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The owner and master of a Dutch fishing vessel, caught with nets illegally adapted to catch baby fish, have been fined £51,000 after they were caught by a Royal Navy patrol ship.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Defra has published information about UK Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments made to ‘legal’ persons between 16 October 2008 and 15 October…
The Government announces plans to modernise intellectual property laws, aiding growth and adding billions to the UK economy.
Professor John Kay has asked Sir John Rose, former Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce plc; James Anderson, Partner and Manager at Baillie Gifford…
The recommendations were made in May 2011 by Professor Ian Hargreaves in his report, - ‘Digital Opportunity: A review of intellectual property…
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Ten innovative projects will play a key role in restoring fairness to the Housing Benefit system.
Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has today revealed that the government has saved £3.75bn in ten months.
Dr Clive Elphick has been appointed to the Board of the Environment Agency by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman.
The Financial Secretary, has announced that two deregulatory amendments to the EU Prospectus have been brought into effect a year early.
The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP: the greenest government ever One year ago, we promised this would be the greenest government ever. It is a promise…
London 2012 Olympics, science and human rights were amongst the topics discussed this week by Foreign Office bloggers.
Record numbers of unscrupulous or unauthorised claims management companies have been shut down by the Ministry of Justice in the last year.
British Hallmarking Council chairman Tom Murray welcomes official retention of the hallmark.
New zones in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Sheffield will accelerate local economic growth and aid job creation.
Vince Cable announces plans to scrap or simplify more than 160 regulations that currently apply to retailers and their customers.
The four Enterprise Zones in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Sheffield, selected by their local enterprise partnerships, will accelerate local…
The proposals are the first results from the Red Tape Challenge and will see significant changes to legislation that will make life easier for…
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced the location of four more enterprise zones aimed to boost economic growth around the country. External site: [HMT Press Notice: The Plan for Growth: Four new Enterprise Zones set…
The locations of four more Enterprise Zones and a progress report on Plan for Growth reforms announced today.
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