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  • Councils should reveal voluntary sector funding

    Councils should publish their spending on the voluntary and community sector as part of increasing transparency, opening up services locally…

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

  • Have your say on new community rights to challenge and run local services

    Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark today opened a consultation on how revolutionary new rights for communities should work in practice.

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

  • Supporting the voluntary sector and small firms: ministerial letter

    Ministerial letter to local councils about supporting the voluntary sector and small firms.

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

  • Cable urges more businesses to say 'you're hired' to an apprentice

    February 7th - 11th is National Apprenticeship Week.

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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

  • TV chef Ching He Huang celebrates the open-mindedness of the UK

    In a Foreign Office film launched today, Taiwanese born television chef and entrepreneur Ching He Huang talks about how the open-minded and curious nature of British people has allowed Chinese food and cookery to flourish.

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

  • UK welcomes new Tunisian government's commitment to human rights

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt welcomed the commitment from the new Tunisian government and paid tribute to the Tunisian people.

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

  • Prime Minister on the situation in Egypt

    Prime Minister David Cameron said that the Egyptian Government should be "taking steps to show there is a clear, credible and transparent path towards transition".

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

  • The consular response to Egypt

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt talks to the Head of the Foreign Office Crisis Group Emma Wade about the consular response to the current situation in Egypt.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister on situation in Egypt

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt condemned intimidation and arrest of human rights defenders, lawyers and journalists.

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

  • Security and freedom in the cyber age - seeking the rules of the road

    In a speech to the Munich Security Conference, Foreign Secretary William Hague said that Britain is "ready to play its part" in responding to the security challenges.

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

  • RAF Regiment conducts first joint patrols in Afghanistan

    The RAF Regiment has conducted its first patrols with members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and the Kandahar Air Wing (KAW).

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

  • UK and Pakistan navies in mid-ocean rendezvous

    A Royal Navy vessel on anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden has reinforced ties with the Pakistan Navy after a mid-ocean encounter with a familiar frigate.

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

  • Blinded George Medal recipient takes on Kilimanjaro

    A heroic soldier awarded the George Medal for bravery in Afghanistan protecting colleagues from Taliban IEDs, which resulted in him being blinded, is to climb the world's tallest free-standing mountain for charity.

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

  • Afghan children help British engineers repair bridge

    A group of Afghan children have helped British troops repair a collapsed bridge and get the southern Nahr-e Saraj area of Helmand moving again.

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

  • Getting around: the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps

    2010 saw the ARRC move hundreds of its people from Germany to the UK. This year they are deploying to Afghanistan. Report by Leigh Hamilton.

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

  • Security and freedom in the cyber age

    Foreign Secretary William Hague sets out the UK vision of a future cyberspace which upholds freedom and democratic values while protecting citizens.

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

  • Ranger David Dalzell killed in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Ranger David Dalzell, from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, was killed on 4 February 2011 as a result of an operational accident while working at Checkp…

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  • National skills academy will help build a greener future

    The Skills Academy will receive up to £2.5m of funding over three years, matched by employers. It will work with industry and training providers…

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

  • Details of new part-time package announced

    These rules introduce a level playing field for full-time and part-time study for the costs of tuition for the first time. The loans replace…

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