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  • Moore welcomes Areva offshore investment in Scotland

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

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

  • Drive to get more disabled people into mainstream jobs through Access to Work

    Disabled entrepreneurs and small businesses will benefit from more support to pay for specialised equipment and other costs.

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

  • Prime Minister's speech to CBI

    The Prime Minister spoke to the CBI conference about plans to help British business thrive.

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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

    Following a consultation this summer, the Government will announce that it will look to legislate if companies fail to comply with the voluntary…

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

  • Cambridge based project named most enterprising in Europe

    The Outset Project run by YTKO has picked up the Grand Jury prize at the European Commission’s European Enterprise Promotion Awards 2012. …

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

  • Moore: Focus on exports will help Scottish economy recover

    Exports from the North East can help Scotland work its way back to economic prosperity, the Secretary of State for Scotland said today

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

  • Heritage Lottery Fund provides funding to protect important site Yr Ysgwrn

    The announcement of a £149,700 heritage lottery grant which will secure the conservation of  the home of World War I poet Hedd Wyn has been …

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

  • Business Minister hails North East Regional Growth Fund success

    Tharsus, based in Blyth in South Northumberland, was awarded a grant of £690,000 towards a total £3 million investment to refurbish its site…

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

  • University course and course content most important in student decision making

    The research follows a Sutton Trust report in 2004 that identified around 3,000 young people who gain the necessary A level grades to get into…

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

  • ‘Women are at the heart of economic growth’ – Maria Miller

    First keynote speech by Women and Equalities Minister sets out plans to remove barriers to the workplace.

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

  • Launch of the government's consultation on better measures of child poverty

    A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

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

  • Livity wins Big Society Award

    Brixton based youth engagement agency improves lives of young people, creating opportunities for their voices to be heard.

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

  • Asian Fire Service Association (AFSA) Conference

    Speech by Brandon Lewis to the Asian Fire Service Association (AFSA) Conference.

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

  • Defence organisations top workplace equality lists

    The British Army and the Royal Navy are among the top 10 UK public sector organisations for female employment, while both the MOD and the RAF are in the top 10 most ethnically diverse, a new study has found.

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

  • November Labour Market Statistics for Scotland

    Unemployment in Scotland increased by 4,000, to 218,000 in the period July to September 2012, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released today. The Scottish unemployment rate is 8.1 per cent, which is ab…

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

  • Maria Miller: Women at the heart of growth: Economic reality not political correctness

    £2 million to boost childcare and get more women working.

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

  • Women's role in economic growth

    Maria Miller outlines the government's plans to help women in the workplace.

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

  • Minister welcomes another fall in unemployment

    The number of people who are unemployed has fallen again and there are more people in work, according to new official statistics.

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

  • Welsh Secretary responds to Labour Market Statistics

    Secretary of State for Wales David Jones has today [14 November] welcomed the continued increase in employment in Wales. The latest figures…

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

  • Edward Timpson speech to the Fostering Network’s annual conference

    Speaking at the Fostering Network’s annual conference, Children’s Minister Edward Timpson calls for a cut in the red tape stopping foster carers getting on with everyday parenting as part of a drive to recruit more carers.

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