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  • UN report stark reminder of horrific human rights situation in Syria

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt: The UK will continue to support work of UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria to ensure accountability.…

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

  • Press Release: Chair appointed to advise government on setting up business bank

    Sir Peter Burt confirmed as the chair of a group that will advise the government on the establishment and direction of the business bank.

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

  • Mark Prisk: £200 million Build to Rent fund will boost housebuilding

    A new £200 million fund will boost the construction of new homes specifically for private rent, Housing Minister Mark Prisk said today.

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

  • MOD awards £258 million Sea King helicopter support contract

    The MOD has agreed a £258 million contract to support Sea King helicopters, which will sustain 500 jobs across the UK.…

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

  • Consumers given more copyright freedom

    People will be able to legally make digital copies of music, films and eBooks for personal use as goverment changes UK copyright law.

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

  • The Foreign Secretary's Christmas message

    The Foreign Secretary sends his best wishes to all for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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

  • Streamlined Gift Aid for charity shops

    New rules that will lift the administration burden for charities claiming Gift Aid on the proceeds of donors’ goods sold by charity shops have been announced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

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  • Market changes have not had significant impact on fuel supply, report finds.

    20 December 2012: A study commissioned to assess the state of the retail fuel market .

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

  • Government Car and Despatch Agency

    Announcing details of charges incurred by departments for the use of official government cars from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012.

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

  • Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated parliament on the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe Ministerial Council.

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

  • Press Release: New partnership to support defence industry

    Senior defence industry leader Steve Wadey named as the co-chair of the Defence Growth Partnership.

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

  • Final chance to halt export of unique ship

    Last surviving wooden three-masted topsail schooner could leave UK.

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

  • West Africa: Food aid for half a million people in the Sahel

    British help will support families who have been hit hardest by the hunger crisis in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania

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

  • Burma: Further humanitarian support for Kachin state

    Britain will provide additional humanitarian support to those displaced by the ongoing conflict in Kachin State, Burma.

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

  • Success for the UK at EU fish negotiations

    The UK Government has secured a deal that is good for both the health of our seas and the UK fishing industry at this year’s annual round of…

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

  • Fewer Government ICT frameworks to attract wider range of suppliers

    A new approach for how frameworks are used to procure ICT will make it easier for ICT suppliers, particularly SMEs, to work with government.

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

  • Reforms to increase accountability at the very top of the Civil Service

    Permanent Secretary objectives will be published online for the first time to increase civil service accountability.

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

  • Thalidomide victims awarded £80 million health grant

    …Under a deal unveiled today by Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb, the Department of Health will pay around £80 million over 10 years to the Thalidomide Trust through an annual grant, which dispenses help and support to people disabled by the drug.

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

  • Health grant awarded to victims of Thalidomide

    Department of Health to pay £80 million over 10 years to the Thalidomide Trust

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

  • Helen Newlove unveiled as the Victim's Commissioner

    Baroness Helen Newlove has been appointed as the new Victims’ Commissioner, Victims’ Minister Helen Grant announced. Baroness Newlove…

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