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  • PM thanks military personnel for Olympics role

    During a visit to HMS Ocean, which is moored on the Thames, Prime Minister David Cameron paid tribute to all the military personnel on duty over the Olympic period.

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

  • HMS Defender moves into her new home

    The Royal Navy's newest Type 45 destroyer, HMS Defender, sailed into her new home at Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth today.

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

  • Defence fire crews assist at major blaze

    Fire crews from the Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation (DFRMO) have lent their support to tackling a major fire at a vehicle scrapyard and metal recycling facility in Royal Wootton Bassett on 5 July 2012.

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

  • RAF Chief visits Olympics airspace control centre

    The head of the Royal Air Force has visited Swanwick to meet air traffic controllers managing British skies during the Olympic Games.

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

  • 100/2012 - Defence Secretary announces accommodation for 3,500 additional Olympics personnel

    An exhibition centre in Wapping, East London, will serve as accommodation for the bulk of the 3,500 additional military personnel who are being deployed on Olympic Security operations, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announ…

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

  • Olympics accommodation for additional military personnel

    An exhibition centre in East London will accommodate the bulk of the 3,500 additional military personnel being deployed on security operations during the Olympic Games.

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

  • Olympics airspace restrictions begin

    Extra airspace restrictions around London and the South East, designed to ensure a safe and secure London 2012 Olympic Games, started at midnight on Saturday 14 July.

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

  • 099/2012 - Defence assets in place as Olympic air security operations get under way

    Armed Forces equipment which will support the security effort for the London 2012 Olympic Games has been deployed during the course of this week – with the operation continuing into the weekend.

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

  • HMS Ocean opens to public ahead of Olympics duties

    The helicopter carrier HMS Ocean will berth at Greenwich this evening for her Olympics duties, and will be open to the public on Sunday, 15 July - a unique opportunity to tour the largest ship in the Royal Navy Fleet.

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

  • Plutonium deal brings commercial opportunity and security benefits

    The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has taken ownership of an amount of German plutonium, by participating in a series of title swaps, as …

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement: Management of overseas owned plutonium in the UK

    In December 2011 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published its consultation response document on plutonium management.

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

  • Additional military support to Olympics security

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has confirmed that an additional 3,500 military personnel will be deployed as part of the security arrangements for the 2012 Olympic Games.

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

  • The Intelligence and Security Committee’s Annual Report for 2011-2012

    The annual report from the Intelligence and Security Committee has been published for 2011 to 2012.

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

  • Fire and Rescue National Framework for England

    Statement by Fire Minister Bob Neill on the new national fire and rescue framework

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

  • Fire and Rescue National Framework for England published

    Fire and Rescue Minister Bob Neill has today published the new Fire and Rescue National Framework for England. The new Framework recognises…

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

  • Councils to get 100% help to clear up after floods

    The Government has set out the help that it is giving to councils following the record breaking rainfall over recent weeks that has had a devastating…

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

  • New chair for Committee on Radioactive Waste Management

    Professor Laurence Williams has today been appointed as Chair of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management. He will take up the post in …

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

  • Charles Hendry written ministerial statement on the Managing Radioactive Waste Safely Programme 2nd Annual Report

    I am pleased to announce today the publication of the second annual report of  the Government's Managing Radioactive Waste Safely Programme. The programme is focused on implementing the geological dis...

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

  • Household Cavalry enjoy a post-Jubilee seaside break

    The horses of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment have swapped the hustle and bustle of city life for some well-earned rehabilitation among the sand dunes and surf of the North Norfolk coast.

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

  • Forces flag-raisers prepare for Olympics duties

    Personnel from all three Services are preparing for their duties as flag-raisers during the 100 Team Welcome and 805 Victory Ceremonies due to take place over the course of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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