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  • Home Builders Federation annual lunch 2011

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. In recent years you had an ever changing parade of Housing Ministers addressing…

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

  • Unpublished research reports: building and the environment

    Today the government is publishing a further group of reports presenting the findings from research projects commissioned by the previous …

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

  • Energy Bill Second Reading: The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP - 10 May 2011

    Check against delivery I beg to move that the Bill be now read a second time. Mr Speaker, over the past year, energy policy has been in the…

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

  • Huhne gets tough on landlords of draughty homes

    Energy and Climate Change Secretary The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP has today announced plans to introduce regulations to ensure that all landlords…

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

  • Farrer and Co seminar on art and heritage

    Thank you Stephen for your introduction and for inviting me to speak today at this important seminar. I am happy to take questions from the …

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

  • Bob Neill responds to a letter in the Guardian about the future of allotments

    Dear Sirs, The assertions made by Annabel Downs (Letters, 6 May 2011) are inaccurate and misleading. The Government is not and has no plans…

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

  • Government to fund housing advice service for older people

    Making decisions to move home or change utility provider can be hard work and for some older people it can simply be too much.

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

  • £30 million lifeline for families trapped in abandoned streets

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced a £30 million lifeline to families trapped in abandoned streets due to stalled large scale housing…

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

  • Government is serious about zero carbon

    Statement by Andrew Stunell about the government's commitment to zero-carbon buildings.

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

  • Islanders discuss return of ancestral remains

    Ed Vaizey has met representatives from a group of islands who are arranging the return of human remains kept in the Natural History Museum.

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

  • Grand Designs Live 2011: self build hits the mainstream

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. This is the first time I’ve been to Grand Designs - it’s impressive. I should have expected nothing…

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

  • Bob Neill responds to an article in the Daily Mail regarding land auctions

    Ross Clark’s article ‘Is Osborne In A Pickles Over Land Auctions?’ is completely wide of the mark. Had he asked the Communities and Local Government…

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

  • Government backs self-builders

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today announced that the Government will ‘put its money where its mouth is’ and help more people to realise…

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

  • The future of allotments secure

    The Department responds to the claim in the Independent on Sunday that the review of local government’s statutory duties could threaten the …

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

  • Baroness Newlove joins the Department for Communities and Local Government to promote active, safer communities

    The Government’s champion for Active Safer Communities, Baroness Newlove, has joined the Department for Communities and Local Government to …

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

  • The future of allotments

    The Department responds to suggestions that the review of local government’s statutory duties could threaten the future of allotments. A spokesperson…

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

  • Warm Front scheme reopens

    From today, householders who struggle to heat their homes can apply for help under the reopened Warm Front scheme. Warm Front will provide …

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

  • Action to boost support for voluntary sector and cut red tape for councils

    Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, today announced a new fair deal for voluntary and community groups, wrapped up with cutting reams of red…

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

  • Time for fair play for all on planning

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today announced proposals for a more localist and fairer way of providing sites for travellers, building …

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

  • Free advice for communities to support neighbourhood planning

    Communities are getting a supportive boost to help make their neighbourhood vision a reality through a new scheme offering free access to expert…

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