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• Integration in action

  Speech by Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, at the Institute of Community Cohesion Conference.

  • Added: 23 April 2012
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP

• Unpublished research reports: Communities

  Statement by Andrew Stunell, Minister for Communities, on research projects commissioned by the previous administration.

  • Added: 27 March 2012
  • Statement by Andrew Stunell OBE MP

• £1 million fund to tackle binge and under-age drinking

  Baroness Newlove writes on why urgent action is needed to tackle binge and under-age drinking.

  • Added: 23 March 2012
  • Article by Baroness Newlove

• Funding the future: New opportunities

  Speech by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles on the future of the voluntary sector and new opportunities to deliver services for local communities.

  • Added: 14 March 2012
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP

• Help me call time on binge boozing

  Baroness Newlove writes in 'The Sun' on the harm caused by binge and underage drinking.

  • Added: 14 February 2012
  • Article by Baroness Newlove

• Near Neighbours Launch Event

  Speech by Eric Pickles to the Near Neighbours Launch Event.

  • Added: 14 November 2011
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP

• Helping the High Street recover after the riots

  Speech by the Secretary of State, Eric Pickles to the Local Government Association's Riots Summit.

  • Added: 27 October 2011
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP

• Garden cities: reshaping the ideas of the past for the 21st century

  Housing Minister Grant Shapps writes in the Guardian that much can be learned from Ebeneezer Howard in helping to solve the housing shortage.

  • Added: 19 September 2011
  • Article by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• Faith and Social Action

  Speech given by Secretary of State, Eric Pickles, at the Cinnamon Network - a faith based charities group - where he outlined the Government's continued financial support and commitment to faith groups.

  • Added: 16 June 2011
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP

• Olympic Park Legacy

  Written Ministerial Statement by Fire Minister Bob Neill announcing the approved recommendation of joint bidders West Ham United and the London Borough of Newham for the future use of the Olympic stadium.

  • Added: 3 March 2011
  • Statement by Bob Neill MP

• National Council for Voluntary Organisations Annual Conference 2011

  Speech by the Secretary of State Eric Pickles at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations Annual Conference 2011.

  • Added: 1 March 2011
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP

• A Vision for Cities

  Speech given by the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP at the Economist's Liveable Cities Conference.

  • Added: 19 January 2011
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP

• Localism Bill

  Ministerial Statement from Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles introducing the Localism Bill to Parliament.

  • Added: 13 December 2010
  • Statement by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP

• 'Heart of the Community' conference

  Speech delivered on behalf of Secretary of State, the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, at the Association of Convenience Stores 'Heart of the Community' conference.

  • Added: 2 November 2010
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP

• Economy needs local remedies not regional prescription

  On the closing day for submitting local enterprise partnership proposals Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Business Secretary Vince Cable explain that a recovering economy needs local remedies not regional prescription.

  • Added: 6 September 2010
  • Article by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP

• Growing the Big Society

  Greg Clark speech on decentralisation and the Big Society at the Policy Exchange.

  • Added: 27 July 2010
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP

• Breaking down barriers over lunch

  Article by Communities Minister Andrew Stunell on this week's Big Lunch.

  • Added: 23 July 2010
  • Article by Andrew Stunell OBE MP