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  • £46 million boost for 132 local energy schemes

    132 projects awarded share of £46m to help reduce fuel poverty, boost energy efficiency, and encourage collective switching and purchasing.

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

  • Army Reserves support youth engineering project in Redcar

    Territorial Army soldiers are supporting a new council project in Redcar to give young people a range of engineering skills by getting them to build beach buggies.

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

  • Planning measures will make best use of underused buildings for providing new homes

    New permitted development rights will allow office space to be converted into homes without the need for planning permission.

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

  • Eight great technologies

    The ‘eight great technologies’ which will propel the UK to future growth receive a funding boost.

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

  • Change of use: promoting regeneration

    Statement about permitted development rights for change of land use.

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

  • Hundreds of grassroots sports clubs share in over £16m Olympic legacy boost

    Olympic medallist Louis Smith’s gymnastics club among hundreds of sports groups receiving Sport England investment.

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement: Sporting legacy

    Delivered by Minister of State for Sport and Tourism, Rt Hon Hugh Robertson

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

  • Last chance for local authorities to attract more adopters

    Details on government's plans to tackle the weaknesses in the adoption system.

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

  • Permit schemes

    Street work permit schemes to no longer require Secretary of State approval.

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

  • Speech to the Oxford Media Convention

    Speech by Ed Vaizey to the Oxford Media Convention, covering issues around the Communications White Paper: connectivity, content and consumer issues.

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

  • EU speech at Bloomberg

    Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the future of the European Union at Bloomberg.

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

  • Pensioner tax simplification proposals put forward

    Recommendations on how to make tax simpler for Britain’s pensioners have been announced today by the Office of Tax Simplification.

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

  • Community libraries: guidance from the Arts Council

    The Arts Council has published a report looking at how communities are getting involved in the running and management of local libraries.

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

  • Welcome to the new home on the web for the Department of Energy & Climate Change

    Find out how DECC content is organised on the GOV.UK website

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

  • Welsh Social Enterprise recognised by Prime Minister for tackling food waste and unemployment

    Crest Co-operative wins Big Society Award.

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

  • Streamlined process will cut unnecessary planning paperwork

    Proposed measures, announced today by Planning Minister Nick Boles, will cut out unnecessary paperwork, bureaucracy and duplication.

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

  • Francis Maude speech at Sprint 13

    Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude gave a speech about digital government at the Sprint 13 government digital showcase event.

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

  • More training to identify and support victims of human trafficking

    GPs, midwives, youth workers and social workers will be trained to identify and help victims of human trafficking, the Home Office announced.

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

  • New specialist maths free school to be regional centre of excellence

    Information on a new free school run by Exeter University and Exeter College and specialising in mathematics.

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

  • Global Threat Reduction Programme: US Elimination of Weapons Grade Plutonium Production Programme

    Replacing power supplies to cities in Russian Siberia following the closure of weapons-grade plutonium-producing reactors.

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