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Updated Between 1 January 2012
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  • Four treasures worth £29 million saved for the nation in 2011/12

    Four national treasures worth over £29 million in total were saved from leaving the country in the last year and purchased for public collections.

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

  • Parliamentary statement on equal civil marriage

    Made on Tuesday 11 December 2012 by Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Maria Miller With permission I would like to make a statement on the Government proposals to enable same-sex couples to marry, …

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

  • Solar and biomass support packages published

    Solar photovoltaic (PV) industry and biomass developers were given certainty on projects to be supported under the Renewables Obligation (RO).

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

  • Sudan: UK helps contain yellow fever outbreak

    Britain will support the vaccination of 2 million people in to help contain the worst yellow fever outbreak in 20 years.

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

  • Fly-tipping in England: annual statistics

    Fly-tipping incidents in England have decreased by nine per cent between the financial years 2010-11 and 2011-12 to 744,000 incidents.

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

  • Appointment of interim Chair of the Forestry Commission

    Sir Harry Studholme has been appointed as interim Chair of the Forestry Commission up to 30 June 2013. He is a serving Forestry Commissioner…

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

  • Government secures success in fisheries negotiations

    Changes to the fishing quota system which sees end to automatic reductions

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

  • Safe standing at football grounds

    We accept that some supporters miss the tradition, character and history of some of our former grounds.

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

  • Fifth annual report of the Justice and Security Act is published

    Fifth annual report reviewing operation of powers under the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act is published by the government.

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

  • Pathology Quality Assurance review launched

    A review of quality assurance arrangements for NHS pathology services was announced today by NHS Medical Director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh.

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

  • Department seeks members of the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS

    The Department of Health is seeking to appoint 5 new members to the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS (EAGA).

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

  • Determining arrangements for supporting research in primary and community care

    A discussion paper, Determining arrangements for supporting research in primary and community care, has been published. The paper aims to support…

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

  • Member appointments to the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs

    Six new members have been appointed to the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues, and Organs (SaBTO). SaBTO provides independent…

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

  • Views sought from nurses and midwives on ideas to improve patient care by reducing paperwork

    The Department of Health is encouraging nurses and midwives to have their say on how to cut out unnecessary paperwork and bureaucracy giving them more time to concentrate on caring.

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

  • Independent Living Fund Consultation Response

    Disabled people receiving care and support to lead independent lives will from 2015 do so under one local streamlined system.

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

  • A UK Bill of Rights? - The Choice Before Us

    The Commission on a Bill of Rights has delivered its report - A UK Bill of Rights? - The Choice Before Us - to the Government. On the…

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

  • The Rehabilitation Revolution - next steps

    The next step in the Rehabilitation Revolution will see Justice Secretary Chris Grayling today talking with business leaders, voluntary and …

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

  • Rolling Stones and Taylor Swift CDs among one tonne of fakes found by Border Force

    Border Force officers at Manchester Airport have stopped the largest ever consignment of counterfeit CDs from being smuggled into the UK.

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

  • David Laws: local government's role in improving education

    David Laws speech at the Local Government Association (LGA) education conference.

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

  • The Queen's visit to 10 Downing Street

    The Queen has visited Downing Street at the end of her Diamond Jubilee year, where she attended a Cabinet meeting.

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