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  • Import ban of new 'legal high' phenazepam introduced

    The government has today announced that it will ban the importation of phenazepam a harmful drug advertised as a ‘legal high’.

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

  • Foreign Office questions today in Parliament

    Foreign Office Ministers answered questions in the House of Commons on 19 July.

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

  • Energy planning reforms approved by Parliament

    Press Release 2011/063 19 July 2011 Developers of major energy projects in England and Wales will now have greater certainty on how planning…

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

  • Skills projects will boost growth across the economy

    Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced Government backing for employer led projects to deliver the skills for growth in sectors ranging from healthcare to nuclear manufacturing.

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

  • Moore: Scotland stays front and centre in defence

    The MoD's basing review will see a doubling of the Army presence in Scotland, as well as one third of the UK's main fast jet and naval bases

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

  • MOD scientist advises troops in Afghanistan

    Providing UK troops on the front line in Afghanistan with advice on anything from what fertiliser may be used to make Taliban bombs to how the latest bomb-proof pants are working out is MOD scientist Matt Simpson

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

  • UK-Japan: continued support

    Foreign Office Minister meets with Japanese counterparts and business to reaffirm the UK’s continuing commitment to the UK-Japan partnership

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

  • Electricity Market Reform - Oral statement by The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP

    With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on reform of the electricity market. Since privatisation in 1990, our electricity…

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

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP's article in the Telegraph

    Energy prices: without reform, we’ll all be in the dark It is vital that Britain prepares to provide far more of its own energy needs There…

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

  • Electricity Market Reform: keeping the lights on in the cheapest, cleanest way

    White Paper to bring about biggest reforms since privatisation Renewables Roadmap plots out actions to meet 2020 target Coalition measures…

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

  • Speech to the National Assembly for Wales

    Prime Minister David Cameron has delivered a speech to the National Assembly for Wales on 12 July 2011.

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

  • Ensure the hopes of the Arab Spring aren't dashed

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt wrote about the Arab Spring in an article for the Miami Herald ahead of his visit on 10 July.

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

  • Iran's nuclear threat is escalating

    Foreign Secretary William Hague writes about why the international community must continue to exert pressure on Iran.

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

  • Appointment of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan

    Dr Alastair McPhail OBE has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan.

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

  • UK, US and Canada intensify travel restrictions on Iranian regime

    The UK, US and Canada have decided to work together to intensify travel restrictions on members of the Iranian Government, as part of our efforts to implement international sanctions on Iran.

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

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP statement following British Gas price announcement

    08 July 2011 Responding to this morning’s price announcement by British Gas, Energy and Climate Change Secretary The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP …

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

  • Third round of UK-Israel strategic dialogue held in Jerusalem

    FCO Permanent Under-Secretary Simon Fraser heads high-level delegation for the third UK-Israel Strategic Dialogue.

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

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP: The geopolitics of climate change (speech to Future Maritime Operations Conference at the Royal United Services Institute)

    Introduction Thank you all for coming along today, to listen the second in a series of three speeches. Last week, I talked about the economics…

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

  • 2011/07/06 - RUSI Future Maritime Operations Conference 2011

    Speech delivered by Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology at the Royal United Services Institute on Wednesday 6 July 2011. First Sea Lord - Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope also gave a speech at the same event.

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

  • Nuclear weapon states discuss nuclear disarmament obligations

    The UK, US, France, Russia and China (P5) agreed to work together on new confidence building disarmament initiatives when they met in Paris on 30 June- 1 July.

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