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  • The Work Programme a year on: a revolution is under way

    A speech by the Rt Hon Chris Grayling: Minister for Employment.

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

  • Nick Clegg hails a revolution in free pre-school education

    The Deputy Prime Minister is today hailing a transformation in free early education as he announces a shake-up of the way it is delivered.

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

  • Free pre-school education: Deputy prime minister hails a revolution

    Nick Clegg announces a shake-up in the way free early education is delivered.

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

  • Green Deal hard-to-reach households panel convenes

    New group looks at how to ensure the poorest and most vulnerable in society can access the benefits of the Green Deal and the ECO.

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

  • £145 million boost to help communities tackle empty homes

    A further multi-million pound cash boost for communities will help tackle the blight of empty properties and bring thousands of homes back into…

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

  • Planning permission powers firmly in the hands of communities

    New Right to Build cuts the red tape to get projects off the ground A radical new Right to Build will today put the power to grant planning…

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

  • £60 million boost for hospices

    Hospices are to benefit from up to £60 million of funding to help improve the quality of care for people nearing the end of their lives, Care Services Minister Paul Burstow announced today.

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

  • Paul Burstow announces £60 million of funding for hospices

    Care Services Minister Paul Burstow has announced that hospices are to benefit from up to £60 million of funding to help improve the quality…

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

  • New Council Tax help for hard-working families and pensioners

    New common sense measures will save ordinary families up to £20 a year in council tax, and make bills easier to pay, Local Government Secretary…

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

  • Green Deal: Edward Davey visits North East

    Secretary of State Edward Davey visiting Biddick Hall estate in South Tyneside, where he was shown the technology used to refurbish non-traditional…

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

  • Social Housing to get low carbon heating systems

    A £10 million scheme aimed at getting low carbon forms of heating like biomass boilers, solar hot water panels and heat pumps  into the homes…

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

  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew launches video to promote its Breathing Planet Campaign

    The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has launched a video to promote its Breathing Planet Campaign.

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

  • Portas Pilots to kick-start high street renaissance

    Local Government Minister Grant Shapps announces the first 12 Portas Pilot towns.

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

  • Canadian Mounties take over Royal duties at Horse Guards

    Re-enacting a gesture made by her father, King George VI, in 1936, HM The Queen has seen fit to celebrate the Commonwealth by inviting the Royal…

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

  • Qinetiq 70th anniversary dinner

    Speech delivered by Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Peter Luff at Malvern College, on Thursday 24 May 2012.

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

  • What's the good of government?

    David Willetts explains the government's role in supporting society through public funding.

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

  • Government-backed science and innovation vital for securing Britain’s industrial future

    In a major speech at the University of East Anglia, David Willetts will argue that Government has a creative role to play in working with researchers…

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

  • New migration rules are making a real difference

    Radical reforms to the immigration system are starting to take effect, the most recent quarterly Office for National Statistics (to September 2011) and Home Office (to March 2012) migration figures show.

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

  • Written ministerial statement on the Priority School Building Programme

    Education Secretary Michael Gove has today made a statement in relation to school funding and the Priority School Building Programme.

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

  • Biggest overhaul to child performance regulations in over 40 years

    Outdated and confusing child performance rules are to be overhauled, under sweeping changes published today by Children’s Minister Tim Loughton.

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