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  • European defence and security 2012

    Speech by Gerald Howarth, Minister for International Security Strategy.

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

  • Scotland's Constitutional Future

    Text of a speech on constitutional law to Glasgow University.

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

  • England's major cities to decide own mayoral powers

    Elected city mayors will have their own bespoke powers tailored to local needs, Minister for Cities Greg Clark announced today. Rather than…

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

  • "Freedom is still flowering in the Arab Spring"

    Marking the first anniversary of the Arab Spring, Foreign Secretary William Hague has written about developments in an article published today.

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

  • UK Government offers to transfer power to Holyrood for independence referendum

    The UK Government is prepared to change the law so that the Scottish Parliament can hold a legal referendum on independence, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore announced today. The Government will now consult the people of Sco…

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

  • UK Government offers to transfer power to Holyrood for independence referendum

    The UK Government is prepared to change the law so that the Scottish Parliament can hold a legal referendum on independence, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore announced today. The Government will now consult the people of Sco…

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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

  • New powers for public to stop Council Tax rises this year

    A new ‘local tax lock’ that allows people a vote to stop council tax going up if their local authority refuses to freeze bills and hike the …

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

  • Speech: 7 December 2011, Andrew Lansley, A Patient Centred NHS

    Andrew Lansley speaks at Guy's and St Thomas hospital.

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

  • Independent assessment of Russian elections raises UK concern

    Foreign Office Minister David Lidington has spoken after the preliminary assessment of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission on the Russian Duma elections.

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

  • Foreign Secretary congratulates new President of the Kyrgyz Republic

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has congratulated Almazbek Atambayev on his inauguration as the next president of the Kyrgyz Republic.

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

  • The Power of Western Foreign and Security Policy

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s 30th Anniversary Conference on 1 December

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

  • A new era in policing: Nick Herbert's speech to the Institute for Government

    This speech was delivered to the Institute for Government on 21 November 2011. This version is checked against delivery.

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

  • Nick Herbert's speech on a new era in policing

    This speech was delivered by minister for policing and criminal justice, Nick Herbert, on 21 November to the Institute for Government.

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

  • Plans for a second year's Council Tax freeze set out

    Communities Secretary announces details of financial help to help councils freeze bills in 2012 to 2013.

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

  • Lord Green gets down to business ahead of Commonwealth Business Forum

    Wrapping up his first day in Australia Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint, Minister of State for Trade and Investment, put British expertise on show in Perth.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister comments on Tunisian election results

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt has congratulated all those involved in the Tunisian elections, which were held 10 months after the fall of the Ben Ali regime.

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

  • Minister for Africa speaks ahead of elections in Democratic Republic of Congo

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham said the UK is committed to helping DRC to hold free, credible and peaceful elections, as campaigning begins.

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

  • European Convention on Human Rights: current challenges

    Speech by Dominic Grieve QC MP

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

  • Strengthening the UK's relationship with the Puntland State of Somalia

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development Stephen O’Brien met the President of the Puntland State of Somalia on 17 October.

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