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  • Sweeping intellectual property reforms to boost growth and add billions to the economy

    The recommendations were made in May 2011 by Professor Ian Hargreaves in his report, - ‘Digital Opportunity: A review of intellectual property…

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

  • New government guidance on minicabs to give volunteers and care workers a smoother ride

    New guidance means volunteers, childminders and care workers won't have to be licensed as minicabs.

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

  • Swifter justice for victims of 'neighbours from hell'

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today announced plans to speed up the process for evicting persistent ‘neighbours from hell’ from their homes…

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

  • Counterfeit clothing seized at Stansted

    Designer fakes worth an estimated £750,000 have been discoverd by the UK Border Agency.

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

  • Government introduces deregulatory measures to help SMEs access equity financing

    The Financial Secretary, has announced that two deregulatory amendments to the EU Prospectus have been brought into effect a year early.

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

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP's article in Energy and Environment Management magazine

    The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP: the greenest government ever One year ago, we promised this would be the greenest government ever. It is a promise…

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

  • Government axes retail red tape

    Vince Cable announces plans to scrap or simplify more than 160 regulations that currently apply to retailers and their customers.

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

  • Red Tape Challenge sets retailers free from regulations

    The proposals are the first results from the Red Tape Challenge and will see significant changes to legislation that will make life easier for…

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

  • Organised crime strategy published

    Agencies will work together in UK and abroad to disrupt international criminal networks, freeze criminal assets and keep communities safe.

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

  • New strategy to strike at the heart of organised crime

    The government is today launching a strategy to crack down on serious and organised criminals.

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

  • Minister urges employers to help break the disability glass ceiling

    Over seven million disabled people in the UK are being prevented from getting jobs or reaching their full potential.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt condemns executions in Gaza

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt comments on the execution of two people in Gaza on Tuesday.

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

  • The Commonwealth is "back at the heart of British Foreign Policy"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague reaffirms that the Commonwealth is “back at the very heart of British foreign policy” and highlights the active steps the Government is taking to embed the 54-member organisation in UK foreign…

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

  • Occupational pension schemes: definition of ‘money purchase benefits’

    …The government's response to the Supreme Court's judgment on the meaning of ‘money purchase benefits’ in pensions law.…

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

  • Commonwealth – the soft power network of the future

    Lord Howell: 'We want the Commonwealth to play a key role in the unfolding opportunities and challenges that our increasingly networked world brings.'

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

  • Speech to the Norfolk Ecumenical Criminal Justice Forum

    Speech by Lord McNally covering the government's programme of reforms of sentencing and legal aid, and competition strategy for offender services.

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

  • Suffragan Bishop of Bradwell

    The Venerable John Michael Wraw, Archdeacon of Wilts, appointed to the Suffragan See of Bradwell.

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

  • Reform of town and village greens registration system

    Consultation on proposals for reforming the registration system for town and village greens.

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

  • Treasury Minister writes on Corporation Tax issue in Scotland

    The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury has written an article on corporation tax for the

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

  • Transcript of press conference in Lagos, Nigeria

    A transcript of the Prime Minister's press conference in Lagos, Nigeria on 19 July 2011.

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