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  • 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

  • Cutting the burden and costs of regulation

    Introduction I’m grateful to Politeia for this opportunity to speak about Government’s approach to deregulation. It’s a subject which has …

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

  • Industrial strategy: Next steps

    At this difficult stage of the recovery, it must now be clear to everyone that Britain needs to build a different kind of economy. We need one…

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

  • Chairman's Conclusions of Friends of Syria meeting

    Full text of the Chairman's Conclusions of the International Conference of the Group of Friends of the Syrian People on 24 February.

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

  • European growth - a view from the UK

    Minister for Europe David Lidington: Europe needs to adapt in order to prosper from the economic realities of the 21st Century.

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

  • South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands announce Marine Protected Area to safeguard biodiversity

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has welcomed the declaration of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) around the UK Overseas Territory of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister expresses concern at conviction of former Ukrainian Minister

    Minister for Europe David Lidington has spoken following the conviction of former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister discusses Syria at UN Human Rights Council

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne called for an end to the violence in Syria and said that those responsible for the atrocities will be held to account for the crimes they have committed.

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

  • A blueprint for a European growth agenda: the view from the UK

    Minister for Europe David Lidington spoke about how the EU can prioritise growth, at an event hosted by the Lisbon Council in Brussels on 27 February 2012.

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

  • Body armour saves British soldier from Taliban bullet

    A British soldier's body armour saved him from a Taliban gunshot during a fierce fire fight in Helmand province recently, enabling him to shrug off the impact and carry on with the mission.

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

  • Elite Afghan police uncover Taliban weapons and drugs

    The first operation was carried out without any support from the International Security Assistance Force. It involved the search of a compound…

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

  • Leeming's Air Traffic Control Squadron named best in RAF

    The North Yorkshire unit was presented with the prestigious Raytheon Falconer Trophy earlier this month. Presented each year since 1982, the…

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

  • HMS Illustrious works with Danish military in Copenhagen

    Portsmouth-based warship HMS Illustrious has been working with colleagues in the Danish Armed Forces during a four-day visit to Copenhagen

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

  • HMS Somerset welcomed home from counter-piracy mission

    More than 600 joyous family members and friends greeted their loved ones on the jetty at HM Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth on Friday when HMS Somerset returned from a six-month counter-piracy mission.

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

  • Letter from John Hayes: role of chairs of education college corporations

    Letter, dated 22 February 2012, from John Hayes, Minister for Further Education Skills and Lifelong Learning, to chairs of education college…

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  • Foreign Secretary welcomes intensification of EU pressure on Syrian regime

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke after EU Foreign Ministers agreed further sanctions including freezing the assets of the Central Bank of Syria and the restricting the regime's access to the gold and precious metals…

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

  • Apprenticeships Minister intensifies efforts to guarantee quality

    In a statement to the House of Commons, Mr Hayes also updated parliament on the significant progress that has already been made to drive up …

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

  • Red tape cut to allow colleges freedom to manage affairs as independent bodies

    The Government has worked hard to ensure that FE colleges have the freedom to manage their own affairs as independent bodies and the ONS has…

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

  • Vince Cable speech: Industrial Srategy: Next steps - IPPR, London

    We cannot just hope it happens naturally. That is why we need a radically different approach to the choice we make in Government. In other words…

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

  • Charles Hendry's speech to the Platts 6th Annual CCS Conference

    Check against delivery At the outset I would like to emphasise the UK Government’s firm commitment to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and …

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