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  • Association of Colleges annual conference 2012

    Matthew Hancock talks about the important role further education has in the UK's education system and how the government will raise the standing of FE.

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

  • £150 million for businesses to build skilled workforce

    The fund is the second round of the Employer Ownership Pilot (EOP) which is already giving nearly £70 million to companies including Nissan,…

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

  • Brussels' "wrongheaded" pension plans would have "devastating" impact – Webb

    Pensions Minister, Steve Webb, will today slam the EU’s plans to use a Solvency II-style basis to measure pension liabilities.

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

  • Hoban: The Work Capability Assessment continues to improve

    Recommendations on further improvements to the Work Capability Assessment were welcomed by the Minister for Employment, Mark Hoban.

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

  • Campaign calls for businesses to help tackle youth unemployment

    Businesses are being challenged to get involved to help tackle youth unemployment.

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

  • Rehabilitation revolution - next steps announced

    A rehabilitation revolution aimed at cutting crime, better educating troubled young people and offering real value to taxpayers was set out …

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

  • Plan to give more victims a voice – Restorative Justice

    The Government’s plan for a rapid expansion of restorative justice – where victims of crime are given the opportunity to confront their offender – was boosted today with the publication of a new nationwide action plan for th…

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

  • Rehabilitation revolution - the next steps

    Far reaching reforms to the criminal justice system aimed at driving down high re-offending rates and introducing better value for money

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

  • Matthew Hancock speech to Association of Colleges conference

    Minister Matthew Hancock speaks to the Association of Colleges conference, 20 November 2012.

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

  • Only highest-quality vocational qualifications to count post-16

    Education Minister Matthew Hancock announces that only the highest-quality vocational qualifications will continue to count in college and school sixth form performance tables.

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

  • Highest quality of graduates going into teacher training

    Details of an increase in the number of teachers with high-quality degrees, including highest number of physics graduates recruited since 1979 and more men than ever opting for career as a primary teacher.

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

  • Rehabilitation revolution: the next steps

    Speech by Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Chris Grayling MP on the current state of crime and ways to improve rehabilitation.

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

  • PM to bring G8 to Northern Ireland

    Transcript of David Cameron's speech and Q&A at the NACCO Materials handling factory, Northern Ireland.

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

  • Westbourne HS2 Alliance dinner

    Speech by the Rt Hon Simon Burns MP, Minister of State for Transport.

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

  • New power to boost consumers access to data

    Jo Swinson announces new powers for consumers to request their personal customer data from business, under the midata programme.

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

  • CBI conference 2012

    Vince Cable tells the CBI conference what the UK's long-term plans for business will be and how this will create growth.

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

  • Low Pay Commission visit to London

    Susan Anderson, Kay Carberry and Neil Goulden will meet a number of representatives in London to hear first hand what impact the National Minimum…

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

  • Vince Cable Speech: CBI conference, Grosvenor House, London, 19 November 2012

    **Introduction: competitiveness **You have heard the PM speak about achieving economic growth and jobs in the UK in an environment where …

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

  • ‘One-in, two-out’: Government to go further and faster to reduce burdens on business and help Britain compete in the global race

    From January 2013, every new regulation that imposes a new financial burden on firms must be offset by reductions in red tape that will save…

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

  • Ministers welcome Areva commitment to UK offshore wind

    Plans by Areva for a new offshore wind manufacturing plant in Scotland, and their commitment to developing the UK offshore wind industry, were…

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