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  • Extra £67 million pledged to counter IEDs

    The Prime Minister has announced extra resources for British troops to deal with roadside bombs.

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

  • Government sets out further detail on local government savings

    The Government has today published details of the £1.166bn Local Government contribution to the £6.2bn cross government savings in 2010/11. …

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

  • Shapps promise to landlords: no more red tape

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has announced that he will be scrapping plans to introduce new regulations on private landlords.

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

  • Caroline Spelman speech at Cereals Show, 'Biodiversity – The canary in the mine'

    Thank you Alan, and thank you to everyone I've met so far for a warm welcome and a fascinating experience.

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

  • L is for ‘lucky’ learner driver

    A learner driver from Staines has won a brand new car worth over £10,000 after renewing his vehicle tax online.

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  • Seafarers and the Equality Act 2010

    Release of the review of Part 5 of the Equality Act 2010 with regard to seafarers.

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

  • Previously developed land and density

    I am today implementing the commitments made in the Coalition Agreement to decentralise the planning system by giving Local Authorities the…

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

  • UK appoints post-Holocaust Issues Envoy

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has appointed Sir Andrew Burns as the United Kingdom’s first Envoy for post-Holocaust Issues.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets US Secretary for Defence to discuss 'common goals'

    The Foreign Secretary received US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 8 June.

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

  • Foreign Secretary's statement to the House of Commons on appointment of post-Holocaust issues envoy

    The Foreign Secretary’s statement to the House of Commons on the appointment of the United Kingdom Envoy for post-Holocaust issues.

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

  • Iran sanctions: Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt speaks to BBC Radio 4

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt speaks to BBC Radio 4 on the United Nations sanctions against Iran

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

  • Iran sanctions: Foreign Secretary speaks to BBC News

    Foreign Secretary William Hague answers questions on BBC News Channel on the United Nations sanctions against Iran

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

  • Taliban bullet ricochets inside RAF pilot's helmet

    Flight Lieutenant Fortune, aged 28, is part of 1310 Flight, Royal Air Force Odiham, which was detached to Afghanistan in January 2010. The …

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

  • Losses in Sangin are not in vain

    I’m writing this from the comfort of home, the tour in Afghanistan now over. How do I feel? A sense of release, of course, but a little nostalgia…

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

  • UK and US Defence Secretaries meet

    Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, met with his US counterpart, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in London yesterday for a wide-ranging discussion on defence issues affecting both countries.

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

  • UN Security Council votes in favour of expanding sanctions on Iran

    The UK and 11 other members of the UN Security Council have voted in favour of a resolution expanding the breadth and reach of UN sanctions on Iran.

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

  • UK Explanation of Vote and E3+3 Statement on the Security Council Resolution 1929 on Iran - 9 June 2010

    Statement by Sir Mark Lyall Grant, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations

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

  • Eritrea-Djibouti border dispute

    Henry Bellingham, Minister for Africa, commends the Governments of Eritrea and Djibouti on the signing of agreement

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

  • UK and British Virgin Islands forge partnership

    Minister for the Overseas Territories Henry Bellingham met the Hon Ralph O'Neal OBE, Premier of the British Virgin Islands. They discussed tourism, the importance of economic diversification and the constitutional relati…

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

  • Publication of energy and emissions projections, carbon value estimates and electricity generation costs

    The Department of Energy and Climate Change today published three analytical publications. These are: DECC’s updated Energy and Emissions…

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