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  • The nuclear situation in Japan: statement by The Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP

    “We take this incident extremely seriously even though there is no reason to expect a similar scale of seismic activity in the UK. I have called…

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

  • Increase in NHS Prescription Charges

    Letter concerning the increase in NHS Prescription Charges from April 2011.

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  • Influenza season 2010-11: Use of antiviral medicines

    Dear colleague letter from Professor David Salisbury regarding use of antiviral medicines for the prevention or treatment of influenza).

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  • Bob Neill on the 'future of fire'

    Fire Minister re-affirms that the Fire and Rescue Service has been given some protection in the government’s recent spending settlement.

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

  • Smoking time bomb: cigarettes the most deadly cause of house fire fatalities

    Smokers urged to ‘put it out, right out’ on No Smoking Day 9 March. Smokers are being reminded today that careless disposal of cigarettes is…

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

  • Local Government Association annual fire conference 2011: the future of fire

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Thank you for inviting me to be here today. The Fire and Rescue Service is at the heart of ensuring…

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

  • Publication of independent review into the response to the 2009 swine flu pandemic

    An independent review into the UK’s strategic response to the 2009 swine flu pandemic has been published.

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

  • £4M for nuclear security abroad

    The UK will make a contribution of £4m to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Nuclear Security Fund for 2011-13. This will support work…

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

  • Unpublished research reports: fire

    Today the government is publishing a group of reports presenting the findings from research projects commissioned by the previous administration…

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

  • Consultation on management of the UK's plutonium stocks: written ministerial statements by Charles Hendry and Lord Marland

    Charles Hendry MP: Minister of State for Energy The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) will publish on 7th February a consultation…

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

  • Plutonium consultation launched

    The Government today opened a consultation on the long-term management options for the UK’s existing civil plutonium stocks. The UK’s civil…

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

  • The Central Government’s Concept of Operations

    The Central Government’s Concept of Operations sets out the UK arrangements for responding to and recovering from emergencies.

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

  • Resilience of infrastructure from natural hazards

    The Natural Hazards Team was set up in May 2009 to establish and develop a cross-sector Critical Infrastructure Resilience Programme (CIRP).

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

  • Understanding crowd behaviours

    A series of reports commissioned by the Civil Contingencies Secretariat entitled 'Understanding crowd behaviour' have been published.

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

  • Royal Navy rescues 1,000-foot-plunge climber

    The Royal Navy's duty Sea King helicopter from HMS Gannet in Prestwick, Ayrshire, has rescued a climber who fell an eye-watering 1,000ft (305m).

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

  • Publication of the Revised Lexicon of UK Civil Protection Terminology

    The latest release of Lexicon of UK Civil Protection Terminology, Version 2.0.1, was published in January 2011.

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

  • Electrical fire safety week: 24-30 January 2011

    Overloaded sockets and overheated appliances are the watchwords next week as Electrical Fire Safety Week gets underway for the first time, raising…

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

  • Fire and rescue service control room services in England

    The Government has published a consultation on the future of fire and rescue control services in England. This follows the closure of the FiReControl…

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

  • Fire and rescue control services in England

    Today the Government is publishing a consultation on the future of fire and rescue control services in England. This follows the closure of…

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

  • RAF officers prepare for North Pole expedition

    Two members of the RAF Regiment are currently preparing for an expedition that will see them ski, walk, swim and paddle their way unsupported across pack ice to the geographic North Pole.

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