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  • Government announces timetable for Colonial administration files to be made public

    Foreign Office Minister David Lidington has announced to Parliament that the large collection of colonial administration files held by the Foreign Office will be made public over the next two years.

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

  • Navy warships return home for Christmas

    Families and friends of sailors serving on board HMS St Albans and HMS Edinburgh gathered at Portsmouth Naval Base on Friday, 2 December, to greet their loved ones returning from overseas deployments.

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

  • Estates and Facilities Alert – potential failure of high-voltage equipment

    This alert highlights the potential failure of the Schneider Electric (Merlin Gerin) Ringmaster RN2c, RE2c and RN6c ring main units.

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

  • Storming of British Embassy in Iran

    Latest developments following an incursion by demonstrators on 29 November at the British Embassy premises in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Roll up for the British Military Tournament

    Following last year’s successful debut, the Tournament will take place this year from 2 to 4 December, with Her Majesty The Queen attending …

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

  • Culture Secretary’s Olympic tour heads to the South East

    Businesses Urged to Make the Most of 2012, 10,000 schools Sign-Up for New Sports Competition, £50k for Gravesend Cricket Scheme

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

  • Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment

    Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose has laid a statutory instrument and explanatory memorandum in the Houses of Parliament.

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

  • Attorney General reflects on how the law of contempt is developing

    Dominic Grieve says that in reporting crime, the press has been pushing at the boundaries.

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

  • Communities come together to show their enthusiasm for neighbourhood planning

    A meeting of neighbourhood planning frontrunners was held on Monday 28 November 2011.

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

  • Contempt - a balancing act

    Speech by Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP - balancing the freedom of the press with the fair administration of justice

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

  • Dogs 1, Pirates 0

    A UK-trained police dog team has today gathered vital evidence to help prosecute seven suspected pirates in the Seychelles.

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

  • The Power of Western Foreign and Security Policy

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s 30th Anniversary Conference on 1 December

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

  • Charles Hendry Written Ministerial Statement on nuclear energy matters

    The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) will today publish two documents that further demonstrate the Government’s commitment to …

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

  • UK Economy on track to meet carbon targets and will reap long term benefits - Huhne

    01 December 2011 The task of rebalancing the UK economy away from carbon is well-progressed and is set to result in greater energy security…

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

  • Written ministerial statement on the carbon plan

    The Government is today publishing the Carbon Plan, setting out the Government’s long-term plans to meet its carbon targets, including the fourth…

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

  • Preferred candidate selected for chair of the UK Statistics Authority

    Andrew Dilnot CBE has been selected as the government's preferred candidate asappointment as the new Chair of the UK Statistics Authority.

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

  • Diamond Jubilee Medal to be produced in the West Midlands

    £7 million contract to produce the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal has been given to a consortium of small businesses led by Worcestershire Medal Service.

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

  • Lynne Featherstone's speech on women in the workplace

    This speech was delivered by Lynne Featherstone on 1 December 2011.

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

  • Stephen O'Brien: Integrating HIV and family planning services

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Stephen O'Brien speaks at the International Conference for Family Planning in Dakar, Senegal.

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