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  • DWP wins award for better data

    The Department for Work and Pensions has won this year’s “Better Information from Government” award from the Demographics User Group (DUG).

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

  • CALLplus patient charity wins Prime Minister's Big Society Award

    Manchester-based charity working to improve the lives of people living with cancer and other illnesses is the latest winner of the Big Society Awards.

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

  • Multi-million pound boost will help buyers onto the housing ladder

    First time buyers will from today benefit from a multi-million pound boost to help them onto the housing ladder said Housing Minister Mark Prisk…

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

  • Speech by Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke MP: UK tax reform, a model for the US?

    Speech by Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Dame Mary Marsh appointed to review skills in voluntary sector

    Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society, has appointed Dame Mary Marsh to lead a review into leadership and skills in the voluntary sector.

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

  • £170 million road boost for local economies

    Greater funding for vital road improvements to reduce congestion, improve safety and boost the economy.

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

  • Bank fines to be used to support Britain’s Armed Forces community

    The Government is changing the rules so that fines from banks and other financial services firms no longer go to the industry.

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

  • IRRV Annual Conference and Exhibition 2012

    Speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.

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

  • Private Lewis Curtis, 5th Battalion The Wiltshire Regiment

    Nearly seventy years after he was killed in action, the remains of Private Lewis Curtis of 5th Battalion The Wiltshire Regiment have been reinterred at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery in the Netherlands.

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

  • Mystery of young WWII soldier's remains finally solved

    A young Second World War British Army soldier, whose remains took five years to forensically identify after being discovered in an unmarked field grave, has finally been laid to rest in Oosterbeek today, close to where he wa…

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

  • Handing power back to the people of Milton Keynes

    Milton Keynes residents will be given a much greater say over the future development of their town under new proposals published today by Housing…

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

  • £1 billion to improve council homes set to boost economy

    Housing Minister Mark Prisk today confirmed nearly £1billion to bring sub-standard council homes up to scratch - while at the same time offering…

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

  • Rail passengers in the south-west set for bigger say

    Avocet Line designated as a community rail line.

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

  • Councils seeing benefits of reducing numbers of empty homes

    Bringing thousands of empty homes back into use has unlocked over £63million additional funding that is directly benefiting local communities…

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

  • Centre for Responsible Credit Annual Conference

    Speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.

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

  • Prisoners pay to support victims of crime

    Prisoners have been forced to pay over three quarters of a million pounds towards helping victims this year, thanks to a new law that literally makes them pay for their crimes.

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

  • Housing Minister responds to Daily Mirror article about Disabled Facilities Grant

    Mark Prisk rebuts Daily Mirror article claiming that 8,000 elderly people were denied the Disabled Facilities Grant due to council cuts.

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

  • Army Families Federation Conference 2012

    Speech by Mark Francois, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans.

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

  • Sir George Young appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour

    PM requested honour in recognition of Sir George Young's longstanding public service to the country.

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

  • Government's nudge unit goes global

    The UK government 'nudge unit' is to sell its expertise worldwide after saving the UK taxpayer millions of pounds.

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