11 August 2005
Appointment to the chair of the national authority advisory committee
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Department of Trade and Industry News - national
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Trade and Industry Minister Malcolm Wicks today announced the appointment of Dr Tony Bastock OBE as the new Chair of the National Authority Advisory Committee, which advises on the implementation of the Chemical...
Dti moves to close london city link ltd and london citylink secretaries ltd
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Department of Trade and Industry News - national
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The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has presented petitions in the High Court to wind up London Citylink Limited ('LCL') and London Citylink Secretaries Limited ('LCSL') in the public interest. Â Â
A&E review shows cut in waiting times
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NHS News Feed
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Waiting times in hospital accident and emergency (A&E) units have fallen over the last year, a review by the national NHS watchdog has shown.
Chichester museum celebrate new funding
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport News - national
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Chichester's Weald & Downland Open Air Museum is one of forty museums and galleries throughout England are to benefit from grants totalling £4 million. Funded jointly by the Department for Culture, Media...
Liverpool museum celebrates new funding
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport News - national
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Liverpool's Lady Lever Art Gallery is one of the forty museums and galleries throughout England to benefit from grants totalling £4 million. Funded jointly by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
London museums celebrate new funding
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport News - national
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Seven London museums are amongst the forty museums and galleries throughout England to benefit from grants totalling £4 million. Funded jointly by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Wolfson...
Minister welcomes sentence of soldier convicted in tom hurndall case
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office News - national
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Following the news today that the Israeli Military Court has sentenced the soldier convicted of killing Tom Hurndall to 10 years for the charge of manslaughter, Foreign Office Minister Ian Pearson said: Â Â
Draft Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2005
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Open UK consultations
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Changes to English legislation are necessary to apply European Community measures on maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs. Parallel legislation will be made in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland...
Guidance on the General Food Law Regulation 178/2002
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Open UK consultations
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Comments are sought on EC guidance on Articles 11, 12 and 1620 of the General Food Law Regulation EC 178/2002. This will enable us to assess how the EC guidance has been working in practice and inform a Commission...
Draft Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2005
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Open UK consultations
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Changes to Scottish legislation are necessary to apply European Community measures on maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs.
Government recruits industry experts to step up the game on better regulation
seen at 14:26, 11 August in
Cabinet Office News - national
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John Hutton, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, today announced two dynamic new recruits to the challenge of continuing to cut red tape and promote better regulation. Â Â
Progress on forest certification schemes
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Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national
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Two forest certification schemes are adopting new standards in response to the government's requirements for timber and wood products to come from legal and sustainable sources. Â Â
Adjusting transmission charges for renewable generators in the North of Scotland
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Open UK consultations
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On 8 March 2005, the Energy Minister announced that the Government intended to exercise the Energy Act power to adjust transmission charges for renewable generators on the Scottish islands of Shetland, Orkney and...
Occupational Pension Scheme Requirements for Internal Controls
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Open UK consultations
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Occupational Pension Scheme Requirements for Internal Controls
Oft decides to refuse renewal of credit licence of hull-based property developer
seen at 11:28, 11 August in
Office of Fair Trading News - national
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The OFT has refused to renew a consumer credit licence held by a Hull property developer. This decision will not take effect until after an appeal process (see note 5). Â Â
Operation crackdown - final results
seen at 11:27, 11 August in
Home Office News - national
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Local communities are reaping the benefits of a major initiative by Government and police to rid the streets of Class A Drugs. Â Â
Key Scottish Environment Statistics 2005
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The Scottish Government Publications - Latest
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Annual booklet containing summary of key statistics on environmental trends in Scotland.
Government plans to help thousands of people into home ownership take a stride forward
seen at 10:29, 11 August in
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister News - national
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The Government's plans to help thousands more people to own their own homes through its new flagship HomeBuy scheme have been outlined in greater detail today. Â Â
Regional housing investment allocations announced
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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister News - national
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The Government has today announced how the £5.5 billion for housing investment available through Regional Housing Pots (RHPs) for the next two years, 2006-7 & 2007-8, will be split between funding for ...
Action needed to save woodland wildflowers
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Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national
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Action is needed to help reverse the decline of many of Britain's best-loved woodland flowers, including the primrose, the nation's most extensive ecological woodland survey has found. Â Â
Veterans travel abroad to mark VJ day
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Number 10 » News Stories
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Dozens of Second World War veterans are marking 60 years since Japan's surrender by revisiting battlefields with the help of National Lottery grants.
Soccer summer schools shoot for success
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Number 10 » News Stories
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Kids are being given the chance to brush up on their literacy skills while indulging their passion for football - and will get a chance to interview their sporting heroes.
Government sounds out busy roads
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Number 10 » News Stories
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Some of England's noisiest streets are to be put on the map as new research is commissioned to monitor noise levels along major roads.
Culture minister announces £4 million funding boost for museums
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport News - national
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Forty museums and galleries throughout England are to benefit from grants totalling £4 million. Funded jointly by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Wolfson Foundation, the grants will...
Health trainers for disadvantaged areas
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Department of Health News - national
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Sites for first health trainers announced as report shows progress on reducing health inequalities  Â