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  • Wylfa B moves a step closer, says Welsh Secretary

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has welcomed the inclusion of Wylfa, on Anglesey, on a shortlist of eight sites across the UK where…

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

  • Swire confirms date for local elections

    Minister of State to bring forward legislation for combined poll for district council and Northern Ireland Assembly elections.

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

  • Welsh Secretary congratulates Team Wales on success in Delhi

    As the Commonwealth Games comes to a close in Delhi today, Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has congratulated Team Wales on their …

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

  • Councils' red tape cut as 4,700 Whitehall targets slashed

    Cutting red tape will mean councils will be free to focus on frontline services.

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

  • Councils should recognise the valuable role of the voluntary sector

    Councils should make best use of the voluntary sector’s ability to deliver effective and innovative local services when managing future budgets…

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

  • Eric Pickles calls for greater town hall transparency

    New research suggests councils could be overpaying by as much as £150 million a year.

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

  • Local government accountability

    The coalition programme sets out this government’s commitment to ending the era of top-down government and giving new powers to local authorities…

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

  • Town hall waste and duplication

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Introduction In a speech ahead of the government’s spending review the Secretary of State highlights…

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

  • Townhall waste and duplication

    In a speech ahead of the government's spending review the Secretary of State highlights concerns that councils are effectively "letting money slip through their fingers".

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

  • October Labour Market Statistics for Scotland

    The Office for National Statistics has released the September Labour Market Statistics today. 

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

  • Ministers meet as resolution moves closer on Presbyterian Mutual Society

    Ministerial Working Group on the Presbyterian Mutual Society (PMS) reported that they are closer to resolution for members.

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

  • Welsh Secretary welcomes further fall in Unemployment in Wales

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has welcomed the latest Labour Market Statistics which shows a further fall in the Unemployment rate…

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

  • Welsh Secretary welcomes Older People’s Commissioner to Westminster to launch report

    Secretary of State for Wales today [13 October] welcomed Older People’s Commissioner for Wales Ruth Marks to Westminster for the launch of her…

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

  • Housing market intelligence conference 2010

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Introduction What would an intelligent Housing Market look like? Quite simply, it would be a market…

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

  • Welsh Secretary ‘disappointed’ at Tata Steel announcement to close Living Solutions Unit at Shotton

    Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has commented on her disappointment at the announcement that Tata Steel is to cease operations of…

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

  • Swire announces competition for new Parades Commission

    Minister of State announced open competition for appointments to Parades Commission.

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

  • Paterson pledges to stand by Northern Ireland

    Secretary of State spoke at launch of a book on policing in Northern Ireland, and said the government would stand by Northern Ireland.

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

  • 9,000 parish councils to be freed from archaic payment rules

    9,000 Parish Councils will be freed from old fashioned rules which force them to use out-dated payment methods such as cheques, so that they…

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

  • Grant Shapps to abolish century-old payment rules for parish councils

    Parish councils to be freed from rules which force them to use out-dated payment methods such as cheques.

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

  • Bob Neill responds to a Guardian article which suggests that government will not realise significant cost savings from the planned changes to the Audit Commission

    Local Government Minister Bob Neill said: “The figures suggested today are costs for closing down the whole Audit Commission, but that is…

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