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  • Top entrepreneurs help small businesses enter government “Dragons’ Den”

    Six of Britain’s top entrepreneurs have offered to help small businesses build their business proposals about better value services.

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

  • 5m rural homes to get superfast broadband

    Creative Industries Minister Ed Vaizey has welcomed a Fujitsu project to improve internet access in remote areas of the country.

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

  • Minister speaks to WI members on maternal health

    International Development Minister Stephen O’Brien MP yesterday attended the Women's Institute's Women Reaching Women Project Conference.

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

  • £110 million revamp for England’s rivers

    The money will be used to kick start restoration worth at least £600 million to improve the health of lakes, streams and other water bodies.

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

  • Defra calls for return to full transparency over CAP payments information

    The UK Government is committed to transparency in the use of public funds, which includes everyone who has received payments under the CAP.

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

  • Domestic homicide reviews take effect

    From today, local areas should undertake new action to tackle domestic homicide following any case where someone has been killed by their current or former partner, Home Secretary Theresa May announced.

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

  • Welsh Secretary gives cautious welcome to latest employment statistics

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has given a cautious welcome to the latest Labour Market Statistics published today, which show a…

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

  • Heads, Teachers and Industry Forum: 'Kids off the Radar - from street to school'

    The Children's Minister talks about how the Big Society can provide care and support for vulnerable young people.

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

  • PM pledges to "leave no stone unturned" enforcing UN resolution

    Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to leave "no stone unturned" to halt the killing of civilians in Libya.

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

  • More seats for Leeds rail commuters

    There will be extra train carriages at busy times on the lines from Skipton, Ilkley and Doncaster via Wakefield into Leeds.

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

  • Action to boost support for voluntary sector and cut red tape for councils

    Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, today announced a new fair deal for voluntary and community groups, wrapped up with cutting reams of red…

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

  • Time for fair play for all on planning

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today announced proposals for a more localist and fairer way of providing sites for travellers, building …

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

  • Free advice for communities to support neighbourhood planning

    Communities are getting a supportive boost to help make their neighbourhood vision a reality through a new scheme offering free access to expert…

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

  • Residents go compare: who pays for local government

    As part of the Government’s commitment to transparency, Ministers have today published new figures showing exactly who pays for local government…

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

  • First major central government mutual joint venture announced

    Francis Maude has announced plans to transform My Civil Service Pension (MyCSP) into a mutual joint venture.

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

  • DFID Research: Addressing the issues underlying poor school attendance in Swaziland.

    Many school children report missing a month or more of schooling each year in Swaziland, according to the Addressing the Balance of Burden in HIV/AIDS (ABBA) RPC.

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  • Minister for Europe "shocked and saddened" by blast in Minsk, Belarus

    Minister for Europe David Lidington said that the UK condemns acts of terrorism following the blast in a metro station in Minsk, Belarus on 11 April.

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

  • FCO hosts discussion of 2010 Human Rights and Democracy Report

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne discussed Human Rights and Democracy: The 2010 FCO Report with NGOs and members of the Foreign Secretary's Human Rights Advisory Group. You can submit questions about the report to t…

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

  • Foreign Secretary and General Caldwell discuss training of security forces and civilian policing in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and General Caldwell discussed the progress being made in recruiting and training Afghan national security forces in their meeting on 11 April.

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

  • Lord Stirrup on international development and defence

    The way the UK does overseas development should interest all in Defence, former Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal The Lord Stirrup writes.

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