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  • Swire confirms date for local elections

    Minister of State to bring forward legislation for combined poll for district council and Northern Ireland Assembly elections.

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

  • Richard Benyon – Water 2010 speech

    Richard Benyon – Water 2010 speech

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

  • "No society can address its problems by drawing only on the talents of one of the sexes"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague gave a speech about the needs of women affected by conflict at an event organised by the No Women No Peace campaign.

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

  • 9,000 parish councils to be freed from archaic payment rules

    9,000 Parish Councils will be freed from old fashioned rules which force them to use out-dated payment methods such as cheques, so that they…

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

  • Public Affairs Cymru speech

    Speech to the National Assembly for Wales at Ty Hywel, Cardiff Bay.

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

  • HMA William Patey interviewed on Radio 4

    HMA William Patey interviewed on Radio 4

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

  • Afghan Election Observation

    Richard O’Hara’s observations from Kabul

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

  • British helicopter crews support Afghan elections in joint ISAF mission

    British Lynx crews from the Joint Helicopter Force (Afghanistan), in partnership with their US colleagues and Afghan pilots from the Afghan Air Force (AAF), have been transporting ballot boxes, material and personnel to the …

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

  • Corrupt councillors will go to court not standards committees

    Axing the standards board regime.

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

  • Afghanistan Parliamentary elections

    Foreign Secretary William Hague makes a statement following a day of Parliamentary elections in Afghanistan.

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

  • Commissioner sought for the Boundary Commission for Scotland

    The Scotland Office begins the search for a new member of the Boundary Commission for Scotland today.  The appointment will be made by the Secretary of State, following an open competition that is regulated by the Commission…

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

  • Voters to register individually by 2014

    Voters will be asked to register individually from 2014 in order to modernise the electoral registration system and tackle fraud.

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

  • Rebalancing the economy for the long term

    A transcript of a speech given by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

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

  • Welsh Secretary will use Referendum Question as recommended by Electoral Commission

    The forthcoming referendum on Assembly powers will use the amended question and preamble as recommended by the Electoral Commission, Secretary…

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

  • Welsh Secretary welcomes Electoral Commission’s Report on Referendum Question

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has today [Thursday 2 September] welcomed the publication of the Electoral Commission’s report into…

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister's Q&A with MSN

    A transcript of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s Q&A session.

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

  • New era of open government will drive innovation in public services

    A landmark agreement that gives councils and public bodies free access to government mapping data will unleash a wave of fresh thinking and …

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

  • Swire launches consultation on political donations in Northern Ireland

    NIO Minister of State, Hugo Swire MP, has today launched a public consultation on the confidentiality arrangements that apply to donations and loans to Northern Ireland political parties.

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

  • Our response to public comments on political reform

    Thank you to everyone who commented on political reform in Our Programme for Government (PFG).

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

  • New people power to end the era of soaring Council Tax

    The public will be given the power to veto excessive council tax rises, Local Government Secretary, Eric Pickles, announced today. Council …

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