The first digitally signed chemical consent for the Shell Shearwater platform was marked today at a meeting with Energy Minister Mike O'Brien and Keiron McFadyen, Director, Shell Holdings (U.K.) Limited...

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Asked how the Prime Minister's general mood could be characterised, the PMOS repeated what he has said during yesterday's press briefing which was that the Prime Minister believed what the public wanted was for ...

Asked if the "Guantanamo Four" were going to be released, the PMOS said people would have to wait for the Foreign Secretary's statement later. There was a very strict procedure in place with these cases, ...

Asked if the Prime Minister expected the Chancellor to withdraw his remarks about not believing "a word he said anymore", the PMOS replied that it was a matter for the Chancellor and the Treasury to deal...

Asked what the government's basic position on the DUP's suggestion that the peace process should go ahead without Sinn Fein, the PMOS said that as always with Northern Ireland, we could only move forward on the ...

The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) told journalists that from today at around 11am, the FCO would be updating its website with the latest figures from the tsunami disaster. The latest figures from the...

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Tsunami, Northern Ireland, Chancellor, Guantanamo Detainees and Prime Minister/Government.

Flood defences are to be improved after the weekend's storms in Northern England, Environment Minister Elliot Morley has announced.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown and Minister for Children Margaret Hodge today officially launched the Child Trust Fund (CTF), announcing the list of 75 official providers and distributors...

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Gurkha Terms and Conditions of Service are to be reviewed the Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon, announced today.   

Lord Falconer, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, today appointed Dr Jeremy Horder as the new Criminal Law Commissioner. The appointment runs for five years.   

Farmers up and down the country will be able to find out directly how to apply for the Single Payment Scheme as a DEFRA / RPA roadshow tours the length and breadth of England. The SPS is the biggest change...

Two comprehensive new guides designed to help small and growing firms improve their chances of raising the right funding for their business were launched today by Nigel Griffiths, Minister for Small Business...

Chancellor Gordon Brown has launched a new scheme that will provide savings for Britain's youngsters.

Organised criminal gangs will be targetted by dedicated prosecutors in a move outlined today by the Attorney General.

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has announced to MPs that the four remaining Britons held in Cuba are to be freed.

Today the Competition Commission (CC) published a consultation document inviting views on the nature of competition in the store card business. The document identifies areas of potential concern including...

Government response to the David Bennett Inquiry   

56 projects in seven areas critical to driving forward innovation and boosting the economy today received a £60 million boost from the Department of Trade and Industry.   

Industry Minister Jacqui Smith today welcomed the publication of the European Securities Forum report: "Better, Quicker And More Efficient Arrangements For The Individual Shareholder."   

Police and Government ministers have set out their commitment to deal with all forms of illegal and anti-social use of the roads.

Today the Competition Commission (CC) published a consultation document inviting views on the nature of competition in the store card business. The document identifies areas of potential concern including...