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  • Revolutionary new rights for communities will protect and transform local services

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today announced a package of powerful new rights for communities to challenge services and preserve local…

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

  • Next steps towards fairer social housing

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced further details about the new scheme that will allow housing associations to offer flexible tenancies…

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

  • Localism Bill and social housing

    Minister for Housing and Local Government (The Rt Hon Grant Shapps): Following the Spending Review, I am today announcing further details…

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

  • Next step in finding new UK World Heritage sites announced today

    Expert panel to decide sites to be considered for World Heritage Status nomination announced by Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose

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

  • Next step in finding new UK World Heritage sites announced

    The expert panel who will decide which sites go forward to be considered for nomination for World Heritage Status announced.

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

  • Eric Pickles praises Big Society snow angels and gritty determination from communities

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has praised people’s efforts and neighbourly support in the cold weather this week and applauded the Big …

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

  • Planning power from town halls and Whitehall to local people

    Neighbourhoods will be the ‘building blocks of the Big Society’ Radical new planning reforms were announced today to hand powers down from …

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

  • New panel to decide UK’s next World Heritage nominations

    Independent panel will meets to select UK tentative list of sites bidding to be awarded World Heritage status.

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

  • Waiting list figures show urgent need for housing reform

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has pointed to the latest numbers of families on waiting lists as further evidence of the need for fundamental…

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

  • Returning respect and pride to town planning

    Town planners have become a lightning rod for people’s sense of frustration with the current planning system, Decentralisation Minister Greg…

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

  • Go online to go green

    Mr Stunell urged all homeowners, landlords and tenants to go online and use a new tool that compares the different measures they can use to …

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

  • Participation in planning

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. I’m pleased to be here today to set out some of the next steps in Government…

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

  • Shapps welcomes publication of Kickstart assessments

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today welcomed publication of key design assessments of the Kickstart housebuilding programme, describing their…

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

  • We're lifting burdens from the backs of builders

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced he is scrapping new proposals that could have cost developers thousands of pounds extra to build…

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

  • National House Building Council annual lunch

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Political content has been removed. When I was a Shadow Minister I heard…

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

  • Thames gateway forum

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. I am delighted to address this year’s Thames Gateway Forum. I am particularly pleased to speak to …

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

  • Reform of Homes and Communities Agency unveiled

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps and Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) Chief Executive Pat Ritchie today announced plans to transform the HCA …

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

  • A fairer future for social housing

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps and Communities Minister Andrew Stunell today announced plans for the most radical reform of social housing in…

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

  • Radical reforms for social housing

    Plans for the most radical reform of social housing in a generation have been announced by communities ministers.

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

  • Communities to share in the advantages of development

    New reforms will give more of the benefits of development to communities while providing more certainty for industry, Decentralisation Minister…

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