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  • Making best use of medicines

    At a round table event facilitated by the Department of Health in January 2011, patients' groups, health professionals, the NHS and industry were invited to develop a practical plan for collaborative action to minimise w…

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

  • Action on medicine wastage and improving medicine use

    A new group set up to tackle the £300 million lost every year in the NHS because of medicine wastage has been announced by Health Minister Lord Howe today.

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

  • Curfews extended in tougher community sentences

    Offenders will be forced to spend longer at home as daily curfews are extended from 12 to 16 hours, part of tougher community sentences.

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

  • 16 hours a day on curfew

    Tougher community sentences will see offenders forced to spend longer in their homes, Crispin Blunt confirmed today.

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

  • London violence: "needless opportunistic theft"

    The Deputy Prime Minister said the government stood side by side with the victims in “utterly condemning” the rioting and looting.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning For 8 August 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: economy, PM's holiday, riots, EU referendum, hanging debate, quangos, MET Commissioner.

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

  • Response to an article in the Independent claiming the draft National Planning Policy Framework will harm the green belt

    Contrary to what Terence Blacker says (5 August), the status of the countryside is unchanged in the draft National Planning Policy Framework…

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

  • Foreign Office Minister discusses events in Afghanistan, Libya and Syria

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt spoke about developments in Afghanistan, Libya and Syria on the Andrew Marr Show today.

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

  • Home Secretary condemns Tottenham violence

    Theresa May has voiced her support for Metropolitan Police officers who dealt with violence in London last night.

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

  • Fulfilling and rewarding lives: the strategy for adults with autism in England

    The first autism strategy for England marked a fundamental change in public services helping adults with autism to live independent lives and find work.

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

  • UK expresses concern over detention of prominent Belarusian human rights defender

    The Foreign Office's Europe Minister David Lidington has commented on the detention.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister expresses concern at detention of Ukrainian opposition politician

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has commented on the decision to detain the former Ukrainian Prime Minister and leading opposition figure, Yulia Tymoshenko, following her court appearance on 5 August.

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

  • PM statement on US and Afghan deaths

    Prime Minister David Cameron has issued a statement on the deaths of US and Afghan troops in Afghanistan.

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

  • PM call to President Sarkozy

    Prime Minister David Cameron has spoken with President Sarkozy on the Euro area and US debt downgrade.

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

  • Marine James Robert Wright killed in Afghanistan

    With sadness the Ministry of Defence confirms that Marine James Robert Wright, 42 Commando Royal Marines, was killed in Helmand province on Friday 5 August 2011.

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  • New franchising programme

    Timetable for the re-letting of rail franchises released.

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

  • Green growth for British business

    Further steps on the path to a green economy that Government and businesses can take have been published to help economic growth.

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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

  • Minister for the Middle East condemns expansion of illegal Israeli settlement

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt comments on the Israeli Interior Ministry’s announcement that over 900 housing units will be constructed in East Jerusalem.

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

  • This week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog:

    Egypt, Kenya and Climate change were amongst the topics discussed by Foreign Office bloggers.

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