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First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Baroness Neville-Rolfe addresses the threat of illegal streaming services and set-top boxes at the launch of the intellectual property (IP) enforcement strategy.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Culture Secretary sets out how Government will continue to support an environment in which the UK’s music industry can continue to thrive
The update, an important action from the Growth Review, details the progress since the Government’s response to the independent review published…
Reforms to copyright law come into force bringing estimated benefits of at least £250 million to the UK economy over the next 10 years.
Speech to announce government savings made over the first half of the 2013 to 2014 financial year.
Over the next few weeks and months, major decisions will be made on Government spending priorities as part of a wider move to stabilise the …
I am pleased to be the first Minister from Britain’s new Coalition Government to speak at the European Parliament. I want to give my thanks …
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced today that 19 of its 55 public bodies are being abolished or reformed.
The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, gave the following speech outlining the Government's vision for UK foreign policy on 1 July 2010.
Good evening. This is the second time I’ve had the opportunity as Secretary of State to talk about science to a distinguished scientific …
More people looking to start a building project, including affordable homes for their local community, are to receive support.
Highlights from our Annual Report and Accounts 2018/19.
Natural England announces the notification of two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) to protect fungi in Dorset and Halesowen
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Prime Minister David Cameron has written an article for The Telegraph on the opening up of public services' performance and spending data.
Local Government Minister Grant Shapps has today called on residents to unite and decide how they will use new powers to do a spring clean of…
The Government has reduced the amount of ‘red tape’ data collections it expects councils to send by over a quarter - giving them more time to…
Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Are you a veteran if you’ve done the same job for five years? Normally…
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has succeeded in his quest to ban the reams of forms, high costs and red tape getting in the way of communities…
A new licensing scheme launched today could give wider access to at least 91 million culturally valuable creative works.
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