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  • Khat

    Written ministerial statement outlines the government's decision to ban khat.

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

  • Immigration Bill consultation

    We are consulting on regulating migrant access to UK health services and requiring landlords to carry out immigration status checks.

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

  • Piper Alpha: 25 years on parliamentary reception

    Speech by Energy Minister, Michael Fallon MP, to the parliamentary reception marking 25 years on from the Piper Alpha disaster.

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

  • Proposals to reform migrant access to health and housing unveiled

    The next step in cross-government plans to make it more difficult for illegal migrants to live in the UK unlawfully, and to ensure legal migrants make a fair contribution to our key public services, has been launched today.…

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

  • National Security and Civil Liberties – Getting the balance right

    Speech on national security by Security Minister James Brokenshire to National Security Summit at Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre on 3 July.

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

  • Government awards £500,000 to support probation mutuals

    The first support contracts have been signed to help probation trusts spin out and bid for new contracts.

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

  • British Embassy celebrates 65 years of the National Health Service

    On 2 July, Sir Simon Fraser, Head of the UK’s Diplomatic Service, opened a reception to celebrate 65 years of the National Health Service.

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

  • New study to give insight into public health risks of ESBL E. coli

    New project investigates public health risks of ESBL E.Coli to develop intervention plans to reduce infections caused by these bacteria.

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  • British Deputy Consul General visits Gaza

    Deputy Head of the British Consulate General in Jerusalem, Mr Benjamin Saoul, visited the Gaza strip and met with Palestinian fishermen

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

  • More community energy projects to get support under Feed-in Tariffs

    Aspiring communities across the nation will be able to receive Feed-in Tariff payments for the clean green energy generated by larger community energy projects, under new plans set out today.

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

  • Enterprising libraries: delivering entrepreneurs for the future

    Libraries across the country can now bid for additional funding to help budding local entrepreneurs.…

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

  • Japanese card game portrays life in British schoolchildren’s hometown

    Winning artwork by children and artists in Thanet, Kent featured on Japanese karuta playing cards and displayed at ‘My Thanet’ Karuta Exhibition in Tokyo.

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

  • An update on the Priority Visa Service in Pakistan

    During the busy summer months, there will be a slight change to the processing times of Priority Visa Service applications made to UK Visas and Immigration in Pakistan.

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

  • Change to UK Travel Advice for Egypt

    In view of the continued unrest, the FCO has updated its travel advice for Egypt.

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

  • Revitalising the Chevening Network in Uruguay

    To mark the 30th Anniversary of Chevening, the British Embassy in Uruguay is working with the GBUA to revitalize their network.

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

  • £75 million investment in removing barriers to postgraduate study

    Students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be supported in postgraduate study with up to £125 million of extra funding

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

  • Government Construction Summit 2013: speech by Chloe Smith

    Chloe Smith gave a speech on reforming for growth at the Government Construction Summit 2013.

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

  • Strategic projects funded by the British Antarctic Territory

    Each year the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) funds a number of projects that support our strategic objectives

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  • Belgians, Brits celebrate Duchess of Richmond’s Ball in Brussels

    …'The Most Famous Ball in History' celebrated deep historic links between the UK and Belgium while raising funds for charitable causes.…

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

  • "Nuclear security demands collective global action"

    Alistair Burt delivers the UK Statement to the International Atomic Energy Agency conference on nuclear security, Vienna, Austria

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