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  • Extra funding for councils who go for growth now

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today told councils that local communities who go for growth now and in the future will receive direct and…

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

  • Green light for sustainable MOD estate

    It is vital that the defence estate - which includes military training facilities across the UK and beyond - is managed in a way that combines…

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

  • PM Direct in Brighton and Hove

    The Prime Minister travelled to Brighton & Hove to speak to residents about how the government can reduce the deficit and cut spending in a fair and responsible way

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

  • New measures to stop 'lobbying on the rates'

    Plans to increase town hall transparency and stop the practice of local authorities hiring lobbyists to press-gang Government into pet funding…

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

  • Garden grabbing concerns raised by new figures

    New figures have laid bare concerns over the dramatic increase in the number of ‘gardens grabbed’ for development in the last 12 years.

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

  • Replacing bureaucratic accountability with democratic accountability

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles pledges to end a culture of paper chasing today as the Department for Communities and Local Government publishes…

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

  • Grant Shapps offers social housing tenants the freedom to take control

    New 'freedom pass' for tenants trapped in unsuitable homes.

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

  • Freedom pass' for tenants trapped in unsuitable homes

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today put the eight million tenants in social housing in England firmly in control of where they live and …

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

  • David Jones meets with Shelter Cymru in Swansea

    Welsh Office Minister David Jones was in Swansea today [Tuesday 3 August] to meet representatives of Wales’ homes and people charity Shelter…

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

  • UK-led central Helmand operation going to plan

    Operation TOR SHEZADA, the current military effort to clear insurgents from central Helmand province, is going according to plan and extremely well, Lieutenant Colonel Frazer Lawrence, officer commanding the operation, said …

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

  • DECC response to public comments on The Coalition: Our Programme for Government

    We would like to thank everyone who responded to the consultation on the Coalition’s Programme for Government, and particularly those with comments…

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

  • Measuring progress sustainable development indicators 2010

    Overview of the country's progress on everyday concerns that affect sustainable living.

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

  • Calling time on benefits culture: work must always pay and be seen to pay

    Millions of people abandoned on welfare will benefit from the most radical overhaul of the system in a century.

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

  • Building Benefits for the 21st Century

    Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith.

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

  • Green Pennant Awards show Big Society in action

    A record breaking 1,200 Green Flags and Green Pennants have been awarded throughout the country to the best parks and green spaces.

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

  • New steps to cut the cost of moving home and open up the books

    Home buyers can access more information about their new home without having to pay for the information, the government announced today.

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

  • Richard Benyon speech: Local government flood forum conference

    Richard Benyon speech – Local Government Flood Forum Conference.

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

  • Business Leaders and Local Authorities gather to discuss Local Enterprise Partnerships

    Attendees included representatives from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI); Federation of Small Businesses (FSB); British Chambers …

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

  • Crime: Home Secretary's speech on moving beyond the ASBO, 28 July 2010

    This speech was delivered at the Coin Street Community Centre in London on 28 July 2010. The text here is as written, not as delivered.

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

  • Moving beyond the ASBO

    In a speech today the Home Secretary called for changes in how anti-social behaviour is tackled, including more local control and more freedom for police to decide how to deal with each case.

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