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  • Council Tax for 2012 to 2013: letter to council leaders

    Ministerial letter to councils about Council Tax for 2012 to 2013.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes new Government in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed the approval of a new Government for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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

  • British Army officer helps Afghan General learn English

    Brigadier General Sherin Shah, the Commander of 3rd Brigade of 215 Corps of the Afghan National Army (ANA), spends around two hours a day hitting…

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

  • Year-on-year violence levels in Afghanistan decrease for first time

    For the first time since 2006 year-on-year violence levels decreased across Afghanistan in 2011, Foreign Secretary William Hague said yesterday in the government's quarterly update on Afghanistan.

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

  • British soldiers help Afghan police colleagues stay warm

    The Police Mentoring and Advisory Group (PMAG), which is led by 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (1 PWRR), has been assisting…

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

  • Royal Anglians train near home for Afghanistan

    The soldiers, who are based in Wiltshire, undertook exercises at the Stanford Training Area (STANTA) in Norfolk last month. Norfolk is one of…

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

  • Army and Navy support National Apprenticeship Week

    A soldier has been talking this week about how his apprenticeship has helped him keep Apaches flying over Afghanistan, while HMS Raleigh has been showcasing their apprenticeship training to local schools and colleges.

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

  • Charles Hendry's speech at the Oslo Energy Forum

    Check against delivery Good morning. I am honoured to have the chance to speak to such an influential audience. And I am delighted to be back…

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

  • New support for young victims of sexual violence and gangs

    Organisations that support young people who have been victims of sexual violence or exploitation invited to get funding amounting to £1.2m.

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

  • Ministers and MPs in Kilkeel on Fishing Industry Visit

    The Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Margaret Ritchie, MP South Down,Richard Benyon MP Perm Under Secretary of State DEFRA, Gary Cassidy, Employee visiting Middletons scampi processor Kilkeel Har…

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

  • Secretary of State visits Lord Mayor at Belfast City Hall

    Secretary of State the Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP today visited the Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Niall Ó Donnghaile at Belfast City Hall. The Secretary of State and Mrs Paterson took tea with the Lord Mayor in the Parlour b…

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

  • Speech: Thursday 9 February, Andrew Lansley, SOLACE Annual Charity Dinner

    Andrew Lansley speaks at the SOLACE Annual Charity Dinner.

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

  • Government issues call for surgical research bids

    Researchers across the country have until 25th May to make funding bids for surgical research projects, the government has announced today

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

  • Statistical press notice: NHS cancelled elective operations, quarter ending 31 December 2011

    Quarterly statistics on NHS cancelled elective operations, were released today by the Department of Health

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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

    Monthly hospital activity events released today by the Department of Health for December 2011

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

  • Calls for surgical research bids

    Today the Government issued a call for surgical research projects. The Health and Social Care Bill emphasised the Government’s intention to…

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

  • Tendering exercise to provide Toxicological Services to the Tobacco Programme

    The launch of a procurement exercise to gather information about chemicals and contained in cigarettes and other tobacco products.

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

  • ‘A Welsh welcome is hard to beat’

    The Secretary of State for Wales has offered her congratulations to owners of the Wrexham-based pub The Bridge End Inn, who have scooped the…

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

  • Ministry of Justice reforms praised by leading think tank

    The Ministry of Justice has been named as one of the top reforming government departments by an independent think tank Reform.

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