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  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes Commonwealth All-Party Parliamentary Group

    Minister for the Commonwealth Lord Howell welcomed the launch of the new All-Party Parliamentary group

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

  • Foreign Office Minister responds to Channel 4 documentary on Sri Lanka

    Minister for South Asia Alistair Burt spoke after the transmission of Channel 4's documentary 'Sri Lanka's Killing Fields, War Crimes Unpunished'.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Ecuador

    Mr Patrick Mullee has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister visited Tunisia

    In his third visit to Tunisia since the revolution, Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt underlined the UK’s support for Tunisia’s transition process.

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

  • Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Uruguay

    Mr Ben Lyster-Binns has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Uruguay.

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

  • Paratroopers train with French Airborne Cavalry

    British and French troops have been training together to improve their urban fighting skills and develop co-operation between the two armies.

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

  • HMS St Albans to sail up Thames

    ‘The Saint’ - as the Type 23 frigate is known to her crew - will arrive in London on Saturday morning and will spend a few days hosting a number…

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

  • Cameron and Obama - we will not give up on the Afghanistan mission

    The UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron is currently in the USA on an official visit. Yesterday, he and US President Barack Obama gave a joint…

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

  • Navy Merlins take part in anti-submarine exercise

    Two Merlins from 820 Naval Air Squadron have been taking part in the world's biggest anti-submarine exercise, NATO's Proud Manta.

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

  • RAF force protectors ready for Helmand

    Personnel from No 5 RAF Force Protection Wing, based at RAF Lossiemouth, completed their final exercise last week ahead of their Afghan deployment.

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

  • Vince Cable Speech: BCC Annual Conference, Central Hall, Westminster, 15 March 2012

    It’s fair to say you have played a critical role over the past year, working extensively with the government as we have got on with our core…

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

  • Small businesses should be making more of the ‘green channel’

    The Minister set out the challenge on a series of visits to companies in Surrey that are successfully using their intellectual property to add…

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

  • Government seeks views on dismissal rules

    Views are also requested on the idea of compensated no-fault dismissal for micro-businesses with fewer than 10 employees. Under such a system…

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

  • Competition reforms to strengthen UK’s world class regime

    The announcement follows an extensive consultation, which identified that the majority of respondents felt the current regime is too complicated…

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

  • Independent review on Fuel Poverty final report published

    15 March 2012 An independent report has been published today advising the government how it could best tackle the problem of fuel poverty. …

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement on the publication by Professor Hills of the final report of his independent review of fuel poverty

    15 March 2012 In March 2011, my predecessor commissioned Professor John Hills of the London School of Economics, to undertake a review of the…

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

  • Moore: Scotland must work together to support youth employment

    Scotland needs its two governments and employers to work together to create work opportunities for young people across Scotland, the Secretary of State Michael Moore said today.

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

  • ScotRail introduces enhanced Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card to Scotland

    ScotRail, the primary rail operator in Scotland, has agreed to introduce the Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount card onto its network from 1 April 2012.

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

  • Moore: Scotland must work together to support youth employment

    Scotland needs its two governments and employers to work together to create work opportunities for young people across Scotland, the Secretary of State Michael Moore said today.

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

  • ScotRail introduces enhanced Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card to Scotland

    ScotRail, the primary rail operator in Scotland, has agreed to introduce the Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount card onto its network from 1 April 2012.

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