Foreign Office Minister Douglas Alexander today wrote to the Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, Morshed Kahn, and spoke to the Leader of the Opposition Awami League, Sheikh Hasina, to express condolences for...

Competition Commission invites evidence   

Outlines key findings from the public consultation on the Scottish Executive's draft Sexual Health and Relationship Strategy (SHRS) conducted between November 2003 and April 2004

Outlines key findings from the public consultation on the Scottish Executive's draft Sexual Health and Relationship Strategy (SHRS) conducted between November 2003 and April 2004

Foot and Mouth Disease in Scotland - The Scottish Executive Response

Spring Budget Revision 2004-05

PDF versions of responses to the consultation from organisations and individuals who agree to their comments being made publically available.

Statistical bulletin providing annual statistics on incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the Scottish police in 2003. Fifth in the series

This EC Regulation aims to establish a common system of notification and information for transboundary movements of genetically modified organisms and implements the aspects of the Cartagena Protocol

Consultation Responses

This highlights the comments made by respondents to the Executive’s consultation paper on Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) 16: Opencast Coal

Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route

The Government today provided further information on how local authorities will be helped to deliver efficiency gains in local government of at least £6.45 billion by 2007/08, set out by the Chancellor...

A £4.77 million resurfacing scheme to lay quieter road surfacing on a one-mile section of the A1(M), at Junction 1 (South Mimms) begins on Saturday February 5.   

International climate change scientists will gather in Exeter next week to look at the scientific aspects of the stabilisation of climate change.   

Asked how the Prime Minister reacted to Gerry Adams' remarks this morning saying that he would not go to Chequers to be lectured by the Prime Minister, the PMS said that since the meeting was still going it would...

Asked what the Prime Minister would say to the large number of people who believed that the Iraq war had done more harm than good to Iraq, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that we were on the eve of...

Government plans to increase global help to Africa were today given support at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

National seminar sets out achievements and vision for future -   

Constructing Better Health (CBH), the construction industry's occupational health pilot scheme, received a welcome boost this week when the Association of British Insurers (ABI) pledged a contribution ...

A legal challenge to monthly catch limits for under 10 metre vessels catching cod in the English Channel has been rejected by Lewes Crown Court in Sussex. Fines and legal costs totalling £14,000 were...

Facilities should be properly regulated and patients properly informed before cosmetic procedures can be performed   

Mr Simon Collis has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the State of Qatar in succession to Mr David MacLennan who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Mr Collis will take up his appointment...

Moves have begun to improve the safety of patients from poor or dishonest medical conduct, particularly among GPs.

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Iraq and Gerry Adams.

The Financial Secretary today announced the appointment of the members of the Financial Inclusion Taskforce under the Chairmanship of Brian Pomeroy.   

Results of a consultation into how local authority PFI support is calculated were announced today by Local Government Minister Nick Raynsford.   

Cambridgeshire is set to exceed future waste targets after Environment Minister Elliot Morley announced £35m to help the County slow down landfilling and accelerate recycling.   

The London Borough of Southwark is to receive £34.5 million to help the inner city borough smash their waste targets.   

Greater Manchester is to receive a record £100 million pay out to help boost recycling and halt growth in waste production, in what may prove to be the most valuable waste disposal contract award in Europe...

The Department of Health released the following statistics today. For access to this information, click on the link below.   

Asked if there were any reservations expressed over the introduction of the anti terror laws at Cabinet today, the PMS said that as she had explained earlier, we did not go into the details of Cabinet discussions...

Asked why the meeting with Gerry Adams had been moved from today to tomorrow, why it was being held at Chequers, and finally, what the tone would be, the PMS said that we had set out the series of meetings...

Asked to explain the discrepancy between what the Prime Minister had said last week about not increasing the numbers of British Forces in Iraq and the announcement by MOD today, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS...

The Foreign Office has become one of the first Government departments anywhere in the world to launch an Arabic-language version of their website.

An 82-year-old veteran of the D-day beach landings will be leading a coach party back to the scene of battle thanks to a lottery grant.

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Iraq Troops, Gerry Adams Meeting and Anti Terror Laws.

2004 saw the first publication of a consistent set of boundaries for town centres across England and Wales, together with statistics covering employment and floorspace. These statistical boundaries are...

An independent panel that has been advising Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell on BBC Charter Review has today published further advice on the future governance and regulation of the corporation.   

Tony Blair delivered a speech at a special Holocaust memorial service at Westminster Hall in London.

Treasures locked away in England's museum should be made available to everyone, according to a Government arts minister.

Nigel Griffiths, Minister for Construction, Small Business and Enterprise, today congratulated the British furniture industry on its continued excellence in design and manufacture.   

Nature Conservation Minister Ben Bradshaw will be counting the birds in his garden this weekend and urges everyone to spend an hour doing the same.