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  • Climate and Energy Security Envoy engages Canadian audience

    Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti speaks on why climate security matters in podcast with Canada's Carleton University.

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

  • British Government's Special Representative for Climate Change visits Peru

    John Ashton, British Government’s Special Representative for Climate Change, is in Peru this week to speak with Peruvian government officials and climate change experts.

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

  • New rules for town hall papers

    Eric Pickles announces proposals to tighten up the publicity rules for councils so they guard against campaigning with public funds.

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

  • New rules rein in town hall freesheets and use of lobbyists

    New proposals to stop taxpayers’ money being squandered on town hall newspapers or hired lobbyists have been announced by Communities Secretary…

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

  • Royal Television Society

    Introduction Bill Gates talked about the internet as the “town square for the global village of tomorrow”. Technology has turbo-charged globalisation…

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

  • Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation (IRRV) speech

    Speech by Lord David Freud.

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

  • Foreign Secretary supports UN efforts against terrorism, condemns ransom payments to terrorists

    Foreign Secretary William Hague gave a speech to the Security Council Briefing on Terrorism

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

  • RAF pilot honoured for saving colleagues after shot to the face

    Flt Lt Fortune was nominated for the award after showing courage under fire and great skill in handling a badly damaged Chinook helicopter during…

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A snapshot of what has been happening this week at the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas.

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

  • Connecting across boundaries: Foreign Office takes part in multilingual blogging day

    Minister for Europe, David Lidington, and other Foreign and Commonwealth Office bloggers post in French, Portuguese, Tagalog, Spanish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and Arabic as part of Multilingual blogging day.

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

  • UK agrees ground breaking research partnership with Norway on nuclear disarmament verification

    Alistair Burt MP, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gives a speech on Disarmament and taking forward Multilateral Disarmament Negotiations

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

  • Pride of the Armed Forces recognised for outstanding gallantry

    131 Service personnel have been recognised for gallantry in the latest Operational Honours and Awards List.

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

  • Top new facilities to prepare for 2012

    Elite athletes start training in facilities replicating the conditions of London 2012

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

  • International Development Minister attends Yemen meeting

    Ministers of the Friends of Yemen met in New York on the 24th of September to build on international coordination since January 2010.

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

  • ‘Making space for nature’: a review of England's wildlife sites published today

    The review looked at our wildlife sites and whether they are capable of responding and adapting to the growing challenges of climate change.

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

  • "I am optimistic about future of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty"

    Alistair Burt MP, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gave a speech at the Joint Ministerial Meeting on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

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

  • "Peacebuilding is critical if we are to address the underlying causes of conflict"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague gave a speech at the UN Security Council Summit on ‘Ensuring the Security Council’s Effective Role in Maintaining International Peace and Security’

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

  • Retail sector and Government - A new partnership

    Introduction Delighted to be here this evening. Let me start by paying tribute to the work of the BRC. In Opposition, I worked with many…

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

  • Foreign Secretary hopes problems facing Games are resolved

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague's comments come as concerns are raised over preparations ahead of the New Delhi Commonwealth Games.

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

  • Britain's commercial relationship with the United States

    Foreign Secretary William Hague gave a speech to the British American Business International Advisory Board at the New York Stock Exchange.

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