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  • Better Choices, Better Deals: New strategy to empower consumers

    Under the plans announced by Edward Davey businesses will provide key information to their customers on how they use and buy goods and services…

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

  • Heads, Teachers and Industry Forum: 'Kids off the Radar - from street to school'

    The Children's Minister talks about how the Big Society can provide care and support for vulnerable young people.

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

  • Action to boost support for voluntary sector and cut red tape for councils

    Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, today announced a new fair deal for voluntary and community groups, wrapped up with cutting reams of red…

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

  • Time for fair play for all on planning

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today announced proposals for a more localist and fairer way of providing sites for travellers, building …

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

  • Free advice for communities to support neighbourhood planning

    Communities are getting a supportive boost to help make their neighbourhood vision a reality through a new scheme offering free access to expert…

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

  • Residents go compare: who pays for local government

    As part of the Government’s commitment to transparency, Ministers have today published new figures showing exactly who pays for local government…

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

  • DFID Research: Addressing the issues underlying poor school attendance in Swaziland.

    Many school children report missing a month or more of schooling each year in Swaziland, according to the Addressing the Balance of Burden in HIV/AIDS (ABBA) RPC.

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  • Why temperature's a hot topic for the RAF

    RAF weatherman Sergeant Karl Rhodes explains why temperature measurements are such a burning issue in Defence.

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

  • Baroness Neville Jones: Speech to Latin American Aerospace and Defence Conference

    Baroness Neville Jones, the minister of state for security and counter terrorism, gave this speech on Tuesday 12 April. This version of the speech is as written.

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

  • 2010 floods in Pakistan - latest update

    Latest update on how DFID is helping those affected by the monsoon floods.

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

  • New funding for local flood rescue teams

    The money will be used to buy vital rescue equipment such as boats and emergency response training for their teams.

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

  • Big Tree Plant hits 100,000 milestone

    The Big Tree Plant aims to plant one million trees in urban and residential areas over the next four years.

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

  • Rifles receive freedom of the city of Gloucester

    Hundreds of people, young and old, cheering and waving flags, turned out to support soldiers from The Rifles as they marched through Gloucester after being granted the freedom of the city last week.

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

  • Bishops act to tackle sham marriages

    New UK Border Agency approved guidance for clergy should help prevent weddings for visas.

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

  • Rutland flag flies at Department for Communities and Local Government

    The flag representing the historic county of Rutland has been hoisted above the department's offices.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister deplores the loss of life and injury at Camp Ashraf in Iraq

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt commented on the Camp Ashraf incident in which at least 17 civilians were killed.

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

  • Growth plan to transform empty offices into new homes

    In a major effort to boost housing supply, dormant offices will be unshackled from a bureaucratic planning system so they can be transformed…

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

  • £20m management training fund will help small businesses grow

    Around 13,000 small and medium sized businesses and social enterprises that demonstrate a potential for growth will benefit from the Leadership…

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

  • Tenant Cashback set to reward house proud council tenants

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today offered tenants a Cashback deal worth billions to take control of their own homes. Launching Tenant Cashback…

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

  • HEFCE Annual Conference 2011

    Good afternoon. Next month, the Coalition Government will mark its first year in power. Today, I want to reflect briefly on what has been …

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