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From The Rt Hon Simon Burns
  • Westbourne HS2 Alliance dinner

    Speech by the Rt Hon Simon Burns MP, Minister of State for Transport.

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

  • Minister views multi-billion pound plans for the north-west

    Major upgrades to rail links in the north west are progressing well.

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

  • Nuneaton North Chord event

    Speech by the Rt Hon Simon Burns MP, Minister of State for Transport.

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

  • Peterborough Station makeover – official opening

    Speech by the Rt Hon Simon Burns MP, Minister of State for Transport.

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

  • All party parliamentary rail in the north group reception

    Discussing reforms in UK rail infrastructure.

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

  • Guild of Travel Management Companies conference

    Discusses the need to improve the UK's transport infrastructure.

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

  • Government unveils generous HS2 compensation package

    Residents affected by phase one of HS2 from London to the West Midlands will be offered compensation measures beyond statutory requirements.

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

  • Airports Operators Association

    Speech by the Rt Hon Simon Burns MP, Minister of State for Transport.

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

  • Better protection for UK holidaymakers

    Aviation Minister Simon Burns has announced new rules to better protect holidaymakers from losing out if their travel company fails.

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

  • ATOL certificate event

    Speech about the reformation of Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL).

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

  • Hospitals and patients urged to take action on missed appointments

    NHS hospitals should make more use of innovative solutions to tackle the number of people who miss their appointments, Health Minister Simon Burns urged today.

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

  • Almost £3.5 billion spending increase on front line services

    The NHS has saved £1.5 billion since last year by cutting the number of managers, and reducing expenditure on wasteful IT projects.    Spending…

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

  • Putting aviation red tape under the spotlight

    Passengers and the aviation industry are being given the chance to cut red tape to make life easier for passengers and boost business.

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

  • NHS 111 sees 1,000,000th call

    NHS 111 has received over 1 million calls, Health Minister Simon Burns announced today, as latest figures show that 92% of callers were very…

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

  • Buying smarter could save NHS £1.2bn

    New ways of buying supplies and medical equipment could save the NHS £1.2 billion to reinvest in patient care, Health Minister Simon Burns announced today.

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

  • Unite day of industrial action over NHS pensions

    The union Unite has voted to stage a day of industrial action on 10th May over planned changes to the NHS pension scheme.

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

  • Latest NHS workforce figures published

    The NHS Information Centre has published NHS workforce statistics for December 2011 and the Annual Census workforce stats for September 2010…

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

  • Lives saved as more than 14 million patients are screened for blood clots

    Patients almost twice as likely to be screened in hospital for venous thromboembolism (VTE) than in 2010, helping save thousands of lives

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

  • Heart attack deaths halve

    Oxford researchers have found that the number of fatal heart attacks in England has halved in the past 10 years

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

  • New Year ambitions to reduce healthcare associated infections

    New ambitions have been set for the NHS which build on the progress made on infections last year, Health Minister Simon Burns announced today

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