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  • Eric Pickles responds to high court judgement on council prayers

    Communities Secretary says high court ruling against prayers being said before council meetings is 'disappointing'.

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

  • Year-on-year violence levels in Afghanistan decrease for first time

    For the first time since 2006 year-on-year violence levels decreased across Afghanistan in 2011, Foreign Secretary William Hague said yesterday in the government's quarterly update on Afghanistan.

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

  • Army and Navy support National Apprenticeship Week

    A soldier has been talking this week about how his apprenticeship has helped him keep Apaches flying over Afghanistan, while HMS Raleigh has been showcasing their apprenticeship training to local schools and colleges.

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

  • Charles Hendry's speech at the Oslo Energy Forum

    Check against delivery Good morning. I am honoured to have the chance to speak to such an influential audience. And I am delighted to be back…

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

  • Speech: Thursday 9 February, Andrew Lansley, SOLACE Annual Charity Dinner

    Andrew Lansley speaks at the SOLACE Annual Charity Dinner.

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

  • Government issues call for surgical research bids

    Researchers across the country have until 25th May to make funding bids for surgical research projects, the government has announced today

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

  • Calls for surgical research bids

    …The Health and Social Care Bill emphasised the Government’s intention to…

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

  • Transcript: angel investors' meeting

    Prime Minister and Lord Young chair panel discussion at Downing Street with business angels, entrepreneurs and professional advisers.

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

  • Cabinet Office calls on IT community to engage in open standards consultation

    People across the country are being invited to give their views on the definition of open standards for government.

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

  • Register of voters to be more accurate and complete

    The government has strengthened proposals for a new individual register of voters to make the scheme simpler for the majority of voters.

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

  • Millions of extra holidays protected as government updates ATOL scheme

    New measures to strengthen and modernise the ATOL holiday protection scheme.

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

  • Air Travel Organiser's Licensing reform regulations

    New ATOL regulations to have improve certification process and include "Flight-Plus" holidays.

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

  • £20 million for safety net against repossession

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced a new £20million safety net to help ensure that mortgage repossession remains the last resort …

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

  • Firefighters' pension scheme

    Following constructive discussions with the firefighters’ trades unions, on 8 December I wrote to all of the firefighters’ trades unions to…

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

  • Royal Navy Club Founder's Day dinner

    Speech by Sir Nick Harvey, Minister for the Armed Forces.

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

  • Afghanistan: 2012 will be an important year

    Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the quarterly review of progress in Afghanistan.

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

  • Captain Wales completes Apache training

    His Royal Highness Prince Harry, or Captain Wales as he is known in the Army, has been named best co-pilot gunner in his Apache training course.

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

  • Cities to benefit from £4.5 million City Skills Fund

    The City Skills Fund will be available to the eight core cities in England, plus London, and their surrounding local enterprise partnership …

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

  • Edward Davey opens world's biggest offshore windfarm

    Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Edward Davey has today opened the world’s biggest offshore windfarm. The new site, located…

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

  • Britain's biggest ever international tourism campaign goes global

    90 million people to see GREAT adverts across 14 cities worldwide

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