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From Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health
  • Colleges receive funding boost to help raise standards

    Successful colleges receive funding as part of a multi-million pound initiative to help increase the quality of further education

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  • T Level Funding Consultation Launched

    Colleges, schools and post-16 providers are being encouraged to have their say on how new T Levels will be funded

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  • Top college leaders to help strengthen further education sector

    New National Leaders of Governance announced today to help improve college best practice across the country.

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  • Tax avoidance enablers to face tough new penalties

    Accountants, tax planners and advisers who provide advice on how to avoid tax will face tough penalties under new proposals being consulted on by the government, Financial Secretary to the Treasury Jane Ellison announced tod…

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  • Infected blood scheme reform

    Update to Parliament on the infected blood scheme consultation.

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  • Ministerial response to ACMD report on cocaine misuse

    Ministerial response to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) report on cocaine misuse.

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  • Ministerial response to ACMD report on nitrous oxide misuse

    Ministerial response to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) advice on nitrous oxide misuse.

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  • Jane Ellison writes to NHS partners about FGM summer vigilance

    Warns of the need for increased vigilance over female genital mutilation in coming weeks and reminds staff of safeguarding responsibilities.

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  • Helping local authorities to reduce TB and Hepatitis C

    Health minister Jane Ellison spoke at a summit for local authorities that have high rates of TB or Hepatitis C infection.

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

  • Alcohol industry takes action to tackle irresponsible drinking

    Ministers met industry representatives to agree a series of pledges to tackle the £21 billion a year cost of drink-related harm.

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

  • How standardised tobacco packaging would work in practice

    A consultation on government proposals to introduce standardised packaging for tobacco products.

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

  • Chantler report on standardised packaging of tobacco products

    Oral statement to the House of Commons on publication of Sir Cyril Chantler report on standardised packaging of tobacco products.

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

  • New government measures to end FGM

    A government declaration to end FGM in the UK and around the world marked International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.

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

  • Health Minister Anna Soubry on female GPs

    To clarify discussion on female GPs in a recent parliamentary debate, Health Minister Anna Soubry said:

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

  • Multi-million pound boost for NHS stem cell services

    After visiting University College Hospital in London to announce an additional £4million investment in NHS stem cell services,

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

  • Salt strategy aims to reduce our salt consumption by a quarter

    A new salt strategy sets out plans to help us cut down on the amount of salt we eat, and sets targets for the catering and takeaway sector.

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

  • Sexual health improvement framework published

    ‘A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England’ sets out the government’s ambitions for improving sexual health.

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

  • Act FAST shows anyone can be a stroke saver

    The Act FAST campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the signs of stroke, will air its TV advert today.

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

  • Anna Soubry on improving respiratory disease care and outcomes

    Health Minister Anna Soubry discusses the importance of improving care and outcomes for people with respiratory disease as the introduction to the Better Value, Better Outcomes national respiratory learning event.

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

  • Fertility and tissue regulators to be reviewed following consultation

    Further changes are needed to establish the future shape and scope of fertility and human tissue regulation across the UK, Public Health Minister Anna Soubry announced today in response to a consultation on the future of the…

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