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Updated Between 1 January 2012
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  • Helmand heroism earns DFC for selfless Chinook pilot

    An RAF Chinook helicopter captain has been honoured for his 'outstanding bravery and airmanship' evacuating battlefield casualties while under heavy fire during a mission in southern Afghanistan.

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

  • Royal Marine awarded QCVS for counter-piracy operations

    A Birstall-born Royal Marine whose ship chased down a pirate mothership in the Gulf and captured more than 30 pirates has been awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service (QCVS).

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

  • Defence Geographic Centre receives GIS award

    A team of geospatial analysts within the Foundation Division at the Defence Geographic Centre (DGC) has received the Esri Special Achievement in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Award.

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

  • Foreign Secretary speech at the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace

    "An open internet is the only way to support security and prosperity for all"

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

  • UK-India: relations going from strength to strength

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire's speech about UK-India relations on 4 October.

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns Syrian shelling of Turkish town

    Late last night, the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, spoke to Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu about the shelling by Syrian regime forces of the Turkish town of Akcakale on the Turkish-Syria border.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: "an open internet is the only way to support security and prosperity for all"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague attended the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace and called for international consensus on cybercrime.

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

  • Minister for Europe disappointed by decision to ban Belgrade Pride Parade

    Minister for Europe David Lidington said the Serbian government has failed to meet its responsibility to protect and promote the rights of all its citizens.

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

  • UK reaches out to Panama, an economic success story

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire today met Panama's Deputy Foreign Minister Francisco Alvarez De Soto during his six day visit to the UK.

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

  • UK-India relations: 'Going from strength to strength'

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire attended the fifth IISS - Indian Ministry of External Affairs Dialogue on 4 October.

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

  • £60m small business scheme launched through Regional Growth Fund

    The CDFA will receive £30 million from the Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF) which has been matched with a further £30 million by the …

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

  • Emerging Europe in the spotlight: rail for growth, 4-5 october

    During meetings with Network Rail, the Office of Rail Regulation, the Railway Industry Association, the Rail Safety and Standards Board, and…

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

  • Norstec network harness clean energy of northern seas to boost growth

    Over forty organisations will today join forces to set out a long-term vision for the deployment of offshore wind in the northern seas and the…

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

  • New minister visits West Cumbria

    New Department of Energy and Climate Change minister Baroness Verma today called for a continued and strong focus on decommissioning at the …

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

  • Culture Minister defers export of an atlas of maps and reference tables of Hampton Court in Herefordshire

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a rare leather bound volume filled with estate maps of Hampton Court

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

  • Ed Vaizey defers export of Hampton Court maps and a rare mid-eighteenth century army officer's cap

    Temporary export bars provide last chance to keep historic artefacts in the UK

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

  • Culture Minister defers export of a rare mid-eighteenth century army officer's cap

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a rare mid-eighteenth century officer’s embroidered grenadier cap.

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

  • Government looking at banning imports of ash trees

    A ban on imports of ash trees to combat the threat of the tree disease Chalara fraxinea could be in place as early as November, Environment …

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

  • £3.8million of illegal medicines seized in Border Force crackdown

    Border Force plays key role in intercepting approximately £3.8 million of fake and unlicensed medicines in the UK during global crackdown.

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

  • UK announces extra funding for cyber security capacity building

    The UK will establish a centre of excellence on cyber security to offer countries advice on how to build secure and resilient cyberspace.

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