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  • £1.3 billion funding deal for the Post Office

    Business Secretary Vince Cable said: “The Post Office network is a cornerstone of British life. Our £1.3 billion funding package will reverse…

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

  • John Hayes calls for a new arts and crafts movement

    John Hayes believes that it is time to debate the way practical skills are taught, learnt and valued, and wants to hear your opinions.

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

  • "The craft so long to lerne": Skills and their Place in Modern Britain

    Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for coming. The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce, is probably the…

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

  • Skills Minister calls for a new Arts and Craft Movement

    The minister was at the RSA where to deliver a speech on how practical and skills have evolved through history and the role they must now play…

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

  • Speech to Airport Operators' Association

    Speech by the Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport.

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

  • Building long-term growth

    Government sets out plans to back British business and create "a new economic dynamismâ"

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

  • Education at the heart of growth

    I hope you will find this different from the sort of speech you have heard from Business Secretaries over the years. Partly because a year ago…

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

  • Cadets mark national Trafalgar Day in London

    Sea Cadets led 550 young people from across the Cadet Forces as they celebrated the historic 205th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar with a spectacular show in Trafalgar Square on Sunday 24 October 2010

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

  • Review on Corporate Governance & Short-Termism opens

    The call for evidence launched today, ‘A Long Term Focus for Corporate Britain’, aims to investigate issues including; the problems of short…

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

  • Vince Cable Speech: CBI - 25 October 2010 - Check against delivery

    It will also be different because it would be wrong for me to deliver a “business as usual” speech. We have been through a massive economic …

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

  • Her Majesty The Queen opens vsitors centre at Lisburn Coca-Cola plant

    Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh has visited Coca-Cola Hellenic in Lisburn to tour the recently opened factory and to open the companies new visitors' experience.

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

  • 16 areas get 'community budgets' to help the vulnerable

    Sixteen areas were today given direct control over local spending in their area free of centrally imposed conditions as part of the Spending…

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

  • DFID Research: Conditional Cash Transfers pilot scheme in rural Egypt

    Research conducted for the DFID-funded Pathways of Women's Empowerment Programme has been used to design a feminist Conditional Cash Transfers scheme in Egypt

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  • HEFCE Annual Conference

    Good afternoon. It has been a crucial ten days for the development of higher education in our country. I am very grateful to HEFCE for this…

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

  • Improving Britain’s Competitiveness

    Introduction Good morning. I am delighted to be here. Today, we are meeting to discuss how to make the UK more competitive. This is a key…

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

  • Oman Trade & Investment Forum

    Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt addresses Omani business leaders in London.

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

  • Moore to establish response group for Moray

    The Secretary of State for Scotland will establish a response group within the Scotland Office to deal with issues faced by Moray as a result of the recent Defence Review.

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

  • Her Majesty The Queen begins Northern Ireland visit

    Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, has arrived in Northern Ireland and was greeted at George Best Belfast City Airport by Dame Mary Peters DBE, Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borou…

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

  • Community transport

    With a focus on community transport Norman Baker addressed the East Sussex Transport Conference speak-up forum.

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

  • Sutton Community Transport

    …Celebrates the opening of Sutton Community Transport's impressive new vehicle depot and offices at Beddington Lane.…

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