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  • Appointment of interim Chair of the Forestry Commission

    Sir Harry Studholme has been appointed as interim Chair of the Forestry Commission up to 30 June 2013. He is a serving Forestry Commissioner…

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

  • Fifth annual report of the Justice and Security Act is published

    …Fifth annual report reviewing operation of powers under the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act is published by the government.

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

  • David Laws: local government's role in improving education

    David Laws speech at the Local Government Association (LGA) education conference.

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

  • Government consults on new rules to help credit unions grow and succeed

    The Government has launched a formal consultation on raising the maximum interest rate cap for credit union loans to 3 per cent per month.

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

  • Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

    Speech by General Sir David Richards, Chief of the Defence Staff.

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

  • Re-appointment to the School Teachers’ Review Body

    Information about Jill Pullen, who has been re-appointed as a member of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB).

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

  • New appointments to the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission

    News on who has been appointed to help improve social mobility and reduce child poverty in the UK.

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

  • Prime Minister's statement on European Council

    "Last week's European Council discussed further economic and monetary integration for the Eurozone"

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

  • PM statement on EU trade deal with Singapore

    EU Trade Commissioner and Singapore's Minister of Trade have completed final negotiations on a free trade agreement.

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

  • Christmas message from the Defence Secretary

    The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has written a Christmas message to all Service and civilian personnel.

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

  • Government fire chief to lead efficiency review of fire and rescue

    An expert led review into the operational efficiency of the services delivered by fire and rescue authorities in England was announced today.

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

  • Liam Fox outlines reform of the Ministry of Defence

    Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox has this morning announced the strategy for reforming the Ministry of Defence which will include the setting up of the Defence Reform Unit that will lead in the reorganisation of th…

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

  • Liam Fox: NATO support crucial to building Afghan forces

    Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, has welcomed the rapid progress in training the Afghan National Security Forces, and the role of the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan, but insisted that NATO allies still need…

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

  • Government tackles red tape head on with package of measures

    A review of the way that appeals are handled by regulators launched today is the first stage of a new wave of bureaucracy busting measures announced…

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

  • Reappointments to the Board of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

    Professor Nicola Spence, Dr Geoffrey Hawtin and Sir Ralph Ferrers Vyvyan have each been reappointed to the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic…

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

  • £50m saved in Whitehall blitz on environmental waste

    Nearly £50m has been saved in Whitehall over the last year after efforts to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, waste and water consumption.

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

  • More control given to councils to scrutinise changes to local healthcare

    New measures coming in to force in April 2013 will mean that any changes to the local healthcare services will be more locally led and transparent to patients.

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

  • Statistical Press notice: NHS inpatient and outpatient events

    The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Latest monthly hospital activity **events (up to and including October…

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

  • Soldiers offer ground expertise to aerial assets in Afghanistan

    When ground troops find themselves in trouble on the front line they have the reassurance of knowing that help is invariably close at hand.

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement by Edward Davey: Exploration for shale gas

    13 December 2012 Shale gas development has been of increasing importance in the US for some years, but exploration has only just begun in the…

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