Tenants in social housing deserve decent homes, Housing Minister Yvette Cooper said in Harrogate today.   

Ministerial Foreward, 4 main section, 8 Annexes and a link to the online form.

Main findings regarding ethnic identity and census classifications

Summary of research findings into ethnic identity and classifications used by the census

Seven more councils have been asked to develop housing PFI schemes worth around £500m and involving the refurbishment and building of more than 5000 social homes. Three deals will be Housing Revenue Account...

Sheffield would be the headquarters of Natural England, a new non-departmental public body incorporating English Nature and parts of the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service, Rural Affairs Minister...

From next month, decisions by Ofgem on modifications to gas and electricity industry codes can be appealed to the Competition Commission, under a new right of appeal commenced by Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks.   

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has pledged that the international community would continue its commitment to the reconstruction of Afghanistan.

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Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services, 2004

Social Worker Posts and Vacancies: April 2005

Lower increases in premiums, better communication between insurers and policyholders and a reduction in the number of businesses denied cover are among the key improvements identified by the OFT in its follow-up...

Regrettably, the submarine HMS Sovereign, the RN 's only operational vessel bearing the name of a ship that fought at the Battle of Trafalgar, has had to be withdrawn from the bicentenary celebrations at Portsmouth...

The Secretary of State for Defence and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) today, Thursday 23rd June, signed an Agreement to address the issue of sexual harassment in the Armed Forces.   

Commitment and innovation of special constables were celebrated today when special constables received awards for their contribution to policing in their local areas.   

Secretary of State for Health Patricia Hewitt today announced plans for a major public engagement exercise to help shape the future of care outside hospitals.   

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will today chair a meeting of foreign ministers from the world's leading industrialised nations.

Many UK households could make money by selling small amounts of power in the future by using home generators.

The annual summit of the G8 takes place at Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland from 6-8 July.

Figures released today show that councils in England have made further improvements in their council tax collection rates.   

Cultural Commission presented its Final Report to Scottish Ministers on 23 June 2005

Eviction of tenants from council and housing association properties should be seen as a last resort, according to Government research which has been incorporated into guidance issued today.   

Europe is in a profound debate on its future, the Prime Minister told MEPs today as he set out the UK's position on the future of the European Union.

Many UK households could one day be self-sufficient in energy needs and routinely make money by selling surplus electricity from home generators such as solar panels and micro-wind turbines.   

Subsequent to a proposal by the agency's owner, the Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command, I have today set the 2005–06 key targets for the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency (NRTA) as follows...

I am today announcing the rollout of local area agreements (LAAs) to all local areas in England. LAAs are three-year agreements that set out the priorities for a local area agreed between central Government, represented...

On 7 June 2005, I approved a grant of £50 million for rural electrification in Bangladesh which will help to connect over one million households and businesses to electricity supplies in underserved areas...

Last week I visited Indonesia (Jakarta and Banda Aceh) and Sri Lanka (Colombo, Ampara in the east and Galle in the south) to track progress in post-tsunami reconstruction; assess our and the wider UK NGO response...

Prime minister Tony Blair has delivered his address to the EU Parliament. Read the text here.