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  • RAF snipers protect Afghan family from insurgent attack

    Snipers from the RAF Regiment used their skills and training to protect an Afghan family caught up in an attack by insurgents in Helmand province.

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

  • Afghan police chief helps reintroduce kites to the Helmand skies

    Youngsters in Kopak, in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, were presented with the traditional symbol of Afghanistan's culture thanks to an idea from the 5 RIFLES.

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

  • NHS to get £28m cash boost to improve access to dentists

    Andrew Lansley has announced extra cash for dentistry in a major Government drive to increase the number of people able to access an NHS dentist.

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

  • Welsh Secretary welcomes news of additional enterprise zones

    **The Secretary of State for Wales, Cheryl Gillan has today welcomed the announcement that two additional enterprise zones are to be created…

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

  • New interpreter services to provide more efficient and effective justice

    Courts across England and Wales have started using a new interpreter service which is expected to save tax-payers more than £18m a year.

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

  • Over 150 councils already pledging to freeze or cut Council Tax

    Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles today praised councils that have already signalled they intend to help hard pressed families cope with…

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

  • Foreign Secretary on Syria: "We should unite behind the Arab League plan"

    Intervention by The Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.

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

  • Britain and Minnesota: Partners in turbulent times

    Remarks by Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt at the Minnesota International Center in Minneapolis.

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

  • Welsh Secretary hosts David Willetts at 5th Business Advisory Group meeting

    Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan today [ 30th January ] hosted Universities Minister David Willetts to the fifth meeting of the Wales Office’…

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

  • PM and Afghan President sign Strategic Partnership

    Prime Minister David Cameron and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met at Chequers, where they signed an Enduring Strategic Partnership between the UK and Afghanistan.

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

  • Transcript: PM and President Karzai Press Conference

    PM: I'm delighted we've been able to sign this long-term partnership agreement.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: increasing political pressure on Colonel Gaddafi

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed the political situation in Libya, including the UN sanctions agreed last night while speaking to the BBC on 27 February.

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

  • Northern Bank – the first local Northern Ireland bank to join UK Export Finance’s new export scheme

    First local bank in Northern Ireland signs up to deliver UK Export Finance’s bond support scheme.

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

  • Attorney General: London Common Law and Commercial Bar Lecture 26 January 2012

    Speech on understanding the Human Rights Act and European Convention on Human Rights

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

  • Making HS2 happen

    HS2 speech at the Transport Times Conference.

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

  • Glasgow 2014 gets tax boost

    Athletes resident outside of the UK who compete at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will be exempt from income tax.

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

  • Mobile phone industry asked for views on using £150 million to eliminate mobile not-spots

    Plans to extend mobile coverage to 99% of UK population.

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

  • The future of Britain’s creative industries

    CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY 25 January 2012 Oxford Media Convention, University of Oxford Delighted to be opening the tenth Oxford Media Convention…

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

  • Royal Auxiliary Air Force medic saves lives

    A Royal Auxiliary Air Force airman who set up life-saving medical centres for Afghan children caught up in the conflict has been described as an inspiration and his contribution to the local communities across Helmand as imm…

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

  • Extra £500m funding for sport

    Changes to lottery share boost funding over the next five years

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