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  • Association of Colleges annual conference

    Thank you Kirsty [Wark] and good afternoon everyone. WB Yeats said that education was “not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a …

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

  • Defence Secretary welcomes Canadian commitment to Afghan mission

    Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox has welcomed the news that 950 Canadian troops will remain in Afghanistan in a training capacity when their combat mission comes to an end in 2011.

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

  • Mark Prisk meets mentors and businesses in Watford

    On Monday Mr Prisk and Business Secretary Vince Cable announced a new gateway to provide access to mentoring for small businesses by bringing…

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

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP delivers speech at CBI climate change summit

    Secretary of State The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP today spoke at the CBI’s (Confederation of British Industry’s) annual climate change summit held…

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

  • November Labour Market Statistics for Scotland

    Latest ONS Labour Market Statistics for Scotland

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

  • Big Society plans for better public services

    Employers will be expected to accept suitable proposals from front-line staff who want to take over and run services as mutual organisations.

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

  • New rights and support for staff mutuals

    Employers will be expected to accept suitable proposals from front line staff who want to take over and run services as mutual organisations.

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

  • Theresa May's equality strategy speech

    This speech was delivered on 17 November 2010. Political content has been removed and the text here is as written, not as delivered.

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

  • Francis Maude speech unveiling new support for mutuals

    Speech by the Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude, unveiling new support for public service 'spin-outs'.

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

  • Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, to the Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) conference

    Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Next phase of European Social Fund begins

    Helping some of the most disadvantaged and unskilled people back to work continues to be the top priority of the European Social Fund (ESF).

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

  • Rise in employment welcome, but too many remain dependent on benefits

    Rising employment and a fall in the overall numbers out of work is reassuring news, but stubbornly high numbers are dependant on benefits.

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

  • Tackling poverty and social exclusion through a balanced approach to migration

    Speech by the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP.

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

  • European Social Fund mid-programme conference

    Speech by The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP.

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

  • Unemployment rate in Wales falls for third consecutive month

    Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan has welcomed latest employment statistics showing a fall in the unemployment rate in Wales for the third consecutive…

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

  • Government publishes list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries (PPS)

    The Government has published a list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries.

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

  • A new vision for skills

    Business Secretary Vince Cable and Skills Minister John Hayes have today launched the Government's strategy for skills and reform of the further education and skills system

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

  • Education at the heart of growth

    I don’t think it will come as a major surprise to anyone here that the UK has been through a massive economic shock, and that it now faces a…

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

  • 90th anniversary of the Association of Wrens celebrated

    A service of commemoration and rededication for the Association of Wrens was held in this, their 90th anniversary year, at the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square, London, at the weekend.

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

  • John Lewis Partnership Chairman Appointed to lead UK Commission

    UKCES is the Non-Departmental Public Body tasked with helping to improve employment and skills provision across the UK. The appointment follows…

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