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  • Major flooding exercise to test emergency response in England and Wales

    Exercise Watermark will trial responses to a range of scenarios which could occur during a flood emergency.

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

  • M1 motorway improvements announced

    M1 capacity and safety improvements given go-ahead.

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

  • General Richards visits HMS Albion

    The visit was part of General Richards’ Royal Navy briefing day to familiarise him with the role of the Royal Navy before he takes up his next…

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

  • Mark Prisk explores finance options for smaller firms

    The Government is committed to increasing the range of finance options available to businesses that are often reliant on bank lending for credit…

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

  • Confederation of British Industry North East business dinner

    Michael Moore, Secretary of State for Scotland, addresses the CBI on the economy, public finances and next steps for devolution.

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

  • Moore tours Moray bases ahead of defence review

    The Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore was in Moray today (Tuesday 28 September) to visit the RAF Kinloss and RAF Lossiemouth bases as part of his ministerial tour of the country.

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

  • Royal Television Society

    Introduction Bill Gates talked about the internet as the “town square for the global village of tomorrow”. Technology has turbo-charged globalisation…

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

  • New research project to tackle water pollution from agriculture

    Farmers are getting involved in one of the largest studies of its kind to establish the best ways of halting water pollution from agriculture.

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

  • Swire to take forward arrangements for continuation of Parades Commission

    Minister of State Hugo Swire MP has confirmed that he will now make arrangements for the continuation of the Parades Commission.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Italy

    Mr Christopher Prentice CMG has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Italy.

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

  • Foreign Secretary 'deeply concerned' over Israeli settlement building

    Foreign Secretary William Hague comments on expiration of moratorium on new housing construction in Israeli settlements in West Bank.

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

  • Foreign Secretary addresses regional issues in meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in New York on Monday.

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

  • An effective response to climate change "underpins our security and prosperity"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has delivered a speech titled 'The Diplomacy of Climate Change' to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

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

  • Foreign Secretary supports UN efforts against terrorism, condemns ransom payments to terrorists

    Foreign Secretary William Hague gave a speech to the Security Council Briefing on Terrorism

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

  • Advocate General for Scotland to consult on devolution legal issue

    …Advocate General Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC is to consult the legal community on a technical issue concerning the procedure whereby acts of the Lord Advocate, carried out in her role as Scotland's prosecutor, may be challenged under the Scotland Act 1998.…

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

  • 2010 UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals

    UK hails 'unprecedented success' at 2010 summit on MDGs

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

  • MDG Summit outcomes: UK hails 'unprecedented' success

    Round-up of outcomes from the 2010 UN Millennium Goals Summit, which took place in New York from 20-22 September.

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

  • Joint statement from the Ministerial Meeting of the Friends of Yemen

    Following the Ministerial Meeting held in New York on Friday 24 September 2010, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary William Hague, the Friends of Yemen issued the following joint statement on outcomes and recommendations.

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

  • UK agrees ground breaking research partnership with Norway on nuclear disarmament verification

    Alistair Burt MP, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gives a speech on Disarmament and taking forward Multilateral Disarmament Negotiations

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

  • UK intends to make Sudan the top priority for our Presidency of the Security Council

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Henry Bellingham MP gave a speech at the UN High Level Event on the situation in Sudan

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