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  • Plan for Dover unlocks bright future for historic port and town

    Minister announces way forward for Port of Dover.

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

  • The future of the Port of Dover

    Plan for Dover unlocks a bright future for historic port and town.

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

  • Publication of summary of the Government’s activities in Burma

    FCO Minister of State & Minister of State for International Development are publishing today a summary of UK's activities in Burma.

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

  • Further consultation on new guidance and directions for the bus industry

    Senior Traffic Commissioner opens 6 week consultation for revised statutory document on local bus services.

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  • Trade trip to hail finance support to back British exporters

    All the latest from the Chancellor's trip to Brazil, updated throughout the week.

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

  • Use the new Employment Allowance to help your business grow

    Dean Clough Cooking School used the £2,000 saving in National Insurance contributions (NICs) to hire an apprentice for its training scheme.

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

  • Britain and Brazil as partners: Chancellor's speech in Brazil

    'I’m here to be an unabashed salesman for the best of British', the Chancellor explains.

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

  • Smoother and safer journeys for the M25 in Kent

    Overnight resurfacing starts this week on the clockwise M25 between junctions 4 (Orpington) and 5 (Sevenoaks) in Kent to provide smoother and safer journeys.

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  • £6 million cost to collect litter on motorways – Bag and Bin it, Highways Agency asks road users

    The litter blighting England's motorways costs at least £6 million a year to collect and could fill an Olympic sized swimming pool four times over, latest figures from the Highways Agency show.

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

  • 3,000 UK companies to take part in Export Week

    Thousands of companies will receive export help and advice as Export Week (7 to 11 April 2014) gets underway.

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

  • PM's letter to small businesses on Employment Allowance

    David Cameron has written to nearly 2 million businesses and charities encouraging them to check their eligibility for Employment Allowance.

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

  • Contribution of UK universities to national and local economic growth

    Speech by Universities and Science Minister David Willetts to the Universities UK (UUK) conference.

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

  • Chancellor supports major north London regeneration projects

    Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne also visits local business that will benefit from £2,000 cashback on jobs from Sunday.

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

  • Government cuts taxes for 676,000 people in Northern Ireland

    The tax-free personal allowance rises to £10,000 from this Sunday. Businesses in Northern Ireland will also benefit from lower jobs taxes.

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

  • British Ports Assocation: smaller ports fund

    Stephen Hammond thanks BPA for their work during the 2014 storms and announces a £2 million recovery fund for smaller ports.

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

  • New tax statements extended to 4 million extra people from October

    New personal tax statements will set out out how much tax was paid in the previous year and how it contributed to public expenditure.

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

  • £1 billion boost for Cambridgeshire

    Cambridge and the surrounding area will be given up to £1 billion to help it become the UK’s Silicon Valley, Nick Clegg said today.

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

  • HMRC reveals 10 worst excuses for not paying the minimum wage

    Employers are giving elaborate excuses for not paying the National Minimum Wage (NMW) when challenged by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers, the department announced today.

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  • Nearly 10,000 new jobs announced

    Prime Minister David Cameron welcomes new jobs at Accenture, Birmingham Airport and Vodafone.

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

  • PM Direct at Vodafone

    Prime Minister David Cameron was at Vodafone in Newbury as part of his 4-day economic tour.

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