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  • Councils can generate income without turning motorists into cash cows

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles urges councils to offer MOTs rather than push up parking charges to generate income.

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

  • Lord Sassoon launches consultation on insolvency arrangements for investment firms

    Lord Sassoon launches consultation on insolvency arrangements for investment firms.

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

  • Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP speech: ‘Futureproofing the present: adapting to the reality of climate change’

    Adaptation Sub-Committee Report launch.

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

  • Lord Hill responds to letter in 'The Guardian' regarding free schools and academies

    Schools minister corrects claims that free schools and academies are not covered by FOI legislation, and responds to opinion put forward by a group of professors in 'The Guardian'.

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

  • Oil and gas industry

    The UK’s oil and gas industry is an important sector of the UK economy.

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

  • Equality Act 2010: guidance notes on taxis and private hire vehicles

    We have published guidance notes about the sections of the Equality Act 2010 which relate to taxis and private hire vehicles.

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

  • Doing business with China

    Business Minister Mark Prisk calls on UK firms to explore the new opportunities in China and Hong Kong.

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

  • Corporate governance reforms:rebuilding trust, empowering shareholders and protecting long-term value

    Introduction Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. It must have been sometime since you have had a Coalition…

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Danish counterpart to London

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague, met the Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen in London yesterday.

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

  • Britain's values in a networked world

    In the third of four speeches made by the Foreign Secretary on the Government's foreign policy, the Foreign Secretary said that it is not in our character as a nation to have a foreign policy without a conscience, and ne…

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

  • Foreign Secretary speech on Britain's values in a networked world

    Today's speech will be the third of four speeches by the Foreign Secretary William Hague on the Coalition Government’s foreign policy.

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

  • Business Secretary points to emerging markets for export success

    Encouraging findings from a key new global report have prompted Business Secretary Vince Cable to cast the UK’s export net further afield in a bid to diversify overseas business opportunities.

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

  • Tropical storm warning issued for Mexico and Belize

    A storm watch has been issued for Tropical Storm Karl, affecting parts of Mexico and Belize.

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

  • On your marks at the Bird's Nest!

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has visited the Bird's Nest Stadium and met top officials charged with maintaining the 2008 Beijing Olympics' legacy.

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

  • Speech by Jeremy Browne, MP

    When Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne delivered a keynote speech at Nottingham University's Ningbo Campus in China it was a trip down memory lane for the UK Nottingham alumni.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: Britain's values in a networked world

    The third of four speeches on the Coalition Government's foreign policy.

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

  • New head of the British Army takes up post

    General Sir Peter Wall, whose appointment as Chief of the General Staff (CGS) was approved by Her Majesty The Queen in July, has taken up the post today.

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

  • TA soldiers take to the hills for Exercise Scottish Buzzard

    Known as ‘The Fighting 51st’, the brigade is the regional administrative formation responsible for all Territorial Army units based in Scotland…

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

  • Cavalry soldiers protect engineers building new Helmand road

    Cavalry soldiers from The Royal Dragoon Guards have been protecting British engineers and Afghan contractors as, over recent weeks, they have come under daily attacks while building a new road in Helmand.

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

  • IN PICTURES: Battle of Britain Day

    Today, 15 September 2010, marks the 70th anniversary of the day which saw the peak air activity of the Battle of Britain and was described by the wartime Air Ministry as 'one of the greatest days'.

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