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  • 2010 floods in Pakistan - latest update

    Latest update on how DFID is helping those affected by the monsoon floods.

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

  • Women Reaching Women Conference

    International Development Minister Stephen O'Brien's speech to the National Federation of Women's Institutes - Women Reaching Women Conference, Tuesday 12 April 2011.

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

  • Big Tree Plant hits 100,000 milestone

    The Big Tree Plant aims to plant one million trees in urban and residential areas over the next four years.

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

  • Paterson attends Royal Irish Regiment homecoming events in Market Drayton and Shrewsbury

    Secretary of State Owen Paterson joined thousands of well-wishers to welcome RIR soldiers back to their Shropshire base following their tour in Afghanistan.

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

  • Offenders clean park ahead of royal visit

    Offenders are helping spruce up a Lancashire country park ahead of a visit there by Prince William and Kate Middleton.

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

  • Regional Growth Fund invests £450 million for jobs and growth

    Over 100,000 new jobs will be created and safeguarded under government plans to invest £450 million in businesses across England.

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

  • Nomination: Diocese of Salisbury

    The Queen has approved the nomination of the Reverend Nicholas Roderick Holtam for election as Bishop of Salisbury.

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

  • Time for a change as soldier turns watchmaker

    A soldier whose time in the Army is running out has used the Service's resettlement package to uniquely retrain as a watchmaker and has invented what he believes to be a world's first in timekeeping circles.

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

  • Low carbon future mapped out for HGVs

    The roadmap is the first to be published in Europe with this level of detail and outlines the drivers and timescales of technology development…

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

  • Mark Prisk meets with Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough local enterprise partnership

    He met with the newly-appointed Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough partnership in Cambridge to hear about the progress the partnership…

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

  • Mark Prisk meets with New Anglia local enterprise partnership

    He met with the New Anglia partnership in Ipswich to hear about the progress the partnership has made in appointing its board and the main objectives…

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

  • Proposals to help disabled people become MPs

    One month left for contributions on proposals to help more disabled people to access elected office.

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

  • Almost 9 out of 10 parents think children are being forced to grow up too quickly

    A survey for the review into the commercialisation of childhood shows widespread concern about the pressure on children to grow up too fast.

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

  • Prime Minister busts the myths on red tape for Royal Wedding street parties

    The Prime Minister David Cameron has said today that people planning a Royal Wedding street party should be able to organise their celebrations…

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

  • Keynote speech to Minority Lawyers' Conference

    Speech by Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP

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

  • Government review of tier 4 (student visa): letter to Martin Doel OBE

    Letter dated 29 March 2011 from Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and David Willetts, Minister for Universities…

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  • Culture Minister announces review of cultural education

    New review launched by Ed Vaizey to help all young people have opportunities to take part in performance and visual arts.

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

  • DFID research: An update from infoDev

    An update from infoDev.

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

  • Management school links will help drive forward a new generation to create economic prosperity in Wales

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan was back in Llandaff where she was born and brought up today (Friday 8th February 2011), but this…

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

  • Growth plan to transform empty offices into new homes

    In a major effort to boost housing supply, dormant offices will be unshackled from a bureaucratic planning system so they can be transformed…

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