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  • Equality and Human Rights Commission appointments

    New board and budget mark a new era.

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

  • Ethiopia Peace and Development programme

    Response to reports in The Guardian and Daily Telegraph about the Ethiopia Peace and Development programme

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

  • Phone line and map to help adopters

    The new telephone information line, contactable on 0300 222 0022, opens today and is staffed by adopters.

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

  • Adoption ‘hotspots' map unveiled alongside new adoption infoline

    Would-be adopters can now access a new map showing the areas with the highest number of children waiting for new homes.

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

  • Foreign Secretary updates Parliament on Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on the crisis in Syria and set out further UK action in the coming weeks.

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

  • Housing the next generation

    Speech by Planning Minister Nick Boles at an event hosted by Policy Exchange.

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

  • John Nash appointed as new Education Minister

    Details of the appointment of Lord Nash as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools.

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

  • Schools set to save around £10 million in new deal with Microsoft

    Information on a new deal with the IT giant Microsoft which will bring discounts and better licensing terms for schools.

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

  • Bold new programme to get young people ready for work

    Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has set out plans for a new programme to equip young people with the skills to compete for apprenticeships and other jobs.

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

  • Press Release: The Viscount Younger of Leckie appointed as Business Minister

    Lord Younger appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business Innovation and Skills.

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

  • Implementation of the Penfold Review

    Proposals to simplify the process of stopping up or diverting a highway will be announced in a consultation response today.

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

  • Government announces new member to the Social Security Advisory Committee

    The Minister for Welfare Reform, Lord Freud, announced Matthew Oakley as a new appointment to the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC).

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

  • Transforming Rehabilitation - less crime, fewer victims, safer communities

    The most significant reforms to tackling reoffending and managing offenders in the community for a generation were set out today by Justice …

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

  • New permanent secretary for the Home Office

    Mark Sedwill has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Home Office.

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

  • Press Release: Chief Executive Designate appointed to the Competition and Markets Authority

    Alex Chisholm was today appointed the new Chief Executive of the Competition and Markets Authority by the Business Secretary Vince Cable.

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

  • Government to cut back on red tape for community entertainment

    Community groups are to be set free from red tape.

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

  • Oral Ministerial Statement: Outcomes of December Fisheries Council

    Richard Benyon, Fisheries Minister delivered the below speech to the House of Commons on Tuesday 8 January 2013.

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

  • 2013 should be ‘year of peace’ for people in the Middle East

    Foreign Secretary says 2013 offers new opportunities to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by negotiation, he reaffirms UK’s support for a political transition in Syria.

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

  • Press Release: New Permanent Secretary at DECC

    Stephen Lovegrove has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary at the Department of Energy and Climate Change

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

  • Statement on Mid Term Review

    Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore's statement on the Mid-Term Review

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