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  • A14 challenge launched

    Release of the A14 challenge study which will deliver major improvements to the Cambridgeshire transport corridor.

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

  • Andrew Stunell reappoints chair to West Northamptonshire Development Corporation

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell has today announced the reappointment of the current Chairman to the Board of West Northamptonshire Development…

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

  • Andrew Stunell welcomes largest year-on-year drop in number of empty homes

    Families across the country in need of a stable home could benefit from thousands of formerly long term empty homes being made available, Communities…

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

  • Do it your way: Deputy Prime Minister and Cities Minister launch new 'City Deals'

    Cities can bid for £100 million ultra-fast broadband boost Cities will be set free from the Whitehall leash to do things their way, under a…

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

  • Struggling households should seek support

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today called on any households faced with the threat of homelessness this Christmas to seek help and advice…

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

  • New powers for public to stop Council Tax rises this year

    A new ‘local tax lock’ that allows people a vote to stop council tax going up if their local authority refuses to freeze bills and hike the …

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

  • A new deal for cities

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. I’m delighted to be reunited with IPPR North. I was with you when I set…

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

  • Do it your way – Deputy Prime Minister launches new ‘City Deals’

    England's largest cities - the economic powerhouses of our country - are being offered a menu of transformative new powers.

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

  • Do it your way – Deputy Prime Minister launches new ‘city deals’: speech transcript

    The Deputy Prime Minister made a speech about cities on 8 December 2011 in Leeds.

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

  • Landlords must catch up and open their books to public scrutiny

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today criticised those housing associations that have failed to publish more widely details of how they are…

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

  • Greater transparency within the housing association sector: ministerial letter

    Letter from the Housing Minister to the National Housing Federation about greater transparency within the housing association sector

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

  • Poverty and vulnerability tackled in Turkana, Kenya

    How UK aid is protecting some of the most vulnerable people in Kenya through cash transfers

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  • Minister pledges to abolish 'digital apartheid'

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today pledged to end a ‘digital apartheid’ that has meant many social tenants in England are unable to get online…

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

  • Baroness Warsi lays foundations for developing relationship in Kuwait

    Baroness Warsi met with His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah in Kuwait.

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

  • £430 million cash bonus for communities who have built homes

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced the latest instalment of powerful cash bonuses for communities who have built new homes. The …

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

  • New Homes Bonus bulletin: issue 1

    This bulletin shows how different authorities are using their New Homes Bonus payments to benefit their communities in diverse ways.

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  • New Homes Bonus: December 2011

    Today, I am pleased to announce the delivery of 159,000 more homes over the last year, and £431 million of government funding to local authorities…

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

  • Creation Development Trust is the Prime Minister’s first Welsh Big Society Awards Winner

    [](http://www.walesoffice.gov.uk/files/2011/12/Big-Society-Award.png)[](http://www.walesoffice.gov.uk/files/2011/12/Big-Society-Award.png) …

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

  • Rural councils need to think outside the box to deliver homes on the farm

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell has today called on farmers and rural councils to “think outside the box” to deliver more affordable housing…

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

  • Grant Shapps hails progress towards decent social homes

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today hailed the rapid and impressive progress that has been made to improve the nation’s social housing stock…

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