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  • New ministerial committee to uphold pledges to Armed Forces

    A new ministerial committee will ensure that the Government delivers promises made under the Armed Forces Covenant as part of a cross-Government effort to keep the interests of Service personnel at the heart of the Nation.

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

  • PM visits troops in Afghanistan

    PM meets UK armed forces in pre-Christmas trip to Kandahar.

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

  • Supreme Court Appointments

    New Justices of the Supreme Court.

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

  • Government sets out strategy to be Positive for Youth

    Children’s Minister Tim Loughton publishes the government's new vision for youth services.

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

  • Belarus and human rights

    The Foreign Ministers of the Germany, Poland, Sweden and the UK have expressed concern about continuing repression in Belarus.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes election of British judge to the International Criminal Court

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham said that Judge Morrison will make a major contribution to the work of the court.

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

  • HMS Somerset in Tanzania for 50th anniversary of independence

    During the visit, the Type 23 Frigate hosted a number of Tanzanian dignitaries, and the ship’s company were welcomed as guests of this most …

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

  • Control order powers (11 August 2011 to 10 December 2011) and control order powers (11 December 2011 to 14 December 2011)

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 19 December 2011 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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns attacks on mosques in the West Bank

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt as condemned the increased arson attacks on mosques in the West Bank, which are designed to aggravate tensions.

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

  • David Green new director of Serious Fraud Office

    New SFO director David Green will take up his post in 2012.

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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

  • Defence Secretary Christmas message to Defence staff

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has written the following Christmas message of support and best wishes to all Defence personnel.

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

  • UK backs activist's call for a new Yemen

    William Hague and Alan Duncan pledged Britain's support for Yemen’s transition in a meeting with Nobel Laureate Tawakul Karman

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

  • Prime Minister's King James Bible Speech

    Commemorating the version's 400th anniversary.

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

  • Charities Act 2011

    The Charities Bill, which consolidates existing legislation into a single Act, has received Royal Assent and is now the Charities Act 2011.

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

  • Minister for Europe welcomes Belarus opposition figures to London

    Minister for Europe David Lidington met political opposition figures from Belarus on 15 December in London.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Nobel Peace Prize winner

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Tawakul Karman, the Yemeni recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in London on 15 December.

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

  • A renewed commitment to tackling climate change through international law'

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has welcomed the outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 17) which concluded in Durban, South Africa on 11 December.

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

  • Government plans to improve UK’s copyright laws

    Proposals to modernise the copyright system and remove unnecessary barriers to growth were unveiled by the Government today. The consultation…

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

  • New powers to deal with suspected terrorists

    Suspected terrorists face tough controls under a new law given Royal Assent today, the Home Secretary said.

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