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  • ‘Tough but fair’ Budget for Wales, says Welsh Secretary

    Today’s emergency Budget sets out a decisive five-year plan to rebuild the British economy, introduce a fairer tax system and ensure prosperity…

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

  • £50m for college building projects

    Further Education colleges could receive around £225,000 each to boost learning and training facilities.

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

  • Colleges to bid for funding for building projects

    Around 150 colleges who have yet to significantly benefit from the capital programme will each receive approximately £225,000 under a £30 million…

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

  • Government sets new Low Pay Commission remit

    As with previous years the LPC will monitor, evaluate and review the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and its impact, and review the levels of each…

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

  • A community built from within

    How DFID helps South African communities work together to combat poverty

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  • Chancellor announces John Hutton to chair commission on public service pensions

    The Chancellor announced today that John Hutton has accepted his invitation to chair the independent Public Service Pensions Commission.

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

  • Trooper Ashley David Smith killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Trooper Ashley David Smith from The Royal Dragoon Guards, Viking Group, D (The Green Horse) Squadron, was killed in Afghanistan on Friday, 18 June 2010.

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  • Government gets a grip on numbers of non-payroll staff

    For the first time, Cabinet Office has conducted an exercise to collect information on the total number of people working for government.

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

  • Secretary of State for Wales to the CBI annual lunch

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan addresses the CBI annual lunch at the Cardiff Marriott Hotel.

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

  • Coalition Government will support Private Sector, Welsh Secretary tells CBI

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan today told business leaders in Wales that the Coalition Government was there to support them and …

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 18 June 2010

    Briefing by the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: President Sarkozy visit, Government employee headcount, immigration, EU Summit, Budget and the World Cup.

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

  • Letter of appointment to Martha Lane Fox

    A letter from Prime Minister David Cameron to Martha Lane Fox, appointing her as the UK Digital Champion.

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

  • City and Islington College

    Thank you and good morning everyone. Arthur Hugh Clough wrote that: “if hopes were dupes, fears may be liars”. And it seems to me that the…

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

  • Hayes announces new freedoms for colleges

    Speaking this morning at City and Islington College in London, Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning Minister John Hayes said he had…

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

  • Experimental statistics on children and crime

    Nick Herbert says figures released today including experiences of victimised children will help give a fuller picture of crime in the UK.

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

  • CDC publishes annual development review report for 2009

    CDC, the UK government owned development finance institution has published its annual Development Review report for 2009 detailing its investment impact in poorer countries.

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

  • Radical rethink on getting drug and alcohol users back to work

    Helping people trapped on benefits through drug and alcohol addiction so that they can recover and find employment is a top priority.

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

  • Publication of DWP research report no. 640:Problem drug users’ experiences of employment and the benefit system

    Experiences of problem drug users in relation to claiming benefit, looking for and being in employment, and dealing with Jobcentre Plus.…

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

  • RADAR event: Financial Independence and Disability

    A speech by Lord David Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform, DWP.

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

  • European Council press conference - 17 June 2010

    The Prime Minister discussed the European economy, priorities for the G20 summit and Iran.

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