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  • National Housing Federation annual conference 2012 - transcript of speech

    Mark Prisk MP Minister of State Minister for Housing View Mark Prisk’s profile [](http://www.communities.gov.uk/newsroom/articlesandspeeches…

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

  • Mark Prisk writes about his new job as housing minister

    Mark Prisk writes in the Hertfordshire Mercury about his new role as Housing Minister

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

  • Housing and growth

    Statement by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles on housing and growth.

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

  • Housing and growth

    Statement by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles on housing and growth

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

  • Plan to boost British housebuilding, jobs and the economy

    The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, alongside the Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, have set out a major housing and planning package.

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

  • Plans to boost UK housebuilding, jobs and the economy

    PM: "This Government is serious about rolling its sleeves up and doing it all it can to kick-start the economy."

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

  • Government publishes legislation to help accelerate major infrastructure investment and house building

    Government publishes legislation to help accelerate major infrastructure investment and house building.

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

  • Common sense planning reform to create more homes and boost the high street

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has approved a new measure that will increase the number of homes in town centres and help increase footfall…

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

  • Cash boost for communties supporting neighbourhood planning

    New funding to help communities bring jobs and homes to their neighbourhood using improved planning powers was announced today by Planning Minister…

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

  • Plans for thousands of homes unlocked by historic deal

    New agreement will get work started on thousands of new properties Plans for thousands of new homes that have been stuck on the drawing board…

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

  • Clamp down on illegal encampments

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has called on councils to clamp down on illegal encampments and to stop unauthorised traveller sites being…

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

  • £1.3 million to hand power back to tenants

    New programme will give social tenants voice to challenge local decisions The Housing Minister has unveiled a new fund of £1.3m to help give…

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

  • Sir Terence Conran joins drive to build higher quality homes

    Housebuilders challenged to prove the quality of new-build homes Star of the British design industry Sir Terence Conran is to work with the…

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

  • Government response to the Policy Exchange Report

    Following the publication of the Policy Exchange report Ending Expensive Social Tenancies: Fairness, higher growth and more homes the Government…

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

  • Enjoy free access to architectural treasures this weekend

    Explore a range of interesting properties across England as part of Heritage Opens Days.

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

  • Response to Daily Mail claims about the green belt

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell said: “The Green Belt provides an important protection against urban sprawl, providing a ‘green lung…

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

  • Picasso export deferred

    Ed Vaizey steps in to postpone Child with a Dove export.

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

  • Eric Pickles takes steps to kick-start stalled development

    Expert brokers will spearhead a fresh drive to get stalled housing deals up and running and builders back on moth-balled sites, Communities …

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

  • Capital Grant scheme open for listed places of worship

    Funding worth £1.1m available to all denominations and faiths across the UK

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

  • Detail of extended grant scheme announced

    Changes to Listed Places of Worship grants will come into effect in autumn.

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