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  • New interim Chief Executive of Skills Funding Agency announced

    Ms Thorneywork has extensive experience in the further education sector, having worked as a Deputy Headteacher at a Technology College and as…

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

  • Agreement struck to prepare communities for climate change

    Homes, roads and parks could all be better protected from the effects of climate change after an agreement was struck between ministers and local government.

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

  • Nick Clegg hails a revolution in free pre-school education

    The Deputy Prime Minister is today hailing a transformation in free early education as he announces a shake-up of the way it is delivered.

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

  • Free pre-school education: Deputy prime minister hails a revolution

    Nick Clegg announces a shake-up in the way free early education is delivered.

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

  • Changes to education inspections announced

    Ofsted changes inspections of schools, further education and skills, and initial teacher education.

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  • Behind the scenes at the Household Cavalry Jubilee preparations

    In the run-up to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebration weekend, a team at the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) are working hard behind the scenes to suit and boot the horses and riders.

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

  • Games boost interest from abroad

    Hugh Robertson welcomes study that shows Chinese and Indians are more likely to want to visit Britain as a result of London 2012.

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

  • £60 million boost for hospices

    Hospices are to benefit from up to £60 million of funding to help improve the quality of care for people nearing the end of their lives, Care Services Minister Paul Burstow announced today.

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

  • Paul Burstow announces £60 million of funding for hospices

    Care Services Minister Paul Burstow has announced that hospices are to benefit from up to £60 million of funding to help improve the quality…

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

  • Key information on tobacco vending machines

    Vending machines made it easy for under-18s to buy cigarettes because they were self-service and often unsupervised. In 2010, 8% of 11 to 15…

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

  • 15 new university technical colleges: employers back plan

    Fifteen brand new university technical colleges (UTCs) have today been approved to open in 2013 and 2014. They will have involvement from around 200 high-profile employers. They will also have significant input from world-cl…

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

  • Francis Maude visits Malvern's cyber defence businesses

    Francis Maude has visited Malvern to meet local cyber defence businesses.

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

  • UK and Indonesia strengthen educational links

    During his visit to UK, Indonesia’s Minister of Education and Culture Mohammed Nuh met with the UK Universities and Science Minister David Willetts…

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

  • Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, at the opening of Imperial Centre for Translational and Experimental Medicine

    Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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

  • Buying smarter could save NHS £1.2bn

    New ways of buying supplies and medical equipment could save the NHS £1.2 billion to reinvest in patient care, Health Minister Simon Burns announced today.

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

  • Homeless Link and St Mungo’s publish report on hospitals and the homeless

    Homeless Link and St Mungo’s have published a report, commissioned by the Department of Health, on how homeless people are treated by hospitals…

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

  • Captain Stephen James Healey killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Captain Stephen James Healey from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh was killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Saturday 26 May 2012.

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  • Portas Pilots to kick-start high street renaissance

    Local Government Minister Grant Shapps announces the first 12 Portas Pilot towns.

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

  • Francis Maude welcomes e-Libya agreement by the UK and Libya

    Trade and Investment Minister Lord Green and the Libyan Minister of Communications, Anwar Elfeitori, have signed an agreement on Libya.

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

  • Directions to the National Patient Safety Agency

    The Directions to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) have been amended to reflect the transfer of  the operational delivery of the National…

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