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  • Eric Pickles lays the foundations for 1,600 new homes

    Eric Pickles visited Southampton and laid the foundations for 1,600 new and affordable homes as part of a major redevelopment of the Quays.

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

  • Growing the Big Society

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Introduction The Big Society is a big idea, but what it comes down to is this: Our answer to collectivism…

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

  • DCMS improves efficiency and cuts costs with review of arm’s length bodies

    A number of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) 55 public bodies are set to be merged, abolished or streamlined.

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

  • DCMS improves efficiency and cuts costs with review of arm’s length bodies

    A number of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) 55 public bodies are set to be merged, abolished or streamlined.

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

  • Grant Shapps outlines local approach to delivering zero carbon homes from 2016

    Councils and developers could be given much more flexibility to meet ambitious eco-standards to ensure all new homes are zero carbon from 2016.

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

  • Review of Arm's Length Bodies

    A number of our public bodies are set to be merged, abolished or streamlined.

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

  • Grant Shapps meets Essendon's junior architects with designs on their village

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps visits Essendon, the birthplace for his vision for protecting rural villages for generations to come.

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

  • Grant Shapps sets out vision to protect and preserve rural village life

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today set out his vision for protecting the future of rural village life for generations to come, by giving…

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

  • New estimates offer truer picture of street sleeping

    New additional estimates published today show that the number of people sleeping rough on the streets could be more than treble the official…

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

  • Communities are ready for the Big Society

    Only a minority of people feel that they can influence local decisions or have engaged in some form of civic participation in the last year,…

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

  • Pickles outlines plans to abolish regional government

    Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has today announced the Government’s intention in principle to abolish the remaining…

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

  • Grant Shapps outlines government support for struggling homeonwers

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today outlined how the Coalition Government will provide much-needed support to homeowners at risk of repossession…

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

  • Money saving expert backs government support for struggling homeowners

    Independent money saving expert Martin Lewis supports government schemes to help struggling homeowners.

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

  • Ports tax rebate confirmed

    Saving jobs and freeing firms from balance sheet insolvency.

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

  • Ports tax rebate saving threatened industry

    Local Government Minister Bob Neill today reaffirmed the industry saving action taken by the new Government to help many port-based businesses…

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

  • The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP's article published in the Telegraph on 17 July 2010

    Two months ago the Coalition Government published its programme for government, in which we pledged a package of measures to fulfil our joint…

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

  • David Willetts announces review of the Design Council

    The Minister and the Design Council Chair, Lord Bichard have invited Martin Temple, Chairman of the 600 group, to lead the review. It will consider…

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

  • Heritage Minister John Penrose announces outcome of four post-war listing cases

    Milton Keynes shopping centre becomes Grade II listed building

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

  • 40 ideas a day to cut red tape

    In just 5 working days, the Communities Secretary’s call for suggestions about cutting red tape has attracted more than 200 ideas.

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

  • Grant Shapps to overhaul rough sleeper counts

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today announced that the numbers of rough sleepers have hit an 11-year low - but that he is reviewing the …

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