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  • New era where families are rewarded for recycling - not fined or bullied

    Millions of families across the country who recycle their household rubbish will now be rewarded with cash prizes, shopping vouchers and loyalty points.

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

  • New measures help create a bigger, better private rented sector

    New measures have been introduced that will create a bigger, better private rented sector for tenants and landlords.

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

  • New wave of innovation to update statutory notices for 21st Century

    The government announces joint pilots with public and private sector to help make statutory notices fit for the future.

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

  • Funding boost to safeguard Cornish language announced

    Nick Clegg and Stephen Williams announce that the government is investing an extra £150,000 to promote and develop the Cornish language.

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

  • Launch of Great British High Street competition 2015

    The government has today launched the second Great British High Street competition.

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

  • Ending the tenant tax to help tackle rogue landlords

    Housing Minister Brandon Lewis pledged to end the “tenants’ tax” that pushes up rents and imposes unnecessary red tape on decent landlords.

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

  • Government fund to support thousands more custom builders

    A multi-million pound fund will help aspiring custom builders get their projects off the ground more quickly.

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

  • Library funding boost to help more entrepreneurs

    Enterprising Libraries across the country will receive over £650,000 to support entrepreneurs.

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

  • Support for housebuilding doubles

    Support for new housebuilding has almost doubled in the past 4 years, new figures show.

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

  • Tenants safer under new government measures

    Landlords will be required by law to install working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in their properties.

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

  • Communities Minister celebrates English language learners in Bradford

    Stephen Williams presented certificates to 50 women who have taken steps to integrate into British life by learning to speak English.

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

  • More than 105,000 troubled families turned around saving taxpayers an estimated £1.2 billion

    The Communities Secretary has hailed the life-changing impact of the government’s Troubled Families programme, which has now turned around more than 105,000 of the hardest to help households in England.

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

  • Flag of the Commonwealth flies in Westminster

    The flag of the Commonwealth is flying in the heart of government to mark Commonwealth Day.

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

  • New support for social tenants who want to work

    Social tenants who need to move for work will no longer be pushed to the back of the housing waiting list.

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

  • A digital remedy will make a healthy high street

    High streets could make billions of pounds in additional revenue and increase footfall by making more of the latest digital technology.

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

  • £10 million support for women facing the threat of domestic violence

    A £10 million government fund will help support refuges across the country and boost provision for vulnerable victims of domestic violence.

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

  • Government delivers on parking promises to help local shops

    New measures will deliver a fairer deal for motorists and help boost the high street.

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

  • PM praises the remarkable valour and devotion to duty of the overseas-born recipients of the Victoria Cross

    145 commemorative paving stones were unveiled to create a permanent memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.

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

  • Cheers all round for community pubs day

    A national celebration day will be held on 23 March for the hundreds of pubs listed as assets of community value.

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

  • Unused public sector land will provide over 100,000 new homes

    The amount of land sold by the government surpasses the original commitment set by the Prime Minister.

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