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  • Hertfordshire flag flies at Department for Communities and Local Government

    The flag representing the historic county of Hertfordshire 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

  • Haiti: one year on from disaster

    One year ago, a devastating earthquake struck Haiti leaving an estimated 222,000 dead, more than 300,000 seriously injured and 1.5 million in need of emergency shelter.

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

  • Neighbours from hell face swifter eviction

    Neighbours from hell who cause misery and fear for their fellow tenants could face swifter eviction, under radical plans outlined today by Housing…

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

  • Supporting operations in Afghanistan from Cyprus

    RAF Akrotiri supports operations in Afghanistan in more ways than you might think writes Greg Taylor, an Officer Cadet with 7644 Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.

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

  • Nick Gibb to the north of England education conference

    The Minister for Schools sets out the government’s vision for schools and the challenges and opportunities in the year ahead.

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

  • Tim Loughton to the Frank Buttle Trust Conference

    The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families talks about improving opportunities for care leavers to enter further and higher education.

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

  • Grants available for the European Year of Volunteering

    The Cabinet Office has made available small scale contracts and grants for organisations as part of the national work programme for the European Year of Volunteering.

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

  • 2011/01/10 - Transforming Defence

    Speech delivered by Minister for the Armed Forces at the Royal United Services Institute, London on Monday 10 January 2011.

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

  • Royal Engineers replace insurgent-damaged Helmand bridge

    Royal Engineers working along with US Army engineers have replaced a bridge on a key route in Helmand province which was recently destroyed by an insurgent bomb.

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

  • Trustee reappointments to the National Heritage Memorial Fund

    Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund Yinnon Ezra MBE and Alison McLean OBE have been reappointed.

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

  • Pickles acts to protect the rights of homeowners

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is today bringing an end to heavy handed rules that can mean people who leave their house empty for more …

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

  • £150 million Big Society 'endowment for the nation' launched

    The new Community First endowment, which aims to raise £150m to help local community projects in England, has been launched.

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

  • Drive for efficiency: lottery distributors to cut admin costs

    National Lottery grant distributors will cut administration costs for the money they hand out to just five per cent, Lottery minister John Penrose has announced.

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

  • Reform of the National Lottery goes on with distributors to cut administration costs

    English and UK-wide Lottery distributors will cut their grant administration costs to just 5%, Lottery Minister John Penrose announced today

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

  • The fight against cholera in Haiti

    The British Government and Oxfam are helping to tackle Haiti’s desperate lack of water and sanitation facilities – to help put a stop to the deadly disease

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  • Civil liberties speech: Deputy Prime Minister

    A speech by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on civil liberties at the Institute for Government in London on 7 January 2011.

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

  • British troops save Helmand teenager

    Just before Christmas British troops based in Afghanistan's Helmand province saved the life of a local boy, injured in an accident.

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

  • 400 academies now open

    Academy numbers double since May 2010 as schools embrace government's plan for education reform.

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

  • More than 1 in 10 secondary schools now academies with many more in the pipeline

    Over 400 academies are now open – double the figure open in May 2010.

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

  • Build your new year's resolution with bricks and mortar

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today called on the country’s aspiring self-builders to make a housebuilding revolution their New Year’s resolution…

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