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  • Ministerial Written Statement: Treasure Valuation Committee Triennial Review

    Tuesday 12 June 2012 **The Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (Ed Vaizey): ** On 15 December 2011 I made a Written…

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

  • Tighter checks to keep cowboy builders out

    New measures have been put in place to help protect people from cowboy builders, Communities Minister Andrew Stunell announced today.

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

  • £145 million boost to help communities tackle empty homes

    A further multi-million pound cash boost for communities will help tackle the blight of empty properties and bring thousands of homes back into…

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

  • Planning permission powers firmly in the hands of communities

    New Right to Build cuts the red tape to get projects off the ground A radical new Right to Build will today put the power to grant planning…

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

  • Two new UK World Heritage nominations to be put forward

    Scotland’s Forth Bridge and Gorham’s Cave Complex in Gibraltar invited to prepare formal bids.

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

  • Two new UK World Heritage nominations to be put forward

    Scotland’s Forth Bridge and Gorham’s Cave Complex in Gibraltar invited to prepare formal bids.

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

  • Long lost painting by Watteau under threat of export

    Ed Vaizey places temporary export bar on La Surprise.

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

  • Exquisite 16th Century painting, The Virgin and Child, by Luis de Morales is on the verge of being lost from the UK

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a 16th Century painting by Luis de Morales, The Virgin and Child.

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

  • Eric Pickles pays tribute to 'best of British' pubs

    Minister outlines government support ahead of summer of celebration Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today paid tribute to the ‘Great British…

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

  • The All Party Parliamentary Beer Group Annual Awards

    Speech by Eric Pickles at the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group Annual Awards

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

  • Wearmouth and Jarrow World Heritage bid withdrawn

    Decision follows ICOMOS evaluation report’s recommendations

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

  • Revamped Right to Buy to deliver thousands of new homes

    Cash raised from Right to Buy sales to be used to build new affordable homes.

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

  • Kevin McCloud to support the self-build surge

    Self-build industry champion and new £30 million fund will boost the self build revolution Kevin McCloud has been appointed by the self-build…

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

  • First World War airfield listed

    Site which protected London will now be protected for future generations.

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

  • Rare survivors from Britain’s First World War Aviation Heritage are ‘Listed’ by John Penrose

    Britain’s first line of defence against German Zeppelins and bombers, and base for protection of London against first-ever air raids will now be protected for future generations

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

  • Government on target to smash public land ambition

    Land identified to build more than 100,000 homes Whitehall departments are set to smash the Prime Minister’s ambition to release previously…

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

  • Joint Statement on Internet Policy Issues

    Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport and Mr. Tatsuo Kawabata, Minister for Internal Affairs …

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

  • Cutty Sark reopens

    Conservation of nineteenth-century tea clipper completed.

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

  • The boxed-in generation

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Introduction It’s been a busy morning. They say a week is a long time…

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

  • Downing Street hosting the self-build boom

    New help for self home builders launched at most famous address in the country A package of new support to give as many people as possible …

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