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  • £6 million cost to collect litter on motorways – Bag and Bin it, Highways Agency asks road users

    The litter blighting England's motorways costs at least £6 million a year to collect and could fill an Olympic sized swimming pool four times over, latest figures from the Highways Agency show.

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

  • David Cameron welcomes Asda's creation of 12,000 jobs

    The Prime Minister visited Asda's Clapham Junction branch to welcome the creation of 12,000 jobs over the next 5 years.

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

  • Foreign Secretary attends EU-Africa Summit

    EU and Africa agree to work together on peace and security, trade and investment and development.

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

  • Primary Authority extended to fire safety and age-restricted sales of alcohol

    New legislation aids business and regulators.

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

  • The new Regulators' Code is now statutory

    The new Regulators’ Code, published by BRDO in July 2013, came into force on April 6th.

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

  • Minister for Africa condemns continued attacks on civilians in Darfur

    Escalation of violence in Darfur, Sudan, leads to displacement of hundreds of thousands civilians.

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

  • Innovations clusters and startups in Greece

    The Greek Chapter of British Computer Society organised an event on innovation clusters and startup Initiatives at the British Residence

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

  • 3,000 UK companies to take part in Export Week

    Thousands of companies will receive export help and advice as Export Week (7 to 11 April 2014) gets underway.

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

  • New cuts to red tape come into force

    Good news for UK companies as simplifications to employment, planning and environmental regulations come into force today (6 April 2014).

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

  • Robot man to test protective equipment

    MOD has invested £1.1 million in a robotic mannequin that will test protective suits and equipment for the UK armed forces.

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

  • PM's letter to small businesses on Employment Allowance

    David Cameron has written to nearly 2 million businesses and charities encouraging them to check their eligibility for Employment Allowance.

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

  • UK-Oman joint working group

    Foreign Office Minister visits Oman for the UK-Oman Joint Working Group

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

  • Contribution of UK universities to national and local economic growth

    Speech by Universities and Science Minister David Willetts to the Universities UK (UUK) conference.

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

  • The new home on the web for the Government Office for Science

    GOV.UK is the new place for information from GO-Science and Foresight.

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  • Tour de France inspires children

    Sports Ministers visits Yorkshire to get an update on how plans are progressing for the Tour De France Grand Depart.

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

  • FCO Minister welcomes news of Fijian election

    Hugo Swire welcomes announcement that an election will take place in Fiji on 17 September 2014.

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

  • Chancellor supports major north London regeneration projects

    Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne also visits local business that will benefit from £2,000 cashback on jobs from Sunday.

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

  • Government cuts taxes for 676,000 people in Northern Ireland

    The tax-free personal allowance rises to £10,000 from this Sunday. Businesses in Northern Ireland will also benefit from lower jobs taxes.

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

  • Corporate responsibility is at the heart of successful businesses - Willott

    Government has today (4 April 2014) published its response to a Call for Views on corporate responsibility from last year.

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

  • Irish President to make first State Visit to the United Kingdom

    The first State Visit by an Irish Head of State to Britain will showcase the depth and breadth of the UK Ireland relationship.

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