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  • Grayling: increase in unemployment tempered by a reduction in the number of people claiming benefits and growth in private sector jobs

    New figures published today show that unemployment (ILO measure) has risen by 27,000 on the quarter to 2.5 million.

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

  • Koestler prisoner art awards

    Entries are open for an annual awards of prisoner art.

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

  • New prisoner escort contracts awarded

    Plans to award four new contracts for the Prisoner Escort and Custody Services to Geo Amey PECS Ltd and Serco Ltd, have been announced.

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

  • DFID Research: Ridding the world of rinderpest.

    Scientific expertise has brought the rinderpest virus to the point of extinction, helping to protect the livelihoods of millions of livestock keepers

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  • "UK is at the forefront of the international effort to isolate Qadhafi regime"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the response to the situation in Libya following the G8 Foreign Ministers meeting in Paris.

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

  • Armed Forces Minister visits families of soldiers in Helmand

    The importance of looking after the families of soldiers serving on operations was the focus of a recent visit to Colchester Garrison by the Minister for the Armed Forces Nick Harvey.

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

  • David Willetts comments on the draft Defamation Bill

    “I am delighted we have delivered on our promise to reform Defamation Law - this Bill is good news for science. However, the work does not stop…

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

  • Government receives the first report of the Sandwich Economic Development Task Force

    “This report is the first step towards developing viable, long term prospects for the future of the Sandwich site. “Pfizer and the Government…

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

  • Correction: Big Society and women's organisations - WMS

    This written ministerial statement, dated 15 March 2011, is a correction to an oral answer on the Big Society and women’s organisations.

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

  • Speech by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Justine Greening MP, at the Economic Research Council

    Speech by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Crispin Blunt praises payback scheme

    Justice Minister Crispin Blunt visited a community payback project in Worcester to see first hand how offenders are being punished.

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

  • Schools Minister takes a lesson in Mandarin

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb visited Kingsford Community College in Newham yesterday to see how it is leading the way in teaching Mandarin.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 15 March 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: Japan, Libya and Civil Service.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Afternoon From 15 March 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: Libya, Bahrain and health.

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

  • UN Human Rights Council meets to discuss human rights situation in Libya

    The UN Human Rights Council had a debate today on the follow-up to the Special Session on Libya on 25 February.

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

  • "Britain will remain at the forefront of Europe in leading the response to this crisis"

    Prime Minister David Cameron has updated parliament on the special European Council on 11 March which focussed on Libya and the Middle East.

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

  • Royal Irish Regiment mounts its largest air assault since 1945

    1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH) has conducted a huge air assault operation in Helmand province, overwhelming an insurgent safe haven and leaving the enemy unable to respond.

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

  • HQ staff in Helmand run half-marathon for charity

    Service personnel based at Headquarters Task Force Helmand (HQ TFH) in Lashkar Gah have taken part in a half-marathon relay race around their small base.

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

  • Defence project managers' excellence recognised

    Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) programme and project managers are performing near the top of a wide field of international blue chip companies and other government organisations in the UK and overseas, according to…

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

  • £11 million testing facility to make air travel safer

    Chipir’ will be the first dedicated facility outside of the US to look at how silicon microchips respond to cosmic radiation. It will use an…

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