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Updated Between 1 January 2012
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  • Deputy Prime Minister hails big step towards ending 'who you know, not what you know' culture

    More than 100 of the biggest hitters in British business have signed the government's Business Compact.

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

  • Tate Trustee

    Re-appointment of member of the Tate Board of Trustees.

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

  • Statement on PM meeting with Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny

    Prime Minister congratulated Taoiseach on steps Ireland is taking to implement its fiscal programme.

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

  • ‘Harmful’ ICT curriculum set to be dropped to make way for rigorous computer science

    Gove announces the scrapping the existing ICT curriculum to introduce new courses of study in computer science.

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

  • Up to 2 years behind bars proposed for tenancy cheats

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today made proposals to help ensure tenancy cheats who deny social homes to families in need will face justice…

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes continued UK and China dialogue on human rights

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has made a statement on the occasion of the 20th Round of the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue

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

  • Foreign Secretary concerned by death of civilians and journalist in Homs

    "These deaths highlight once again the terrible price being paid by the people of Homs, as well as the courage of journalists who take great personal risks to bring to light what is happening to the people of Syria.&quo…

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

  • MOD pledges millions to Service children's education

    Innovative projects to make sure that the children of Service personnel are not disadvantaged by moving to different schools have received funding from the Ministry of Defence.

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

  • Military advisers fine tune front line kit

    Ensuring that cutting-edge equipment is at the disposal of soldiers is essential to the British Army’s success. It is for this reason that …

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

  • HMS Daring sets sail on maiden deployment

    The Portsmouth-based warship - hailed by her Commanding Officer as ‘staggeringly capable’ - will spend the next seven months east of Suez, safeguarding…

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

  • BFBS launches new way for Forces families to stay in touch

    The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) has teamed up with The Sun newspaper and Audioboo to launch 'Boost for the Boys', a new way of keeping families in touch with their loved ones.

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

  • Sea King returns to duties after 18-month reconstruction

    After 18 months of reconstruction Sea King helicopter ZA298, from the Commando Helicopter Force, that was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) in Afghanistan, has returned to front line duties with 846 Naval Air Squadron.

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

  • Willetts comments on the rail industries' newly launched paid internship scheme

    “Internships can be an excellent way to get into the professional jobs market, and the Track and Train scheme will provide graduates with the…

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

  • Eradicating waste in Whitehall saves £3.75 billion

    Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude's response to the Times' article 'Whitehall waste: the £31 billion cost of failure'.

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

  • Industry asked for views on using £150 million to eliminate mobile not-spots

    The mobile phone industry is being asked for views on how the Government should invest £150 million to spread mobile coverage across the UK.

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

  • Four thousand new sports clubs and £10 million Sainsbury’s investment to inspire a new sporting generation

    Jeremy Hunt unveils £1 billion strategy that delivers on 2012 Games promise.

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

  • Stephen Fry signs Sports Charter

    Actor Stephen Fry lent his support yesterday to the government's campaign to kick homophobia out of sport.

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

  • Update on Single Payment Scheme

    Agriculture Minister Jim Paice updated Parliament today on the progress of payments to farmers under the Single Payment Scheme. Mr Paice said…

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

  • Stonewall announces the Home Office as top public sector employer

    The Home Office is the best public sector employer of the year for lesbian, gay and bisexual people, Stonewall has announced today.

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

  • Owen Paterson visits local companies that have benefitted from contracts to work on the Olympics.

    The Secretary of State has visited 2 local companies, Lagan Construction and H&J Martin, which have benefitted from contracts worth over £23 million.

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