Senior executives and union representatives from across the construction industry met this afternoon at a Construction Health and Safety Summit held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London...

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Sets out the minimum standards of service that victims of crime should receive from all criminal justice agencies and the children's hearing system.

Major roads and motorways leading to the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, for the Carling Cup Final match on Sunday 27 February at 3pm, are likely to be busy both before and after the game.   

Road users are being warned by the Highways Agency to take extra care when travelling overnight and tomorrow morning as snow and low temperatures are forecast in many parts of the country.   

Pensioners who have not yet claimed their Winter Fuel Payment were today urged to do so straight away by Pensions Minister, Malcolm Wicks.   

Asked why it was now safe to release people who had been in prison for 3 years, the PMOS said that what was important to recognise that to some extent the debate over control orders had been dominated by one...

Asked if the Prime Minister still felt that Ken Livingstone should apologise, the PMOS said that he had dealt with this issue yesterday albeit in a somewhat disembodied form, he was happy however to reiterate it...

Asked about the statistics released today by OFSTED which indicated that 50% of boys and 30% of girls left Primary school without sufficient literacy skills, the PMOS said that what was also important was...

Asked why the Government had not published the Attorney General's advice the PMOS the Attorney General had made it clear that he had given that advice, that it was his independent advice, and that in his opinion...

Asked what kind of advice Downing Street was giving to Buckingham Palace the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that in terms of the advice we gave, as we had set out at the time of the announcement...

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Lord Chancellor's Legal Advice (Royal Wedding), Attorney General's Legal Advice (War), Education, Ken Livingstone and Belmarsh Detainees.

This report analyses responses to the housing consultation 'Maintaining Houses - Preserving Homes'.

Report from working group established by Ministers to consdier aspects of encouraging a wider section of the community to consider standing for election to local authorities

Report of the working group established by Ministers to consider aspects of a remuneration, pension and one-off severance scheme for councillors

The OFT has today announced its provisional conclusions on the compatibility with competition law of exclusive distribution arrangements between newspaper and magazine publishers and wholesalers.   

Hundreds of homes, three churches, and a primary school are to be saved from collapse into the mines much of Bath was quarried from, Planning Minister Keith Hill announced at Combe Down today.   

A joint Action Group comprising almost thirty Government, public and private sector bodies meets for the first time today.   

Community care Minister Stephen Ladyman today announced the winning bids for this year's £40m Extra Care Housing Fund.   

A Grantham man who obtained goods on credit while bankrupt and dishonestly avoided paying for them, has been imprisoned for six months following a DTI prosecution.   

Mr Peter Butcher has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Turkmenistan in succession to Mr Paul Brummell who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Butcher will take up...

Tony Blair answered questions about the education system, the terror control orders, housing, hospice care and tackling drug dealers during his weekly PMQs.

Education Secretary Ruth Kelly has revealed the Government's White Paper response to the Tomlinson review into secondary qualifications.

The Committee on Standards in Public Life welcomed today the publication of new research, produced by MORI for the Public Appointments Commissioner. This shows that in addition to a low level of public...

New research, produced by MORI for the Public Appointments Commissioner, shows that more needs to be done to increase confidence in the system of Ministerial appointments to public bodies.   

Adair Turner, Chair of the Pensions Commission, will today outline the major pensions challenge facing Scotland as he presents the findings of the Pensions Commission's first report Pensions: Challenges...

Asked if the Government agreed with an article in which John Major said the Government had dealt in "political black arts" and "demeaning politics", the PMOS said there was an element of party politics...

Asked to confirm if the Prime Minister, along with President Chirac and Chancellor Schroeder had written to the Polish Government encouraging them to purchase Airbus planes, rather than Boeing, and if so, were there...

Asked if there was any discussion of China at the breakfast meeting, and did the Prime Minister still believe the arms embargo should be lifted, the PMOS replied that we recognised that the US had concerns, and ...

Asked if the Government could envisage any legislation being introduced, either before or retrospectively relating to the Royal wedding, the PMOS said the Government had given its view to the Palace, as it was required...

Asked what the Prime Minister's reaction was towards Ken Livingstone's refusal to apologise about his recent comments to a journalist, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister had given his personal view last week ...

Asked if Paul Murphy's statement to the House of Commons later today would be a definite and substantive response to the IMC report to the Northern Bank robbery, and also if there was a need for a Government motion...

Put to him that President Bush was "full of very warm words" for the Prime Minister, why had the Prime Minister not said anything in return, or was that just a "difference in style", the PMOS said...

Asked what would be the significance of President Bush's remarks on the Palestine Conference next week; did they lend some "much needed gravitas", and also what was the Prime Minister's response on Darfur...

Asked if France and Germany were planning ahead in the form of training, or were they contributing towards a trust fund, and also why the Prime Minister appeared to be keeping a low profile today, the PMOS said ...

Put to him that President Bush had renewed his threat to Iran yesterday regarding their nuclear ambitions, and whether the Prime Minister could see any circumstances where we would join forces, the PMOS replied ...

Asked for more information on where and when the EU/US conference may take place, and why was it decided to go "this route" rather than take an existing format, such as NATO or the UN, the PMOS replied that...

Asked about the scale of help which would be given to the Iraqi Government, and what it would mean to the removal of British troops from Iraq, and when that might happen, the PMOS said that the scale of help...

The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman briefed journalists from Brussels via a phone link-up. He said that the Prime Minister had met President Bush this morning. He said that we had been very encouraged by what...

Asked what the Government was trying to get across in the documents released in conjunction with the Home Secretary's Statement the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that they were intended to set out the situation...

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Brussels Brief, Iraqi Government, EU/US Conference, Iran, Training, Palestine Conference, President Bush/Prime Minister, Northern Ireland, Ken Livingstone...

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Anti Terror Law.

Chancellor Gordon Brown will deliver his Budget to the House of Commons on 16 March, the Treasury has announced.

Changes planned for the honours system will make it more transparent and easier to understand.

Announcement of the Scottish Household Survey 2004 quarter 3 release

The Competition Commission (CC) is consulting on undertakings from Emap Plc (Emap) which will ensure that the company sells the ABI Building Data Limited (ABI) business, which it acquired last year.   

More cash could soon be invested in a range of GP services as a result of the Government's scheme to allow practices to directly commission services.   

Britain would have four million fewer people in work if it had the same average employment rate as the European Union, Minister for Work Jane Kennedy said today.   

NHS hospital patients say they are waiting less time for emergency treatment and outpatient departments, two major national surveys have found.

Famous explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes was among those who attended a special lunch to celebrate the remarkable progress of a national life-saving campaign.

Tony Blair will answer questions in Parliament today during his weekly PMQ session.

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