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Thank you Kirsty [Wark] and good afternoon everyone. WB Yeats said that education was “not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a …
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Foreign Secretary's 4th and final speech on Britain's foreign policy delivered at Georgetown University on 17 November 2010.
Friends and family welcome home HMS Portland as she returns from a successful seven-month deployment to the South Atlantic, eastern Pacific and Caribbean Sea.
The latest Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dauntless, has entered service with the Royal Navy, the Ministry of Defence announced today.
Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox has welcomed the news that 950 Canadian troops will remain in Afghanistan in a training capacity when their combat mission comes to an end in 2011.
Mr Scott Wightman CMG has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea in succession to Mr Martin Uden who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.
On Monday Mr Prisk and Business Secretary Vince Cable announced a new gateway to provide access to mentoring for small businesses by bringing…
During a speech at The FT World Telecoms Conference, the minister set out the government’s position on net neutrality. There has been a debate…
Secretary of State The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP today spoke at the CBI’s (Confederation of British Industry’s) annual climate change summit held…
Thanks very much, Roger It’s my pleasure to be here today, and to be part of this distinguished lineup. Richard Lambert and I spent some time…
The recent spending review has certainly allowed the Coalition to consolidate our vision and ambitions for the UK’s energy. Those ambitions…
A new assessment from UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) The Emission Gap Report: Are the Copenhagen Accord Pledges Sufficient to Limit…
Latest ONS Labour Market Statistics for Scotland
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This speech was delivered on 17 November 2010. Political content has been removed and the text here is as written, not as delivered.
Speech by the Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude, unveiling new support for public service 'spin-outs'.
Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
Helping some of the most disadvantaged and unskilled people back to work continues to be the top priority of the European Social Fund (ESF).
Rising employment and a fall in the overall numbers out of work is reassuring news, but stubbornly high numbers are dependant on benefits.
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