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Updated Between 1 January 2012
and 31 December 2012
  • New local pay guidance to help tackle tax avoidance

    Government rules to open up Town Hall pay practices and senior salaries to public scrutiny now include measures to root out any inappropriate…

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

  • Reaffirming the UK's commitment to Libya

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced further UK support for Libya, a year on from the uprising.

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

  • Statement on Syrian UN resolution

    Foreign Secretary William Hague says the violence must stop immediately.

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

  • HMS Bulwark visits home of German Navy

    The Royal Navy's flagship HMS Bulwark has paid an unexpected visit to the home of the German Navy after winter weather thwarted efforts to visit the country's greatest port.

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

  • Front line cookery lessons for Afghan-bound soldiers

    The extra culinary training will help the soldiers prepare a range of meals from their ten-man ration packs in the most austere areas of Helmand…

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

  • Getting Defence personnel home in a hurry

    Bringing servicemen, women and civil servants home from anywhere in the world when their families need them most is an exacting task, handled with great care at the Bristol-based Compassionate Cell.

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

  • New support for Nepal's Gurkha communities

    As part of the expanded Gurkha Welfare Scheme the UK will supply remote Nepali communities in the Gurkha heartlands with clean water and sanitation, the International Development Secretary recently announced.

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

  • Fastest man in Africa joins the Navy

    A former Nigerian sprinter, who is the holder of the African record at 100 metres, is among the latest recruits to qualify as a Royal Navy logistics specialist at HMS Raleigh.

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

  • HMS Protector's first trip to Antarctica

    Newly commissioned Royal Navy ice patrol vessel HMS Protector met up with her sister ship, the RRS Ernest Shackleton, in Antarctica recently.

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

  • New lenders join Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme

    The EFG gives vital funding to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that lack the collateral or credit history to secure a normal bank …

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

  • Government anticipates £5 billion in cash savings this year

    Government is on track to make around £5 billion savings this year - even more than last year.

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

  • Situation in Libya - latest updates

    The UK's response to the humanitarian situation in Libya

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

  • DFID research: CODESRIA Call for Proposals: Comparative Research Networks 2012

    A new call for African scholars to collaborate on social science research has been made by the CODESRIA.

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

  • UK welcomes new standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

    UK welcomes new standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

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

  • New chair of IPCC announced

    Dame Anne Owers has today been named as the new head of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).

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

  • New chair of independent police complaints commission announced

    Dame Anne Owers has been appointed as the new chair of the independent police complaints commission (IPCC), the Home Secretary announced.

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

  • Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP today met His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican

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

  • Statistical Press Notice: Mixed-sex accomodation breach data, January 2012

    Data on all breaches (i.e. occurrences of unjustified mixing) of the Mixed-Sex Accommodation (MSA) guidance published today

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

  • Statistical Press Notice: NHS referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times data – December 2011 & annual statistical report 2011

    Data on consultant-led Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times for patients who were treated during December 2011 published

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

  • Statistical press notice: Indicators on breastfeeding – quarter ending December 2011

    Indicators on breastfeeding statistics for the quarter ending December 2011 were released today by the Department of Health

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