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  • Safer clean-up for workers wearing airfed suits

    Two new developments are making it safer for workers taking apart some of the most hazardous facilities at Dounreay.

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  • ‘Overcoming barriers to the future of nuclear in Europe’ - informal senior officials’ meeting of nuclear power-interested EU countries

    The UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change hosted an informal senior officials' meeting of nuclear power-interested EU countries.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns bomb attacks in Iraq

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has condemned bomb attacks in Baghdad and southern Iraq where scores of people have reportedly been killed.

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

  • British forces help Afghans repair roads in Nad 'Ali

    British forces have been assisting Afghans in Nad 'Ali to repair local roads that are vital to local commerce, helping to build confidence in the Afghan Government and increase stability.

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

  • Life after leaving the UK's Armed Forces

    Leaving the Armed Forces can be a daunting prospect. After years of living a structured lifestyle which could involve fighting on the front line, entering what might seem like the comparatively quieter civilian world can tak…

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

  • HMS Diamond sets sail on maiden deployment

    HMS Diamond set sail from Portsmouth for the Middle East today on her maiden operational deployment.

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

  • Electronic Systems in Energy

    Michael Moore, Scotland's Secretary of State, delivers a Keynote address at the NMI conference 'Electronic Systems in Energy'.

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

  • Offshore wind industry to slash costs by over 30% in next seven years

    Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force Report sets out key actions for industry and Government to cut the cost of generating electricity…

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement on EU Energy Council, Luxembourg 15 June 2012

    In advance of the forthcoming Energy Council in Luxembourg on 15 June, I am writing to outline the agenda items to be discussed. The first …

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

  • Cost Reduction Task Force Report and Conclusions: Speech by Charles Hendry

    I am delighted to be here today to launch the Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force Report The fact that we are here today, at the RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind Conference, says much about how f...

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement on EU Energy Council, Luxembourg 15 June 2012

    In advance of the forthcoming Energy Council in Luxembourg on 15 June, I am writing to outline the agenda items to be discussed. The first substantive items on the agenda will be progress reports on ...

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

  • £50m UK funding will help catapult offshore power into future

    UK Government funding is set to help transform research into the renewables sector in Scotland and secure affordable and clean energy for future generations

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

  • UK secures major step forward in EU fish negotiations

    EU Council has agreed a general approach which includes a commitment to ban the discarding of dead fish.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister encourages further reform in Bahrain

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has concluded a visit to Bahrain, where he met senior Bahraini Government officials.

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

  • Forthcoming elections will be a crucial milestone in Pakistan’s democratic history

    The UK Foreign Secretary, Mr William Hague this afternoon held a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Khar at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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

  • UNSC resolution keeps Yemen top of the international community's agenda

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt comments on the UN Security Council unanimously passing Resolution 2051.

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement announces elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on forthcoming elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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

  • 078/2012 - Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary moves on

    …The MOD’s Director General for Security Policy, Tom McKane, will become the acting Permanent Secretary while a competition is conducted to appoint Mrs. Brennan’s replacement.

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

  • 077/2012 - Star of Jubilee celebrations deploys to Gulf

    HMS Diamond, which played a starring role in Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations earlier this month, sails from Portsmouth on Wednesday (June 13) for her maiden operational deployment to the Middle East.

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

  • Service personnel selected for Tranche 2 Redundancy Programme

    Personnel from all three Services will today be notified if they have been selected for redundancy in the second tranche of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme.

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