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  • Government bans calculators in tests for 11-year-olds

    On 9 November 2012, Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss announced that calculators would be banned in maths tests for 11-year-olds from 2014.

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

  • Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, to the Royal Society

    Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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

  • Use of Civil Sanctions Powers Contained in the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008

    I am announcing today that when considering whether to make Orders under the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 to provide a regulator…

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

  • Clamping down on metal theft

    Metal thieves who steal from war memorials will soon face tough new penalties, Crime Prevention Minister Jeremy Browne warned today.

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

  • Crackdown on war memorial theft

    Unscrupulous metal thieves who steal from war memorials will soon face tough new penalties, crime prevention minister Jeremy Browne warned today.

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

  • Speech by Baroness Verma to the Smart Metering Forum

    53million smart meters by 2019 - an efficient and cost effective rollout Check against delivery Introduction I'd like to thank Ernst & Young for organising this event and bringing us all together t...

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

  • Clearer food and drink labelling for consumers

    Shoppers will be able to make more informed decisions at the tills due to food labelling rule changes. Manufacturers will have to bring in …

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

  • Transforming Whitehall

    A new study, 'Transforming Whitehall', has identified recommendations to help government departments prepare for further reductions.

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

  • Town hall pension changes could unlock up to £22 billion for infrastructure

    Councils could invest as much as as £22 billon more of pension fund investments into infrastructure under new proposals.

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

  • Government to care homes sector: help us improve enforcement of regulation

    In addition to making suggestions for improvements to the current enforcement regime, people working in or running adult care homes are also…

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

  • Culture Minister defers export of an outstanding George II ewer and basin once used as the trophy for the Doncaster Cup

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on an important George II silver-gilt ewer and basin, made by George Wickes.

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

  • Keynote Tourism Speech

    World Travel Market, ExCel London

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

  • Francis Maude speech to FT Innovate Conference

    Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude made a speech at the FT Innovate Conference about government services and digital revolution.

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

  • Challenge Prize semi-finalists reveal novel and engaging ways to tackle pressing social concerns

    Fifty semi-finalists are now in the running for two £50,000 Challenge Prizes, which back innovative new ways to bring communities together.

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

  • Whitehall closer to being 'Digital by Default'

    …The Government Digital Strategy has been published, fulfilling a commitment in June's Civil Service Reform Plan.…

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

  • Chloe Smith speaks at Cyber Security Summit

    Minister Chloe Smith delivered a speech about the government's cyber security strategy.

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

  • Health Red Tape Challenge Launched

    People are being invited to give their ideas on how to remove excessive burdens and reduce bureaucracy across the health and social care sector, to give health professionals more time to care for patients, Public Health Mini…

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

  • Healthy Living and Social Care theme launched as part of Red Tape Challenge

    The Healthy Living and Social Care theme of the Red Tape Challenge launches today. The 6-week long initiative invites healthcare professionals…

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

  • EU Transport Council 29 October 2012

    Written statement about the first Transport Council of the Cypriot Presidency in Luxembourg.

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

  • New powers for courts to improve justice for wronged consumers

    Today’s ‘_Civil Enforcement Remedies’ _consultation will change the way authorities like Trading Standards enforce the law on behalf of consumers…

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