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  • July Labour Market Statistics for Scotland

    Unemployment in Scotland fell by 4,000, to 215,000 in the period March to May 2012, according to official figures released today.

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

  • UK Government working hard to provide sustainable economic growth

    Michael Moore said the scale of the global economic problems means the Coalition Government has to use 'our whole economic arsenal to help people and companies across Britain.'

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

  • Jobs continue to be created leading to rise in employment

    The Minister for Employment today welcomed a further increase in the number of people in work and a fall in unemployment.

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

  • New rules on bus and coach passenger rights

    Consultation about applying regulations aiming to ensure bus and coach passengers have similar legal protection as planes and trains.

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

  • New powers give councils more control over local finances

    New details of measures that help councils boost local growth and that give them more control over their finances have been published by Local…

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

  • Foreign Secretary visits Libya

    Foreign Secretary William Hague visited Libya on 16 July, his fourth visit to the country since the revolution.

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

  • Foreign Secretary's visit to Jordan concludes

    Foreign Secretary William Hague visited Jordan today. He held talks with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and visited the Bashabsheh refugee camp near the border with Syria.

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

  • British helicopter engineers overcome the heat in Afghanistan

    As daytime temperatures soar towards 50 degrees Celsius in the shade in Afghanistan the heat is on for the engineers who keep the fleet of helicopters in the air.

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

  • More cuts in business red tape and bureaucracy

    The cuts mean that firms can spend more time running their business and reflect the Government’s ambition to make the UK the best place in Europe…

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

  • Chair appointed to the new Competition and Markets Authority

    Business Secretary Vince Cable said: “I am delighted to appoint David Currie as Chair Designate to the Competition and Markets Authority.…

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

  • 16 July 2012, Paul Burstow, IAPT for children and young people

    Thank you. It’s a pleasure to be speaking about the progress that has been made in developing IAPT for children and young people. There are…

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

  • Draft Care and Support Bill now open for comment online

    The Department of Health is seeking your views on the draft Care and Support Bill.…

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

  • Closure of HMP Wellingborough

    HMP Wellingborough will close by the end of this year, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Ken Clarke, announced today.

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

  • Government publishes destination data for the first time

    Details of new data on how many students progressed to further or higher education or training for each school, college and local authority in England.

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

  • Press briefing - morning 17 July 2012

    Special advisers, wind farms, inflation, the Olympics and Afghanistan were discussed at this press briefing.

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

  • Implementation of the Penfold Review

    Consultation regarding easing processes for stopping up or diversion of a highway for property development.

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

  • EU Bus and Coach Passenger Rights

    Announces the launch of a consultation on applying an EU regulation about bus and coach passenger rights in the UK.

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

  • New national Para memorial unveiled

    A lasting memorial to the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces has been unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum.

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

  • Government to open up publicly funded research

    Universities, businesses and the public to have better access to British scientific research and academic papers by 2014.

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

  • Government to open up publicly funded research

    The Government will widely accept the recommendations in a report on open access by Dame Janet Finch, a move which is likely to see a major …

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