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Fire statistics monitor: covering period up to 31 December 2007

The latest fire statistics for the UK covering the 12-month period up to 31 December 2007 show a fall in the total number of fires (384,000) in the UK - down 12 per cent.
- Added: 21 November 2008
- Site: Corporate
More councils to offer homes and jobs advice

Sixty councils will benefit from increased funding to boost their housing and employment advice options for local residents, announced Communities Minister Iain Wright.
- Added: 20 November 2008
- Site: Corporate
New chair for the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation

Communities and Local Government today announced that Bob Lane OBE is the new Chair of the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC).
- Added: 19 November 2008
- Site: Corporate

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No-one left out: Ending Rough Sleeping by 2012

Speech made by Iain Wright, Minister for Homelessness at the Crisis Annual Conference.
- Published: 18 November 2008
- Speech by Iain Wright MP
Earned Autonomy

Speech by Sadiq Khan MP speaking at Inclusion's Local Works Convention, ACC Liverpool
- Published: 17 November 2008
- Speech by
County Councils Network - Counties in a Changing World

County Councils Network - Counties in a Changing World: a speech by John Healey MP, 17 November 2008.
- Published: 17 November 2008
- Speech by The Rt Hon John Healey MP