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  • UK - Lesotho relations boosted

    Lesotho Prime Minister visits London to set out to potential UK investors the opportunities for business in the 'Mountain Kingdom'

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

  • £6 million cost to collect litter on motorways – Bag and Bin it, Highways Agency asks road users

    The litter blighting England's motorways costs at least £6 million a year to collect and could fill an Olympic sized swimming pool four times over, latest figures from the Highways Agency show.

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

  • David Cameron welcomes Asda's creation of 12,000 jobs

    The Prime Minister visited Asda's Clapham Junction branch to welcome the creation of 12,000 jobs over the next 5 years.

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

  • Foreign Secretary attends EU-Africa Summit

    EU and Africa agree to work together on peace and security, trade and investment and development.

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

  • Primary Authority extended to fire safety and age-restricted sales of alcohol

    New legislation aids business and regulators.

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

  • The new Regulators' Code is now statutory

    The new Regulators’ Code, published by BRDO in July 2013, came into force on April 6th.

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

  • Minister for Africa condemns continued attacks on civilians in Darfur

    Escalation of violence in Darfur, Sudan, leads to displacement of hundreds of thousands civilians.

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

  • Innovations clusters and startups in Greece

    The Greek Chapter of British Computer Society organised an event on innovation clusters and startup Initiatives at the British Residence

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

  • 3,000 UK companies to take part in Export Week

    Thousands of companies will receive export help and advice as Export Week (7 to 11 April 2014) gets underway.

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

  • New cuts to red tape come into force

    Good news for UK companies as simplifications to employment, planning and environmental regulations come into force today (6 April 2014).

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

  • Robot man to test protective equipment

    MOD has invested £1.1 million in a robotic mannequin that will test protective suits and equipment for the UK armed forces.

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

  • PM's letter to small businesses on Employment Allowance

    David Cameron has written to nearly 2 million businesses and charities encouraging them to check their eligibility for Employment Allowance.

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

  • UK-Oman joint working group

    Foreign Office Minister visits Oman for the UK-Oman Joint Working Group

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

  • Contribution of UK universities to national and local economic growth

    Speech by Universities and Science Minister David Willetts to the Universities UK (UUK) conference.

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

  • The new home on the web for the Government Office for Science

    GOV.UK is the new place for information from GO-Science and Foresight.

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  • Tour de France inspires children

    Sports Ministers visits Yorkshire to get an update on how plans are progressing for the Tour De France Grand Depart.

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

  • FCO Minister welcomes news of Fijian election

    Hugo Swire welcomes announcement that an election will take place in Fiji on 17 September 2014.

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

  • Chancellor supports major north London regeneration projects

    Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne also visits local business that will benefit from £2,000 cashback on jobs from Sunday.

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

  • Government cuts taxes for 676,000 people in Northern Ireland

    The tax-free personal allowance rises to £10,000 from this Sunday. Businesses in Northern Ireland will also benefit from lower jobs taxes.

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

  • Corporate responsibility is at the heart of successful businesses - Willott

    Government has today (4 April 2014) published its response to a Call for Views on corporate responsibility from last year.

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