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  • £4.5 billion Budget deal to help homebuyers and boost economy

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles welcomes new multi-billion pound housing package.

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

  • Cleaner, greener transport, door to door

    Plans announced to reduce barriers to the use of sustainable local transport.

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

  • Door to door strategy and multi-operator ticket guidance

    Announcing the publication of a strategy document and guidance to help improve sustainable local transport and the bus market.

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

  • Time's up for costly town hall translation

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles calls for an end to unnecessary translations.

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

  • Councillors and lobbying

    Letter from Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP.

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

  • Translation into foreign languages

    Written Ministerial Statement by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles on the use of translation services by local authorities.

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

  • Councillors' interests and planning

    Response to a report in 'The Telegraph' that councillors are offering themselves for hire to property developers.

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

  • Safeguarding family finances

    Eric Pickles helps with Council Tax bills.

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

  • Improvement notice issued to Salford City Council: October 2010

    Improvement notice issued to Salford City Council due to poor performance in children’s social care services.

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  • Improvement notice issued to Waltham Forest Borough Council: February 2012

    Improvement notice issued to Waltham Forest Borough Council due to poor performance in looked after children's services.

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  • Bar raised so town hall pensions can invest more in local infrastructure

    Changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales.

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

  • South East 7 spring conference 2013

    Speech by Secretary of State Eric Pickles to the South East 7 partnership.

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

  • Unnecessary diversity monitoring or lifestyle surveys

    Letter from Eric Pickles to the Planning Inspectorate advising against the use of unnecessary diversity questionnaires.

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

  • Unnecessary diversity monitoring or lifestyle surveys

    Letter from Eric Pickles to the Local Government Ombudsman advising against the use of unnecessary diversity questionnaires.

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

  • Government gives out transition funding for Council Tax support

    All 195 billing authorities that bid for transition funding to help them in the first year of running Council Tax support will receive money.

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

  • PTEG reception 5 March 2013

    Norman Baker recorded speech to the Passenger Transport Executive Group (PTEG) reception, 5 March 2013.

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

  • Delivering sensible savings in local government

    Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has today published advice on how local authorities can deliver sensible savings by reviewing taxpayer funding of trade unions.

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

  • Norfolk bus trial to inform government's smart ticketing strategy

    £2.5 million pilot funding for paperless transport system in Norfolk.

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

  • Councils cut congestion through driving innovation

    A project to reduce congestion reached a milestone this week as the number of road works logged on the roadworks.org site passed 2 million.

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

  • Better buses for Sheffield

    Sheffield is adopting a funding initiative which enables local authorities to tackle issues with bus infrastructure and traffic management.

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