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  • Afghanistan: 2012 will be an important year

    Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the quarterly review of progress in Afghanistan.

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

  • UK-Afghanistan Enduring Strategic Partnership

    Foreign Secretary William Hague made a statement on the Enduring Strategic Partnership between the UK and Afghanistan.

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

  • UK policy on the export of Taser stun guns

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has made a statement to Parliament on the government's policy of preventing British companies from manufacturing, selling or procuring Taser stun guns.

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

  • 2 MERCIAN help Afghan Government reach out in Upper Gereshk Valley

    British soldiers have been helping to spread the influence of the Afghan Government in Helmand province by bringing its representatives together with local Afghan elders.

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

  • IN PICTURES: British soldiers fight Taliban in two-day battle

    A ferocious two-day-long battle between the Taliban and British troops with their Afghan police partners has taken place following a dawn airborne raid to destroy insurgent improvised explosive devices.

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

  • 12th Mechanized Brigade to replace 20th Armoured Brigade in Helmand

    12th Mechanized Brigade will replace 20th Armoured Brigade in April 2012 as the lead formation of British troops in Helmand province, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced on Tuesday 7 February 2012.

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

  • Royal Navy issues record fine for illegal fishing

    A Royal Navy patrol ship has issued a record on-the-spot fine to fishermen using undersized nets after sailors boarded a Dutch fishing vessel in the North Sea.

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

  • Captain Wales completes Apache training

    His Royal Highness Prince Harry, or Captain Wales as he is known in the Army, has been named best co-pilot gunner in his Apache training course.

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

  • Cable targets green growth

    The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult will be headquartered at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow with an operational centre at the National…

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

  • Cities to benefit from £4.5 million City Skills Fund

    The City Skills Fund will be available to the eight core cities in England, plus London, and their surrounding local enterprise partnership …

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

  • Government investigates the future of disaster anticipation and resilience

    The project will identify actions that could be taken within the next 10 years to reduce the impacts of natural disasters.

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

  • Edward Davey opens world's biggest offshore windfarm

    Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Edward Davey has today opened the world’s biggest offshore windfarm. The new site, located…

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

  • Statement by Charles Hendry on Coryton Refinery

    Energy Minister Charles Hendry today chaired a third meeting of interested parties to discuss the future of the Coryton refinery. The meeting…

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

  • Scotland to benefit from £4m Coastal Communities Fund

    Organisations across Scotland will soon be able to apply for funding for a wide range of projects from the Coastal Communities Fund

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

  • Scotland to benefit from £4m Coastal Communities Fund

    Organisations across Scotland will soon be able to apply for funding for a wide range of projects from the Coastal Communities Fund

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

  • Britain's biggest ever international tourism campaign goes global

    90 million people to see GREAT adverts across 14 cities worldwide

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

  • 12k schools in School Games as Flintoff and Lewis become sports ambassadors

    Government reveals support for school sports competition and new ’Sport is GREAT’ campaign.

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

  • Government announces £1 million support for Bomber Command memorial

    One-off grant confirmed by Heritage Minister John Penrose.

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

  • UK will point the way to greener growth at Rio+20

    The UK wants to see Rio+20 drive action on Sustainable Development Goals.

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

  • RPA launches five-year improvement plan

    Agriculture Minister Jim Paice updated Parliament today on the launch of the Rural Payments Agency’s five-year improvement plan:

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