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A selection of speeches delivered by Rt Hon. Angela Smith MP, Minister of State, Minister for the Third Sector.

• A Stronger Third Sector through the Recession... 25 June 2009 [PDF, 24KB 6 pages]
• Speech at Citizens Advice Annual Conference, York, September 2009 [Word, 49.5KB, 9 pages]
• Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic (BAME) Women Making a Difference Through Business, 21 October 2009 [Word, 44.0KB, 10 pages]
• Good Deals Social Investment Conference, 29 October 2009 [Word, 72.0KB, 17 pages]
• Mentoring and Befriending Foundation and Council on Social Action Conference, 4 November 2009 [Word, 44.0KB, 12 pages]
• Plenary speech at the Social Enterprise Coalition's Voice 10 conference

A selection of speeches  delivered by Kevin Brennan, former Minister for the Third Sector.

• Speech at the London Funders Recession Forum, Wednesday 11th February 2009 [PDF, 40KB, 6 pages]
• Speech at the ACEVO Annual Conference Dinner, 27 November 2008 [PDF, 48KB, 9 pages]
• Better together: improving consultation with the third sector, 26 November 2008 [PDF, 3 pages, 36KB]
• Launch of the Innovation Exchange's Next Practice Programme, 13 November 2008 [PDF, 5 pages, 40KB]
• London Compact Awards, 6 November 2008 [PDF, 4 pages, 36KB]
• Launch of DEFRA Third Sector Strategy, 3 November 2008 [PDF, 4 pages, 44KB]
• Launch of the Third Sector Research Centre - 23 October 2008 [PDF, 4 pages, 40KB]
• Third Sector Skills Conference - 21 October 2008 [PDF,6 pages. 52KB]

A selection of speeches from events delivered by Phil Hope during his time as Minister for the Third Sector.

• 'Good Deals' Social Investment Conference - 6 May 2008
• Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship - 26 March 2008
• Third Sector Finance: Charity Finance Directors' Group 20th anniversary celebrations - 28 February 2008
• Developing effective partnerships through Local Area Agreements - 6 November 2007
• The voluntary sector and skills - 31 October 2007
• Scaling up social enterprise - 30 October 2007
• The role of the third sector in transforming public services - 30 October 2007
• Speech to the Giving Nation Awards - 29 October 2007
• Careers in the third sector - 12 October 2007
• Social enterprise is the business - 9 October 2007
• Speech on social enterprise - 18 September 2007
• Third sector research - 5 September 2007
• Speech to GoldStar regional events - 5 September 2007
• Grants for community organisations - 3 September 2007

A selection of third sector relevant speeches by Ed Miliband  from his time as Minister for the Third Sector and as Minister for the Cabinet Office.

• Partners not rivals: civil society and the state – 20 February 2008
• Lessons from the third sector - 25 June 2007
• Towards A Generous Society - 19 June 2007
• Building a different kind of state - 14 June 2007
• Launch of Making Assets Work: The Quirk Review - 15 May 2007
• The Compact: an alliance for cultural change - 11 April 2007
• Child poverty - 20 March 2007
• Social enterprise: a social movement - 24 January 2007
• Putting users and communities at the heart of public services - 18 January 2007
• Launch of the public service plan, 'Partnership in Public Services' - 6 December 2006
• Charities, campaigns and progressive change - 29 November 2006
• Changing lives, changing society - 22 November 2006
• Youth, volunteering and society - 17 October 2006
• First anniversary of the Community Interest Companies (CIC) - 10 July 2006
• Third Sector Summit - 22 June 2006
• ACEVO Summer Forum - 8 June 2006
• Cabinet Office - Treasury Review launch event - 15 May 2006

Statements

• The third sector and the Icelandic banking industry
• Public benefit guidance for charities
• Third sector funding and the Olympics

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