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  • New Homes Bonus boosts spending power for local communities

    England's councils to share £668 million in 2013 to 2014 to help provide new homes.

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

  • Over 9,000 pupils to benefit from new and improved school buildings

    Details of the first 2 successful bidders for the Priority School Building programme.

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

  • Business Mentors: Improving SME Capability

    Announcement that the largest ever recruitment of volunteer business mentors to support businesses has now hit its target of 15,000.

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

  • Vince Cable – Progress still to be made on all-male boards

    Business Secretary Vince Cable writes to the last seven FTSE 100 firms with all-male boards urging them to increase women in the boardroom.

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

  • Wales Office ministers: historic agreement between The BBC Trust and S4C is great news

    The agreement ensures that Welsh-language television has a secure future, say ministers.

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

  • Computer science to be included in the EBacc

    Details of Michael Gove’s announcement that computer science will be included in the EBacc.

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

  • First staff-led mutual library receives £100,000 backing

    Francis Maude visited library staff in York's Explore Centre who are set to become part of the first UK mutual library and archive service.

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

  • Tributes paid to London 2012 parklands landscape architect

    Sir John Armitt says the green spaces on the Olympic Park will be an enduring legacy of the work of John Hopkins, who died in January.

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  • Healthcare UK launches in Dubai

    Health Minister Lord Howe is today launching Healthcare UK at the Arab Health Congress in Dubai.

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

  • Sale of invasive water plants banned to protect wildlife

    The sale of five invasive non-native aquatic plant species is to be banned in order to protect wildlife Environment Minister Richard Benyon.

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

  • Foreign Office welcomes announcement of National Dialogue in Yemen

    Foreign Office Minister welcomes the announcement of the National Dialogue in Yemen, a crucial stage in Yemen’s political transition.

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

  • First Navy Wildcat makes maiden flight

    The first Wildcat attack helicopter to be delivered to the Royal Navy has successfully taken its first flight at Yeovil in Somerset.

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

  • Hate rising energy costs? Green Deal With It

    The Green Deal launched on Monday 28 January.

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

  • Ex-Remploy factory workers in jobs or training

    Almost half of ex-Remploy factory workers who have taken up the Government’s employment support package have found work or are in training.

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

  • FCO Minister offers condolences over Brazilian nightclub tragedy

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire says thoughts and condolences are with everyone involved in nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Brazil

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

  • Tell MAMA (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks) speech

    Speech given by the Rt Hon Baroness Warsi to Tell MAMA (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks).

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

  • Notes on neighbourhood planning: edition 3

    …Bulletin from the government's neighbourhood planning team about latest news and policy developments.…

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  • Hundreds of grassroots sports clubs share in over £16m Olympic legacy boost

    Olympic medallist Louis Smith’s gymnastics club among hundreds of sports groups receiving Sport England investment.

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

  • Search begins for new Chairs for UK Sport and Sport England

    Hugh Robertson kicks off the recruitment process for new leaders.

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

  • Vaizey urges satellite platforms to end fees for public service broadcasters

    Paying millions of pounds to be broadcast on satellite is not ‘fair or equitable’. Speaking at the Oxford Media Convention, Communications…

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