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  • Daily Telegraph article: How we will release the grip of state control

    Prime Minister David Cameron has written an article for the Daily Telegraph on public service reform.

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

  • Foreign Secretary speaks to Saif Qadhafi

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken to the Head of the Qadhafi Human Rights Society about the situation in Libya.

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

  • Prime Minister speaks to King of Bahrain

    Prime Minister David Cameron has spoken to the King of Bahrain following protests in the country.

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

  • PM's phone call with King of Bahrain

    Prime Minister David Cameron has spoken to the King of Bahrain following protests in the country.

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

  • Foreign Secretary comments on recent events in Bahrain

    Foreign Secretary William Hague says Bahraini Government should move quickly to carry out commitments to transparent investigations into recent events and any alleged human rights abuses.

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

  • Government offers Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales opportunity to change their 2015 election date

    The Government has today written to the presiding officers of the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales to give them the opportunity to signal whether they wish to vary the dates of their 2015 elections by …

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

  • Crispin Blunt visits construction rehabilitation project

    Crispin Blunt has visited an award-winning probation project which sees ex-offenders learning construction to improve their job prospects.

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

  • 150,000 council homes to be brought up to standard

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today confirmed the allocation of nearly £1.6bn in funding to bring 150,000 council homes to a decent standard…

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

  • New Homes Bonus: 17 February 2011

    Today, I am announcing the final design of the New Homes Bonus. The New Homes Bonus will fulfil the government’s Coalition Agreement commitment…

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

  • Sickness absence system to be reviewed

    Independent review will look at changing the current sickness absence system and reducing the £100 billion ill health costs the economy each year.

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

  • Ron Dearing lecture: Universities and Social Mobility

    It’s wonderful to be here at Nottingham University, where my late father-in-law was Vice Chancellor and where my wife recalls living in Highfield…

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

  • Foreign Secretary visits Bahrain

    Foreign Secretary William Hague today visited Bahrain on the final leg of his visit to the Middle East which has included stops in Tunisia, Jordan, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates.

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

  • Bahrain: "We urge all sides to avoid violence and the police to exercise restraint"

    "We have conveyed our concern about these events and the level of violence to the Government of Bahrain." said Foreign Secretary William Hague.

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

  • The UK Prosperity Agenda – growth, open markets and good governance

    The UK Government firmly believes that open and free trade is the way to increase global wealth. I want to see British businesses making the most of opportunities in Africa.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: "UK remains committed to supporting the people of Zimbabwe"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has commented on the rollover of the EU's restrictive measures on Zimbabwe.

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

  • Charles Hendry's speech to Platts CCS Conference

    Introduction Thank you, Jeff [Chapman, Chief Exec of the CCSA] for that generous introduction. It’s an honour to be asked here today, and …

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

  • Hendry: Excellent response to EU funding call for CCS and innovative renewables

    An impressive total of 14 UK projects have applied for funding from the EU’s New Entrant Reserve (NER) scheme - a fund worth between EUR4.5 …

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

  • Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act completes passage through Parliament

    The first ever referendum giving voters a say on how their MPs are elected will be held on 5 May 2011.

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

  • Government announces appointment of external members to the Interim Financial Policy Committee

    Government announces appointment of external members to the Interim Financial Policy Committee.

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

  • Ministers call for end to long-term sickness absence as independent review is launched

    The Government has today called for a major review of the sickness absence system.

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