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  • South Lanarkshire and Ayrshire sign Community Covenants

    Representatives from South Lanarkshire Council, partners from the voluntary, business and health sectors, and Armed Forces personnel met yesterday…

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

  • Information Commissioner’s Conference – Francis Maude keynote speech

    Draft text of the keynote speech Francis Maude delivered at the Information Commissioner’s Conference on 6 March 2012.

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

  • Water: World meets target on safe drinking supplies

    The world has met its target to halve the number of people without access to safe drinking water, says the UN

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

  • Family planning: UK to host summit with Gates Foundation

    Britain is working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and partners to host a Family Planning summit in July 2012.

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

  • Safe ketamine' referred to drug experts

    The government has referred the legal high 'mexxy' to drug experts in a move which could lead to a temporary ban.

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

  • Ketamine 'alternative' referred to drug experts

    The government has sought advice from independent drug experts on whether to temporarily ban a substance being sold as 'safe ketamine'.

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

  • Over £330 million to give more than two and a half million patients better care and services

    Over £330 million of extra funding will be spent on providing state of the art equipment and facilities to improve services for patients

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

  • One month to go until the end of tobacco displays – are you ready?

    Ending open cigarette displays will help people trying to quit smoking and help to change attitudes and social norms around smoking

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

  • Public and other non-executive appointments

    The Department of Health is responsible for making public appointments and other non-executive appointments to a range of public bodies and …

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

  • Extra funding to pay for new health equipment and buildings

    More than £330 million of extra funding will be spent on providing state of the art equipment and facilities to improve services for patients…

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

  • PM statement on Norman St John-Stevas

    "The fact that today Select Committees are more powerful than at any point in their history is a lasting tribute to him"

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

  • £250 million savings for local public bodies expected from Audit Commission outsourcing

    Local Government Minister Grant Shapps has welcomed today’s announcement by the Audit Commission that hard-pressed councils and other local …

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

  • TA soldiers welcomed home from Afghanistan

    Territorial Army soldiers paraded through Liverpool on Saturday, 3 March 2012, following their return from a demanding tour in Afghanistan.

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

  • Army signallers listen in on Taliban

    Armed with receivers, satellite communications and other systems, 14 Signal Regiment serve as the finely-tuned ears of the British Army.

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

  • Speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP, at NCVO

    Speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Coalition government to reward local authorities for improving children's lives

    Local authorities will be paid according to the prevalence of breastfeeding and the take up of free nursery care, under a new scheme being trialled by the Coalition Government.

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

  • Jon Day appointed as Chair of Joint Intelligence Committee

    Mr Day was chosen for this role following an internal competition after Sir Alex Allan’s departure in late 2011. The appointment has been approved…

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

  • DIO announces shortlisted bidders for national construction

    The National Capital Works Framework is being developed and procured by the DIO Next Generation Estate Contracts (NGEC) team. It will be used…

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

  • New chair for the Joint Intelligence Committee

    Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Day as the new Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee.

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

  • Lives saved as more than 14 million patients are screened for blood clots

    Patients almost twice as likely to be screened in hospital for venous thromboembolism (VTE) than in 2010, helping save thousands of lives

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