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  • Scottish Council for Development and Industry International Awards dinner

    Michael Moore, Secretary of State for Scotland talks to the SCDI awards dinner, celebrating their international success.

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

  • Moore tells SCDI International Awards Dinner UK and US can build on trading success

    Michael Moore told the SCDI International Awards Dinner that  Britain and the US are the largest investors in each other's economies and enjoy the largest Foreign Direct Investment relationship in the world.

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

  • Secretary of State launches Speakers for Schools for Scotland

    The Secretary of State's talk to pupils at Jedburgh Grammar School helped launch Speakers for Schools in Scotland

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

  • Welsh Secretary: RAF Valley a world leader in military aviation

    Secretary of State for Wales, David Jones will today visit RAF Valley on Anglesey where he will undertake a tour of the facilities and mark …

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

  • Elizabeth Truss calls for a renaissance in maths

    The Education Minister calls for a renaissance in maths to help meet the demand of UK employers, and announces the removal of calculators from key stage 2 tests.

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

  • Government bans calculators in tests for 11-year-olds

    On 9 November 2012, Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss announced that calculators would be banned in maths tests for 11-year-olds from 2014.

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

  • 146/2012 - A fresh start for Britain’s Reserves

    Measures to overhaul Britain’s Reserve Forces, to create a fully integrated Armed Forces, were unveiled today as part of a wide-ranging consultation published by the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.

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

  • Consultation launched on the future of Britain's Reserve Forces

    Measures to overhaul Britain's Reserve Forces to create a fully integrated Armed Forces were unveiled today as part of a wide-ranging consultation published by the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.

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

  • Future Reserves 2020

    Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.

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

  • Vince Cable promotes UK advanced manufacturing

    On 5 November Vince Cable officially opened MIRA Technology Park's new control centre. He also visited Toyota in Burnaston to celebrate the first new Auris model to roll off the production line.

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

  • One million dementia friends to be created

    Britain’s biggest ever project to challenge the way the public thinks about and acts on dementia A million people are needed to take part…

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

  • Government announces next steps on Dementia Challenge

    Alongside the publication of the Dementia Challenge progress report, and the launch of the Dementia Friends programme, the government has announced a number of measures as part of the next phase of the Dementia Challenge.

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

  • More voluntary sector organisations join Work Programme

    New figures reveal that voluntary and community sector organisations constitute the largest number of Work Programme providers.

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

  • Low Pay Commission visit to Sheffield

    Professor Bob Elliott, John Hannett and Professor Steve Machin will meet a number of representatives in Sheffield to hear first hand what impact…

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

  • Tim Loughton at the launch of the Positive for Youth Summit

    The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for education explains why the voice of young people should shape government policy.

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

  • Prime Minister talks employment with Steve Ballmer

    David Cameron meets Microsoft CEO to discuss programme offering job skills to young people in the UK.

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

  • Government plans helping local people to get jobs and boosting growth

    Eric Pickles visited Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to see how local businesses are using government funding to help boost local development.

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

  • Town hall pension changes could unlock up to £22 billion for infrastructure

    Councils could invest as much as as £22 billon more of pension fund investments into infrastructure under new proposals.

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

  • Government plans helping local people get jobs and growth going

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles visited Cambridgeshire and Suffolk today to see how local businesses and civic leaders are using Government…

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

  • The Arab Partnership

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has described how, through the Arab Partnership programme, the UK is supporting people in the Middle East to build a more stable and prosperous future.

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