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  • £15 million government funding for green buses

    Additional £15 million funding for operators and councils to use low carbon buses.…

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

  • Grant Shapps welcomes cash for housebuilding

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has welcomed the confirmation of £390 million to build over 8,500 new much-needed homes.

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

  • Action to tackle unfunded spending commitments

    Chief Secretary to the Treasury announced that four departments have agreed to reductions in unfunded spending commitments totalling £1.5bn.

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

  • Overhaul to England’s school building programme

    Information on Michael Gove's plans to overhaul school capital investment in England, including details of Sebastian James's review.

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

  • Britain's place in the world: Foreign Secretary's interview with Sky

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague was interviewed by Adam Boulton for Sky on Sunday 4 July 2010

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

  • Gove: New grant to double the number of top teachers in challenging schools

    Information on Michael Gove's decision to allow the expansion of Teach First into primary schools across the country.

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

  • Oil tanker explosion in Democratic Republic of Congo

    …The UK's Minister for Africa has offered condolences on behalf of the British Government.…

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

  • Minister welcomes appointment to Guatemala commission

    Jeremy Browne, Foreign Office Minister for Latin America, has welcomed the appointment of Mr Francisco Dall’Anese Ruiz, as Head of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at stories coming from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its network of posts this week.

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

  • Countering Taliban IEDs with intelligence, training and equipment

    Major General Gordon Messenger, the Chief of the Defence Staff’s Strategic Communications Officer, and Colonel Peter Smith, Assistant Director…

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

  • Wimbledon fans show pride in Armed Forces

    …Continuing a tradition that stretches back to the Second World War, members of the UK's Armed Forces have again been in attendance at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships this year where the general public have been expressing their pride in them. Report by Leigh Hamilton.…

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

  • Lynne Featherstone's speech to the LGB and T Conference on Gay Pride

    The minister gave this speech on 2 July 2010 in London.

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

  • Government '100 per cent committed' to equality

    Lynne Featherstone says the country needs to 'complete the journey' to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality.

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

  • Tilley award finalists announced

    James Brokenshire visits a Woking project that has turned around an estate once blighted by drug crime.

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

  • New Chief Executive appointed at The Identity and Passport Service

    The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) today announced the appointment of Sarah Rapson as its new Chief Executive.

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

  • Speech by the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke MP, to the Centre for Business Taxation, Oxford University

    Speech by the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Paterson deeply moved by Somme commemorations

    Secretary of State Owen Paterson MP is representing the British government today at the annual Somme commemoration in France.

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

  • Clegg launches Your Freedom website

    Information on the launch of the Your Freedom website, which allows the public to suggest ideas on restoring lost liberties.

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

  • Eric Pickles appeals to council workers for their cost cutting ideas

    Help us to find the right savings.

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

  • Recommendations on the Science Spending Review

    The Council for Science and Technology advises on the budget for science and the need to continue to fund scientific research.

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