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  • Public bodies announcement

    Defra has been examining its network of arm's-length bodies (ALBs) to increase accountability, improve efficiency and reduce their number and cost.

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

  • Publication of DWP research report 695: the feasibility of constructing a race equality index

    Government should publish information to understand how pro-active businesses are in promoting race equality in recruitment and promotion.

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

  • Health, work and well-being specialists

    A speech by Lord David Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.

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

  • DfE to close arm's length bodies to improve accountability

    A breakdown of the Department for Education's (DfE) plan for its arm's length public bodies, including details of those that are to close in an effort to increase accountability, transparency and efficiency.

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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, Yorkshire Post Business Excellence Awards dinner, Queen’s Hotel, Leeds

    Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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

  • DfT announces reform of public bodies

    Department for Transport public bodies to be abolished, reformed or brought in-house after cross-government review.

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

  • Councils should recognise the valuable role of the voluntary sector

    Councils should make best use of the voluntary sector’s ability to deliver effective and innovative local services when managing future budgets…

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

  • Tenant Services Authority to be abolished: new powers for tenants to improve social housing

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced the abolition of the Tenant Services Authority (TSA), preserving its vital economic regulation…

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

  • Financial Secretary to the Treasury announces changes to restricting pensions tax relief

    Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, announced a reduction in the annual allowance for tax-privileged pension savings.

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

  • Public expenditure outturn update: October 2010

    This release presents updated estimates of key public spending outturn series against two frameworks.

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

  • Local government accountability

    The coalition programme sets out this government’s commitment to ending the era of top-down government and giving new powers to local authorities…

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

  • Town hall waste and duplication

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Introduction In a speech ahead of the government’s spending review the Secretary of State highlights…

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

  • Townhall waste and duplication

    In a speech ahead of the government's spending review the Secretary of State highlights concerns that councils are effectively "letting money slip through their fingers".

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

  • Safeguarding the future of Royal Mail

    Today the Government laid out plans to protect two cornerstones of British life - the Royal Mail and the Post Office.

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

  • Ukraine and the European Union: What next?

    Minister for Europe writes in Ukrainian newspaper "The Den" ahead of his visit to the country.

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

  • Training the engineers who maintain front line equipment

    At the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' 11 Training Battalion, young engineers are trained to ensure that the equipment troops are using in Helmand is maintained to the highest standards

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

  • Post Office could be mutualised

    The announcement was made as the Government put its plans before Parliament to secure vibrant futures for two cornerstones of British life -…

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

  • Safeguarding the future of Royal Mail and the Post Office

    The Government has today put plans before Parliament to protect two cornerstones of British life - the Royal Mail and the Post Office. The …

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

  • Consultation: CDC Group plc

    Sustained economic growth yields significant development gains. Stimulating growth that generates wealth creation is a key driver in lifting…

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

  • Andrew Mitchell's speech on wealth creation

    Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell's speech on wealth creation at the London School of Economics on Tuesday 12 October 2010.

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