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  • Government to transform frontline business inspections

    Details were published as part of the Government’s response to the Transforming Regulatory Enforcement consultation setting out how the Government…

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

  • Opening of Rolls Building

    Kenneth Clarke talks about the new Rolls Building and how this state of the art court complex is flying the flag for UK legal services.

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

  • A royal opening for the Rolls Building

    The largest specialist centre for the resolution of financial, business and property disputes anywhere in the world was opened today.

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

  • Change in UK policy on employing armed guards to protect against Somali piracy

    UK-registered vessels will be able to employ armed guards to defend themselves against pirates in exceptional circumstances.

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

  • UK unites to stamp out battery cages

    The AHVLA will use ultra violet light to identify batches of eggs that were not laid in the new, more welfare friendly cages.

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

  • Secretary of State for Wales visits programmes which support young people in Cardiff

    Today, the Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan visited two programmes run by youth charity The Prince’s Trust in Cardiff, aimed at helping…

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Bonn blueprint for long-term engagement with Afghanistan

    The Bonn Conference on Afghanistan established a blueprint for the international community's long term engagement with Afghanistan beyond 2014.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns Israeli legalisation of Shilo building units

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said that construction is obstructive to efforts to bring a lasting peace to the Middle East conflict and threatens the future of a two-state solution.

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

  • Storming of British Embassy in Iran

    Latest developments following an incursion by demonstrators on 29 November at the British Embassy premises in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

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

  • Champion for elimination of violence against women, Lynne Featherstone, to focus on women’s rights at the Afghanistan Civil Society Forum

    Home Office Minister Lynne Featherstone will attend the Civil Society Forum on Afghanistan in Bonn on 2 and 3 December to discuss women’s rights and empowerment.

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

  • Families and young people in troubled neighbourhoods

    Speech by by The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP.

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

  • Attorney General reflects on how the law of contempt is developing

    Dominic Grieve says that in reporting crime, the press has been pushing at the boundaries.

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

  • Contempt - a balancing act

    Speech by Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP - balancing the freedom of the press with the fair administration of justice

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

  • UK Economy on track to meet carbon targets and will reap long term benefits - Huhne

    01 December 2011 The task of rebalancing the UK economy away from carbon is well-progressed and is set to result in greater energy security…

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

  • Lynne Featherstone's speech on women in the workplace

    This speech was delivered by Lynne Featherstone on 1 December 2011.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Afternoon From 1 December 2011

    from the Prime Minister's spokesperson on strikes, Europe, Iran and child poverty.

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement to the House of Commons on British Embassy Tehran

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has made a statement following an attack on the British Embassy compound on 29 November.

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

  • Charles Hendry speech to the Smart Metering Forum

    Taking the Foundation Stage forward: an update on the government’s plans for the Smart Metering Implementation Programme Grateful to Richard…

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

  • Autumn Statement 2011

    Measures to build a stronger economy announced, including the second phase of the Growth Review and the National Infrastructure Plan.

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

  • New First Parliamentary Counsel

    Sir Gus O’Donnell has announced the appointment of Richard Heaton as First Parliamentary Counsel and Permanent Secretary at the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel.

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