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  • Private sector must lead economic recovery in Wales, Cheryl Gillan tells business audience

    Economic recovery in Wales must be led by the private sector, Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan told businesspeople and entrepreneurs in Cardiff…

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

  • Greg Clark meets Big Society pioneers at Balsall Heath

    The network of local volunteers who transformed Balsall Heath in Birmingham are a national example of people power putting the Big Society into…

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

  • Local lagging rates revealed for the first time

    Annual carbon emissions data released A breakdown of how much insulation has been installed in homes across different parts of Britain under…

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

  • Vince Cable - Economist Emerging Markets 2010 Summit Speech

    European ships went East because that was where the wealth was - be it in spices, cotton, porcelain or silk and the rest of it. Nevertheless…

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

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP's speech to the Green Alliance, UK-EU Action on Climate Change

    Thank you very much, Matthew [Spencer, Green Alliance]. It’s my pleasure to be here today. This gathering, so kindly arranged by the Green …

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

  • Communities minister celebrates ethnic minority achievement

    Andrew Stunell celebrates the success of graduates in a pioneering scheme that helps people of all ethnic backgrounds achieve their potential.

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

  • Rebuilding Malawi after the earthquake

    UKaid supports the Malawi Red Cross Society on reconstruction and repair of most vulnerable households

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  • Local experts to map true scale of rough sleeping

    Changing the way rough sleeping is monitored across the country.

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

  • Repossessions hit 2-year low

    The number of home repossessions have hit a 2-year low, according to new figures published today (14 September 2010).

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

  • HIPs failed because no one trusted them

    Home Information Packs (HIPs) were not trusted and it was right to scrap them, Housing Minister Grant Shapps has said.

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

  • Lack of trust condemned HIPs to failure

    Independent research proves that Home Information Packs were ignored by the very people they were meant to help, backing the decision to scrap…

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

  • Woolwich Barracks reopens following regeneration

    The site in London was earmarked for closure until the decision was made to create the Woolwich Development Project which included upgrading…

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

  • Welsh Secretary will use Referendum Question as recommended by Electoral Commission

    The forthcoming referendum on Assembly powers will use the amended question and preamble as recommended by the Electoral Commission, Secretary…

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

  • The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy conference

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. I’m very pleased to be here today at the CIPFA conference. We already …

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

  • Building more homes

    Summary: Letter from housing minister Grant Shapps in response to an article in the Guardian (25 August 2010) about the future of house building…

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

  • Freedom for councils to manage rented housing

    New rules could cut as many as 8,500 applications from the planning system, freeing councils to focus on local priorities rather than micro managing rented housing.

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

  • Sensible approach to manage shared homes

    Landlords and councils will no longer be faced with bureaucracy aimed at micro-managing rented housing, Housing Minister Grant Shapps confirmed…

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

  • Written ministerial statement by James Paice on the transfer of existing private sewers and lateral drains in England

    Draft regulations have been published by the Government, paving the way for privately-owned sewers to be transferred to water and sewerage companies.

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

  • New Permanent Secretary for the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The Cabinet Secretary, Sir Gus O’Donnell, has announced the appointment of Sir Bob Kerslake as Permanent Secretary at the Department for Communities…

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

  • Minister announces appointment of two trustees to the NESTA board

    They have been appointed for a term of four years from 4th June 2010. Minister of State for Universities and Science David Willetts said: …

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