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  • Councils freed from begging bowl put on path to growth

    Councils will get to keep their own business rates under new local government financing proposals that will be fair and benefit those that grow…

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

  • Armchair auditors are here to stay

    Greater local financial control must go hand in hand with greater willingness to open accounts to local scrutiny, Communities and Local Government…

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

  • Community Budgets: ministerial letter from Baroness Hanham and Tim Loughton

    Ministerial letter to local councils about Community Budgets

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

  • The Audit Commission - Appointment of new commissioners

    Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has today announced that Sir David Williams has been appointed to the Audit Commission…

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

  • Transport boost of over £150 million to create growth and cut carbon

    £155 million of government investment to boost growth and reduce carbon emissions.

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

  • Local Sustainable Transport Fund

    39 proposals funded with over £155 million to deliver local economic growth whilst cutting carbon emissions from transport.

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

  • Local Government Association annual conference 2011

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Let me start by thanking Baroness Margaret Eaton for her forthright, constructive…

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

  • Review of statutory duties on local authorities

    Statement about the review of statutory duties on local authorities.

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

  • Speech at the Local Government Association conference

    Prime Minister David Cameron has delivered a speech at the LGA conference on 28 June 2011.

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

  • CIVINET: second annual sustainable mobility convention

    Explains the measures being taken to achieving more sustainable, clean and energy efficient urban transport systems

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

  • Street works

    Video speech by Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.

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

  • Government response to the Communities and Local Government Committee's report: abolition of regional spatial strategies

    The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Eric Pickles): I have today laid before Parliament the government response…

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

  • Shaking up the 'computer says no' town hall culture

    Local Government Minister Grant Shapps and Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark today called on a new generation of councillors to shake up …

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

  • Burdens on local government

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Local Government) (Mr. Bob Neill): Between 1997 and 2010, council tax bills doubled. One of the reasons…

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

  • Shining a light on council spending could save up to £450 per household

    Councils could save £10 billion every year if they improve the way they buy, source and pay for goods and services new research reveals today…

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

  • Unpublished research reports: housing and local government

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

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

  • The A, B, C of 'can do' councils protecting services

    Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has praised three ‘can do’ councils who are acting to protect frontline services and local council tax…

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

  • Improving frontline rubbish and recycling services for family homes

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Thank you for inviting me to speak at this useful and timely Conference…

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

  • Localism and the public services revolution

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. There’s nothing milk and honey about localism. There’s nothing easy about it - there’s no guidance…

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

  • Smarter working and the public sector

    Explores the ways that DfT is promoting alternatives to travel in the public sector.

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