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• Tory Minister, Labour Mayor: we fight together for Liverpool

  Article by Cities Minister Greg Clark and Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson in The Northerner Blog, The Guardian.

  • Added: 15 May 2012
  • Article by The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP

• Local Enterprise Partnership Network conference

  Speech by Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, at the Local Enterprise Partnership Network conference.

  • Added: 26 April 2012
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP

• The boxed-in generation

  Speech by Housing Minister Grant Shapps to the Home Builders Federation Annual industry lunch.

  • Added: 24 April 2012
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• 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

• National Planning Policy Framework

  Oral statement by Greg Clark, Minister for Decentralisation and Planning.

  • Added: 27 March 2012
  • Oral statement by The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP

• Unpublished research reports: Communities

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

  • Added: 27 March 2012
  • Written statement by Andrew Stunell OBE MP

• Local Government Association Fire Conference 2012

  Speech by Fire Minister Bob Neill to the annual Local Government Association fire conference.

  • Added: 21 March 2012
  • Speech by Bob Neill MP

• Unlocking Growth in Cities - Manchester City Deal

  Written Ministerial Statement by Cities Minister Greg Clark on the Manchester City Deal.

  • Added: 20 March 2012
  • Written statement by The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP

• 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

• Herefordshire - A Vision for the County

  Speech by Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how localism is shaping the communities of the future.

  • Added: 2 March 2012
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP

• Fire and Rescue Control Services

  Written Ministerial Statement by Fire Minister Bob Neill on Fire and Rescue Control Services.

  • Added: 1 March 2012
  • Written statement by Bob Neill 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

• Firefighters' Pension Scheme

  A Written Ministerial Statement by Fire Minister Bob Neill announcing the publication of a Heads of Agreement for the Firefighters' Pension Scheme in England.

  • Added: 9 February 2012
  • Written statement by Bob Neill MP

• Unlocking growth in cities - Liverpool City Deal

  Written Ministerial Statement by Cities Minister Greg Clark on the Liverpool City Deal.

  • Added: 7 February 2012
  • Written statement by The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP

• Housing Update

  Written Ministerial Statement by the Minister for Housing Grants Shapps about the Government's action on housing, following the publication of the Housing Strategy in November 2011.

  • Added: 1 February 2012
  • Written statement by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• It's all about delivery

  Speech by Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, to the Westminster Social Policy Forum Keynote Seminar

  • Added: 1 February 2012
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• Civic Leadership for Strong Cities

  Speech by Minister for Decentralisation Greg Clark at the Debate on Elected Mayors.

  • Added: 25 January 2012
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP

• The Power to Prosper: Strengthening Our Cities

  Speech by Cities Minister Greg Clark at the launch of the Centre for Cities' annual report on the state of cities in the UK.

  • Added: 23 January 2012
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP

• Disabled Facilities Grant

  Today the Department for Communities and Local Government is announcing the local authority allocations of the £20 million additional funding for the Disabled Facilities Grant in England.

  • Added: 17 January 2012
  • Written statement by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

• Local Government Summit 2012

  Speech by Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles to the Local Government Summit.

  • Added: 16 January 2012
  • Speech by