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  • Written Ministerial Statement: Generic Design Assessment

    The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the Environment Agency (EA) have today announced their decisions, as part of their Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process, to issue final design acceptance...

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

  • John Hayes comment on the Generic Design Assessment

    John Hayes' comment on the conclusion of the UK Nuclear Regulators' (Office for Nuclear Regulation & Environment Agency) Generic Design Assessment for new nuclear reactors

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

  • £65 million contract to refit HMS Ocean

    HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy's largest warship, will receive a £65 million upgrade, securing more than 600 UK jobs.

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

  • MOD shines at the Civil Service Awards

    The civilian Standing Joint Commander (UK) Olympics Team has won the Olympic Team Award at this year's Civil Service Awards.

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

  • HMS Dragon prepares for civil emergency

    The crew of the latest of the Royal Navy's most advanced warships, HMS Dragon, have been rehearsing how to help in a civilian emergency.

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

  • RAF's Olympics efforts commended

    Seventeen personnel from across the RAF have been awarded for their outstanding contribution towards a safe and secure London Olympic Games.

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

  • Royal Marines storm former Cold War base

    Royal Marines and Albanian forces recently joined together for an assault on an abandoned Soviet submarine base as part of Exercise Albanian Lion.

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

  • Asian Fire Service Association (AFSA) Conference

    Speech by Brandon Lewis to the Asian Fire Service Association (AFSA) Conference.

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

  • New fleet of RFA tankers named

    Four new Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) tankers, which will be bought as part of the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) programme, will be called the Tide Class.

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

  • Hunt announces plans to prepare NHS for winter

    Plans to help keep people safe from the cold this winter have been set out by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt today.

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

  • 2012/11/01 - Air Power: Partnership in the 21st Century

    Speech delivered by Secretary of State for Defence at the Royal United Services Institute Air Power Conference, Church House, Dean's Yard, Westminster on Thursday 1 November 2012.

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

  • Fire Minister backs call for action on false alarms

    Fire Minister Brandon Lewis has called for more to be done to combat the 250,000 false fire alarms across the country each year. In a speech…

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

  • MOD fuel depot emergency exercise declared success

    The River Tamar in Cornwall was busier than normal recently, with tugs, barges and other vessels simulating an oil spill from a fuel depot.

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

  • Fire sector summit 2012

    Fire Minister Brandon Lewis addresses the 2012 fire sector summit.

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

  • RAF station supports electronic warfare exercise

    RAF Leeming has acted as host to personnel from Poland and Turkey who joined British airmen to take part in Exercise Trial Mace XIV.

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

  • Charred clocks bring an emotional reminder that it’s Time to Test

    Fire Kills - When you change your clock test your smoke alarm

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

  • Edward Davey launches ‘A world you like. With a Climate you like’ campaign

      Welcoming the launch of the  ‘A world you like. With a climate you like’, the European campaign to promote climate action, Secretary of State…

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

  • New minister visits West Cumbria

    New Department of Energy and Climate Change minister Baroness Verma today called for a continued and strong focus on decommissioning at the …

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

  • Green light for £37m Viking regeneration

    The Royal Navy’s fleet of amphibious all-terrain vehicles – Vikings – are to be regenerated under a new £37m contract with BAE Systems, the MoD has announced today.

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

  • Green light for £37m Viking regeneration

    The Royal Navy's fleet of Viking amphibious all-terrain vehicles is to be regenerated under a new £37m contract with BAE Systems the MOD has announced today.

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