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From The Rt Hon Lord Pickles
  • It's time for recycling rewards, not bin taxes

    The new Government will scrap the last Government’s plans for the imposition of bin taxes on family homes, Cabinet Ministers Eric Pickles and…

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

  • Swapping bin bullies for recycling rewards

    Plans to impose bin taxes have been scrapped by Cabinet ministers Eric Pickles and Caroline Spelman.

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

  • New era of transparency will bring about a revolution in town hall openness and accountability

    Call for councils to put all spending over £500 online.

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

  • Government sets out proposals to turn around failing Doncaster Council

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today (2 June 2010) announced a package of measures to turn around Doncaster Council.

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

  • Eric Pickles calls on councils to crackdown on unauthorised bank holiday building

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is taking pre-emptive action to prevent unauthorised development over this coming bank holiday weekend.

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

  • Immediate halt on 'ports tax'

    Emergency regulations are being introduced today to put a halt on demands for unfair, retrospective business rate payments affecting ports, …

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

  • Reprieve for businesses as 'unfair' ports tax frozen

    Companies in ports across England will get a respite from business rates bills as government put a halt to demands for backdated charges.

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

  • Eric Pickles calls time on unitary Norfolk, Suffolk and Devon

    Eric Pickles has called time on the wasteful and unnecessary restructuring of councils in Norfolk, Suffolk and Devon.

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

  • Pickles stops unitary councils in Exeter, Norwich and Suffolk

    Wasteful and unnecessary restructuring plans for Exeter, Norwich and Suffolk Councils are to be stopped immediately the Secretary of State for…

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

  • Queen's Speech 2010

    Introducing measures to empower local people and to revoke plans to create new unitary councils.

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

  • Government announces £6.2 billion of savings in 2010 to 2011

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles comments on the £6.2 billion of savings from government spending in 2010 to 2011.

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

  • Peter Housden appointed Scotland's top Civil Servant

    The Permanent Secretary for Communities and Local Government, Peter Housden, will move in June to become Permanent Secretary to the Scottish…

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

  • HIPs are history: Pickles suspends home information packs with immediate effect

    In an important step at a point of fragile recovery in the housing market, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Housing Minister Grant Shapps…

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

  • Pickles and Shapps announce HIPs are history

    Eric Pickles and Grant Shapps have announced that, with immediate effect, Home Information Packs are suspended.

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

  • Eric Pickles to ask new Housing Minister to review help for homeowners

    A Communities and Local Government spokesperson said: “Figures published today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders and the Ministry of Justice…

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