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  • Vince Cable speech: Association of Colleges Conference, Birmingham – 16 November 2010

    Thank you for inviting me to your conference and for giving me the opportunity to set out my vision for the FE sector based on the skills strategy…

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

  • David Willetts comments on UCAS Provisional End of Cycle Report 2009/2010

    “In a year of unprecedented demand for higher education funding, we kept our commitment to fund an extra 10,000 student places. There were more…

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

  • Vince Cable sets out vision for radical reform of skills system to support growth

    The strategy sets out the Government’s vision for reform of the Further Education and skills system in order to improve the skills of the workforce…

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

  • Former child soldiers share story with UK minister

    Former child soldiers from Uganda have met with Minister for International Development, Stephen O’Brien, during their visit to the UK. The children, who are supported by the relief charity, Watoto, thanked the MP for the UK’…

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

  • Defra confirms Higher Level Stewardship funding and new Environmental Stewardship payment schedule

    The Government has today confirmed the details of spending on Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) until 2014.

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

  • Vision for political reform: speech by the Deputy Prime Minister

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's keynote speech on political reform.

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

  • Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, at the Economist

    Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Free childcare for disadvantaged 2-year-olds to be guaranteed in law

    Children's Minister Sarah Teather outlines the first steps in the government's reform of early years education.

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

  • Science and research: budget allocations

    How budget allocations for science and technology could best be spent, and what are areas of concern.

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  • Cumbria floods remembered at Department for Communities and Local Government

    DCLG has joined the people of Cumbria in remembering the floods that hit the county last year by flying the county flag above its offices.

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

  • Heritage champions national conference 2010

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. I am delighted to have been invited to join you today at the Heritage Champions National Conference…

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

  • IN PICTURES: HM Armed Forces remember the fallen from Afghanistan to London

    From bases in Afghanistan, on board Royal Navy ships, at RAF stations and in Army barracks around the world, the British Service community has honoured the fallen of military campaigns past and present.

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

  • Ranger Aaron McCormick killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Ranger Aaron McCormick, from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, serving as part of Combined Force Nad 'Ali (South), was killed in Helmand, southern A…

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  • Emergency aid to Burma

    The UK Government will give emergency food, water, sanitation and health care to more than a hundred thousand people in Burma as the full scale of destruction caused by Cyclone Giri has become clear

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

  • Hygiene, sanitation and water: Forgotten foundations of health

    PUSS O'Brien launches a Sanitation & Water Series published in Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine.

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

  • Pakistan Development Forum

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell's speech to the Pakistan Development Forum in Islamabad on 15 November 2010.

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

  • Myths busted: “Flood tax” and flood defence schemes

    There are no plans to introduce a 'flood tax' for people whose homes and businesses are at risk of flooding.

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

  • Myth busted: National Parks

    Our National Parks are not going to lose their status because of budget cuts.

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

  • Cultural shift needed says Helen Newlove

    Government champion for active, safer communities begins her programme of work and launches a new blog.

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

  • Baroness Newlove in 'call to action' for community safety

    Inspirational community activists who help keep neighbourhoods safe are being called on to spread their good work by the government’s champion for active, safer communities, Baroness Newlove.

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