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  • DFID Research: Evidence Papers - Britain's plan to prevent malaria and save women's lives

    Tackling malaria during pregnancy and childbirth could save many lives as a result of new plans revealed by the UK government

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  • Advocate for Access to Education appointed

    The Deputy Prime Minister and Prime Minister have appointed Simon Hughes MP to the role of Advocate for Access to Education.

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

  • 2011 will be the year councillors become community champions

    Local Government Minister Grant Shapps today said that 2011 will be the year of councillor power and encouraged a new generation of community…

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

  • MOD announces new 2nd Permanent Under Secretary

    The Prime Minister, following a recommendation from the Secretary of State for Defence, has approved the appointment of Mr Jon Day as 2nd Permanent Under Secretary (2nd PUS) to the Ministry of Defence, it has been announced …

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

  • Review into NHS prosthetics services for veterans launched

    A review into the prosthetics services provided by the NHS to Armed Forces veterans who have lost limbs on active duty, was launched yesterday, 3 January 2011, by the Health Minister, Simon Burns.

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

  • British Counter-IED experts train Afghan teams in bomb disposal

    Two British bomb disposal operators at the forefront of the fight against deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan have been passing on their skills to Afghan police - so they can take forward the battle for…

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

  • British and Afghan operation sees villagers return

    Families driven from three Helmand villages by Taliban activity are returning home after a successful operation by British soldiers and their Afghan allies.

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

  • HMS Cumberland continues to support carrier Charles de Gaulle

    HMS Cumberland has continued her operations over the Christmas and New Year period in support of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle by escorting her through the Strait of Hormuz early Boxing Day morning (26 Decemb…

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

  • More freedom to buy and sell bread and wine

    Current laws restrict bakers to producing loaves of unpackaged bread in set sizes while licensed premises are limited to selling alcoholic drinks…

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

  • New help for antisocial behaviour victims

    Trials of a new approach for handling complaints of antisocial behaviour were unveiled today by crime prevention minister James Brokenshire.

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

  • New help for victims of antisocial behaviour

    Trials of a new approach for handling complaints of antisocial behaviour (ASB) were unveiled today by crime prevention minister.

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

  • Family mediation - an alternative to courts

    During Christmas and New Year many families will have been together - for some this year’s holiday season will have been a difficult time.

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

  • £162m additional winter pressures to primary care trusts

    Letter following the announcement on 4 January 2011 that the Government is allocating a one-off additional £162m to primary care trusts in England to invest immediately in vital social care services which also benefit the NH…

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  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 4 January 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: control orders.

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

  • Councils urged to make 2011 the year of the electric car

    The government has outlined more support for green drivers to encourage greater use of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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

  • Pickles and Hammond to end the war on motorists

    Parking space limits for new homes and higher parking charges guidance scrapped Limits on car spaces for new homes and guidance encouraging…

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

  • Private Joseva Saqanagonedau Vatubua killed in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Joseva Saqanagonedau Vatubua, from The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), was killed in Afghani…

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  • Statement on disturbance at HMP Ford

    A disturbance at HMP Ford in Sussex, which started around midnight on 1 January, has been successfully resolved.

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

  • Nick Gibb responds to 'Daily Telegraph' article on exclusions

    The Schools Minister responds to an article in the 'Daily Telegraph' on headteachers’ powers to exclude unruly pupils.

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

  • Deaths in prison custody 2010

    The Ministry of Justice has announced that there were 58 apparently self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales in 2010.

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