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  • Final local government settlement a fair deal for communities

    Local Government Finance Settlement for 2011 to 2012.

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

  • Government confirms progressive settlement and fair deal for communities

    Final arrangements for a fair and progressive funding settlement for councils that protect front-line services and shield the most vulnerable…

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

  • Greater local powers to boost community-led regeneration

    Local Government Minister Grant Shapps and Communities Minister Andrew Stunell have today outlined how the Coalition Government is untying the…

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

  • Localism Bill impact assessments published

    Evidence published underpinning the measures in the Localism Bill to aid analysis and discussion.

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

  • Michael Moore comments on the suspension of flights by BMI

    The Secretary of State for Scotland,  Michael Moore's statement following the bmi announcement on the suspension of the Glasgow to Heathrow route.

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

  • Lord Green business dinner, Hillsborough Castle

    Lord Green, UK Trade and Investment Minister was guest of honour at a business dinner held in Hillsborough Castle to discuss how best Invest NI and UKTI can work together to help companies grow in Northern Ireland.

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

  • Local authority capitalisation: ministerial letter

    Ministerial letter to local councils about borrowing or using capital receipts for revenue purposes

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

  • Scotland Bill: the second reading

    The second reading of the Scotland Bill in Parliament. The Bill will begin a new phase of devolution in Scotland.

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

  • Radical devolution plans require Holyrood's backing says Moore

    The UK Government will only proceed with their radical plans to strengthen Scottish devolution "with the formal and explicit consent of the Scottish Parliament", Scottish Secretary Michael Moore confirmed in the Ho…

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

  • Holocaust Memorial Day

    Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore commetns on Holocaust Memorial Day

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

  • Cheryl Gillan visits Tŷ Hafan children’s hospice

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan visited Tŷ Hafan children’s hospice in the Vale of Glamorgan today (Thursday, 27 January) to meet…

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

  • Welsh Secretary welcomes 300 new jobs as Sharp increases solar panel production at Wrexham

    Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan has welcomed the creation of 300 new jobs in North Wales as Sharp increases production of its world-leading solar…

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

  • Funding the future: transforming local authorities in the new financial climate

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Video Video - funding the future Transcript Let me start by saying the…

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

  • Grid lights lit as di Resta lines up as latest Scot in F1

    The Secretary of State for Scotland - and Formula One fan - Michael Moore said he was very pleased at the news the Force India team is to give a race seat to the Scottish driver Paul di Resta.

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

  • Welsh Secretary comments on Electoral Commission decision

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has noted the decision of the Electoral Commission not to designate official Yes and No campaigns.

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

  • Final countdown begins to full council transparency

    Councils have been put on a week’s notice to get their books open for public scrutiny, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles said today, 25…

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

  • Michael Moore comments on the latest UK GDP figures

    Moore: Latest figures not an obvious cause for concern.

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

  • Michael Moore comments on the latest UK GDP figures

    Moore: Latest figures not an obvious cause for concern.

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

  • Making neighbourhood planning work

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Planning is more than a job: it is a vocation. It helps people articulate…

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

  • Moore: "Time to get on with a legal, fair and decisive referendum"

    The Secretary of State says he is confident talks with the First Minister in Edinburgh this Friday can "plot the course towards agreeing a  legal referendum that follows the normal and fair rules that the Scottish peopl…

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