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Updated Between 1 January 2011
and 31 December 2011
  • Human rights in Libya - Abu Saleem prison

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt visited the ruin of Abu Saleem prison where 1200 prisoners were shot dead on Qadhafi's orders in 1996.

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

  • Bali Democracy Forum

    Speaking at the Bali Democracy Forum on 8 December 2011, Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne commented that the Forum came at 'a seminal time for democracy'.

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

  • Afghan police find huge opium stash in Helmand

    Afghan police mentored by British troops have discovered an opium stash worth millions of pounds, along with insurgent weapons, during an arrest operation in Helmand province.

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

  • Cost of Libya operations

    In a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament, Mr Hammond said: “I have previously informed the House that I would provide a final estimate…

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

  • Philip Hammond delivers speech on Defence Reform

    Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond has restated the need for reform in Defence in a speech at the Royal United Services Institute.Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond has restated the need for reform in D…

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

  • Women to be allowed to serve on submarines

    Women are to be allowed to serve on submarines for the first time in the Royal Navy's history, the Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond announced today.

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

  • Do it your way – Deputy Prime Minister launches new ‘City Deals’

    England's largest cities - the economic powerhouses of our country - are being offered a menu of transformative new powers.

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

  • New Intellectual Property Attaché in China will support UK businesses

    Tom Duke is the former head the IP Centre at the European Union Chamber of Commerce in South Korea. He will be based at the British Embassy …

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

  • New intellectual property support for SMEs

    The package forms part of the Government’s _Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth, _which has been published today. It sets out plans …

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

  • Multi million package announced to boost innovation and research in the UK

    The strategy, launched by Business Secretary Vince Cable and Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts, sets out the Government&rsquo…

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

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP speech to the Durban COP17 Climate Conference Plenary

    Thank you, Mr President. One year ago, we brought these negotiations back from the brink. As the global economic crisis deepened, we turned…

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

  • Charles Hendry Written Ministerial Statement: Publication of new nuclear waste and decommissioning financing

    8 December 2011 I have today laid before Parliament Funded Decommissioning Programme (FDP) Guidance for prospective operators of New Nuclear…

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

  • Government finalises new nuclear clean framework

    08 December 2011 In a step designed to protect the taxpayer and provide investor certainty, the Government has set out statutory guidance for…

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

  • Moore confirms half a billion extra for the Scottish budget

    The Autumn Statement will add £69m in resource budget in addition to the £433m announced last week

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

  • Culture Minister defers export of stunning portrait by Edouard Manet

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a painting by Edouard Manet, Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus.

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

  • Last chance to keep Manet’s Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus in the UK

    Culture Minister defers export of stunning impressionist painting.

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

  • Home Secretary celebrates women in business

    Home Secretary, Theresa May delivered a speech at the annual NatWest everywoman Awards held at The Dorchester Hotel.

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

  • Publication of Independent Panel on Forestry’s progress report

    The Independent Panel on Forestry was established in March 2011 to advise on the future direction of forestry and woodland policy in England.

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

  • Spelman: Water reform needed to tackle threat of future droughts

    Water for Life recognises that water is essential for economic growth and that we must protect the environment for future generations.

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

  • Government consults on the use of gender as a risk factor for insurance

    Government has today issued its promised consultation document on how insurers can use gender as a risk factor in the light of the judgment.

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