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  • Councils to get final performance reward grant

    The Government is honouring the final instalment of performance reward grants, Local Government Minister Bob Neill said today. £150m will be…

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

  • Review could end council dependence on Whitehall grant

    A vision of ‘self-funded’ councils that keep their local business taxes with central grant dependence scaled back except where it is needed …

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

  • Performance reward grant determination 2010 to 2011

    Details of the local area agreement reward performance grant paid to 81 councils on 17 March 2011

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  • Local government finance: March 2011

    I would like to make a statement on the work of the Local Government Resource Review. The current dependency of councils on central grant…

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

  • Government boosts UK manufacturing

    Vince Cable announces the UK's first Technology and Innovation Centre to drive growth and help industry capitalise on the UK's world class research.

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

  • Pro.Manchester Business and Professional Services Conference

    Introduction Good morning. It’s a real pleasure to be here in Manchester and to have the chance to speak at this conference. The question…

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

  • Foreign Secretary discusses Middle East and North Africa in Parliament

    Foreign Secretary William Hague opened a debate on the UK's policy on the Middle East and North Africa in the House of Commons today.

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

  • David Cameron "OECD - a force for good"

    On 16 March Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed Angel Gurria, the Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), to 10 Downing Street

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

  • Minister for Europe discusses EU issues with Slovakian Europe Minister

    Minister for Europe David Lidington met Slovakian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Milan Ježovica on 17 March.

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

  • "The situation in Japan is of great concern"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the Government's response to the situation in Japan on 17 March.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Israeli Defence Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed developments across the Middle East in his meeting with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on 17 March.

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

  • Foreign Office responds to International Rescue Corps press release

    The British Embassy in Tokyo did everything they possibly could to assist the IRC in gaining the necessary clearances upon their arrival in Japan.'

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

  • United Nations Security Council resolution on Libya No-Fly Zone has been approved

    UK Explanation of Vote delivered by Sir Mark Lyall Grant, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the UK Mission to the UN, on Security Council Resolution on Libya

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

  • Tackling the threat from weapons of mass destruction

    Foreign Office Minister Lord Howell met Ambassador Ahmet Uzumcu Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on 17 March.

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

  • Taliban losing local support in Helmand

    Corporal Jamie Williams from The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), is based in Patrol Base Attal on Route 601 near Lashkar Gah. Here he writes about how the Taliban is…

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

  • Afghan villagers help British dispose of IED

    British bomb disposal experts successfully disposed of a roadside bomb this week which had been brought to them by local villagers.

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

  • HMS Somerset awarded trophy for counter-piracy work

    The Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset has been recognised for her excellent work policing international waters.

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

  • RAF's new C-17 makes its first delivery to Helmand

    The RAF's newest C-17 aircraft has completed its first operational mission to Afghanistan, delivering essential supplies to the front line.

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

  • Sailors prepare for Afghanistan at HMS Raleigh

    Royal Navy personnel are being trained in weapon-handling skills at HMS Raleigh ahead of deploying to Afghanistan and on other land operations.

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

  • Prince William arrives in Christchurch

    Prince William described the devastation in Christchurch as ''unbelievable'' during his tour of Christchurch's quake hit city centre today.

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