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  • Afghan and Brit Gunners conduct first live firing exercise

    Afghan National Army Gunners have marked the end of five months of training alongside British troops with the first multinational partnered live firing exercise to take place in Helmand.

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

  • RAF pilot on Libya evacuations

    Hercules pilot Flight Lieutenant Stu Patton speaks about his involvement in the missions to evacuate British civilians from Libya in the last week of February.

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

  • Local enterprise partnerships gather to showcase action plans for local growth

    The Chairs from the 31 approved partnerships were invited to meet with ministers, including Business Secretary Dr Vince Cable and Local Government…

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

  • Local Enterprise Partnerships meet to showcase plans for local growth

    The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister today hosted the first meeting of Local Enterprise Partnerships from across the country.

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

  • Andrew Stunell meets key representatives from the Bangladeshi community

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell recognises the important contribution that Bangladeshi people have made in British society.

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

  • Wolf Review proposes major reform of vocational education

    The Department has published Prof Alison Wolf's review of vocational education calling for a fresh approach to a range of qualifications.

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

  • Highways Agency co-operative systems industry day

    Explains that government's priority is to help rather than hinder the growth and development of new industry.

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

  • Mansion House Trade and Industry speech 2011

    Vince Cable outlines 3 key items in the government's growth strategy: free trade, deregulation and removing the barriers to investment.

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

  • RAF's 31 Squadron prepares for Afghanistan

    The aircrew of 31 Squadron who will be flying their Tornados over Afghanistan to support ground troops this summer have been preparing for their deployment with a series of training exercises.

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

  • Business minister meets with Midlands local enterprise partnerships

    The minister met both the Leicester and Leicestershire local enterprise partnership and the Coventry and Warwickshire partnership, where he …

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

  • Huhne: $100+ oil price transforms case for low carbon

    Energy and Climate Change Secretary The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP will set out his vision for a low carbon, secure economy in a keynote speech to…

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

  • New government spending controls to deliver billions more in savings

    Francis Maude and Danny Alexander announced a new set of controls on government spending which are expected to save billions of pounds.

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

  • Building open societies: transforming Europe’s partnership with North Africa

    Nick Clegg gave a speech in Brussels explaining why the EU cannot afford to adopt a neutral stance towards events in North Africa.

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

  • Building Open Societies: Transforming Europe’s Partnership with North Africa

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg discussed the EU's position on events in North Africa.

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

  • Parachute troops leap into new virtual world

    The Parachute Training School at RAF Brize Norton recently opened a new virtual reality parachute trainer which uses the latest digital imagery to create a realistic virtual world in which to train Service personnel.

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

  • Greg Barker's speech to the RUK Wave and Tidal Conference, QEII conference centre

    Introduction I am delighted to be here to address you today and would like to thank Maria [McCaffery] for the invitation to speak to you. Many…

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

  • Lance Corporal Liam Richard Tasker killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Liam Richard Tasker, from the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday 1 March 2011.

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  • Home Secretary's speech on a new approach to fighting crime

    This speech was given by Theresa May at a community safety partnership event on 2 March 2011. This version is as written, not as spoken.

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

  • Lord Hill to the National Governors' Association school improvement conference

    The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools speaks to the NGA about the principles that underpin the government's approach to school improvement.

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

  • "The Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences in the Modern University"

    It is a great privilege to declare the enlarged British Academy formally open - and I am proud that BIS has supported this excellent refurbishment…

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