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  • Presidential and parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone

    Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds and US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson call for free, fair and transparent elections.

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

  • Mums and dads will share parental leave

    Under the new system of flexible parental leave, parents will be able to choose how they share care of their child in the first year after birth…

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

  • Oral Statement by Edward Davey on allegations of manipulation in the gas market

    Mr Speaker, my department and the Treasury were informed on Friday afternoon that the FSA had received allegations of manipulation of the UK…

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

  • Oral Statement by Edward Davey on allegations of manipulation in the gas market

    Mr Speaker, my department and the Treasury were informed on Friday afternoon that the FSA had received allegations of manipulation of the UK gas market. Market abuse is always wrong – but at a time w...

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

  • Open Up! conference

    Prime Minister calls for a radical new approach to international development.

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

  • Flexible parental leave to revolutionise parents’ lives at work and home

    Radical reforms will allow both parents to share up to a year's leave to look after their new-born children, Nick Clegg announced today.

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

  • DECC statement re Guardian gas market story

    Energy Secretary Edward Davey said: “I am extremely concerned about these allegations and will be keeping in close touch with the regulators…

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

  • DECC statement re Guardian gas market story

    Energy Secretary Edward Davey's statement re Guardian gas market story

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

  • Abu Qatada court ruling: oral statement by the Home Secretary

    Home Secretary statement on Abu Qatada court ruling on Monday 12 November 2012.

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

  • PM's speech at Lord Mayor's Banquet

    David Cameron's speech on November 12, 2012, on trade, education and modern industrial strategy.

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

  • Government frees councils to tackle homelessness

    Housing Minister Mark Prisk announces new rules to house homeless people and help cut waiting lists.

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

  • Closing patrol bases in a cost-effective way

    Sorting out the stuff that is returned from patrol bases in Afghanistan is a salvager's dream writes Ian Carr from Camp Bastion's 'Warlike Scrap' yard.

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

  • Minister for Burma welcomes Aung San Suu Kyi’s joint statement on Rakhine state with Burmese parliamentarians

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire: "I echo the statement’s calls for increased security, respect for human rights regardless of ethnic group or religion, accountability for crimes committed, and increased humanitarian …

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

  • New members appointed to the School Teachers’ Review Body

    Peter Batley, Debbie Meech and Jonathan Crossley-Holland have been appointed to serve as members of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) for three years from 1 November 2012.

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

  • Gove calls for more adopters to help find homes for more than 4,200 children ready for adoption

    Information about Michael Gove's reponse to current adoption waiting-list figures.

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

  • The India and UK partnership

    The Foreign Secretary has made a statement about building a stronger partnership with India following a meeting with Mr Salman Khurshid, Indian Foreign Minister for External Affairs.

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

  • Clamping down on metal theft

    Metal thieves who steal from war memorials will soon face tough new penalties, Crime Prevention Minister Jeremy Browne warned today.

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

  • Crackdown on war memorial theft

    Unscrupulous metal thieves who steal from war memorials will soon face tough new penalties, crime prevention minister Jeremy Browne warned today.

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

  • UK condemns proposed settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt: "It is deeply disappointing that the Government of Israel continues to ignore the appeals of the UK and other friends of Israel"

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

  • Foreign Secretary Written Ministerial Statement on Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated parliament on Syria and has urged opposition groups to unite around a vision for a democratic and stable Syria.

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