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  • Soaring Lottery ticket sales could mean £200 million more for the arts

    Well over £200 million more than expected should go to the arts over the next five years, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey announced today.

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

  • RAF Regiment leads operation against Taliban bomb-makers

    Members of the RAF Regiment have found and destroyed a large cache of Taliban IED-making equipment in an operation conducted alongside Afghan and US forces.

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

  • Taxpayers get more for their money on construction projects

    Radical changes to public sector construction will lead to up to a 20% fall in the cost of building schools, hospitals and roads.

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

  • Statistical press notice: NHS cancelled elective operations, quarter ending 31 December 2011

    Quarterly statistics on NHS cancelled elective operations, were released today by the Department of Health

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

  • Statistical Press notice: NHS inpatient and outpatient events

    Monthly hospital activity events released today by the Department of Health for December 2011

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

  • 12th Mechanized Brigade to replace 20th Armoured Brigade in Helmand

    12th Mechanized Brigade will replace 20th Armoured Brigade in April 2012 as the lead formation of British troops in Helmand province, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced on Tuesday 7 February 2012.

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

  • UK Border Agency deports gang members

    A joint operation between the UK Border Agency and Metropolitan Police has led to eight major gang members being deported..

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

  • Office for Civil Society appoints Strategic Partners

    Nine organisations have been selected as Strategic Partners of the Office for Civil Society (OCS).

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

  • A new effort to help Somalia

    Foreign Secretary spoke at the British Government Consultation on Somalia at Chatham House on 8 February.

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

  • Defence Committee commends Armed Forces for Libya mission

    The UK's contribution to the NATO mission in Libya has been commended by the House of Commons Defence Select Committee in its report on the operation.

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

  • British and Afghan troops take on insurgency in Gereshk

    More than 280 British troops joined forces with 690 warriors from the Afghan National Army (ANA) and patrolmen from the Afghan National Police…

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

  • Prime Minister meets Royal Marines back from Afghanistan

    Prime Minister David Cameron visited Royal Marines Commandos, who have recently returned from spearheading Operation HERRICK 14 in Afghanistan, at their base in Plymouth on Friday.

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

  • Afghanistan operational air update 28 January 2012

    RAF personnel conducted numerous missions across southern Afghanistan from 22 to 28 January 2012. Here follows an operational update.

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

  • Queen discusses Libya operations at RAF Marham

    Her Majesty The Queen, in her role as Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Marham, visited the station and its personnel this week to discover more about their work on operations over Libya.

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

  • Statistical Press Notice: Mental health community teams activity data, 2011-12 Q3

    Quarterly mental health community teams activity data published today by the Department of Health

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

  • Statistical press notice: Ambulance Quality Indicators – monthly update for England

    The latest Ambulance Systems Indicators and Ambulance Clinical Outcomes data were published today

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

  • Damian Green's speech on making immigration work for Britain

    This speech was delivered at the Policy Exchange on 2 February 2012. This version is checked against delivery.

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

  • National police units which provide intelligence on criminality associated with protest: a review

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 2 February 2012 by Theresa May and the House of Lords by Lord Henley…

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

  • MOD sets out plans to ensure investment in state-of-the-art defence equipment

    The Government has set out its plans to prioritise investment in Science and Technology, in order to ensure the UK's Armed Forces continue to have state-of-the-art technology, equipment and support, in a White Paper publ…

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

  • Consultation on devolving local major transport schemes for the next spending review period

    Consultation for deciding new devolved prioritising and funding of local major transport schemes launched.

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