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Updated Between 1 January 2012
and 31 December 2012
  • UK should have fastest broadband network in Europe by 2015

    Jeremy Hunt’s speech on meeting the demand for higher broadband speeds.

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

  • Sir Peter Bazalgette appointed chair of Arts Council England

    Bazalgette to provide strategic leadership and act as an ambassador for the arts.

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

  • Sir Peter Bazalgette appointed chair of Arts Council England

    Sir Peter Bazalgette has today been appointed as Chair of Arts Council England.

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

  • New Environment Secretary, Minister of State, Parliamentary Under Secretary appointed

    The Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP has been confirmed as the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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

  • Police pension scheme

    This written ministerial statement on reform to the police pension scheme was laid in the House of Commons on 4 September 2012 by Theresa…

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

  • Statement by Theresa Villiers MP Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

    New Secretary of State on her new appointment

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

  • IT agreement to save the taxpayer over £1 billion

    Savings of over £1 billion will be reinvested into the NHS following the Department of Health's legally binding agreement with CSC, suppliers of the Lorenzo healthcare IT system.

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

  • Views sought on how local authorities should consult on fluoridation schemes

    A consultation on what local authorities should do and who they should involve when considering water fluoridation schemes has been launched today by Public Health Minister Anne Milton.

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

  • New chair and non executives directors announced for the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

    Professor Sir Gordon Duff has been appointed as the Chair of MHRA with effect from 1 January 2013.

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

  • David Jones appointed Secretary of State for Wales

    Clwyd West MP, David Jones has been appointed Secretary of State for Wales.  The Prime Minister has today announced that Mr Jones has been …

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

  • New Secretary of State announced

    Chris Grayling has today been announced as the Secretary of State for Justice following a Ministerial reshuffle.

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

  • Foreign waste is collected from Dounreay

    Foreign reactor operators who sent their spent fuel to Dounreay in the 1990s for reprocessing have begun taking back their waste.

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  • Oliver Heald MP appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales

    New Solicitor General announced.

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

  • More focused inspection to drive improvements in early years

    Inspectors will give greater attention to the progress children make in their learning

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  • Offshore clean-up completes 90 hectares of seabed

    Another 299 particles were recovered from the seabed off Dounreay this summer during the latest phase of offshore clean-up.

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  • Special educational needs reform: Sarah Teather letter

    Sarah Teather writes to the Education Select Committee with draft proposals to improve support for young people with SEND.

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

  • Rail franchising

    Written statement by the Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, Minister of State for Transport.

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

  • Plan. Pack. Explore. – a new guide for travellers

    The Foreign Office has launched Plan.Pack.Explore., a new travel guide for those planning a trip abroad.

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

  • Forest fires in Spain

    Forest fires have been affecting areas around the Costa del Sol, and emergency services are at the scene.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister: UK committed to recovery and return of stolen assets

    The return of stolen assets is a key part of our response to the Arab Spring, and we are working closely with Egyptian authorities and other North African countries to identify and restrain assets their courts have identifie…

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