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  • Chancellor to waive £1 million VAT on Tower of London poppies

    Government will donate amount equivalent to expected VAT receipts from sale of the poppies using some of LIBOR fines collected from banks.

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

  • Annual Energy Statement 2014

    Edward Davey on the publication of the Government’s Annual Energy Statement 2014.

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

  • Albert Dock flood defence improvement work to start

    New flood wall will reduce flood risk to hundreds of properties affected by last December’s tidal surge

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  • Overpayment error in the benefit system falls by £100 million

    Official and claimant error on benefit overpayments has fallen to the lowest ever – 1.3% of welfare expenditure – down £100m last year.

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

  • Benefit cap: thousands move into work

    More than 12,000 households have made the choice to move into work or stop claiming Housing Benefit because of the benefit cap.

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

  • Warmer homes, secure supplies and lower bills

    Household energy bills this year are an average £90 lower than they would otherwise have been, thanks to the impact of Government energy policies.…

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

  • Andy Samuel new chief executive of Oil & Gas Authority as new North Sea licence blocks announced

    Andy Samuel, currently Managing Director of BG Group’s Exploration and Production in Europe, has been appointed as the chief executive of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA).

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

  • Appointment of Chief Executive of the Oil and Gas Authority

    Statement by Edward Davey on the appointment of Andy Samuel as Chief Executive Officer of the OGA.

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

  • Offshore Licensing Round

    Statement by Edward Davey on the Offshore Licensing Round.

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

  • Town halls to come clean on taxpayer funded union work

    Town halls will have to come clean on how much they spend subsidising staff working on union business.

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

  • New Digital Marketplace opens for business

    Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude launched the Marketplace, which makes it easier for government to do business with all IT providers.

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

  • Functional skills review: letter from Glenys Stacey to Nick Boles

    Glenys Stacey has written to Nick Boles MP in response to his letter regarding functional skills review.

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  • HMA John Casson comments on UK statement at Egypt's UPR

    Egypt appeared before the UN Human Rights Council for its UPR, the UN’s review of human rights in every UN member state.

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

  • Infrastructure Bill: forests

    Lord Ahmad on the recent decision to include extra protection to forests into the Infrastructure Bill.

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

  • Working for the British Embassy Lima

    The British Embassy is in the search for interns who are dynamic, resourceful, task oriented, with a collaborative approach.

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

  • Openning of the Human Rights and Democracy Fund 2015/16 bidding process

    You can apply now for Guatemala and Honduras

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

  • Bosnia & Herzegovina - a new strategic approach

    The Foreign Secretary co-launched a UK-German initiative on Bosnia and Herzegovina in Berlin, with German Foreign Minister Steinmeier.

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

  • Sweet path to success: improving economic livelihoods for Somali women

    A UK aid funded programme is helping disadvantaged women and youth by providing vocational training on life skills.

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  • Edward Timpson discusses special educational needs reforms

    Children's Minister addresses The Key at the Improving the progress of pupils with special educational needs conference.

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

  • Government announces £2 million fund to help close gender pay gap

    The fund will help women move from low paid, low skilled work to high paid, high skilled work to help tackle the gender pay gap.

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