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  • Local Government Association fire conference 2012

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Introduction I am delighted to be here today at what is now my third of…

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

  • 2012/03/21 - Franco-British Council 2012 Defence Conference

    Speech delivered by Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology at H.M. Ambassador's Residence, Paris on Wednesday 21 March 2012.

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

  • Award-winning journalists visit UK

    The winners of the 2011 'Inquirer Awards' for investigative journalism in the Middle East today met FCO officials as part of a UK visit.

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

  • Communiqué: UAE-UK Taskforce meeting

    The seventh meeting of the UAE-UK Taskforce was hosted by Minister for the Middle East and South Asia Alistair Burt on 21 March in London.

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

  • UK commitment to the Middle East

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke about the UK's optimism about the prospects for the Arab Spring and the Middle East in a speech to the Middle East Association on 21 March.

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

  • Andrew Mitchell: Forests - tackling illegal logging and climate change

    Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell made the key note presentation on forests and how UK is working to tackle illegal logging and climate change at the UK Timber Trade Federation's annual event.

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

  • Latest NHS workforce figures published

    The NHS Information Centre has published NHS workforce statistics for December 2011 and the Annual Census workforce stats for September 2010…

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

  • Justice reforms move to next stage

    Plans for radical reforms to the justice system have moved another step forward in the Houses of Parliament.

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

  • Lose some sleep but save a life this weekend: when you change your clock, test your smoke alarm

    The Fire Kills campaign is urging people to make a potentially life-saving move when they change their clocks on Sunday 25 March - by taking…

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

  • Change of British High Commissioner to the Seychelles

    Mrs Lindsay Samantha Skoll has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Seychelles.

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

  • RFA Wave Knight returns from 11-month deployment

    Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) tanker Wave Knight has been welcomed home to Portland as she returned from 11 months away, east of Suez.

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

  • Speech by Greg Barker at the Ecobuild Conference

    Check against delivery I’m delighted to be here at the Ecobuild conference. We have come a long way since I spoke about the Green Deal at …

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

  • Secretary of State's Speech, Ambassador's Lunch Washington

    Moving Beyond the Politics of the Peace Process

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

  • £1.8 million for fairer funding for end of life care

    More people should be able to spend their final days in a place of their choice and new Government funding will help to make this happen, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today.

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

  • NHS Foundation Trust staff most ‘happy with the standard of care’

    Across the NHS, hospital and mental health staff are more satisfied with their workplace, Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley announced today.

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

  • Palliative care pilot sites announced

    Andrew Lansley, Secretary of State for Health, has announced the seven adult and one children’s consortium pilot sites

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

  • Results of 2011 NHS staff survey published

    The results of the 2011 NHS staff survey have been published today. A total of 250,000 NHS staff were invited to participate by postal questionnaire. We received responses from 134,967 staff, a response rate of 54% (the same…

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

  • Palliative care funding

    Information about the government's work on palliative care funding.

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

  • Water without the worry

    UK aid is working with CAFOD to bring clean, safe water to the world's poorest communities

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  • Spreading the message to curb disease

    How UK aid is helping to improve hygiene and sanitation in Bangladesh

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