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  • The UK & UAE: A relationship that will continue to prosper

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt hosted UK-UAE talks in London on 21 March.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes implementation of reforms in Bahrain

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has welcomed progress that the Bahraini government has made so far in implementing the Independent Commission of Inquiry report.

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

  • Minister for Africa concerned by reports of an attempted coup in Mali

    Following reports of an attempted coup, Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham said that the UK condemns any actions which undermine democratic rule and the Malian Constitution.

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

  • Making the most of our relations with Latin America

    Foreign Office Minister Lord Howell reaffirmed Britain's commitment to deepening relations and co-operation with Latin America at the Latin America Investment Forum.

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

  • Green Construction Board launches call for evidence

    Business Minister Mark Prisk, co-chair of the GCB, called on the construction industry to share their finest low carbon research and development…

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

  • David Willetts comments on GlaxoSmithKline’s investment in the UK

    “It also shows the company’s commitment to maintaining a strong research and development base in the UK - evidence that our life sciences strategy…

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

  • Edward Davey speech to Climate & Resource Security Dialogue for the 21st Century conference

    Check against delivery Introduction Thank you very much. On behalf of Her Majesty’s Government, let me welcome you all to Lancaster House…

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

  • North Uist well given consent

    22 March 2012 Energy Minister Charles Hendry has given BP consent to drill the deepwater North Uist well, northwest of the Shetland Islands…

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

  • Third of English councils are set to go with broadband

    Good progress is being made by most local authorities developing plans to roll out superfast broadband says Ed Vaizey.

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

  • New rural growth drive to create 3,000 new jobs and 700 businesses

    Five public and private sector partnerships have been selected to each deliver a regional Rural Growth Network.

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

  • Richard Benyon’s speech at the Waterwise conference

    Richard Benyon’s speech at the Waterwise conference.

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

  • PM welcomes 1,000 new jobs at GlaxoSmithKline

    PM: "a major investment that will create many highly skilled jobs and provide a great boost to the economy."

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

  • Award-winning journalists visit UK

    The winners of the 2011 'Inquirer Awards' for investigative journalism in the Middle East today met FCO officials as part of a UK visit.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes adoption of Security Council Presidential Statement on Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that he strongly welcomed the UN Security Council's support for Kofi Annan's work as joint UN-Arab League envoy.

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

  • Communiqué: UAE-UK Taskforce meeting

    The seventh meeting of the UAE-UK Taskforce was hosted by Minister for the Middle East and South Asia Alistair Burt on 21 March in London.

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

  • UK commitment to the Middle East

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke about the UK's optimism about the prospects for the Arab Spring and the Middle East in a speech to the Middle East Association on 21 March.

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

  • New interim Chief Executive of NAS announced

    He will be filling the vacancy left by Simon Waugh who announced in January that he would be leaving for personal reasons in March after three…

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

  • Budget boost for creative industries

    Tax relief proposals for animation, video games and high-end TV production industries.

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

  • Ten Super-Connected Cities announced

    Chancellor reveals cities to share £100m to introduce ultra-fast broadband, with additional £50m for further roll-out.

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

  • Prime Minister's Norouz message

    Prime Minister David Cameron has sent a message to Iranians around the world on the occasion of Norouz - Persian New Year.

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