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  • Welsh Secretary welcomes Google’s online business drive

    Secretary of State for Wales, Cheryl Gillan has today (6 March) welcomed the launch of Google’s ‘Getting Welsh Business Online’ venture. Welsh…

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

  • £250 million savings for local public bodies expected from Audit Commission outsourcing

    Local Government Minister Grant Shapps has welcomed today’s announcement by the Audit Commission that hard-pressed councils and other local …

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

  • Backdated port tax burden finally lifted

    Port-based businesses facing unfair and unexpected backdated business rates bills can breathe a sigh of relief, Local Government Minister Bob…

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

  • New planning powers continue to be a hit with communities

    More than 100 communities eager to trial new rights that give local people powers to bring jobs and homes to their area and shape development…

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

  • Herefordshire: a vision for the county

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. A friend of mine, a senator from Wisconsin, once said ‘if you don’t like…

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

  • CANALS, CASTLES AND TRAMWAYS: WALES OFFICE MINISTER CELEBRATES WALES TOURISM WEEK

    With celebrations underway for ‘Wales Tourism Week’, Wales Office Minister David Jones today [2nd March 2012] visited North Wales to see how…

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

  • Welfare reform speech at Fisherwick Place

    Welfare reform speech by the Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

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

  • St David’s Day: Welsh Secretary meets children from the charity Dreams and Wishes

    DREAMS AND WISHES COME TRUE: WELSH CHILDREN’S WHITEHALL ADVENTURE Armed with over 5,000 daffodils and hundreds of Welsh cakes, Welsh Children…

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

  • St David’s Day message from the Secretary of State for Wales

    St David’s Day has always been a time for colourful celebration in Wales and as the country prepares to mark the occasion, I wanted to send …

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

  • Transcript: St David's Day reception

    PM: "I think Wales is having a tremendous renaissance."

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

  • The majority looking to freeze or reduce Council Tax

    Residents and hard pressed families will be relieved that the majority of councils are intending to make their cost of living a little easier…

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

  • Holyrood should start work on new Scottish property taxes - Moore

    The UK Government will scrap Stamp Duty in Scotland in 2015 and allow Holyrood to design a completely new set of property taxes and collection process, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore said today. 

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

  • New transport interchange for Rochdale is given go ahead

    11 million construction of Rochdale's new interchange to begin.

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

  • "Stop blocking the Scottish people from having their say" - David Mundell

    Scotland Office Minister says the timetable published yesterday could give people a say on independence next September

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

  • Moore backs Scottish fashion industry on visit to Academy

    The Minister visited the Scottish Academy of Fashion at the Edinburgh College of Art  today to see the way the industry's skills are being matched to commercial success

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

  • "Stop blocking the Scottish people from having their say" - David Mundell

    Scotland Office Minister says the timetable published yesterday could give people a say on independence next September

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

  • Moore backs Scottish fashion industry on visit to Academy

    The Minister visited the Scottish Academy of Fashion at the Edinburgh College of Art  today to see the way the industry's skills are being matched to commercial success

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

  • Ministers praise Wales’s thriving broadcasting sector

    From modern HD newsrooms to the studios of flagship British TV dramas, ministers have today been able to see first hand the confidence and…

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

  • Business in the Community speech

    David Cameron's speech to the Business in the Community charity.

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

  • No need for referendum "go slow" says Moore

    Scottish Secretary Michael Moore has said there is no good reason why the Scottish people should have to wait nearly three years to have their say on Scotland's future.

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