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  • Government sets out ambitious reform of the water industry

    Plans to reform the water industry were published in Parliament today as the Government seeks to slash red tape, drive innovation and open the market to new companies.

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

  • Publication of the latest statistics on animal research and the animals in science regulation unit annual report 2011

    Annual statistics on the use of animals in scientific research in Great Britain have been published today by the home office.

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

  • Open Data User Group to help unleash the potential of open data

    Today’s first meeting of the Open Data User Group (ODUG) has been hailed as an important step in the government's open data revolution.

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

  • Tim Loughton sets challenge at ADCS conference

    The Children's Minister challenges Directors of Children's Services to improve standards of residential care for vulnerable children.

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

  • Giving train passengers more information on punctuality

    Greater detailed information means passengers will be able to find out if train services run on time to within one minute.

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

  • Diplomatic Excellence in the 21st Century

    Foreign Secretary William Hague gave a speech about the importance of diplomacy at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 9 July.

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

  • Royal Marines get essential Medical & Dental facilities

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has delivered new Medical & Dental facilities for 42 Commando Royal Marines, one of three elite battalion-sized units which make up 3 Commando Brigade.

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

  • New fund to help disabled people become MPs

    A £2.6 million fund designed to help disabled people overcome barriers to becoming councillors, Police and Crime Commissioners or MPs was launched by the Government today.

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

  • Speech by Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP; Banking union in the eurozone, Brussels

    Speech by Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Perfect pints to preserve the planet

    Pubs will be able to save money, serve better pints to punters, and conserve significant amounts of energy using technology being developed.

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

  • Local Audit Bill to create robust new regime and help save taxpayer £650 million

    A new local audit regime that delivers value for money, greater responsibility for local bodies and the same tough audit standards was set out…

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

  • 'We must establish agreement on a robust and effective legally binding Arms Trade Treaty'

    UK Opening Statement at the Diplomatic Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty by Ambassador Jo Adamson.

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

  • A UK vision for business and human rights

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne spoke to the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong on 6 July 2012.

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

  • Culture Minister defers export of an outstanding Dutch silver ewer and basin by Christian van Vianen

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on the only known surviving silver ewer and basin by Christian van Vianen.

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

  • Non-Executive Directors of Health Research Authority confirmed

    Sally Cheshire, Julie Stone and Dr Allison Jeynes-Ellis have today been confirmed as Non-Executive Directors of the Health Research Authority (HRA).

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

  • UK-Vietnam strategic dialogue

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne and Vice Minister Nguyen Thanh Son conducted the 2nd UK- Vietnam Strategic Dialogue on 5 July in Hanoi

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

  • Michael Gove on FASNA's first twenty years

    Secretary of State Michael Gove speaks at the FASNA (Freedom and Autonomy for Schools National Association) conference, July 2012.

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

  • Prime Minister's speech on the London 2012 Olympics

    "For me, that vision is about buildings, about people, about sport and about the economy, about legacy and inspiration for the future - and I want us to break records on every one."

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

  • Focusing on enforcement of regulation in pubs

    The Government is encouraging anyone involved in running a pub, particularly a community pub, to feed in their experiences, good and bad, of dealing with local authorities and other regulators as part of the Focus on Enforcement campaign.

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

  • Make it in Great Britain Challenge finalists unveiled

    Successful entries of the Make it in Great Britain Challenge include a new technology which could offer relief to tinnitus sufferers, an eco…

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