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  • New Ambassador to Madagascar appointed

    Mr Timothy Smart has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar. Mr Smart will take up his appointment this month.

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

  • Vince Cable statement on Ford announcement

    Vince Cable responds to today's news from Ford on Southampton and Dagenham.

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement: Announcing the offer of awards in the 27th offshore oil and gas licensing round

    John Hayes, Minister for Energy 25 October 2012 After thorough consideration of the applications made in the 27th offshore oil and gas licensing…

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

  • New appointments made to Ofgem board

    Energy Secretary Edward Davey today announced the appointment of two new Non-Executive Directors to the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority…

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

  • Baroness Verma speech on sustainability on a budget

    Thank you very much to Wolseley and The Plumb Centre for hosting such a fantastic event. It is a privilege to be addressing you this afternoon. The question we all need to ask ourselves is ...

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

  • NI viewers to get ROI channels

    Extra channels available following digital switchover.

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

  • Speech by the Commercial Secretary to the Treasury, Lord Sassoon to the Middle East Association

    Speech by the Commercial Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Cenex low carbon vehicles event

    Addressing members of the Cenex low carbon vehicles event regarding innovation, greener policies and future practices.

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

  • Foreign Secretary visits Sarajevo

    The Foreign Secretary has restated the UK's unwavering support for Bosnia-Herzegovina during a press conference with the Chairman of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Council of Ministers Vjekoslav Bevanda.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister deeply concerned by latest outbreak of violence in western Burma

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire called for an immediate end to the violence following further clashes in Rakhine State in western Burma between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims.

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

  • Proposals to cut risks for pharmaceutical sector

    The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is proposing to make changes to the Patents Act to make the system fairer by allowing clinical and field…

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

  • Brown Field Allowance sparks new wave of oil investment

    The government has today approved a Talisman project that will extend the life of North Sea oil fields and unleash millions of pounds of extra…

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

  • On time and under budget, an all-digital UK

    Today sees the UK wake up to a totally digital TV dawn, following the biggest change to television broadcasting in a generation.

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

  • On time and under budget, an all-digital UK

    Switchover in Northern Ireland sees the end of UK’s analogue TV signal. 

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

  • New powers to help pay £11bn alcohol crime bill

    New powers to help pay the nation’s £11bn a year bill for alcohol-related crime and disorder come into effect next week.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister’s speech to TheCityUK annual dinner

    The Deputy Prime Minister gave a speech to TheCityUK annual dinner on 24 October 2012.

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

  • Fifteen companies selected for 1st TeXchange programme

    UK Israel Tech Hub announces 15 winning start-ups to visit London on its new TeXchange programme

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

  • UK Israel Tech Hub announces 15 winning start-ups to visit London on its new TeXchange programme

    The UK Israel Tech Hub at the British Embassy Israel launched TeXchange in August of this year, in partnership with London’s Tech City Investment Organisation and UK Trade & Investment.

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

  • New support to help 'Town Team Partners' transform their high streets

    Hundreds of towns across the country are being offered support that will help them revitalise their high streets.

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

  • Europe at a crossroads: what kind of Europe do we want?

    Today the Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke about the challenges facing European nations for the future.

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