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  • Christmas around the world with the Foreign Office

    Foreign Office staff around the world have spent time helping local charities this Christmas, giving under-privileged children from Ecuador to Lagos fun and food this festive season.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes ratification of New START treaty

    Commenting on the ratification of the New START treaty between the United States and Russia, Foreign Secretary William Hague said:

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

  • Ask Ed Vaizey December 2010

    Ed Vaizey’s answers to your questions.

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

  • Chair of S4C confirms retirement

    John Walter Jones has written to Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to confirm his decision to retire as Chair of the S4C Authority.

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

  • David Verey appointed as DCMS lead non-executive director

    Lead non-executive brings business and sector skills as part of Government-wide initiative.

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

  • Shott report into local television published

    Nicholas Shott’s report into the conditions necessary for financially viable local TV stations has been published today. 

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

  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Five year strategy published

    The UK has just published a 5-year strategy for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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

  • Strengthening UK ties with the Netherlands

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and Minister for Europe David Lidington met with the Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal today.

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

  • Minister defends need for private space in diplomacy in the Internet age

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt argued the case for the FCO’s digital engagement activities during a Westminster Hall debate, whilst emphasising the need for certain diplomatic communications to remain private.

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

  • Change of British High Commissioner to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

    Mr Arthur Snell has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

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

  • Winter resilience review

    A report has been published which audits how highways authorities and transport operators coped with cold weather in winter 2010.

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

  • Foreign Secretary says cooperation with France makes a vital contribution to Foreign Office priorities

    Foreign Secretary William Hague yesterday met his new French counterpart, Madame Michele Alliot-Marie.

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

  • Government launches consultation on Consumer Credit Regulation

    The Financial Secretary and the Minister for Consumer Affairs launches consultation on transferring consumer credit regulation.

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

  • Science and technology in the 2010 Spending Review

    A letter from the Council for Science and Technology (CST) about the 2010 Spending Review.

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  • New high speed rail proposals unveiled

    Proposed high speed rail network will include a direct link to Heathrow.

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

  • High Speed Rail

    Oral statement by the Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport.

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

  • Funding announced for HEFCE, science and research

    Funding allocations to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) for 2011-12 and science and research announced today.

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

  • A year of transition for universities

    The letter from Secretary of State Vince Cable and Universities Minister David Willetts sets out what HEFCE’s priorities should be when allocating…

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

  • Funding for science and research

    Commenting on the allocations, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts said: “Our world class science and research base is a key national…

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

  • Domestic heating oil supplies: Written Ministerial Statement by Charles Hendry

    Many households across the UK without access to the natural gas grid rely on deliveries of heating oil to heat their homes. Heating oil is also…

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