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  • Review of foreign languages on driving tests

    A consultation on the use of foreign language voiceovers and interpreters on theory tests and practical driving tests has been launched.

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

  • Driving Standards Agency launches consultation on a review of language support provided for driving test candidates

    Consultation launched seeking views on whether driving tests should be conducted only in the national languages of English, Welsh or British sign.

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

  • Common sense restored to Health and Safety

    Two reports published today reveal the Government is making rapid progress in restoring common sense to health and safety.

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

  • Crime maps: made to measure feature adds more information

    Members of the public can now check the safety of their estate, village, or route to work by making their own personalised crime maps.

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

  • Community safety boosted by made-to-measure crime maps

    Members of the public can now check the safety of their estate, village, or route to work by making their own personalised crime maps.

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

  • Red Tape Challenge is removing unnecessary housing, construction and planning regulations

    Red tape that affects house builders and landlords is cut, while the Red Tape Challenge focuses on planning administration next.

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

  • Thirty years of seatbelt safety

    A selection of historic THINK! adverts have been made available online to celebrate 30 years of the seatbelt law.

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

  • Report into fire safety duties in the NHS

    …Deputy NHS Chief Executive's letter highlighting the main findings from a report by the Fire and Rescue Service into fire safety in the NHS.…

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  • Elizabeth Truss speaks at the Policy Exchange on childcare

    Elizabeth Truss sets out the reforms to childcare published in the paper 'More great childcare'.

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

  • New insights added to ground-breaking London 2012 website

    Valuable lessons on how to stage a global event have been added to an innovative and growing service for industry and the public sector.

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  • Parents to have more choice of high-quality childcare

    Information on the government initiatives to improve state-funded childcare set out in the report ‘More great childcare’.

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

  • Government launches new guide to infrastructure delivery

    On 28 January 2013 the Government published for consultation a set of guidelines and tools to support public and private sector infrastructure providers' capability to improve the delivery of large scale projects and pro…

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

  • UK International Development Minister visits Sudan

    Lynne Featherstone has concluded her three day visit to Sudan meeting representatives of the Sudanese government and visiting a number of UK-supported programmes in Darfur.

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

  • Fighting fire under fire

    RAF firefighters who helped fight off a Taliban attack on Camp Bastion in Helmand province have received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals during a ceremony at the Palace of Westminster.

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

  • £24 million investment will make Glasgow a city of the future

    Glasgow chosen to receive £24 million of government investment to demonstrate how a city of the future will work.

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

  • Fertility and tissue regulators to be reviewed following consultation

    Further changes are needed to establish the future shape and scope of fertility and human tissue regulation across the UK, Public Health Minister Anna Soubry announced today in response to a consultation on the future of the…

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

  • Army Reserves support youth engineering project in Redcar

    Territorial Army soldiers are supporting a new council project in Redcar to give young people a range of engineering skills by getting them to build beach buggies.

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

  • New code ends ‘tick box’ regulation in sales of age restricted products

    Age Restricted Products Code of Practice published today will strengthen the protection of young people and reduce red tape.

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

  • CAA airspace director reappointed

    Mark Swan reappointed as a member of the Civil Aviation Authority.

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

  • Change of use: promoting regeneration

    Statement about permitted development rights for change of land use.

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