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  • Top energy firms announce major UK investments at London 2012 summit

    GDF SUEZ, Centrica and Bayerngas sign £1.4 billion Field Development Plan for Southern North Sea BP investing £60m in an International …

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

  • European Commission gives all clear to Hinkley Point C

    The European Commission has provided a favourable view on EDF’s investment plans for Hinkley Point C under Article 41 of the European Atomic…

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

  • DECC to scrap unnecessary regulations as part of the Red Tape Challenge

    As part of a drive to cut red tape burdens, Minister of State for Energy, Charles Hendry, has announced the scrapping of 86 regulations and …

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

  • Syria: Help for 45,000 more refugees

    Britain will quadruple its assistance to help tens of thousands more refugees fleeing worsening fighting

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

  • DFID research: CCAFS: Visualising a Climate-Smart Future

    Research programmes are using visions of the future to develop adaptive strategies in agriculture.

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

  • National Citizen Service rolls out all year round

    Sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds will now be able to take part in National Citizen Service (NCS) in their autumn half-term holiday.

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

  • Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, at the Energy Sector Day at Lancaster House

    Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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

  • Appointments made to NHS property services limited

    NHS Property Services Limited (NHS PS), the company set up by the Department of Health to manage all the ex-PCT estate not transferred to providers, has recently made a number of appointments to senior roles within the compa…

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

  • Wales Office Minister welcomes Prime Minister’s National Citizen Service announcement

    Wales Office Minister David Jones today welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that 16 and 17 year olds will now be able to take part in…

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

  • School playing fields: Freedom of Information request

    Details of figures released by the Department for Education on the sale of school playing fields.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister hails lasting Olympic legacy in Manchester

    The Deputy Prime Minister has hailed the impact of London 2012 in creating a lasting sporting legacy in Manchester, on a visit to the city.

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

  • Prime Minister announces National Citizen Service expansion

    Government to offer year-round NCS places to 90,000 teenagers by 2014.

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

  • Statement on Prime Minister's meeting with Prime Minister Borisov of Bulgaria

    "The Prime Ministers agreed that Britain and Bulgraria should continue to cooperate closely in the EU to promote growth and competitiveness."

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

  • Communities Secretary Eric Pickles responds to the riots 1 year on

    An update from Eric Pickles a year after the English riots took place.

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

  • Olympic Roundup - Monday 6 August

    Today's look at Foreign Office activity and the events taking place in and around the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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

  • UK and New Zealand: a warm and very strong relationship

    Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully to the Foreign Office today.

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

  • There and back again: a Chinese Olympian's tale

    Sixty-four years after he first set foot in the UK to play Olympic basketball for his country, Mr Wu Chengzhang has returned: and this time, it’s personal.

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

  • Foreign Secretary congratulates Jamaica on 50 years of independence

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has congratulated Jamaica on a significant milestone, as the country marks 50 years of independence.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister expresses condolences over the Wisconsin shooting

    Minister for North America Alistair Burt is deeply saddened about the shooting at a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

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

  • Royal Navy rower takes Olympic gold

    Olympic rower and Royal Navy officer Lieutenant Pete Reed has helped Team GB to a historic fourth gold medal in the men's coxless fours.

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