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  • Vodafone pledges support for Armed Forces Covenant

    Telecommunications giant Vodafone UK has signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant.

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

  • Specialist advisers protect £400 million of UK businesses' intellectual property

    Four UK intellectual property advisers based overseas have helped to protect £400 million worth of IP assets for UK businesses.

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

  • Contribution that brands make to the UK economy

    Speech by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on the valuable contribution that brands make to the UK economy through their Intellectual Property (IP).

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

  • Young people with SEND to benefit from £5 million work scheme

    Supported internships will be available to those with the most severe forms of special educational needs and disability (SEND).

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

  • Home Office publishes draft Riot Compensation Bill

    Provisions in draft Bill propose a fair and sustainable framework for future compensation arrangements

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

  • Home Office announces increase in firearms licensing fees

    Increase will create a fairer and more effective system for forces, licence holders and the general public

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

  • UK Statement at OSCE Permanent Council on Human Rights and Democracy

    Head of the UK Delegation to the OSCE, Ambassador Schroeder, announces launch of the FCO annual Human Rights and Democracy Report for 2014.

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

  • Employers unveil new industry designed apprenticeships

    Hundreds more top employers have joined the government’s successful Trailblazers programme to design high quality apprenticeships.

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

  • New fund to improve the health of homeless people

    Homeless people will benefit from a new £55 million fund to upgrade existing accommodation and provide new housing.

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

  • DIO provides energy efficiency for service homes and substantial savings for soldiers

    Soldiers and their families at 3 army bases are benefitting from sustainably warm homes and significantly lower bills, after the DIO completed significant improvement work over the last year.

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  • Annual Human Rights report 2014

    The 2014 Foreign Office annual report on Human Rights and Democracy sets out steps taken to promote and protect human rights.…

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

  • Ebola outbreak: An update on the UK's response in West Africa

    Development Secretary Justine Greening gave an update to the House of Commons on Britain's work to beat Ebola in Sierra Leone and beyond.

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

  • Winners of the GREAT Tech Rocketships initiative 2015

    Five companies from India are winners of the GREAT Tech Rocketships initiative.

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

  • Transport Minister opens Beverley southern relief road

    Robert Goodwill visits Beverley in East Riding of Yorkshire to view 2 road schemes that will help boost economic growth.

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

  • Merseyside merger to improve coroner services

    Families of bereaved people across Liverpool and Wirral will receive better coroner services in the future.

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

  • Transport safety video about Ecuador

    The British Embassy Quito has put together this video about transport safety in Ecuador.

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

  • First aid training to be made compulsory for new nursery recruits

    New nursery and pre-school staff will be required to undertake paediatric first aid for the first time, thanks to new government proposals.

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

  • Government rolls-out flagship Degree Apprenticeships

    The government has today (12 March 2015) announced the roll-out of 9 new industry designed Degree Apprenticeships.

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

  • New measures to support more disabled people into work

    A bold ambition to ensure more disabled people can benefit from the UK’s growing economy and jobs market is behind Access to Work changes.

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

  • Implementation of the strategic highways company

    New strategic highways company, Highways England, will run motorways and major A roads from 1 April 2015.

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