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  • Twenty-Eighth Session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva, 2 to 27 March 2015

    The UK delivers a statement on the human rights situation in Iran during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Iran, Dr Ahmed Shaheed,16 March 2015.

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

  • Solicitor General issues advisory note on Hillsborough inquest

    The Solicitor General asks people to take care when commenting about the Hillsborough inquest

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

  • A wide-ranging review into business rates

    Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, on launching the most-wide ranging review of national business rates in a generation.

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

  • UK and Premier League use football to tackle violence against women and girls in Africa

    A partnership between DFID, the Premier League and the British Council to tackle issues of violence against girls and women through football.

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

  • Celebrating English Tourism Week

    Get involved online to discover a range of tourism career opportunities.

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

  • UK ministers: Scotland can be proud of UK Ebola fight

    Scots have made a ‘profound contribution’ to the UK’s Ebola response in Sierra Leone, Baroness Northover and Alistair Carmichael said today.

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

  • Not long left to have your say on the local water environment

    Get involved in our consultation on how water in the Humber catchment is looked after

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  • Speech by Ambassador Brummell at Forum on Romania’s competitiveness

    'In the greatest changes that the EU has experienced over the last 40 years, the UK played a central role. We pushed to create a real Single Market. We pushed for the Eastwards expansion of the EU to countries like Roman…

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

  • Ministers back plan for better local services

    Ministers have backed proposals to extend the approach of the successful Troubled Families programme into other local services.

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

  • UK Foreign Secretary’s climate change envoy in Bangladesh

    Sir David King, the UK Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change arrives in Bangladesh.

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

  • Private rented sector

    Written ministerial statement by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on the private rented sector.

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

  • New wave of innovation to update statutory notices for 21st Century

    The government announces joint pilots with public and private sector to help make statutory notices fit for the future.

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

  • Dounreay graduate engineer partcipates in online career fair

    DSRL graduate engineer Gregor McLean has been asked to get involved with a UK-wide careers fair being run on social media site LinkedIn.

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  • Strong British delegation at Sharm el-Sheikh led by Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond

    Ambassador John Casson: “The British are coming in strength”

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

  • Schools given £5 million to work with local nurseries

    Minister for Childcare Sam Gyimah announces funding to improve the quality of early years education.

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

  • UK-China programme to address China’s agricultural challenges

    On 12 March, leading UK & Chinese researchers joined together in Beijing to discuss how to use remote-sensing technology to address global challenges.

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

  • Premier Skills and DFID to Tackle Violence Against Women in Kenya

    British Council, Premier League and DFID in joint effort to use football to tackle violence against women and girls in Kenya

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

  • Giving Tuesday Summit 2015: Rob Wilson speech

    Minister for Civil Society, Rob Wilson, spoke about the success of Giving Tuesday and how the government supports it.

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

  • Tens of thousands get involved in Community Organisers programme

    Community Organisers have mobilised more than 400 communities to change their neighbourhoods for the better.

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

  • New Ofsted board members announced

    John Hughes and James Kempton appointed to Ofsted’s board.

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