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  • Lieutenant Edward Drummond-Baxter and Lance Corporal Siddhanta Kunwar killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lieutenant Edward Drummond-Baxter and Lance Corporal Siddhanta Kunwar, both from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, were killed in Afghanistan on Tu…

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  • UK to lead way on sustainable palm oil

    By the end of 2015 all palm oil used in central Government food and catering services will come from environmentally friendly sources, Environment…

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

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

    Marcus Agius has been reappointed as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, by Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson.

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

  • Statement on West Coast Main Line and franchising

    West Coast Main Line and rail franchising statement updating the House on progress.

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

  • UK, UAE and Pakistan Ministers visit hospital where Malala Yousafzai is receiving treatment

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has reiterated his support for Malala and all those defending the rights of women in Pakistan and around the world.

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

  • Government on track to save £8bn this year

    A shift in the way government operates, enforced by the Efficiency and Reform Group, has put the government on track to save £20bn a year.

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

  • Action to clarify processes under the Mental Health Act

    The Department of Health is taking action to correct an irregularity in the application of the Mental Health Act 1983.

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

  • British Ambassador condemns attacks in Iraq

    Ambassador Simon Collis strongly condemns the attacks which killed and injured a large number of people on 27 October.

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

  • British Summer Time ends

    Notes to editors: The 9th EC Directive on summer time harmonised, for an indefinite period, the dates on which summer time begins…

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

  • Second G-Cloud supplier framework goes live

    The second G-Cloud supplier framework for cloud-based IT services goes live today.

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

  • Parliament and the judiciary

    Speech by Dominic Grieve QC MP to BPP Law School

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

  • Town hall transparency to expose car parking charges

    Government action to enshrine Town Hall transparency as an everyday activity will now also open up punitive parking charges to public scrutiny.

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

  • Mention in Despatches for decorated sergeant who ran through a wall of bullets to save stranded soldiers

    An Army sergeant who risked his own life to save two soldiers stranded in an enemy attack has been awarded a Mention in Despatches.

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

  • Permanent Secretary to leave DECC in Autumn

    With effect from Thursday 1st November, Phil Wynn Owen will be the acting Permanent Secretary and Accounting Officer for DECC. Moira’s successor…

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

  • 25 October 2012, Jeremy Hunt, NCAS

    Thank you Sarah [Pickup, President of ADASS]. The importance of local authorities I think it’s appropriate that the very first speech I give…

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

  • Reforming welfare, transforming lives

    A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

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

  • Fire sector summit 2012

    Fire Minister Brandon Lewis addresses the 2012 fire sector summit.

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

  • Human Trafficking reception

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire gave a speech on tackling human trafficking.

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

  • Proposals to cut risks for pharmaceutical sector

    The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is proposing to make changes to the Patents Act to make the system fairer by allowing clinical and field…

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

  • Brown Field Allowance sparks new wave of oil investment

    The government has today approved a Talisman project that will extend the life of North Sea oil fields and unleash millions of pounds of extra…

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