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  • Paralympic Games: full Foreign Office coverage

    A round up of Foreign Office activity around the London 2012 Paralympic Games from 29 August to 9 September.

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

  • "We want the Games in London to be remembered as the most inclusive games ever"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the International Paralympic Inclusion Summit on 6 September.

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

  • Foreign Secretary launches Government Guide to Cyber Security for Business

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the launch of the Government's Guide to Cyber Security for Business.

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

  • DFID research: The poorest people in the poorest countries? A prediction of where the world’s poor will live in 2030

    In Focus Policy Briefing suggests that the demographic shift in global poverty means that demand for “traditional aid” could lessen.

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

  • Sir Peter Bazalgette appointed chair of Arts Council England

    Sir Peter Bazalgette has today been appointed as Chair of Arts Council England.

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

  • Free schools: 55 to open this month – twice as many as this time last year

    Fifty-five new free schools will open in September 2012. They will raise standards and increase choice for parents.

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

  • New fund will boost digital innovation

    Up to £99,000 will be available for NHS organisations that come up with new digital services that improve patient care and help share information more easily across the NHS, the Department of Health announced today.

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

  • Freud announces successful Local Authority led Universal Credit pilots

    Local authority led pilot projects that will support people to claim Universal Credit named by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.

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

  • Government announces hundreds of new teacher scholarships

    Information about the National Scholarship Fund and its inclusion of special education needs (SEN) support staff for the first time.

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

  • Human Rights and the Olympic and Paralympic Games

    Full text of the Communiqué between the United Kingdom, The Russian Federation, The Federative Republic of Brazil and The Republic of Korea.

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

  • Human rights and the Olympic and Paralympic Games

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne spoke about human rights and the Olympic and Paralympic Games today

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

  • Free travel for military personnel supporting Paralympic Games security

    Transport for London and the Association of Train Operating Companies will continue their offer of free travel during the Games to military personnel supporting the London 2012 Paralympics within London.

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

  • Last chance to submit bureaucracy-busting ideas to Civil Society Red Tape Challenge

    Charities, social enterprises and voluntary organisations are being encouraged to tell government about unnecessary/ineffective regulation.

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

  • Swift Olympics Justice

    Figures have revealed how efficiently and effectively courts and tribunals operated during the Olympics. In the criminal courts…

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

  • Olympic crimes brought to swift justice

    During London’s Olympics Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service acted efficiently and effectively to bring Olympic crimes to justice.

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

  • On your marks for new School Games

    Every school in the country urged to sign up today to be part of the new School Games.

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

  • DFID research: Research call - the Brazilian development model for Africa: evidence and lessons

    DFID is inviting applications for a new research programme which looks specifically at Brazilian development in relation to Africa.

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

  • Town hall doors unlocked to social media and bloggers

    New law changes to introduce greater openness and transparency in executive councils meetings will mean all decisions including those affecting…

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

  • Broadband in the UK – Faster, Higher, Stronger

    Monday 20 August 2012 Campus, London CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY **The world’s first truly digital Olympics ** The last few weeks have been dominated…

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

  • British soldiers impart medical knowledge to Afghan counterparts

    Personnel from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) have been mentoring Afghan soldiers to improve their trauma care and first aid skills.

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