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  • We must look for new and innovative ways to increase effectiveness of resolution 1540

    UK Statement by Ambassador Lyall Grant of the UK Mission to the UN, to the Security Council Open Debate on Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction – Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Resolution 1540…

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

  • Closing in on a world without polio

    A world without polio is now ‘tantalisingly’ close International Development Secretary Justine Greening told guests during her keynote speech at a Rotary International reception.

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

  • Devolution delivering more powers for Scotland

    Second annual report on implementation of the Scotland Act 2012 outlines progress made so far.

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

  • "The situation in South Sudan is urgent. We must act, and we must do so quickly."

    Intervention by Ambassador Lyall Grant to the UN Security Council meeting on South Sudan Human Rights…

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

  • "Worsening instability in Ukraine is in no-one’s long term interests"

    Statement by Ambassador Lyall Grant of the UK Mission to the UN, to the Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine

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

  • UK Government offers to transfer power over housing payment cap

    Offer demonstrates UK Government's commitment to taking a pragmatic approach to devolution.

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

  • Financial boost for horseracing

    Horseracing industry to receive remaining share of Tote sale receipts

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

  • Turks and Caicos post Cabinet meeting update

    Governor Peter Beckingham chaired the meeting of the TCI Cabinet at the Hilly Ewing Building, Providenciales, on Wednesday, 30 April 2014.

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

  • Children and young people to benefit from SEND pathfinder champions

    Over 1.5 million children and young people to benefit from special educational needs and disability (SEND) pathfinder champions.

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

  • Cable grants new funding for Citizens Advice

    Business Secretary Vince Cable has today (1 May 2014) confirmed that Citizens Advice is to receive an extra £7.5 million.

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

  • HRC: 19th Session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group, Geneva, 28 April to 9 May 2014

    The UK's latest human rights recommendations to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1 May 2014.

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

  • Van Dyck self-portrait saved for the nation

    National Portrait Gallery and Art Fund appeal raises £10 million

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

  • UK–Japan joint statement on climate change and energy cooperation

    Statement by the Governments of the United Kingdom and Japan on the occasion of the visit of Prime Minister Abe to the UK on 1 May 2014.

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

  • Lord Nash speaks about unlocking the power of academies

    Lord Nash, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools speaks at the Academies Show about unlocking the power of academies.

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

  • UK hosts international conference on clean cooking

    International conference examines impact of cooking with solid fuels on traditional cookstoves and open fires.

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

  • New fund to help vulnerable young people

    Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd has announced more than £2.5 million funding to change the lives of vulnerable young people.

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

  • £7600 to make your home more energy efficient

    Households carrying out energy efficiency improvements on their home can now get more money back to offset the cost of having the work done.

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

  • UK music exports strike a chord on the world stage

    Slow Club, Metronomy and Band of Skulls among UK artists receiving government funding to break overseas markets.

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

  • First World War Centenary cathedral repair fund opens

    Church of England and Catholic cathedrals in England can apply to new fund for urgent repair work.

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

  • Register your biomass fuel as sustainable

    From today, woodfuel suppliers will be able to register their fuels as sustainable by applying to the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL).

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