This research provides international comparisons of modes of operation of HE and FE funding bodies

This research provides international comparisons of modes of operation of HE and FE funding bodies

Following the publication of the UN International Commission of Inquiry report on 31 January, the Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and the International Development Secretary Hilary Benn said:   

In Parliament today Tony Blair answered questions about detainment without trial, the Iraqi elections and crime during his weekly Question Time session.

The first stage of the Government's programme to help key workers and first time buyers onto the property ladder has taken a major step forward, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott announced at the Delivering...

Probation Boards in England and Wales will receive an average 10.7 per cent budget increase next year, Prisons and Probation Minister Paul Goggins announced today.   

Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell and Trade and Industry Secretary, Patricia Hewitt today gave Government backing to a major pan-European conference on Intellectual Property (IP), which will seek to find...

Long waits for NHS cataract operations have ended following a £73 million drive to speed up access for the procedure, Health Secretary John Reid announced today.   

(STATUTORY MONEY PURCHASE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PENSION SCHEMES)   

Record numbers of people will have jobs within five years, according to new Government measures.

Consultation documents regarding the Civil Contingencies Act 2004

SPEECH BY THE RT HON GORDON BROWN MP, CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER AT THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES SUMMIT IN MANCHESTER   

British troops could get a range of futuristic new armaments, able to loiter over a battlefield for hours before identifying and then destroying their targets, under a research programme that has been ...

A new community for scientific excellence will explore innovative new technologies in the fast-developing world of autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles, Defence Procurement Minister Lord Bach announced...

Heritage Minister Andrew McIntosh today announced the creation of a National Historic Ships Unit.   

Employment opportunity for all is at the heart of the DWP Five Year Strategy published today.   

The biggest change in incapacity benefits since they were created was unveiled today by Work and Pensions Secretary Alan Johnson.   

People who choose to take their state pension late could, after five years get a one-off payment of over £30,000 revealed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Alan Johnson, at the publication of ...

A package of support to help lone parents move into jobs and ensure work pays was announced today by Work and Pensions Secretary Alan Johnson, as new figures show the lone parent employment rate at its...

A ground-breaking £20 million pilot scheme to give free health and safety advice to smaller businesses was announced today.   

Asked for comment on the FT story yesterday about state aid, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said there was a written PQ last week, which had included a letter from Patricia Hewitt responding to a process of...

Asked to comment any further on the Hercules crash, and was there confirmation about an on-board explosion, the PMOS said he could not confirm any details. The crash investigator was the person who would determine...

Asked if the current situation had reached a stalemate, the PMOS said we were first of all being realistic about the fact that the robbery was carried out by the IRA, and therefore, about the subsequent implications...

Asked how important the Prime Minister thought it was to have US backing for the G8 goals of climate change and Africa issues, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said the Prime Minister addressed that...

More than 4000 requests have been received in the first month since the Freedom of Information Act came into force, the Lord Chancellor has revealed

Tough new penalties have been outlined to tackle the traffic chaos caused by badly managed roadworks.

In Parliament today Tony Blair answered questions about detainment without trial, the Iraqi elections and crime during his weekly Question Time session.    

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: G8, Northern Ireland, Hercules crash and State Aid.

This consultation seeks comments on a range of proposals designed to improve the distribution of payments of student support in Higher Education

Asked if the Prime Minister would admit he was wrong when he said the law should be changed regarding the home defending issue, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister had said the law should be reviewed. What was...

Asked about the apparent contradictions of opinion between Hazel Blears and Patricia Hewitt regarding arrests of animal rights activists, the PMOS repeated his words of yesterday, which were he was not getting drawn...

Asked if Britain believed that the International Criminal Court was the correct forum for those accused of abuse in Darfur, the PMOS replied that to begin with, we had to study the International Commission Report...

Asked for some further details about the Prime Minister's conversation yesterday with President Bush, the PMOS said whilst he would not brief in full, it could be read that Iraq elections made up some part of the...

Asked if there was any further news regarding the Hercules crash, and also if there was a flight data recorder on board, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said he did not have any further updates. The...

Asked if we had any further information on the Hercules crash, the PMOS said that there was a British crash investigator out there, obviously assisted by others. As he had said this morning,g after any air crash...

Asked if the Government had any clearer figures about the turnout in the elections in Iraq, the PMOS said no. That would be a matter for the Independent Electoral Commission in Iraq. He expected that they would ...

Put to him that the Prime Minister had said that people were moved from unemployment benefit to incapacity benefit to reduce unemployment figures and asked when that had stopped, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister...

Asked about the outcome between the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach had just held a joint doorstep. To summarise the points, they had a briefing from the...

Asked what the latest possible date was to hold a referendum on the European Constitution was given speculation that it might be as late as 2006, the PMOS reminded journalists that the Prime Minister had stated ...

Asked of the Government supported the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a body, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that of course we supported the ICC as a body. The Question was what was the...

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Hercules Crash update, President Bush, Sudan, Animal Rights, Householder Defence, Ian Blair, Taoiseach and School discipline.

An international approach to dealing with climate change is vital, Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett has told a major UK conference.

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Darfur/ICC, European Constitution Referendum, Northern Ireland, Incapacity Benefit, Iraqi Elections and Hercules.

Targeting resources at women is vital if the international community is to fulfil its goal of eradicating world poverty. Education, especially for girls, is the single most effective way to achieve that...

Grange Park Community Project in Blackpool, the overall winner of the Deputy Prime Minister's Award for Sustainable Communities 2004, has been praised as a remarkable success story.   

England's streets are getting cleaner but there is much more to do, according to a wide-ranging survey on the state of our streets published today.