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  • Driving local growth

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. It’s a pleasure to be here today to confirm and celebrate the first new local enterprise partnerships…

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

  • Councils free to raise £250 million for underpaid workers

    More councils are getting the green light to tackle historic pay inequalities today as the Coalition Government backs workplace equality, announced…

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

  • Transport Secretary gives go-ahead to new schemes and over £600 million more funding

    Major upgrades which will relieve congestion at a variety of places across the country.

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

  • Council Tax freeze scheme 2011 to 2012

    Letter setting out details of the government's scheme to help councils freeze Council Tax bills in England in 2011 to 2012.

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  • Council Tax

    The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Eric Pickles): I am pleased to inform the House that the Spending Review has…

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

  • Baroness Hanham calls on councils to be innovative in order to make savings

    Councils need to be innovative in how they manage their assets and services, said Local Government Minister Baroness Hanham.

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

  • Council Tax bills frozen in spending review

    Eric Pickles has said Council Tax bills will be frozen next year - as a result of a deal struck in the Spending Review.

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

  • Local taxpayers to benefit from Council Tax freeze

    Millions of council taxpayers across England are in line to see their council tax bills frozen next year as a result of a deal struck in the…

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

  • Community transport

    With a focus on community transport Norman Baker addressed the East Sussex Transport Conference speak-up forum.

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

  • Cycle Point

    A piece of Amsterdam came to Leeds when Norman Baker and the Dutch Ambassador His Excellency Pim Waldeck opened the UK's first Cycle Point.

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

  • Sutton Community Transport

    Celebrates the opening of Sutton Community Transport's impressive new vehicle depot and offices at Beddington Lane.

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

  • Asphalt industry alliance's Making Roads Work North of England Forum

    Explaining how DfT is committed to giving local authorities greater freedom to spend money where it is needed.

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

  • Local government and the Spending Review: ministerial letter to councils

    Letter to local councils about the Spending Review announcement for local government

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

  • Sustainable Transport 2010 conference

    Speech by Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.

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

  • Councils' red tape cut as 4,700 Whitehall targets slashed

    Cutting red tape will mean councils will be free to focus on frontline services.

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

  • Eric Pickles calls for greater town hall transparency

    New research suggests councils could be overpaying by as much as £150 million a year.

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

  • Local government accountability

    The coalition programme sets out this government’s commitment to ending the era of top-down government and giving new powers to local authorities…

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

  • Town hall waste and duplication

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Introduction In a speech ahead of the government’s spending review the Secretary of State highlights…

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

  • Townhall waste and duplication

    In a speech ahead of the government's spending review the Secretary of State highlights concerns that councils are effectively "letting money slip through their fingers".

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

  • 9,000 parish councils to be freed from archaic payment rules

    9,000 Parish Councils will be freed from old fashioned rules which force them to use out-dated payment methods such as cheques, so that they…

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