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  • Ed Vaizey at The Big Arts Give

    Minister helps launch new challenge fund to stimulate philanthropy for culture. Yesterday, Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications…

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

  • Great Western Railway Reflections

    Exhibition at National Rail Museum in York celebrates the 175th anniversary of the founding of the GWR.

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

  • Museums given last chance to save rare Islamic rock crystal ewer

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a rare medieval Islamic ewer carved from a single block of rock crystal.

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

  • National School Sport Week

    Hugh Robertson attends the launch of Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week. At yesterday’s launch event in London’s Regents Park, young people…

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

  • Lynne Featherstone's speech to Fawcett Society

    Equalities minister Lynne Featherstone delivered this speech to the Fawcett Society on 28 May 2010. The text is check against delivery.

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

  • Bathing water quality improvement plans - John Penrose responds

    DCMS response to public enquiries.

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

  • UNESCO World Heritage List applications

    World Heritage for the Nation: information for applicants for the new UK tentative list.

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

  • London 2012 Olympics – May economic update published

    The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games remain on time and within budget.

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

  • Arts, heritage and sport funding boost

    Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, has given his first keynote speech.

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

  • London 2012 Olympics – May economic update published

    The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games remain on time and within budget, data published today confirms.

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

  • Reforms will tacklepoverty and get Britain working again

    Radical welfare reform programme designed to tackle entrenched poverty and end the curse of intergenerational worklessness.

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

  • Welfare for the 21st Century

    Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP.

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

  • Remarks by Henry Bellingham at a reception to mark the African Union Day - 25 May 2010

    The African Union has a number of successes to its credit. They include important peacekeeping missions in Burundi in early 2003, and extend to ongoing interventions in Somalia and Sudan.

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

  • Royal Mail on the agenda

    Her Majesty The Queen has outlined the Government's priorities for the year, including modernising Royal Mail.

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

  • Support for arts, heritage and sport as Lottery to be restored to original shares

    Legislation that could see arts, heritage and sport each receiving an extra £50m a year will be placed before Parliament in September.

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

  • Support for arts, heritage and sport as Lottery to be restored to original shares

    Legislation that could see arts, heritage and sport each receiving an extra £50 million a year will be placed before Parliament in September

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

  • Queen's Speech: Decentralisation and Localism Bill

    Notes on "A Bill will be introduced to devolve greater powers to councils and neighbourhoods" (the Decentralisation and Localism Bill).

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

  • Queen's Speech: Freedom (Great Repeal) Bill

    Notes on: "Legislation will be brought forward to restore freedoms and civil liberties through the abolition of identity cards and repeal of unnecessary laws."

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

  • Queen's Speech: flexible working and equal pay

    "My government will remove barriers to flexible working and promote equal pay."

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

  • Queen's Speech: Estimates for the public services

    Notes on: "The role of social enterprises, charities and co-operatives in our public services will be enhanced."

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