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  • Minister for Europe meets Moldovan Deputy Foreign Minister

    Minister for Europe, David Lidington MP, met the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova, Andrei Popov on 18 March.

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

  • Energising local economies: partnerships for prosperous communities

    Lord Howell spoke about the role of The Commonwealth Local Government Forum in promoting local democracy and the core values of the Commonwealth in a speech on 18 March.

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

  • Creating the most entrepreneurial decade

    Thanks for the kind introduction. I value a long and good relationship with the FSB. And I can assure you that as a Business minister my top…

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

  • Home Secretary's speech to Stonewall Workplace Conference

    This speech was given by Home Secretary, Theresa May, on Friday 18 March 2011. This version is as written, not as spoken.

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

  • UK marine policy statement published

    Shared UK vision for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas.

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

  • Streamlined service to help bereaved relatives

    People dealing with the death of a relative will be able to check if they’re eligible for help with funeral costs with just one phone call.

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

  • Bevendean Local Action Team Wins Prime Minister’s Big Society Award

    …Bevendean Local Action Team, who work to reduce anti-social behaviour and fear of crime in their local area, are the latest winners of the Prime Minister's Big Society Awards.…

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

  • Letter to European Council on European growth

    Prime Minister David Cameron and eight other EU leaders have sent a joint letter on European growth to President Van Rompuy and President Barroso of the European Council.

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

  • Budding entrepreneurs reviving Leicester and Corby communities

    Baroness Hanham met women entrepreneurs from disadvantaged communities to see how government funding is supporting the local economy.

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

  • Review could end council dependence on Whitehall grant

    A vision of ‘self-funded’ councils that keep their local business taxes with central grant dependence scaled back except where it is needed …

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

  • Pro.Manchester Business and Professional Services Conference

    Introduction Good morning. It’s a real pleasure to be here in Manchester and to have the chance to speak at this conference. The question…

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

  • Business Minister tours North West local enterprise partnerships and small businesses

    Today (Thursday) he met with the local enterprise partnerships for Greater Manchester and Cheshire & Warrington. At the meeting with the Cheshire…

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

  • New 'Solutions for Business' portfolio refocused on growth

    The new Solutions for Business (SfB) package is simpler, making it easier to understand and accessible to companies. There are 13 products …

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

  • Research boost for UK manufacturing industries

    The announcement forms part of the Advanced Manufacturing strand of the Government’s Growth Review and will help stimulate growth through research…

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

  • Forestry advisory panel membership announced

    Members of an independent panel of experts that will make recommendations on forestry policy for England have been announced today by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman.

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

  • Fire and Rescue Suppliers Association conference 2011

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Introduction Thank you for inviting me here today to give the key note address at your Annual Conference…

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

  • A competition regime for growth

    Government announces new proposals to create a single competition body, to boost growth and streamline processes for business.

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

  • Guardian HE Summit

    The purpose of those three speeches was to show how the Coalition’s policies - in particular, our decision that funding for universities should…

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

  • New business-friendly competition proposals announced

    A Competition Regime for Growth: a consultation on options for reform’ sets out proposals to create a single Competition and Markets Authority…

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

  • Government to spend billions less through quangos

    Francis Maude today announced that departments are estimating reductions of £11 billion per year in spending through public bodies by 2014-2015.

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