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From The Rt Hon Danny Alexander
  • Efficiency drive by government on PPPs nets £2.1 billion

    Government's Operational PPP Efficiency Programme surpasses its target having secured £2.1 billion in savings - and is now seeking £2 billion extra in savings.

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

  • Burnley Hospital allocated £15.6 million by government

    Government agrees in principle to allocate £15.6 million to refurbish Burnley General Hospital.

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

  • £7.6 million for local transport in rural and isolated areas

    New funding to allow communities to deliver better transport projects in rural and isolated areas.

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

  • 19 new regional air routes bid for start-up aid funding

    International and domestic connections from smaller airports to be expanded across the UK.

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

  • UK government support for Inner Firth of Tay

    Nearly £600,000 of government funding is being provided for the Inner Tay Regeneration Scheme in Perth and Kinross.

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

  • Treasury boost for aged charities

    Elderly people in need will receive a £470,740 donation from the government.

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

  • £550,000 Libor donation for Houses for Heroes

    Disabled Scottish veterans to benefit from £550,000 Libor donation.

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

  • Oil industry support set out

    The government has outlined a package of support for the oil industry.

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

  • Chief Secretary: Budget debate speech

    A speech by Chief Secretary of the Treasury at the Budget debates on 19 March 2015

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

  • New criminal offences in clampdown on tax evasion

    'If people help a burglar, they are accomplices too. Now it will be the same for those that help tax evaders’, explains the Chief Secretary.

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

  • Study into new road scheme for Greater Manchester announced

    Chief Secretary confirms that government will provide funding to assess the case for the new Stockport bypass.

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

  • A wide-ranging review into business rates

    Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, on launching the most-wide ranging review of national business rates in a generation.

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

  • Government paves the way for reform of business rates

    The review will examine the structure of the current system which is paid annually on 1.8 million properties in England.

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

  • Dedicated housing finance support for local authorities

    The government will be working with Keith House and Natalie Elphicke to implement a Housing Finance Institute.

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

  • Public sector pay awards for 2015-16

    Pay awards for nearly a million public sector workers, set out by government.

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

  • Expenditure and revenue figures

    Government Expenditure & Revenue Scotland 2013-14 shows Scottish borrowing higher than UK average.

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

  • Government departments sign up to ‘green revolution’

    Green move adds electric cars to government car fleet.

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

  • Rural fuel price cut gets green light

    Residents across 17 of the UK’s most rural areas with the highest fuel prices to benefit from a 5 pence per litre fuel price cut.

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

  • Second evaluation of tax arrangements for off-payroll contracts in the public sector published

    Second evaluation of rules designed to ensure that those working as temporary government contractors are meeting their tax obligations, published today.

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

  • Help to Buy: helping 88,000 buy a new home

    Help to Buy, the government’s flagship housing scheme, has helped 88,420 people buy a new home since it was created.

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