President Hamid Karzai of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan today arrived in the United Kingdom to undertake an official visit (18-20 July).   

Codes of Recomendations for the welfare of Pigs

Defra has published two further leaflets as part of the 'Keep Fish Disease Out' campaign. These follow the success of the Gyrodactylosis leaflets launched last year.   

Torture is unacceptable in all its forms and the UK is working actively on the international stage to abolish it wherever and whenever it occurs, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Minister Ian Pearson said today...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on London Bombs / Terror.

5 year review of the national goose policy framework designed to manage the interaction between geese and agriculture in Scotland.

Codes of Recommendations for the Welfare of Livestock - Cattle

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published the results of a study on stress and its effects on farmers and farm workers.   

A shake-up of the planning system is needed to respond better to market demand for more homes, ensuring more first time buyers get the chance to afford homes of their own, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said...

The Government today announced it will be donating £1 million to the fund set up for the victims and families of the London bombings.   

The Prime Minister's Office of Public Services Reform   

Hadrian's Wall has become the first part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site, following a decision by the World Heritage Committee, Culture Minister David Lammy announced today.   

Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson today announced the new Chief Executive of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).   

Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson today launched a multi-million pound Government scheme to boost innovation, jobs and growth for small and medium sized businesses in the UK.   

Statement of issues   

The UK has become the first EU member to formally designate all of its protected areas of European importance under the Habitats Directive, Biodiversity Minister Jim Knight announced in Brussels today.   

Bid chairman Sebastian Coe has spoken to journalists for the first time since the London bombings overshadowed the capital's successful 2012 bid.

Government plans to allow Local Authorities to investigate national benefit fraudsters have been widely welcomed.   

Tony Blair has expressed his condolences to the families of three British soldiers who were killed in Iraq over the weekend. He said: "The bravery of our armed forces was yet again underlined as they help Iraq and its people towards the democracy they so desperately want."

Tony Blair has paid tribute to former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath, who had died aged 89. The PM said:"He was a man of great integrity and beliefs he held firmly from which he never wavered."

The consultation follows the Phase l consultation on the Review of the Childrens Hearings System and proposes improvements to the way in which childrens services operate and to the links between the Childrens Hearings...

A consultation to seek views on whether the police should be able to retain prints and samples (in particular fingerprints and DNA samples) from all those who they arrest or detain on suspicion of committing an ...

The Scottish Executive has become aware that a number of young people with complex additional support needs may be experienceing barriers to particiaption in further education.

The aim of the strategy is to develop a more strategic and co-ordinated approach across Government in order to identify cost effective measures to help new and existing microgeneration technologies make a significant...

The Scottish Executive's Scottish Forestry Strategy (SFS) was published in November 2000 and sets out the framework for the development of forestry in Scotland.

The Scottish Executive's Scottish Forestry Strategy (SFS) was published in November 2000 and sets out the framework for the development of forestry in Scotland. There was a commitment to review it after 5 years.

From autumn 2005, customers who are likely to be supplied with at least 50 megalitres of water per year in eligible premises will be able to choose whether to purchase water from their existing water undertaker ...

Consultation on reducing fuel poverty, and improving household fuel efficiency

To make improvements to the process of reporting employment-related securities information by employers with the aim of reducing the compliance burden and administration costs on businesses.

The key recommendation from this independent review of Heathrow's imported food controls is to make a single local authority responsible for all controls