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  • Changes to Continuity of Education Allowance announced

    Changes to the Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA), paid to Service personnel to ensure their children receive continuous education.

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

  • Iain Ferguson appointed as non-executive director

    Iain Ferguson has been appointed as Defra’s Lead Non-Executive Director.

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

  • Litter Convention announces new message and statistics

    A new anti-littering message, 'Love Where You Live', announced after new statistics show that England's litter problem is not improving.

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

  • Reservoir flood maps published

    Maps showing areas that could flood, in the unlikely event that a reservoir failed, now available.

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

  • Government "open for business" as new barrier busting service launched

    Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark today launched a new service designed to help volunteers, community groups and social enterprises overcome…

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

  • Government ends goldplating of European regulations

    …Government ends 'gold-plating' of European regulations to help British businesses…

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

  • New Chair at Postcomm

    Ms Banerjee will take up the appointment on 16 January 2011. She replaces Nigel Stapleton, who has been Chair since 2004, and whose second term…

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

  • New Timeshare Directive to come into force

    The Government consultation on the transposition of the European Commission’s new Timeshare Directive into UK law closed on 1 October earlier…

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

  • The UK and Iceland sign an agreement to share information on volcanic eruptions

    The agreement follows considerable cooperation between researchers from the 2 countries since the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in 2010.

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

  • Government ends ‘gold-plating’ of European Regulations

    The key to the new measures will be the principle of copying out the text of European directives directly into UK law. The direct ‘copy out’…

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

  • Tackling bureaucracy in local communities

    A new service has launched to help volunteers, community groups and social enterprises overcome bureaucracy.

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

  • Pesticides consultation responses published

    The summary of responses and initial Government response to the consultation on implementing new European pesticides legislation has been published today.

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

  • VOSA to consult on test booking improvements

    Commercial vehicle tests bookings to be modernised to provide a faster and more efficient service.

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  • Eversheds aviation seminar

    Setting out some of the government ideas on airports and aviation.

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

  • VOSA signs ports agreement

    The British Ports Association (BPA) and UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) commit to improving road safety.

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  • Two-tier code withdrawn

    Francis Maude has withdrawn the two-tier code, which regulated the employment benefits of certain staff, replacing it with the new Principles of Good Employment Practice.

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

  • EU Transport Council: 2 December 2010

    Report of 2 December 2010 Transport Council meeting which discussed air cargo security procedures, road safety and rail packages.

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

  • Hampshire County Council flag to fly at Department for Communities and Local Government

    The flag representing the historic county of Hampshire has been hoisted above the department's offices.

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

  • Localism Bill starts a new era of people power

    A landmark bill that heralds a ground-breaking shift in power to councils and communities overturning decades of central government control …

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

  • Six steps to return power to the people

    Six essential actions to create a new decentralised Britain where power once again belongs to the people, have been set out today by the Deputy…

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