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  • Response to coverage suggesting members of the armed forces will not benefit from being prioritised for the FirstBuy scheme

    My commitment to giving our brave troops priority for help onto the property ladder is far from phoney and it is misleading to suggest that …

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

  • Change of UK's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and World Trade Organisation in Geneva

    Miss Karen Elizabeth Pierce CMG has been appointed the UK's Permanent Representative to the UN and World Trade Organisation in Geneva.

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

  • Next stage of the HE consultation opens

    New consultation on details of the regulatory system for the future of higher education now open.

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

  • Minister for Europe meets Chief Minister of Gibraltar

    Minister for Europe David Lidington met Chief Minister of Gibraltar Peter Caruana in London on 27 July.

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

  • Supporting Libya operations from 40,000 feet

    Stepping out of the Global Express, the aircraft of choice for Russian oligarchs and international rock stars, I have more than covered the …

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

  • New Boomerang device helps troops return Taliban fire

    A new shot detection system called Boomerang III has been introduced in patrol bases and checkpoints on the front line of Helmand province to alert troops immediately to the source of incoming fire.

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

  • Shortlisted bidders announced for national housing contract

    The National Housing Prime will start in 2013, providing repairs and maintenance to more than 49, 000 UK military homes, grounds maintenance…

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

  • Olympic rower opens new rehabilitation unit

    British rowing champion and double Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell has opened the new Regional Rehabilitation Unit (RRU) at MOD St Athan, South Wales.

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

  • Army and civilian scientist team test ways to protect troops

    They then had to wait until Tuesday for a safe weather window to send a diver down to the device and attach explosives.

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

  • Royal Navy detains fishing vessel with illegal nets

    The owner and master of a Dutch fishing vessel, caught with nets illegally adapted to catch baby fish, have been fined £51,000 after they were caught by a Royal Navy patrol ship.

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

  • Business Secretary examines economic impact of low carbon transition in the North East

    As part of a tour of the North East to look at the economic impact of moving to a low carbon economy, Vince Cable visited Applied Superconductor…

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

  • Launch of consultation to put students at the heart of the system

    All students receiving state support should be able to expect the same minimum guarantees on for example quality and access, within a single…

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

  • Green light for new Essex power station

    Energy Minister Charles Hendry will today give the go-ahead for InterGen’s proposals to construct a new 900MW gas power plant at the London …

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

  • Who's lagging behind? Local insulation rates published

    A council-by-council area breakdown of how many British homes have been insulated by the Government’s energy-saving scheme is published today…

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

  • How should government become even more open?

    Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, has launched an online consultation on opening up government.

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

  • New office supplies deal to save government over £18 million a year

    Francis Maude has announced 2 new office supplies contracts expected to deliver savings of over £18 million a year.

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

  • CAP payments data published

    Defra has published information about UK Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments made to ‘legal’ persons between 16 October 2008 and 15 October…

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

  • Local Authority collected waste for England: quarterly statistics

    Provisional results summarising waste collected and managed by local authorities in England from January 2010 to December 2010.

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

  • Diagnostic tool for emerging clinical commissioning groups

    A new developmental, self-assessment tool to enable emerging clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to understand and reflect upon their values, culture, behaviours and wider organisational health has now been made available.

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

  • Freedom of information

    Making a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.

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