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  • Grant Shapps pledge to cut red tape on builders

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today pledged to put the full weight of the new Coalition Government behind cutting red tape and making it…

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

  • Grant Shapps urges house price stability to help wannabe homeowners

    Grant Shapps calls for a period of house price stability to prevent generations of potential homebuyers being priced out of the market.

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

  • Chancellor announces Professor Stephen Nickell and Graham Parker as his preferred candidates for members of the Budget Responsibility Committee

    The Chancellor has selected Stephen Nickell and Graham Parker as his preferred candidates for Members of the Budget Responsibility Committee

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

  • New Permanent Secretary announced for BIS

    Martin Donnelly has been announced as the new Permanent Secretary at BIS.

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

  • British scientist, London School of Economics professor and Manchester University professors awarded Nobel Prizes 2010

    Robert G. Edwards is awarded the Nobel Prize for the development of IVF, Manchester University professors are awarded the Nobel Prize for groundbreaking graphene experiments and LSE professor shares the Economic Prize

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

  • Foreign Office takes part in 10:10:10 global day of climate action

    British embassies across the globe hosted events to mark 10 October 2010 as a global day of action on climate change.

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

  • Working for the abolition of the death penalty

    Writing in the Malaysian Insider on 10 October 2010, Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne explains why the UK is calling for the global abolition of the death penalty.

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on the kidnapping of Linda Norgrove

    Following the death of British aid worker Linda Norgrove, Foreign Secretary William Hague has made a statement to the House of Commons.

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

  • EU Bill to include a parliamentary sovereignty clause

    Minister for Europe David Lidington has published a Written Ministerial Statement to the House of Commons confirming that the EU Bill is to include a clause affirming that ultimate authority remains with Parliament.

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

  • "The basic dignity of every individual should be upheld"

    Foreign Office Minister for Human Rights Jeremy Browne gave a speech at the UK launch for the Global Abolition of the Death Penalty.

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

  • "No society can address its problems by drawing only on the talents of one of the sexes"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague gave a speech about the needs of women affected by conflict at an event organised by the No Women No Peace campaign.

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

  • The UK's National Security Strategy

    …Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks to the World This Weekend on BBC Radio 4 about the UK's security strategy.…

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

  • RAF and civilian air traffic controllers working together

    The recent completion of the Eastern Sunrise project to relocate all military air traffic controllers (ATCs) from West Drayton now sees RAF personnel working in tandem with civilian ATCs at a state-of-the-art control centre …

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

  • Prime Minister visits veterans with PTSD

    During a visit to a centre that helps ex-Service personnel suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related conditions, Prime Minister David Cameron said that helping veterans experiencing mental health diffi…

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

  • 16 Air Assault Brigade take command of Task Force Helmand

    16 Air Assault Brigade formally took over as the lead formation of Task Force Helmand from 4th Mechanized Brigade yesterday, Sunday 10 October 2010.

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

  • New Permanent Secretary for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The appointment has been approved by the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State. It follows Simon Fraser’s departure from the Department …

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

  • BIS turns the spotlight on UK low carbon excellence to encourage new innovators

    With the global market for low carbon goods and services projected to rise to over £4 trillion by the middle of the next decade, BIS wants to…

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

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP's speech to the Passivhaus Conference

    …It’s my great pleasure to be here this evening at the first UK Passivhaus conference. And to meet people united by a passion…

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

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP's speech to the TUC annual Climate Change Conference

    Introduction Thanks very much, Paul [Noon, Prospect]. And many thanks also for agreeing to start a little early. If only the Cabinet Office…

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

  • Research for Development joins DFID website

    From Wednesday 13 October the web address for the Research for Development (R4D) site will change to www.dfid.gov.uk/R4D.

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