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  • Spending Review: settlement for housing

    Ministerial letter setting out government spending on housing

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

  • Improving efficiency and transparency: DCMS cuts quangos

    The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced today that 19 of its 55 public bodies are being abolished or reformed

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

  • Councils should recognise the valuable role of the voluntary sector

    Councils should make best use of the voluntary sector’s ability to deliver effective and innovative local services when managing future budgets…

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

  • Housing market intelligence conference 2010

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Introduction What would an intelligent Housing Market look like? Quite simply, it would be a market…

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

  • Grant Shapps pledge to cut red tape on builders

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today pledged to put the full weight of the new Coalition Government behind cutting red tape and making it…

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

  • Savings measures announced for Listed Places of Worship grant scheme

    The scope of the Listed Places of Worship grant scheme is to be amended Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose announced today

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

  • Savings measures announced for Listed Places of Worship grant scheme

    The scope of the Listed Places of Worship grant scheme is to be amended in line with Government efficiency savings

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

  • New savings measures for listed places of worship

    Grant scheme to be revised in line with government efficiency savings.

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

  • World Heritage applications

    The list of applications for the UK’s new Tentative List of sites for World Heritage status has been published.

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

  • New housing deal will mean new powers for councils and communities

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has outlined plans to devolve greater powers to councils to meet the housing needs of their local communities.

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

  • The Building and Building (Approved Inspectors etc) Regulations 2010: circular letter

    Letter about changes to the Building Regulations 2010 and Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) 2010

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  • Andrew Stunell celebrates Big Society in action at Manchester airport

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell joined 100 volunteers from Manchester’s Airport Community Network to celebrate their achievements.

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

  • Government to axe paperwork to help save trees

    Providing a fairer, more straightforward and effective system for tree preservation.

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

  • The Building Act 1984 and Building Regulations 2010: circular 07/2010

    Circular explaining 2 sets of regulations: (SI 2010/2214) and (SI 2010/2215).

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  • Communities should prepare for their Right to Build

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced that local rural housing projects that secure the support of 75 per cent of voters will get the…

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

  • Landlords should throw open their books to improve social homes

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has called on the country’s housing associations to follow the Government’s lead, throw open their books and expose…

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

  • Bob Neill confirms new jobs, homes and a new town centre

    Thousands of new jobs and new homes are expected to accompany a new £600 million town centre for Canning Town in the Thames Gateway.

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

  • The Beneventan Missal

    A 12th Century manuscript will be returned to the city of Benevento, Italy.

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

  • Thurrock Borough Council to take charge of local regeneration

    New plans to put the future of Thurrock regeneration back into local hands were announced by Thames Gateway Minister Bob Neill today. Thurrock…

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

  • Building more homes

    Summary: Letter from housing minister Grant Shapps in response to an article in the Guardian (25 August 2010) about the future of house building…

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