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From The Rt Hon Lord Pickles
  • Infrastructure

    Together with my right hon. Friends, the Secretary of State for Transport, and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, I am today announcing …

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

  • Homes and Communities Agency Regulation Chair - Appointment Confirmed

    Following a pre-appointment hearing on 31 October 2011, after which the Department for Communities and Local Government Committee supported …

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

  • Local Coventry community benefits from inspirational 'boot camp' project

    Baroness Newlove visits a memorial garden in Coventry designed by young people.

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

  • Louise Casey CB takes up her new role as head of a new troubled families team

    Louise Casey CB takes up her new role as Head of a new Troubled Families Team at the Department for Communities and Local Government today.

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

  • More flexibility for councils to reduce Council Tax bills for hard working families and pensioners

    Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has today published for consultation a series of practical measures that give councils…

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

  • Technical reforms of Council Tax: consultation

    I am today publishing a consultation paper entitled Technical Reforms of Council Tax. It follows, in part, from the Local Government Resource…

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

  • Helping the high street recover after the riots

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. This summer’s riots were sad and sorry and shameful. Businesses went up in smoke after generations…

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

  • Help for the High Street in the wake of the riots

    Hundreds of businesses have already benefited from the multi-million pound package of support made available to communities in the immediate…

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

  • HomeSwap Direct offers fresh opportunities for social tenants

    The government’s new national HomeSwap Direct scheme will make it easier for tenants living in a council or housing association home to find…

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

  • Julian Ashby appointed HCA Regulation Committee Chair

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today confirmed that Julian Ashby, deputy chairman of the Tenant Services Authority, has been appointed Chairman…

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

  • Action on problem families

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. The moment some children are born their life chances are simply written…

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

  • It's time to stop leaving problem families in crisis

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today set out his plans to shake up local services as part of the Government’s efforts to turn around the…

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

  • Lincolnshire Council to lead new network supporting councils go for growth

    Lincolnshire County Council has been selected to head up a new housing growth best practice network that will champion effective approaches …

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

  • Council Tax freeze: questions and answers

    Questions and answers on the Council Tax freeze, the government's scheme to help councils freeze their Council Tax Bills.

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

  • £250 million for councils to support weekly bin collections

    A new fund of up to £250million will support councils to deliver a weekly collection of household waste and improve the environment, Communities…

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

  • Pickles hails next wave of council transparency

    The next wave of council openness was hailed today by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles as he published the final Code of Recommended Practice…

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

  • West Salford volunteers make a real difference

    The Making a Difference Awards 2011.

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

  • Government helping high streets to thrive with support for local shops

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles told retailers they were the lifeblood of the British economy and the Government would do everything it could…

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

  • Response to inaccurate claim about the number of press officers employed by the Department

    Quentin Letts, in his Daily Mail column last Saturday, claimed that the Department today employs 45 press office staff, compared to a figure…

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

  • Homes to be proud of

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. This Government came to office with a wholly new approach to housing. We didn’t want to tweak existing…

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