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  • HMS Ocean opens to public ahead of Olympics duties

    The helicopter carrier HMS Ocean will berth at Greenwich this evening for her Olympics duties, and will be open to the public on Sunday, 15 July - a unique opportunity to tour the largest ship in the Royal Navy Fleet.

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

  • Containerised workshop gets the thumbs up in Afghanistan

    A portable 'garage' facility which will support Army vehicle mechanics on the front line has been successfully trialled in Afghanistan.

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

  • DSG civilians awarded for work in Afghanistan

    Civilian employees working for the Defence Support Group (DSG) have received campaign medals in recognition of the front line support they provided while on deployment at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.

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

  • Royal Navy finds uncharted Red Sea mount

    Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo has discovered a previously uncharted underwater 'mountain' on the bed of the Red Sea the size of the rock of Gibraltar.

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

  • New proposals for consumer rights

    Government launches new consultation on a consumer bill of rights, seeking your views on strengthening and modernising consumer law.

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

  • New proposals to strengthen and clarify consumer rights

    The consultation seeks views on rights and remedies for goods and services and digital content supplied under a contract. The Bill of Rights…

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

  • 15 communities chosen to run learning pilot schemes

    The ‘Community Learning Trusts’ will involve colleges, adult education services, businesses and voluntary organisations working together with…

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement on the Renewables Obligation Banding Review

    25 July 2012 Today my department is publishing the Government’s decision on the levels of financial support that will be available through …

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

  • Plutonium deal brings commercial opportunity and security benefits

    The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has taken ownership of an amount of German plutonium, by participating in a series of title swaps, as …

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement: Management of overseas owned plutonium in the UK

    In December 2011 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published its consultation response document on plutonium management.

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

  • 'The Consumer Perspective' seminar

    The first Communications Review seminar has taken place at DCMS.

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

  • 'Competition in Content' Comms Review seminar asks key questions

    Industry figures discuss potential changes in content markets policy.

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

  • Olympic Border Force prepared for peak Olympic arrivals

    Border Force is fully prepared to cope with the peak of Olympic Games arrivals. It will be implement plans and man every desk at peak times.

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

  • PCCs to play key role in reform of the criminal justice system

    Police and crime commissioners will be crucial to a reformed criminal justice system which is more transparent, accountable and responsive.

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

  • Consultation begins with unions on facility time

    A consultation about paid time off work for trade union duties and activities for civil servants has been launched.

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

  • The Croydon hub: office space for civil servants during Olympics

    Up to 150 civil servants from across Whitehall can work from a new office space in Croydon during the Olympics and Paralympics.

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

  • Francis Maude visits England’s first social enterprise hospice

    Francis Maude today visited the first hospice in England to be run by its staff as a mutual - the John Taylor Hospice, Birmingham.

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

  • Statistical Press notice: NHS inpatient and outpatient events

    The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Latest monthly hospital activity events (up to and including May …

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

  • Statistical Press notice: PIP breast implants

    The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Latest weekly PIP implant data** (covering the period 6th January…

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

  • More Heatwave Plan advice for GPs

    *18 February 2013 update The Royal College of Physicians (RCGP) has published a factsheet based on the Heatwave Plan to provide more focused…

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