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  • 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

  • 090/2012 - Members of the Armed Forces train to raise the flags at London 2012

    Service personnel from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force will be raising flags at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Individuals from all three services will take on the role of flag bearers for more than 1…

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

  • RUSI Future Maritime Operations Conference 2012

    Speech by Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, First Sea Lord.

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

  • 089/2012 - Ground Based Air Defence Systems to protect Olympic sites

    The Government has today confirmed that ground based air defence systems will be deployed at six sites in and around London for the duration of the 2012 Olympic Games.

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

  • Ground-based air defence systems to protect Olympic sites

    The Government has today confirmed that ground-based air defence systems will be deployed at six sites in and around London for the duration of the 2012 Olympic Games.

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

  • 087/2012 - Military bands to entertain crowds at London 2012 venues

    Military musicians from the Royal Marines, Army and Royal Air Force will be providing musical entertainment at London 2012 venues. More than 400 musicians from 16 bands will feature at nine Olympic and five Paralympic venues…

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

  • 085/2012 - Reservists undertake Olympic effort for Uniform to Work Day

    Reservists across the country will today wear their service uniforms with pride at work or as they kick start their training for the Olympics.

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

  • IN PICTURES: Ice patrol ship photos win Royal Navy annual awards

    Pictures of the Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Protector have won this year's Peregrine Trophy, the Royal Navy's annual photographic competition.

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement - Charles Hendry response to the Dr Weightman Final Report on the events at the Fukushima Nuclear Site

    Today I welcome the findings and recommendations set out in Dr Weightman’s final report on the events at the Fukushima nuclear site and publish…

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement - Charles Hendry response to the Dr Weightman Final Report on the events at the Fukushima Nuclear Site

    Charles Hendry, Energy Minister, welcomes the findings and recommendations set out in Dr Weightman's report on the events at the Fukushima nuclear site

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

  • Maintaining NHS emergency preparedness, resilience and response staff capability during transition

    Lyn Simpson, Director of NHS Operations, on behalf of Ian Dalton, Chief Operating Officer NHS Commissioning Board Authority (NHS CBA) has written…

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

  • RAF SAR team rescues flood victims in Wales

    An RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) crew has assisted lifeboat volunteers to rescue hundreds from floodwaters in Wales after two months' rain fell in just one day.

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

  • Royal Navy helicopter crew plucks yachtsman from stormy seas

    A yachtsman, overcome by stormy weather in the Atlantic, has been rescued by the Royal Navy's Cornwall-based Search and Rescue squadron.

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

  • 074/2012 - ‘Diamond’ Flypast for The Queen

    The Royal Navy’s aviators have revealed their spectacular flypast formation for the finale of the Thames River Pageant.

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

  • Navy's largest warship visits Sunderland

    The Royal Navy's largest warship HMS Ocean arrived in her 'spiritual home' of Sunderland.

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

  • Army and RAF step up training for close quarters combat

    Soldiers are relearning their urban warfare skills in a new course launched this week at Copehill Down, Salisbury Plain, while a newly built…

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