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  • Michael Gove to Cambridge University

    The Secretary of State's speech to Cambridge University on a liberal education.

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

  • Beccles Lido Ltd wins Prime Minister's Big Society Award

    "Beccles Lido shows the great things that can happen when the power of a community is unleashed."

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

  • Michael Gove: improving the standard of education in England

    Education Secretary Michael Gove speech to the Ofqual Standards Summit.

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

  • Christmas cocktail of drugs seized at Harwich

    Heroin, cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis worth £4.1 million have been found hidden in a trailer full of Christmas decorations.

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

  • Coastguard modernisation proposals confirmed

    Plans to modernise the coastguard have been confirmed by Mike Penning.

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

  • Afghanistan, Middle East and North Africa, Iran and Somalia discussed in Brussels

    EU Foreign Ministers met in Brussels on 14-15 November to discuss Afghanistan, Middle East and North Africa, Iran and Somalia. Minister for Europe David Lidington reported the outcome to Parliament.

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

  • Home Secretary's Olympic security conference speech

    Theresa May gave this speech to the Olympic security conference on 21 November 2011. This version is checked against delivery.

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

  • Independent study on general anti-avoidance rule published

    Graham Aaronson QC sets out his recommendation for the introduction to the UK tax system of a narrowly focused general anti-abuse rule.

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

  • Michael Gove speaks to the London Early Years Foundation about the importance of early years

    The Secretary of State talks about the importance of early years education.

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

  • Statement by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, on Northern Rock

    Statement by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • TV programme showcases military medics' work in Helmand

    A new two-part TV series starts this weekend about front line medicine and looks at how UK military medics in Afghanistan have achieved the highest survival rate of casualties in the history of warfare.

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

  • Navy Sea Kings making a big difference in Helmand

    Royal Navy Sea Kings have over the last five months helped seize more than seven tonnes of drugs and stop insurgents in Afghanistan building over 1,500 homemade bombs.

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

  • Lieutenant David Boyce and Lance Corporal Richard Scanlon killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lieutenant David Alexander Grant Boyce and Lance Corporal Richard Scanlon, both from 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, were killed in Afghanistan on Thursda…

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  • Royal Military Police receive Afghanistan campaign medals

    Personnel from 111 Provost Company, 1st Regiment Royal Military Police (1 RMP), have been presented with their campaign medals after returning from a demanding six-month tour in Afghanistan.

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

  • Lance Corporal Peter Eustace killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Peter Eustace from 2nd Battalion The Rifles (2 RIFLES) was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 16 November 2011.

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  • Chancellor announces sale of Northern Rock plc

    The Government is selling Northern Rock plc to Virgin Money.

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

  • Statistical Press Notice: Mixed-sex accommodation breach data, October 2011

    Data on all breaches (i.e. occurrences of unjustified mixing) of the Mixed-Sex Accommodation (MSA) guidance during October 2011 published

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

  • Statistical Press Notice: NHS Referral To Treatment (RTT) waiting times data, September 2011

    Data on consultant-led Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times for patients who were treated during September 2011 published today

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

  • Securing our future

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke about the role of secret intelligence in foreign policy in a speech on 16 November.

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