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  • Communities Secretary Eric Pickles sees ongoing restoration work at Auschwitz-Birkenau

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has spoken of the profound and moving experience of visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau.

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

  • New Voluntary and Community Sector Partnership Board meets for the first time

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell has announced the line-up of the Department’s expanded Voluntary and Community Sector Partnership Board …

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

  • Mary Portas: High Street Review

    Mary Portas has today published her review of the future of our high streets.

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

  • John Hayes sees what Mary Portas’ vision for the future of high streets will mean for Leeds

    Mary Portas published her review of the future of our high streets today, which sets out her vision to breathe economic and community life back…

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

  • Mary Portas sets out her vision for the future of our high streets

    The Review makes ambitious recommendations on what can be done - by government, local authorities and business - to help high streets deliver…

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

  • Speech by the Commercial Secretary to the Treasury, Lord Sassoon, at EDF Energy’s Conference

    Speech by The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Adults’ Personal Social Services: specific revenue grants and capital grant allocations for 2012-13

    For 2012-13 the Deparment has ageed for over £1.4 billion to be made available for revenue funding through the Learning Disability and Health…

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

  • Developing a transformed care and support system

    David Behan - Director General of Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships gives a video blog update on the progress made during …

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

  • A14 challenge launched

    Release of the A14 challenge study which will deliver major improvements to the Cambridgeshire transport corridor.

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

  • Andrew Stunell reappoints chair to West Northamptonshire Development Corporation

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell has today announced the reappointment of the current Chairman to the Board of West Northamptonshire Development…

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

  • Resource security

    Last weekend there were two major international conferences: one on the crisis in the Eurozone - indeed, the future of Europe - the second in…

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

  • Podcast marks International Human Rights Day

    The third in our series of human rights themed podcasts focuses on the theme of social media and human rights, featuring insights from Index on Censorship, Article 19, Free Belarus Now, Sablat Oman and Computer Science at University College London.

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

  • Vince Cable speech - Resource Security, CBI / Green Alliance conference, 12 December 2011

    Last weekend there were two major international conferences: one on the crisis in the Eurozone - indeed, the future of Europe - the second in…

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

  • DFID research: Improving the public’s access to DFID research

    DFID’s commitment to making all research it commissions on international development freely available, takes another step forward today.

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

  • Bereavement benefits must support claimants after loss and offer a supported return to work

    The current system of paying bereavement benefits is inconsistent and complex, with no encouragement to return to work.

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

  • Disadvantaged school children to benefit from £1.25 billion funding from April 2012

    England’s most disadvantaged pupils, including looked after children, are set to benefit from £600 each after the Department for Education announced next year’s Pupil Premium will increase by £112 for each pupil.

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

  • SME exporting: the national challenge (Manchester)

    Stephen Green's speech at The National Challenge: SMEs Export for Growth event in Manchester.

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

  • Foreign Secretary marks International Human Rights Day

    The Foreign Secretary has paid tribute to courage and dedication of human rights activists campaigning for peaceful social and political change via the internet on social networking sites around the world.

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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

  • Essex parents go back to school to get facts on 2012 University support

    Parents of pupils from Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School were given a presentation this week explaining the new student finance system …

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