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  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010

    Mr Nigel Casey MVO has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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

  • Jeremy Browne speaks on Government's approach to supporting democracy around the world

    At the launch of the UK's 'How to Note on Electoral Assistance', Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne gave a speech setting out the Government's approach to supporting democracy and free and fair elections …

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

  • British experts teach Afghan soldiers counter-IED techniques

    Afghan National Army (ANA) engineers are improving their counter-improvised explosive device abilities with the help of training from British Army experts.

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

  • Work starts on new sustainable homes for soldiers in Wiltshire

    Defence Estates (DE) awarded the £46 million contract to Bovis Lend Lease, who will design and build the houses for soldiers stationed at Tidworth…

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

  • Tongan warriors ready for Afghanistan

    Fifty-five Tongan troops, the first contingent from the Tonga Defence Services to complete intensive pre-deployment training with the RAF Regiment at RAF Honington in Suffolk, are now ready to deploy to Afghanistan.

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

  • HMS Northumberland returns from anti-piracy mission

    Since deploying in April, the ship has steamed 49,624 nautical miles (91,904km), or approximately twice around the world, on anti-arms and anti…

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

  • Minister for Africa welcomes targeted sanctions against four individuals in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    The UN Security Council DRC Sanctions Committee has agreed to place an additional four people on the list of individuals and entities subject to a worldwide travel ban and asset freeze.

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

  • Mark Prisk backs microfinance for small firms

    Speaking to the Community Development Finance Association (CDFA), Mr Prisk set out reforms to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme (EFG) …

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

  • New Anglia, Black Country and Worcestershire join Local Enterprise Partnership Network

    The partnerships for New Anglia, covering Norfolk and Suffolk, the Black Country and Worcestershire now join the 24 approved partnerships that…

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

  • Outcomes of Cancun Climate Conference (The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP's Oral Statement to Parliament)

    Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement on the outcome of the United Nations climate conference in Cancun. The House will remember the disappointment…

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

  • Government approves Gloucestershire installation to allow for more gas imports

    The Government today gave the go-ahead for a new gas installation at Tirley in Gloucestershire, which will help boost UK energy security by …

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

  • Solicitor jailed over bogus college scam

    Three people have been jailed for eighteen and a half years for setting up bogus colleges to help illegal immigrants remain in the UK.

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

  • UK launches election ‘how to’ guide to support democracy

    The Department for International Development and Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers Stephen O’Brien and Jeremy Browne will today set out the government approach to supporting democracy and free and fair elections over…

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

  • Responsibility and cost sharing: Independent group publishes report

    Animal keepers have invaluable experience and knowledge that should be fully used to tackle animal disease.

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

  • Government issues a call for evidence on allowing early access to pension savings

    Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, today launched a call for evidence document on early access to pension savings.

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

  • Police funding settlement announced

    Police authorities in England and Wales were today told how much cash they will be given by central government.

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

  • Student protest: update to parliament

    Addressing parliament today, the Home Secretary said that ‘some students behaved disgracefully’, but that police assessments show groups of ‘hardcore activists’ infiltrated the protests.

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

  • Police funding settlement announced

    The detailed breakdown of how government funding for the police will be allocated across individual forces was announced today.

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

  • English language students

    Baroness Neville-Jones: My hon friend the minister of state for immigration (Damian Green) has today made the following written…

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

  • Disabled people get right to control services

    Today sees the start of a radical shake-up of the way disabled people use state funding, allowing them to buy their own support services.

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