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From The Rt Hon Lord Pickles
  • Housebuilding

    Eric Pickles' written statement to Parliament about housebuilding.

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

  • Government initiatives to help build more new homes on brownfield land

    Thousands of new homes will be built on unused and previously-developed land.

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

  • Three Lions flag gleaming above government office in support of England team

    The Department for Communities and Local Government shows its support for the England football team by flying the Three Lions flag.

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

  • End to outdated laws will allow Londoners to let homes for extra cash

    Eric Pickles announces the end of rules that prevent short-term renting of private homes.

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

  • Chinese Business Leaders Conference

    Eric Pickles addresses Advanced Business Park conference on the benefits of investing in enterprise zones.

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

  • Dorset county honoured as flag flies over government

    Eric Pickles raises the flag of Dorset to celebrate the role counties play in the nation's cultural heritage.

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

  • International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

    Eric Pickles marks the United Kingdom's 2014 chairmanship of the alliance.

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

  • Alan Cherry Awards 2014

    Eric Pickles congratulates award winners at the Alan Cherry Awards for placemaking.

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

  • Self-build

    The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government speaks at the Grand Designs Live event at the ExCel centre.

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

  • Historic Middlesex flag flies above Westminster once again

    Flag of Middlesex raised to celebrate the important role traditional counties play in the nation’s cultural heritage.

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

  • Entering mosques in Bradford

    Eric Pickles condemns the entering of mosques by the far-right group Britain First.

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

  • Home ownership schemes help get Britain building

    New figures today demonstrate how government efforts to help aspiring homeowners onto the property ladder are getting Britain building.

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

  • Jersey flag flies above Whitehall

    Eric Pickles flies Jersey flag above Whitehall to honour the island's liberation from Nazi occupation.

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

  • Naz Legacy Foundation annual reception

    Eric Pickles discussed the roles we can all play to bring communities together.

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

  • Baha'i Faith Ridvan Festival Celebration

    Eric Pickles addresses the Ridvan Festival on the House of Commons Terrace Pavillion.

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

  • Prime Minister welcomes troubled families progress

    PM welcomes the news that 40,000 families have been turned around by this innovative programme, with results doubling in the last 6 months.

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

  • Help to breathe new life into housing developments

    New funding will help local areas unlock locally-led housing developments and accelerate local growth.

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

  • Affordable housing, off-site construction and estates regeneration

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles writes in the London Evening Standard about affordable housing, off-site construction and estates regeneration.

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

  • Honouring our Victoria Cross heroes

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles writes in The Sun newspaper about the importance of honouring our Victoria Cross heroes.

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

  • Pickles backs campaign to restore Victoria Cross hero graves to former glory

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announces £100,000 towards the restoration of the UK graves of First World War Victoria Cross heroes.

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