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  • £162m additional winter pressures to primary care trusts

    Letter following the announcement on 4 January 2011 that the Government is allocating a one-off additional £162m to primary care trusts in England to invest immediately in vital social care services which also benefit the NH…

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  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 4 January 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: control orders.

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

  • Councils urged to make 2011 the year of the electric car

    The government has outlined more support for green drivers to encourage greater use of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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

  • Pickles and Hammond to end the war on motorists

    Parking space limits for new homes and higher parking charges guidance scrapped Limits on car spaces for new homes and guidance encouraging…

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

  • Private Joseva Saqanagonedau Vatubua killed in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Joseva Saqanagonedau Vatubua, from The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), was killed in Afghani…

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  • Statement on disturbance at HMP Ford

    A disturbance at HMP Ford in Sussex, which started around midnight on 1 January, has been successfully resolved.

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

  • Nick Gibb responds to 'Daily Telegraph' article on exclusions

    The Schools Minister responds to an article in the 'Daily Telegraph' on headteachers’ powers to exclude unruly pupils.

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

  • Deaths in prison custody 2010

    The Ministry of Justice has announced that there were 58 apparently self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales in 2010.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister 'deeply saddened' by attack on church in Egypt

    An explosion killed and injured worshippers at a church in the northern city of Alexandria yesterday.

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

  • New Year's eve bombings in Abuja, Nigeria

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne condemns attacks.

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

  • Helmand Hogmanay for Scots troops

    As midnight struck to usher in the New Year in Afghanistan, British troops were continuing their work across Helmand province to stabilise the security situation and, ultimately, protect Britons back home from the threat of …

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

  • Government introduces bank levy

    The Government today introduced a permanent levy on banks’ balance sheets.

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

  • Consular enquiries for Europe

    Where to find the answers to some of the most commonly asked questions

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

  • New Year's honours 2011

    Congratulations to all local government staff who have had their hard work and dedication recognised in the New Year Honours List.

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

  • Councils' New Year resolution must be greater transparency

    Every council’s New Year’s resolution must be to open up their finance books to the public, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles said today…

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

  • Shapps moves to stop bulldozers demolishing Ringo Starr's birthplace

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today called for a temporary reprieve to the demolition of Ringo Starr’s birthplace to ensure the people of Liverpool…

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

  • New patent application arrangements will save businesses money

    Intellectual Property Minister Baroness Wilcox has welcomed new arrangements for filing patents in Europe which will cut costs for UK businesses.

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

  • UK calls on Russia to respect the principles of justice

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken following the sentencing of Mikhail Khodorkovsky in Russia on 30 December.

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

  • UK 'strongly regrets' Belarus decision on OSCE Mission

    Minister for Europe, David Lidington, has issued the following statement tonight.

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

  • 2011: New Year's Honours for Service personnel and Defence civilians

    121 UK Service personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen in her annual New Year's Honours list.

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