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  • Housing Minister urges housing association executives to commit to pay transparency

    Grant Shapps calls on housing association executies to publish their salaries.

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

  • UK to fast-track international patent applications

    Prime Minister David Cameron announced the new scheme during his speech in Leeds today, which set out his vision for transforming the UK economy…

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

  • Peerages, honours and appointments

    The previous Prime Minister (the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP) undertook a process to recommend to the Queen new party-political life peerages. This consisted of working peers from each party and, as is customary at the end of a P…

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

  • UK to fast-track international patent applications

    Prime Minister David Cameron today launched a new fast-track procedure for approving international patent applications that will cut waiting times by more than a year.

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

  • Grant Shapps sets out grand design for the future of green housing

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps sets out his vision to get the green housing industry back on track.

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

  • Facing up to climate change

    David Mundell, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, talks to the Royal Society of Edinburgh Inquiry about tackling climate change.

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

  • Police authorities funding allocations 2010 to 2011

    Nick Herbert's speech on core government funding to the police for 2010 to 2011

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

  • New leadership for Student Loans Company

    Appointment of interim chair and CEO to improve service to students.

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

  • Queen's Speech: Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill

    Notes on: "A Bill will be introduced to make the police service more accountable to local people and to tackle alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour."

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

  • Queen's Speech - Estimates for the public services

    Queen’s Speech - Estimates for the public services Number 10. “Estimates for the public services will be laid before you.” All public spending…

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

  • Ministerial responsibilities at the Department of Energy and Climate Change

    The new ministerial responsibilities at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) were announced today: Rt Hon The Rt Hon Chris Huhne…

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

  • Speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon David Laws MP, announcing £6.2 billion savings

    Speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Government announces £6.2 billion of savings in 2010 to 2011

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles comments on the £6.2 billion of savings from government spending in 2010 to 2011.

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

  • Ministerial responsibilities announced at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Vince Cable said: “I am delighted with my new job as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. “My focus will be on getting …

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

  • Welsh Office Minister marks Brain Injury Awareness Week with a visit to Colwyn Bay Leonard Cheshire Unit

    Welsh Office Minister David Jones today marked Brian Injury Awareness week with a visit to the Leonard Cheshire Acquired Brain Injury service…

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

  • Arts keynote speech

    19 May 2010 The Roundhouse, London. Thank you very much for coming. And thank you to the Roundhouse for hosting today’s event. The last …

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

  • Press conference on the Coalition: our programme for government

    A transcript of a press conference given by the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Home Secretary, Business Secretary and the Chancellor.

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

  • The coalition, our programme for government: press conference

    A transcript of a press conference given by the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Home Secretary, Business Secretary and the Chancellor on 20 May 2010.

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

  • HIPs are history: Pickles suspends home information packs with immediate effect

    In an important step at a point of fragile recovery in the housing market, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Housing Minister Grant Shapps…

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

  • Pickles and Shapps announce HIPs are history

    Eric Pickles and Grant Shapps have announced that, with immediate effect, Home Information Packs are suspended.

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