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  • Statement on outcomes following Downing Street Insurance Summit

    Government sets out measures to tackle compensation culture, reduce legal costs and cut red tape.

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

  • Foreign Secretary comments on 12 February Arab League meeting on Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has commended the Arab League for its commitment, leadership and resolve in working to end the violence in Syria

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

  • Foreign Secretary calls for release of Iranian opposition leaders

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has condemned Iran's attempts to suppress freedom of expression, a year after opposition leaders were put under house arrest.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Albania

    Mr Nicholas Cannon OBE has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Albania.

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

  • “We must redouble our efforts to put an end to the violence in Syria”

    Remarks delivered to the UN General Assembly on Syria by UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative Sir Mark Lyall Grant.

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

  • RAF Regiment leads operation against Taliban bomb-makers

    Members of the RAF Regiment have found and destroyed a large cache of Taliban IED-making equipment in an operation conducted alongside Afghan and US forces.

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

  • HMS Somerset's marines train with Saudi Arabian troops

    Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset is currently on maritime security operations in the Middle East working alongside Saudi Arabian authorities to …

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

  • Prince Harry visits RAF Honington

    Prince Harry recently visited RAF Honington in Suffolk and met station personnel and their families as well as being shown a selection of the unit's state-of-the-art military equipment.

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

  • New student rules to attract brightest and best

    New rules will come into force within weeks to cut abuse of the student visa route, Immigration Minister Damian Green announced today.

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

  • New NHS Pension Scheme calculators

    NHS Pension Scheme members can estimate future benefits or see changes to current scheme benefits under the proposed new scheme.

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

  • Cash injection for business to boost youth jobs

    The Deputy Prime Minister is calling on businesses to sign up to the government’s flagship £1 billion Youth Contract.

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

  • Free school groups set to apply for 2013

    Groups that want to open mainstream, special and alternative provision free schools in September 2013 can submit their detailed plans to the Department from today.

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

  • Press briefing: morning 13 February 2012

    The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on subjects including Greece, Scotland and public sector bonuses.

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

  • Lord Lieutenant for Staffordshire

    Queen appoints Ian Dudson CBE as Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Staffordshire.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister visits India

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne will visit Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Delhi from 13-16 February.

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

  • FCO Minister Counts Down to the Paralympic Games

    Today is 200 days to go until the London 2012 Paralympic Games. FCO Minister David Lidington has marked the milestone by visiting Stoke Mandeville, the birthplace of the Paralympic movement. Watch his video from the visit.

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

  • Taxpayers get more for their money on construction projects

    Radical changes to public sector construction will lead to up to a 20% fall in the cost of building schools, hospitals and roads.

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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

  • Year-on-year violence levels in Afghanistan decrease for first time

    For the first time since 2006 year-on-year violence levels decreased across Afghanistan in 2011, Foreign Secretary William Hague said yesterday in the government's quarterly update on Afghanistan.

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

  • Army and Navy support National Apprenticeship Week

    A soldier has been talking this week about how his apprenticeship has helped him keep Apaches flying over Afghanistan, while HMS Raleigh has been showcasing their apprenticeship training to local schools and colleges.

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