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  • HMS Ocean returns home

    Since the Royal Navy helicopter carrier HMS Ocean left the UK, the ship has spent 176 days at sea and steamed more than 40,000 miles (64,000km…

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

  • Vince Cable speech - Resource Security, CBI / Green Alliance conference, 12 December 2011

    Last weekend there were two major international conferences: one on the crisis in the Eurozone - indeed, the future of Europe - the second in…

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

  • DFID research: Improving the public’s access to DFID research

    DFID’s commitment to making all research it commissions on international development freely available, takes another step forward today.

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

  • Hundreds of teachers awarded national scholarships

    The first round of successful bids to the government’s new £2 million scholarship scheme for teachers were announced today by ministers.

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

  • Military Wives Choir odds on for Christmas No 1

    Following the success of the BBC2 TV series ‘The Choir: Military Wives’, which saw musical maestro Gareth Malone teaching wives and girlfriends…

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

  • Essex parents go back to school to get facts on 2012 University support

    Parents of pupils from Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School were given a presentation this week explaining the new student finance system …

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

  • Government Digital Service opens for business

    The Government Digital Service (GDS) has been set up to deliver world class digital products that meet people’s needs.

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

  • GEO newsletter December 2011

    The GEO newsletter provides all the latest news from GEO. Items in this edition include: First ever Government action plan to advance transgender…

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  • £90 million boost for buses across England

    £90 million to make buses greener, more efficient and easier to use.

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

  • New powers for public to stop Council Tax rises this year

    A new ‘local tax lock’ that allows people a vote to stop council tax going up if their local authority refuses to freeze bills and hike the …

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

  • Moore confirms half a billion extra for the Scottish budget

    The Autumn Statement will add £69m in resource budget in addition to the £433m announced last week

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

  • Last chance to keep Manet’s Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus in the UK

    Culture Minister defers export of stunning impressionist painting.

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

  • Strategy to drive out transgender prejudice

    The first transgender equality plan was launched by the government today. Tougher sentences for hate crimes are included in the plan.

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

  • Strategy to drive out transgender prejudice

    Tougher sentences for hate crimes, support for transgender pupils in schools, and tailored recruitment advice for businesses are just some of the actions in the first transgender equality plan launched by the government toda…

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

  • Welsh Secretary responds to budgetary adjustments following Autumn Statement

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has today [8th December 2011] responded to the Chief Secretary Danny Alexander’s Written Ministerial…

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

  • Communities to reap rewards by creating better deals together

    Community buying involves groups of people combining their buying power to purchase goods or services together and get better deals from shops…

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

  • £30 million announced for community green schemes and public sector energy efficiency

    07 December 2011 New £10 million Local Energy Assessment Fund launched to help local communities develop energy projects Additional £20million…

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

  • Online checks to turn up pressure on illegal workers

    It will soon be much easier for employers to carry out checks to let them know whether foreign nationals have the right to work in the UK, Immigration Minister Damian Green announced today.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister North West jobs boost

    Two North West businesses have secured over £172 million of private sector and government investment from the Regional Growth Fund.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister meets Spain's Mariano Rajoy

    Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg today visited Spanish Prime Minister elect, Mariano Rajoy

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