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  • Big Lottery Fund Scotland Committee Chair appointed

    Maureen McGinn has been appointed as the new Chair of Big Lottery Fund’s Scotland Committee and UK Board Member.

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

  • Christmas cocktail of drugs seized at Harwich

    Heroin, cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis worth £4.1 million have been found hidden in a trailer full of Christmas decorations.

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

  • Lynne Featherstone speech at GirlGuiding UK research roundtable

    This speech was given by Lynne Feathersone at the GirlGuiding UK research roundtable on 23 November 2011. This version is as written, not as spoken.

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

  • International report confirms the NHS is performing well for patients

    A major international study published today shows that NHS is performing well for patients in many areas

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

  • Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan applauds the work of Kids Taskforce

    The Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has praised the work of the Kids Taskforce at their Annual Gala today, 23 November 2011.  Kids…

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

  • Private Thomas Christopher Lake killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Thomas Lake, from 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 20 November 2011.

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  • Lynne Featherstone speech on domestic violence in London

    This speech was delivered by the Equalities Minister, Lynne Featherstone, on 22 November. The speech is checked against delivery.

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

  • NHS puts preparations in place to deal with winter pressures

    Following a few basic principles can make a big difference to the safety and wellbeing of those at risk from the colder weather

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

  • Disability Rights UK launch

    Speech by the Rt Hon Maria Miller MP.

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

  • Airport security scanners

    Security scanners to be deployed after consultation.

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

  • Foreign Secretary highlights progress made in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has published a progress report in Parliament of the key developments in Afghanistan during October.

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

  • "We must make sure that Afghanistan is strong enough to protect its own national security, and through that, our own"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague addressed the NATO Parliamentary Assembly on 21 November.

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

  • Home Secretary's Olympic security conference speech

    Theresa May gave this speech to the Olympic security conference on 21 November 2011. This version is checked against delivery.

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

  • New power and protocol aid the fight against 'legal highs'

    New power to temporarily control potentially harmful new drugs comes into effect, along with an importation ban on two further substances.

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

  • "We need to go for growth"

    The Prime Minister spoke to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) at their annual conference in London.

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

  • 'We need to go for growth'

    The Prime Minister spoke to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) at their annual conference in London.

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

  • DFID research: Achieving Food Security in the Face of Climate Change

    Commission of eminent scientists has released concrete recommendations on how to achieve food security in light of climate change.

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

  • Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment sees Afghan Police progress

    1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment have seen their first class of Afghan Uniform Police graduate recently while more experienced Afghan Police working with the battalion have carried out independent ope…

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

  • Navy Sea Kings making a big difference in Helmand

    Royal Navy Sea Kings have over the last five months helped seize more than seven tonnes of drugs and stop insurgents in Afghanistan building over 1,500 homemade bombs.

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

  • Lieutenant David Boyce and Lance Corporal Richard Scanlon killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lieutenant David Alexander Grant Boyce and Lance Corporal Richard Scanlon, both from 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, were killed in Afghanistan on Thursda…

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