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  • Transport Permanent Secretary Lin Homer takes up new appointment as Chief Executive of HMRC

    Lin Homer appointed as new Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs.

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

  • Red Tape Challenge rail sector

    Theresa Villiers hosted a Red Tape Challenge stakeholder summit and urged the industry and passengers alike to contribute to the debate.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns Lebanon bomb attack

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has condemned a bomb attack on a UN patrol in southern Lebanon which injured several French peacekeepers and civilians on 9 December.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister congratulates new Chief Minister of Gibraltar

    Foreign Office Minister David Lidington has congratulated Fabian Picardo on his election as Chief Minister of Gibraltar.

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

  • Minister for Africa comments on Democratic Republic of Congo election results

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has spoken after the provisional results of the Presidential election were announced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes EU decisions on Western Balkans

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "We continue to be strong supporters of enlargement in the Western Balkans once the conditions are met."

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

  • Foreign Office Minister expresses deep concern over situation around Homs

    FCO Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt: "We continue to work with our international partners to condemn the repression in Syria and call for the Syrian government to meet their people’s legitimate demands."

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

  • Lord Howell reaffirms the UK’s commitment to promoting religious freedom

    Lord Howell highlighted concerns over the treatment of Christians across the Middle East in a debate in the House of Lords on 9 December.

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

  • Military Wives Choir odds on for Christmas No 1

    Following the success of the BBC2 TV series ‘The Choir: Military Wives’, which saw musical maestro Gareth Malone teaching wives and girlfriends…

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

  • Sappers upgrade supply route in Helmand

    Sappers from 29 Armoured Engineer Squadron, part of 35 Engineer Regiment, ‘winter-proofed’ Route Mars in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province…

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

  • Equipment Minister responds to PAC report on armoured vehicle delivery

    The summary of the PAC’s 59th report, ‘The cost-effective delivery of an armoured vehicle capability’, states: “Since the 1998 Strategic…

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

  • Prime Minister's reaction following EU talks in Brussels

    Prime Minister David Cameron has rejected a new European Union treaty saying that what was on offer was "not in Britain's interests".

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

  • Essex parents go back to school to get facts on 2012 University support

    Parents of pupils from Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School were given a presentation this week explaining the new student finance system …

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

  • North Sea storage and production vessels - SOSREP announces stabilisation operation

    1930, Friday 09 December 2011 This is a statement by Mr Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention…

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

  • Sapper Elijah Bond dies in UK from wounds sustained in Afghanistan

    With great sadness the Ministry of Defence confirms the death of Sapper Elijah Bond from 35 Engineer Regiment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham on Thursday 8 December 2011 as a result of wounds sustained in Afgha…

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  • Government Digital Service opens for business

    The Government Digital Service (GDS) has been set up to deliver world class digital products that meet people’s needs.

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

  • Plans for releasing publicly-held spectrum

    Update published on releasing 500 MHz of public sector spectrum.

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

  • Championing the rights of Afghan women

    Home Office minister Lynne Featherstone has been championing the rights of Afghan women as the country rebuilds.

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

  • Speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP, at the Scottish Council for Development and Industry

    Speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

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