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  • Breaking down barriers over lunch

    For many of us, eating together at the table is all too rare. We live in our own little boxes, go to work and pass people on our street or…

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

  • PM launches National Citizen Service pilots

    Plans to provide National Citizen Service (NCS) pilots for 16-year-olds next summer have been announced by the prime minister.

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

  • Lord-Lieutenant for Aberdeenshire

    Appointment of James Ingleby DL as Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for Aberdeenshire to succeed Sir Angus Farquharson KCVO OBE on his retirement.

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

  • Lord-Lieutenant for Gloucestershire

    The Queen has been pleased to appoint Dame Janet Trotter DBE as Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Gloucestershire to succeed Sir Henry Elwes KCVO when he retires on 24 October 2010.

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

  • PM launches National Citizen Service pilots

    Plans to provide National Citizen Service pilots for 16-year-olds next summer have been announced by Prime Minister David Cameron

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

  • Grant Shapps meets Essendon's junior architects with designs on their village

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps visits Essendon, the birthplace for his vision for protecting rural villages for generations to come.

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

  • Regional government

    In our first two months in government we have demonstrated our commitment to localism, decentralisation and rolling back regional government…

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

  • Papal visit details announced

    Lord Patten of Barnes, the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for the Papal visit, and the Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols, Head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, have announced further details of P…

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

  • PM to launch National Citizen Service pilots for young people

    Prime Minister David Cameron will today announce plans for 16 year olds to take part in National Citizen Service (NCS) pilots.

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

  • Road to 2012: Setting Out

    Striking new photographic portraits of athletes, politicians and engineers unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

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

  • Launch of the National Citizen Service

    Tim Loughton welcomes the Prime Minister’s launch of the National Citizen Service pilots for young people.

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

  • Communities are ready for the Big Society

    Only a minority of people feel that they can influence local decisions or have engaged in some form of civic participation in the last year,…

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

  • Free-to–air listed events review

    The list of free-to-air sports events will not be reviewed until the end of Digital Switchover.

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

  • Hugh Robertson in Yorkshire

    Yesterday Hugh Robertson visited Yorkshire on his first regional visit outside London

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

  • Decision on Free-to-Air Listed Events deferred until 2013

    The decision to review the Free to Air list of sports events has been deferred until the end of the Digital Switchover process in 2012.

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

  • Developing endowments

    Museums, galleries and other cultural institutions could enjoy a more stable financial future if endowments are more widely used.

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

  • Clark and Stunell prepare to bust some barriers

    Communities ministers attend the first Big Society practitioner roundtable.

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

  • Review into abandoned betting accounts

    Millions lying dormant in betting accounts could be used to improve public sports facilities and clubs.

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

  • Review of CCPR voluntary sports broadcasting code launched

    Sports Minister Hugh Robertson calls for more funding from broadcast deals to filter down to the grassroots.

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

  • Changes to licensing responsibilities

    PM announced 20 July that responsibility for the Licensing Act 2003 except regulated entertainment is being transferred to the Home Office

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