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  • EU Ministers agree further sanctions on Iran

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the decision to impose further sanctions on Iran demonstrates the EU's growing concern about the country's nuclear programme.

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

  • A further £7.9 million Regional Growth Fund for businesses

    The four firms are: Nifco UK in Stockton on Tees in the North East, which will use £1.65 million of RGF support towards an £11 million…

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

  • There's a Business in You

    Business in You’, a major new campaign aimed at inspiring people to start or grow their own businesses and helping small businesses and entrepreneurs…

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

  • Regional mediation pilot scheme launched

    Cambridge and Manchester will be the first regional mediation networks where the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will fund mediation…

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

  • South West makes splash as first marine energy park

    The South West has today been named as the UK’s first Marine Energy Park, firmly placing the region on the international map for leadership …

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

  • Clarke: mediation the future for separating families

    Mediation can be a quicker, cheaper and more amicable alternative to court.

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

  • Partnerships for Schools Board member appointments extended until closure

    Education Secretary Michael Gove has extended the appointments for three Board Members of the Government’s delivery agency, Partnerships for Schools.

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

  • PM's Chinese New Year message

    "I hope that this year of the dragon can be a year of success for China, for Britain and for us all"

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

  • Help for small businesses

    …Government and private sector launch major campaign to encourage businesses to get off the ground. External site: [Business in You](http://businessinyou.bis.gov.uk/)…

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

  • PM transcript: Start-up Britain speech in Leeds

    "2012 has got to be the year when we go for it. The year that we light new fires of ambition in our economy."

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

  • What's the business in you?

    The Prime Minister has launched a major campaign aimed at inspiring people to start or grow their own business

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns terrorist attacks in Nigeria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague appalled by large scale terrorist attacks in Kano.

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

  • "Falkland Islanders must be masters of their own fate"

    In an article published today the Foreign Secretary William Hague sets out why the future of the territory can only be decided by its people themselves.

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

  • UK to protect 140 million people from tropical diseases

    UK aid will help global effort to rid the world of infectious tropical diseases

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

  • New West Coast rail franchise to deliver 28,000 more seats

    28,000 more seats for passengers travelling between London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow.

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

  • InterCity West Coast rail franchise

    The department has published an invitation to tender for the formal bidding stage to replace the operator on the West Coast Main Line.

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

  • Baroness Newlove visits Northern Ireland to see projects tackling anti-social behaviour

    Tackling anti-social behaviour 'street by street'.

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

  • Foreign Secretary encourages modern partnership for UK and Caribbean

    Foreign Secretary William Hague hails a ‘new era’ for UK-Caribbean relations, as he joins partners from across the region at the UK-Caribbean Forum in Grenada.

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

  • Royal Navy returns pirated dhow to owner

    Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel embarked on Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessel Fort Victoria have successfully rescued a dhow from the clutches of 14 suspected Somali pirates and returned it to its rightful Yemeni own…

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

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP visits Leeds as part of Big Energy Week

    The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP visited Leeds and East Yorkshire on Friday 20 January as Big Energy week came to a close. The Secretary of State …

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