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  • Greg Barker keynote speech at the launch of the new Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme

    I am delighted to be able to address you at the launch of the new Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme. At about the same time that the Met Office Hadley Centre was opened by Prime Minister Tha...

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

  • Benefits of the UK to be examined in detail

    …The UK government will undertake a programme of work to inform and support the debate on Scotland's future within the UK. …

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

  • June Labour Market Statistics for Scotland

    Unemployment in Scotland fell by 14,000, to 220,000 in the period February to April 2012, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released today.

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

  • Michael Portillo announces £56 million endowment grants

    Arts and heritage organisations set to unlock £162 million

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

  • Speech to the Future of Entertainment summit

    Thank you very much for inviting me to speak to you today. I wanted to start by making five extremely obvious points. First, traditional silos…

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

  • Forests: UK to help millions who rely on natural resources

    Britain will work with the private sector to help tens of millions of the poorest people who rely on forests for food, fuel and medicines

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

  • Leading businesses to disclose greenhouse gas emissions

    The UK is the first country to make it compulsory for companies to include emissions data for their entire organisation in their annual reports.

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

  • World Refugee Day

    20 June is World Refugee Day, an annual event to highlight the plight of those affected by conflict and persecution all over the world.

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

  • Speech by the Commercial Secretary to the Treasury, Lord Sassoon; Summer Lecture to the British Bankers’ Association

    Speech by the Commercial Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Ministers meet to discuss rebalancing the NI economy

    Ministers from UK government and Norther Ireland Executive held third Ministerial Working Group on rebalancing the NI economy.

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

  • Members of Emerging Science and Bioethics Advisory Committee confirmed

    Members of the newly established Emerging Science and Bioethics Advisory Committee (ESBAC) have been confirmed and will take up post immediately…

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

  • NHS patient feedback challenge expert panel announced

    The NHS patient feedback challenge, created and managed by the NHS Institute and funded by the Department of Health, is a one year programme…

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

  • Welsh Secretary responds to Labour Market Statistics

    The Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has today [20th June 2012] welcomed a continued fall in unemployment in Wales, but urged the …

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

  • £1million to support retired Gurkha soldiers

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today announced the allocation of £1million of extra support to help the successful integration of retired…

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement marks Egypt's "critical moment"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the peaceful conduct of the second round of the Presidential elections in Egypt as a critical moment in the process towards a democratic civilian led government.

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

  • A Celebration of the Olympic Truce ahead of London 2012

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham will celebrate conflict prevention and the peace ideals of the Olympic Truce in a speech tonight.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets with representatives of the Cherokee Nation

    Foreign Office Minister for North America Alistair Burt today met with a delegation of twelve tribal representatives from the Cherokee Nation.

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

  • Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council to meet in Luxembourg

    Minister for Europe David Lidington laid a statement in Parliament detailing the agenda for the two meetings on 25 and 26 June.

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

  • Afghan forces and British troops clear insurgent hot spot

    Afghan policemen accompanied by British troops recently cleared an insurgent hot spot to the east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province.

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

  • Military cadets discuss volunteering with Prime Minister

    Two military cadets were among a select group of youngsters who recently met Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss the virtues of volunteering.

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