The killing in Syria must stop

    In response to the surge in violence over the last two days, the Foreign Office urges Syrian government to end violence against civilians.

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

  • UK and UAE sign agreement on development co-operation

    Foreign Secretary William Hague visited the United Arab Emirates on 20 December.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark

    Ms Vivien Frances Life has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark.

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

  • Prime Minister pays Christmas visit to troops in Afghanistan

    Prime Minister David Cameron has visited UK troops deployed to Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan to wish them a Merry Christmas.

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

  • MOD Chief Scientific Adviser receives prestigious US awards

    Professor Sir Mark Welland, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence and Head of the Department's Nanoscience Centre, has been given two prestigious awards by the United States Department of Defence and the US…

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

  • Foreign Office Minister expresses concern over Mercosur decision

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has spoken after the Mercosur group of countries decided to prevent ships that fly the flag of the Falkland Islands from entering their ports.

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

  • Greg Barker response to High Court ruling on solar Feed in Tariffs

    Climate Change Minister Greg Barker responded to today’s High Court ruling on the proposed changes to solar Feed In Tariffs: “We disagree with…

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

  • Scotland Office Ministers choose charity for Christmas Card Design

       The Scotland Office has given its support to the STV/Hunter Foundation Charity Appeal 2011 by choosing it for the official Scotland Office…

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

  • Big Lottery Fund Wales Committee Chair appointed

    Sir Adrian Webb has been appointed as the new chair of the Big Lottery Fund Wales Committee and UK Board Member.

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

  • Most English adults plan to follow London 2012

    Findings of annual DCMS survey of engagement with leisure, culture and sport published today.

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

  • 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Celebrations come to Cardiff

    Plans to include Cardiff in the 2012 celebrations

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

  • New Chief Executive of The Royal Parks

    Linda Lennon to join executive agency.

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

  • RPA sets “best ever” payments record

    The highest ever proportion of payments were made in December - and was achieved two weeks ahead of schedule.

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

  • Government to waive VAT on Military Wives’ charity single

    Chancellor of the Exchequer has today announced that the government will waive VAT on sales of the Military Wives choir's Christmas single.

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

  • Ciarán Devane confirmed as Non-Executive Director of NHS Commissioning Board Authority

    Ciaran Devane has been confirmed as Non Executive Director of the NHS Commissioning Board Authority. He will take up post on 1 January 2012

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

  • Snow wardens, winter workers and community angels to help with shopping and heating homes

    £20 million government funding to help people in the cold weather to be shared by 163 projects across the country

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

  • Adult Autism Strategy: next steps in the national self assessment framework exercise

    The first ever strategy for adults with autism in England, Fulfilling and Rewarding Lives, was published in March 2010. The strategy sets out…

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

  • Model Agreements

    Nationally approved standard agreements help speed up the contracting process for industry-sponsored trials carried out in the NHS by removing…

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