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  • Human Trafficking reception

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire gave a speech on tackling human trafficking.

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

  • The fight against human trafficking

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire and Home Office Minister Mark Harper will call for international cooperation to tackle human trafficking at an event at the Foreign Office this evening.

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

  • Foreign Secretary visits Sarajevo

    …The Foreign Secretary has restated the UK's unwavering support for Bosnia-Herzegovina during a press conference with the Chairman of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Council of Ministers Vjekoslav Bevanda.…

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns executions in Iran

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has commented on the execution of ten people in Iran on 22 October.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister deeply concerned by latest outbreak of violence in western Burma

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire called for an immediate end to the violence following further clashes in Rakhine State in western Burma between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims.

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on preventing sexual violence in conflict

    The Foreign Secretary has commented following a meeting with organisations in Sarajevo who support victims of sexual violence in conflict.

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

  • Proposals to cut risks for pharmaceutical sector

    The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is proposing to make changes to the Patents Act to make the system fairer by allowing clinical and field…

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

  • Brown Field Allowance sparks new wave of oil investment

    The government has today approved a Talisman project that will extend the life of North Sea oil fields and unleash millions of pounds of extra…

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

  • On time and under budget, an all-digital UK

    Today sees the UK wake up to a totally digital TV dawn, following the biggest change to television broadcasting in a generation.

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

  • On time and under budget, an all-digital UK

    Switchover in Northern Ireland sees the end of UK’s analogue TV signal. 

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

  • Fair trade: UK helps Africa's farmers reap rewards of trade

    Britain is working with big business to help more suppliers to get their products onto the supermarket shelves of the UK and Europe

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

  • UK secures major step towards reform of the Common Fisheries Policy

    The Government has secured another major step towards fundamental reform of the broken Common Fisheries Policy today following agreement on …

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

  • Top cop picked to head up new policing college

    The chief constable of Hampshire Constabulary has been picked to lead the new College of Policing.

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

  • Top cop picked to head up new policing college

    The chief constable of Hampshire constabulary has been picked to lead the new college of policing.

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

  • Chloe Smith joins Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson to launch Energy Club

    Energy Club, a Cabinet Office-backed physical activity scheme for children aged between 4-11 years old, has been launched.

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

  • EU readmission agreement with Turkey

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 24 October 2012 by Mark Harper, and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor…

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

  • Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Luxembourg 25 and 26 October 2012: pre-council statement

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 24 October 2012 by Theresa May. The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA)…

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

  • Northern Ireland threat level update

    Statement laid on 24 October 2012 in the House of Commons by Theresa May and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor of Holbeach

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

  • Hybrid system for food labelling given green light

    Consumers will be able to make healthier choices about the food they eat with the introduction of a new, consistent system of front of pack labelling, Health Minister Anna Soubry announced today.

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

  • Single system for nutrition labelling announced

    The Department has announced proposals for front-of-pack nutrition labelling that clearly displays: how much fat, saturated fat, salt and sugar…

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