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  • Aid effectiveness: Mitchell co-chairs 'post-Busan' panel

    Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has been appointed as co-chair of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation.

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

  • Wales Office staff volunteer for Prince’s Trust Cymru

    Staff from the Wales Office have taken part in volunteering over two days [27 and 28 June] for The Prince’s Trust Cymru.  Wales Office staff…

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

  • Speech to The Future of Library Services conference

    Thursday 28 June London I’m delighted to have the opportunity to speak at today’s conference. This is a great opportunity to talk about the…

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

  • Parents overwhelmingly satisfied with free early education

    Statistics published by the Department for Education show that parents are overwhelmingly satisfied with free early education.

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

  • Helping young people with special needs into work through new supported internships

    Supported internships are being trialled at 14 colleges around England for young people who have learning difficulties or disabilities.

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

  • Whitehall spending controls extended permanently

    Cross-Whitehall spending controls will be a permanent way of life the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, announced today.

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

  • Ed Davey speech to the LGA Annual Conference

    Thanks Gerald – and thanks to the LGA for inviting me to talk. In my first few months in DECC, I've been confronted with issues and decisions that might seem a million miles from the responsibilities...

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

  • Youth heritage summit begins

    Minister gives opening address at summit in historic Greenwich.

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

  • How are the children? Achievement for all in the 21st Century

    Speech given by Michael Gove at the Spectator Conference June 2012.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister speech at CBI Jobs Summit

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg gave a speech at the CBI’s Jobs Summit on youth unemployment.

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

  • England to be the best place in the world for business-university collaboration

    Plans to strengthen business and university engagement will include improvements to the regime for sandwich courses, promotion of a new framework…

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

  • Health visitors early implementer sites rolled out

    New parents around the country are to receive more support from health visitors in the home and community.

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

  • New survey shows school behaviour improvement but with more to do

    A new survey published today reveals that teachers are feeling more positive about the standard of pupils' behaviour in schools.

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

  • TA soldiers undertake tank training

    Territorial Army (TA) soldiers from the Royal Wessex Yeomanry have recently honed their skills on one of the most sophisticated military vehicles in the world - the Challenger 2 tank.

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

  • Low Pay Commission visit to Hawick and Edinburgh

    Peter Donaldson, Susan Anderson and Professor Bob Elliott will meet a number of representatives in Hawick and Edinburgh to hear first hand what…

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

  • Department of Health publishes interim report to drive up standards and prevent abuse

    Care Services Minister Paul Burstow today announced a series of national actions aimed at tackling the worst aspects of the care of people with learning disabilities or autism and challenging behaviour, which can lead to inexcusable abuse.

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

  • Lives will be saved as junior doctors shadow new role

    Junior doctors will spend a minimum of four working days shadowing the job that they will be taking up from this summer, it was announced by NHS Medical Director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh today

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

  • Winterbourne View interim report – questions and answers

    Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

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

  • Welfare speech

    "In a world of fierce competitiveness - a world where no-one is owed a living - we need to have a welfare system that the country can properly afford."

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

  • Naval duo carry Olympic Torches

    A Royal Marine who survived major brain tumour surgery and a Royal Navy student nurse, who is raising money for charity in honour of troops killed in Afghanistan, have carried the Olympic Flame for part of its journey throug…

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