Defending the government's approach to Afghanistan, Armed forces minister Bill Rammell says confronting the Taliban in Afghanistan keeps the streets of Britain safer.

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Bill Rammell, Minister for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education, said such projects were a big step forward in reaching their goal.

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Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell said this showed tuition fees were not putting students off applying to university, as critics of higher fees had predicted.

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She said Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Minister Bill Rammell will raise the issue with the Laotian foreign minister when he visits the UK on 7 May.

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