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  • Villiers urges NI political leaders to go the extra mile

    With the political talks entering their 9th week, Secretary of State urges parties to show strong leadership in the coming days. Ms Villiers said:

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

  • Autumn Statement 2014: Securing a stronger economy for Northern Ireland

    Autumn Statement 2014 confirms that people and businesses in NI will continue to benefit from the Government’s long term economic plan.

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

  • Villiers visits Hanwood Centre, Tullycarnet

    Earlier today, Secretary of State Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP visited the Hanwood Project in Tullcarnet, East Belfast

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

  • UK Export Finance to support Northern Ireland aerospace exports

    UK Export Finance will work in partnership with its Canadian equivalent to support sales of Bombardier's CSeries aircraft, which is part manufactured in Belfast.

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

  • Villiers: NI must project reality of a forward-looking society

    The Secretary of State urges everyone involved to ensure this weekend’s parades are peaceful and that positive images of NI are not lost.

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

  • Northern Ireland Economic Pact: Progress report

    On 2 July the Government and Executive published an update on proposals to rebalance the Northern Ireland economy and build a shared future.

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

  • Government and Executive mark one-year-on from signing the Economic Pact

    An update published today looks at the progress made over the last 12 months towards rebalancing the NI economy and building a shared future.

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

  • PM meets First and deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland: July 2014

    The Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland met with the First and deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland.

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

  • Royals visit set of highly acclaimed Game of Thrones

    On their second engagment of the day, Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh visited the set of the highly acclaimed Game of Thrones TV series in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter.

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

  • Queen’s Speech: "Next big step in our long term economic plan"

    The Government reaffirms its commitment to rebalancing the Northern Ireland economy and building a shared future for all.

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

  • Let's finish job Haass started in Northern Ireland: article by David Cameron

    The following article, from Prime Minister David Cameron, appeared in the Belfast Telegraph on 27 May 2014.

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

  • Address to 2014 International Business Women's Conference

    Villers discusses improved economic opportunities for women and the progress made addressing gender imbalances in business and public life

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

  • Villiers responds to NI Assembly motion on Praxis Care

    An Assembly motion on 28 April called on the NI Secretary to explore all avenues to ensure Praxis remains on site at Hillsborough Castle.

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

  • Government cuts taxes for 676,000 people in Northern Ireland

    The tax-free personal allowance rises to £10,000 from this Sunday. Businesses in Northern Ireland will also benefit from lower jobs taxes.

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

  • Task Force on Banking & Access to Finance meets for second time

    Ministers from the UK government and NI executive met again in Westminster to discuss issues around bank lending and support for NI business

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

  • Further statement on future of Hillsborough Castle

    The NIO responds to recent media coverage of its negotiations with Praxis Care over the future of the Secret Garden café at Hillsborough Castle.

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

  • Change inevitable to secure future of Hillsborough Castle

    Hillsborough is starting a new chapter under Historic Royal Palaces. An unavoidable consequence is the end of the current relationship with Praxis.

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

  • Villiers' address to the British-Irish Chamber of Commerce

    The Secretary of State speaks to an audience at Titanic Belfast about the NI economy and the strong links between United Kingdom and Ireland

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

  • Northern Ireland economy growing stronger and more competitive

    The Secretary of State took part in a roundtable discussion on the NI economy at Bloomberg's European HQ in London today

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

  • Thales UK announcement: Great news for workers in east Belfast

    The NIO sends its congratulations to Thales UK, which has secured a £100m deal to supply military equipment to Indonesia

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