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  • Stronger business partnership for the UK and Singapore

    Business Secretary Vince Cable and Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry Mr Lim Hng Kiang signed a partnership agreement, which will provide…

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

  • New power stations bring jobs to Yorkshire

    Ministers today gave the go-ahead for two new power stations in Yorkshire that will create over 1,000 jobs and generate enough energy to power…

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

  • Reappointment of the Chair of the Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board

    Lady Janet Balfour of Burleigh has been reappointed as Chair of the Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board (NLFAB) for a second term …

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

  • ISPs commit to aiding parental control

    New Code of Practice sets out measures to help parents block inappropriate online content.

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

  • More choice and lower water bills for businesses

    Government proposals to slash the current threshold to just five megalitres of water.

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

  • Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, at the City of London China Forum event

    Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

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

  • Launch of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink

    In March 2011, The Government launched its 'Plan for Growth' which details steps needed to enable the British economy to become more internationally competitive.

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

  • £950 million of government investment for local economies

    A government investment of £950 million will help create and safeguard more than 200,000 jobs across England.

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

  • PM announces plans to boost UK economy

    PM: "this autumn the Government is on an all-out mission to unblock the system and get projects underway"

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

  • FCO Minister comments on World Trade Organisation talks

    Foreign Office Minister David Lidington commented today on discussions about Russia's accession to the World Trade Organisation.

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

  • FCO Minister comments on Israel and Gaza attacks

    Commenting on the Israeli air strikes on Gaza and the rocket attacks by Palestinian militant groups on Israel, all today, Foreign Office Minister Mr Jeremy Browne issued a statement.

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

  • Press conference on eradicating polio

    The Prime Minister gave a press conference on eradicating polio with other world leaders on 29 October 2011 in Perth, Australia.

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

  • African ambassadors visit climate research centre

    A delegation of African Ambassadors learnt about cutting-edge British climate science and modelling during a visit to the Met Office with Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister comments on Tunisian election results

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt has congratulated all those involved in the Tunisian elections, which were held 10 months after the fall of the Ben Ali regime.

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

  • Trade and Investment Minister ends Australian visit with busy Sydney programme

    In a jam-packed day in Sydney, Lord Green met the NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell and leading business people from Australian and British companies.

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

  • British Chancellor of the Exchequer visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territories

    British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, met Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad at the British Consulate General in East Jerusalem on 28 October.

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

  • Benefits of virtual testing felt on front line

    The Information Superiority Experimentation Laboratory (ISEL) is located at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) site at Porton…

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

  • Nuclear security mission to Sellafield and Barrow completed

    A team of nuclear security experts led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has visited the UK to assess civil nuclear security …

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister announces jobs boost for North East

    Three North East businesses have secured over £14.2 million of private sector and government investment from the Regional Growth Fund.

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

  • Helping the high street recover after the riots

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. This summer’s riots were sad and sorry and shameful. Businesses went up in smoke after generations…

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