Today, at a handover ceremony at Camp Smitty in As Samawaha, the principle city of Al Muthanna province, British Forces assumed command from the Dutch battalion. British troops started their initial deployment...

The Court of Appeal (Civil Division) is giving judgment in this case in Court (No. 71) at the Royal Courts of Justice on 8 March 2005 at 9.45 am.   

The next generation of magistrates, lawyers and court clerks acted out justice in Bradford today as the Magistrates' Courts Mock Trials competition hit the city.   

Health Secretary John Reid announced today new proposals for enabling legislation that would allow the government to extend to hospitals, care homes and nursing homes a statutory Hygiene Code.   

UK biotechnology funding will rise to more than GBP1billion over the next three years. The allocations come out of the science funding announced in last year's spending review.

Consultation on Council of the Europe Convention on Contact Concerning Children: Online Form

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Faster and more effective enforcement powers against the development of unauthorised Gypsy and Traveller sites are introduced today - as local authorities are told to identify more and appropriate land...

Asked what the Prime Minister thought about Roger Liddle's remarks about Europe, the PMOS replied that Mr Liddle no longer worked in Downing Street....

Asked how worried the Prime Minister was about the MRSA problem, even though there had been a "tiny reduction" in the latest set of figures, the PMOS said people should focus on what the figures showed. ...

Asked what the Prime Minister thought about Trevor Phillips' comments regarding the performance of black children in school, the PMOS replied that what was important was to take note of the figures. The figures ...

Asked what the Prime Minister's view was regarding the issue of criminality, especially with a view to the response to the McCartney family in Northern Ireland, the PMOS said that what had been said at the weekend...

Asked what the Prime Minister's view was about the Italians paying large ransoms for the release of hostages, the PMOS said it was a matter for the Italian Government. The British Government's policy was clear....

Asked to clarify what a Five Year Plan was, and were they backed by documents, the PMOS said that if the journalist examined various departments' Five Year Plans, he would see the depth of the plan. The PMOS explained...

Asked how many Al Qaeda trained operatives did the Prime Minister believed were "at large" in the UK, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) told the journalists what the Prime Minister had said ...

UK biotechnology funding will rise to more than £1billion over the next three years. The allocations come out of the science funding announced in last year's spending review.

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Al Qaeda/Terror Legislation, Five Year Plan, Italian Ransom, Northern Ireland, Trevor Phillips/Education, MRSA and Roger Liddle re Europe.

This guide can assist agencies to develop local ICPs for specific processes and procedures involved in the management of problem substance use during different phases of the reproductive health cycle.

Heritage Minister Andrew McIntosh today announced that he was seeking the public's views on listing five buildings - four built in the 1960s and one in the 1970s - all at Grade II.   

The Prime Minister today said the Government would lead by example in promoting sustainable development.   

Health Minister Melanie Johnson today announced the reappointment of Suzi Leather to serve a second term as Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).   

Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell is visiting Cuba from 6 - 8 March.   

UK biotechnology funding will rise to more than £1billion over the next three years.

The Prime Minister has announced a milestone strategy for sustainable development in which the Government will lead by example.

report about nationally co-ordinated nurse bank arrangements

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Sets out how the planning system can support the Executive's commitment to increase the supply of affordable housing

"Planning should meet the needs of a country rich in its diversity"   

University of the West of England awarded prestigious contract to educate UK planners   

The Competition Commission (CC) has today cancelled the reference concerning the anticipated acquisition by Bretagne-Angleterre-Irlande SA of certain assets currently used by P&O Ferries (a unit of the...

Science allocations to make Britain best place in the world for science   

New figures show that infection rates of the MRSA 'superbug' are falling for the first time in UK hospitals.

A Research Strategy for culture, sport and cultural tourism has been drawn up by the Tourism Culture and Sport Analytical Services Unit

Health Secretary John Reid welcomed the latest mandatory surveillance figures released today showing MRSA infection rates at their lowest since recording began.   

The Report provides baseline indicators against which congestion-related improvements can be measured in subsequent years.

Report of a research project to develop and pilot a module of questions on volunteering for inclusion in the Scottish Household Survey

Farmers could help schools and hospitals supply healthier food, a conference will be told today.

Magistrates who are legally qualified could for the first time be fast-tracked to the higher judiciary, the Government has revealed.

Farmers and growers were in Westminster today to learn how the government is helping them do more business supplying food to schools, hospitals and the public sector.