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  • Environment secretary Caroline Spelman supports Thames tunnel plans

    Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman today gave her support to Thames Water's plans for a tunnel to reduce the amount of raw sewage discharged into the River Thames.

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

  • Extradition review begins

    An independent panel will review the UK’s legal arrangements for bringing criminals to justice who flee overseas after committing a crime.

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

  • Evidence for immigration policy change set out

    Damian Green says the coalition government will make sure that Britain maximises from the benefits of immigration.

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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 to FICCI / IBA Banking Conference, Mumbai

    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

  • Speech by The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Justine Greening MP, Overview of UK Policy Frameworks

    Speech by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Quarter of a million carers missing out on new State Pension protection

    A quarter of a million people caring for an ill or disabled friend or relative could be missing out on a top up that protects their pension.

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

  • Trade and Investment Minister appointed

    Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that Stephen Green will take on the role as Minister of State for Trade and Investment

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

  • Freedom for councils to manage rented housing

    New rules could cut as many as 8,500 applications from the planning system, freeing councils to focus on local priorities rather than micro managing rented housing.

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

  • Sensible approach to manage shared homes

    Landlords and councils will no longer be faced with bureaucracy aimed at micro-managing rented housing, Housing Minister Grant Shapps confirmed…

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

  • New local enterprise partnerships criss-cross the country

    The commitment and ambition shown by councils and business to radically reshape the way business and government interact at the local level …

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

  • Lord Sassoon welcomes Indian Banks to the UK

    Lord Sassoon welcomes Indian Banks to the UK.

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

  • MDGs in focus - MDG 4: Reduce child mortality

    How a slum community in Dhaka, Bangladesh has improved water and sanitation and reduced killer diseases

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  • Economy needs local remedies not regional prescription

    On the closing day for submitting local enterprise partnership proposals Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Business Secretary Vince Cable…

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

  • A recovering economy requires local remedies

    In an op-ed that first appeared in The Financial Times newspaper, Business Secretary Vince Cable and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles outline the part local enterprise partnerships will play in the economic recovery.

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

  • UK manufacturing on show

    Business Minister Mark Prisk wants to attract new talent to the sector.

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

  • British Muslims visit Afghanistan

    A delegation of British Muslims recently visited Afghanistan to challenge misconceptions about the reality of life for Muslims in Britain.

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

  • Royal Navy to use Merlin's magic to fight pirates

    Personnel from 820 Naval Air Squadron, including aircrew and engineers and their Merlin helicopter, will be embarked on Royal Fleet Auxiliary…

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

  • The UK and Ukraine

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko today.

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

  • BIS HQ showcases UK manufacturing to attract new talent

    The Government is committed to promoting manufacturing as it is critical to economic growth with responsibility for 53 per cent of UK exports…

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

  • Three jailed over sham marriages

    A Church of England vicar was today among three men jailed for staging hundreds of sham marriages in East Sussex.

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