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  • Green Investment Bank moves a step closer

    The Green Investment Bank is designed to accelerate private sector investment in the UK’s transition to a green economy. Offshore wind power…

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

  • Government pledges £1 million to support the vulnerable at Christmas

    £1 million to support innovative Christmas charity appeals has been pledged by the Minister for Civil Society.

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

  • Support to local areas to tackle gang and youth violence

    Twenty two areas in London, Liverpool, Manchester and the West Midlands are to receive funding and support to tackle gang and youth violence, the Home Secretary announced today.

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

  • Secretary of State’s speech to the CBI and Green Alliance conference

    Secretary of State’s speech to the CBI and Green Alliance conference.

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

  • Hundreds of teachers awarded national scholarships

    The first round of successful bids to the government’s new £2 million scholarship scheme for teachers were announced today by ministers.

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

  • PM's statement on the European Council

    "I went to Brussels with one objective: to protect Britain's national interest. And that is what I did."

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

  • SME exporting: the national challenge (Manchester)

    Stephen Green's speech at The National Challenge: SMEs Export for Growth event in Manchester.

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

  • Road open to new global legal climate treaty

    11 December 2011 Global agreement achieved on a roadmap to a legally binding deal Second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol…

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

  • Energy firms’ climate change plans will keep Britain’s lights on

    Energy companies’ plans to protect the UK power supply from the impacts of climate change were published by Defra today.

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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

  • Sapper Elijah Bond dies in UK from wounds sustained in Afghanistan

    With great sadness the Ministry of Defence confirms the death of Sapper Elijah Bond from 35 Engineer Regiment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham on Thursday 8 December 2011 as a result of wounds sustained in Afgha…

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  • £90 million boost for buses across England

    £90 million to make buses greener, more efficient and easier to use.

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

  • Investment in bus and community transport

    £60 million package of measures to improve buses and community transport.

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

  • New powers for public to stop Council Tax rises this year

    A new ‘local tax lock’ that allows people a vote to stop council tax going up if their local authority refuses to freeze bills and hike the …

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

  • International Skills

    Good afternoon, everyone. I want to talk today about international skills in a number of different senses. We have now to think of skills…

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

  • A new partnership between the UK and Libya

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt completed a three day visit to Libya on 8 December. The first visit by a UK Minister since the formation of the new Libyan Government.

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

  • Bali Democracy Forum

    Speaking at the Bali Democracy Forum on 8 December 2011, Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne commented that the Forum came at 'a seminal time for democracy'.

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

  • New Intellectual Property Attaché in China will support UK businesses

    Tom Duke is the former head the IP Centre at the European Union Chamber of Commerce in South Korea. He will be based at the British Embassy …

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

  • Multi million package announced to boost innovation and research in the UK

    The strategy, launched by Business Secretary Vince Cable and Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts, sets out the Government&rsquo…

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

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP speech to the Durban COP17 Climate Conference Plenary

    Thank you, Mr President. One year ago, we brought these negotiations back from the brink. As the global economic crisis deepened, we turned…

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