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  • Royal Navy warships work to disrupt piracy

    Two Royal Navy warships are continuing their operations in the Arabian Sea and Horn of Africa to deter piracy and build relations with nations in their respective regions.

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

  • Paratroopers partner Afghan warriors

    Lieutenant Jonny Mortimer-Hendry from D Company, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, on his first tour of Afghanistan, is leading his team in northern Nad 'Ali, to partner and help develop their Afghan counterparts.

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

  • Consultation on management of the UK's plutonium stocks: written ministerial statements by Charles Hendry and Lord Marland

    Charles Hendry MP: Minister of State for Energy The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) will publish on 7th February a consultation…

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

  • Plutonium consultation launched

    The Government today opened a consultation on the long-term management options for the UK’s existing civil plutonium stocks. The UK’s civil…

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

  • PM statement on European Council and North Africa

    Transcript of House of Commons statement on European Council and North Africa by the Prime Minister David Cameron on 7 February 2011.

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

  • Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company Sergeant Major) Colin Beckett killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company Sergeant Major) Colin Beckett of 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment was killed in Afghanistan on the morning of Saturday 5 …

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  • PM's speech at Munich Security Conference

    Prime Minister David Cameron has delivered a speech setting out his view on radicalisation and Islamic extremism.

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

  • PM calls for "shared national identity"

    The Prime Minister has identified segregation and separatism as key issues behind the threat of Islamic extremism and called for a "shared national identity"

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

  • Investment in Local Major Transport Schemes update

    Major capital funding for 9 schemes and further 22 schemes in consideration.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Security and freedom in the cyber age - seeking the rules of the road

    In a speech to the Munich Security Conference, Foreign Secretary William Hague said that Britain is "ready to play its part" in responding to the security challenges.

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

  • RAF Regiment conducts first joint patrols in Afghanistan

    The RAF Regiment has conducted its first patrols with members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and the Kandahar Air Wing (KAW).

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

  • UK and Pakistan navies in mid-ocean rendezvous

    A Royal Navy vessel on anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden has reinforced ties with the Pakistan Navy after a mid-ocean encounter with a familiar frigate.

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

  • Getting around: the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps

    2010 saw the ARRC move hundreds of its people from Germany to the UK. This year they are deploying to Afghanistan. Report by Leigh Hamilton.

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

  • Security and freedom in the cyber age

    Foreign Secretary William Hague sets out the UK vision of a future cyberspace which upholds freedom and democratic values while protecting citizens.

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

  • Ranger David Dalzell killed in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Ranger David Dalzell, from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, was killed on 4 February 2011 as a result of an operational accident while working at Checkp…

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  • Reform of the Air Travel Organiser's Licensing (ATOL) scheme

    Speech about the government’s ‘in principle’ decision to reform the Air Travel Organiser’s Licensing scheme.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister concerned about situation in Egypt

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said that if the Government has anything to do with the violence then it should be "stopped and stopped instantly".

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

  • "We are watching with utmost concern the deteriorating situation in Egypt"

    The UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain have issued a statement on the situation calling for a transition process to a broad-based Government to start now.

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

  • EU Ministers discuss Egypt, Belarus, Cote d'Ivoire and Sudan

    Minister for Europe David Lidington updated Parliament on the discussions at the Foreign Affairs and General Affairs Councils in Brussels this week.

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