This consultation invites views on the priorities for the next EU funded Rural Development Programme for Scotland.

Study of international prescription charging systems.

The fees for marine industry environmental licences are under review in a consultation published today.

Minister for Energy gives keynote address at BWEA wave and tidal conference in Gateshead

Consultation on Scottish Executive proposals for a new vetting and barring scheme for those working with children or vulnerable adults.

Trade & Industry Minister Malcolm Wicks today announced the appointment of Professor Alastair Hay, Dr David Faraday and Mr Douglas Leech as new members of the National Authority Advisory Committee which advises ...

Asked whether the Prime Minister was concerned about cross party support for the deployment of troops to Afghanistan, the PMOS said it was for others to talk about whether they supported the deployment or not. We...

Asked whether the Prime Minister would be voting on the ID card, smoking and terrorism divisions next week, the PMOS said the Prime Minister would decide when the votes came up. However journalists could take it...

Asked what the vote on Sinn Fein allowances was about, the PMOS said it was about restoring their MPs allowances, which were taken away from Sinn Fein because of previous activity. The Independent Monitoring Commission...

Asked whether the Prime Minister still thought he was walking a tight rope on school reforms and if he did was he prepared to make any further concessions, the PMOS said the clarifications had been sent by Ruth ...

Asked if the Prime Minister believed that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) should have acted quicker against Abu Hamza, the PMOS said that, as journalists knew, we had an independent Crown Prosecution Service...

Asked to what extent the Prime Minister thought the good news was down to the police operation and whether he wanted it to continue, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said the police operation had been...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Alcohol Misuse Enforcement Campaign, Abu Hamza, School Reforms, Sinn Fein Allowance, Prime Minister's Voting Plans and Afghanistan

Scientific review of literature on the nature and origins of harmful algal blooms in Scotland

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Over 250 local authorities in England will be awarded in excess of £105 million for 2005/06 under an incentive scheme aimed at encouraging business growth, Local Government Minister Phil Woolas has announced...

Defra today announced the achievement of two major milestones in the delivery of Environmental Stewardship.

Farmers, growers and other suppliers of food to the public sector will be able to find out about opportunities to better supply schools, hospitals and prisons with fresh produce through a series of government-run...

Improved childhood immunisation schedule to maximise protection against Meningitis C and Hib

The Department of Health today published a booklet by professional leaders of top tips, practical ideas and case studies which GPs, practice staff, allied health professionals and other primary care staff can use...

Mr George Fergusson has been appointed British High Commissioner to New Zealand, non resident British High Commissioner to the Independent State of Samoa and non resident Governor of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and...

Climate change, education, funding of the NHS and Iran were on the agenda when the PM faced questions from the Liaison Committee.

The cartoon demonstrations, rail station safety and the Respect action plan were on the agenda at this week's PMQs. The transcript of today's session will be available here later.

Consultation paper

A review of the Scottish Court Service by Douglas Osler

A nationwide knives amnesty will be held between 24 May and 30 June, the Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, announced today.

Tony Blair is answering questions from MPs in Parliament in his weekly PMQ session.

Social Worker Posts and Vacancies: January 2006

Reaserch study into the market penetration of scotlands organic produce

Violent crime fell by 11 per cent during the Christmas blitz on alcohol related disorder, the Government announced today.

Culture Minister, David Lammy, has placed a temporary export bar on the wall-hangings, which were designed by Jean-Demosthene Dugourc for King Carlos IV of Spain and woven to order by Camille Pernon in Lyon around...

A pilot scheme to help lone parents back into work will be extended into Scotland and Wales, announced Margaret Hodge, Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform today.

Manufacturing: 1.0% quarterly fall

Record number of visits to & from the UK

Asked for further clarification about local authority community schools, and whether, given what the Prime Minister had said that there would now be an automatic bias against the local council, the PMOS said: no...

Asked, referral to John Reid's speech tonight, could the Government reassure troops' families that any troops who had just come back from Iraq would not be sent straight on to Afghanistan, the PMOS replied that ...

Asked if the Prime Minister was disappointed that President Bush had "pulled the plug" on the Joint Strike Fighter-F136 project, the PMOS said that the journalist was premature in his language. It was simply...

Asked for further clarification on the Prime Minister's words this morning at the Liaison Committee about travel costs, the PMOS replied that what the Prime Minister was saying was that the proposal to him was that...

Put that given all the public concerns about incitement over the last few days, what did the Prime Minister think about the verdict of the court and the sentence in the Abu Hamza case, the Prime Minister's Official...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Aby Hamza Verdict, Climate Change, Joint Strike Fighter-F136, Troops and Education

I have today written to heads of all English higher education institutions explaining how the Government is taking forward our commitment outlined in paragraph 7.10 of the 2003 White Paper "The Future of Higher ...

I represented the United Kingdom at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Brussels on 23 January 2006.The Chairman of the Council began by setting out the Austrian presidency work programme for the next...

The Department of Trade and Industry is today publishing, on behalf of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, British Nuclear Fuels plc and Urenco (Capenhurst) Ltd., details of "material unaccounted for" (MUF...

The Public Service Agreement target published in July last year is based on the congestion targets in the Local Transport Plans (LTPs) of the 10 largest urban areas (London, Greater Manchester, West Midlands, Tyne...

I am today submitting to Parliament, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the draft revised "Guidance on matters to be taken into account when determining questions relating to the definition...

Tony Blair will answer questions from MPs today in his weekly PMQ session. You will be able to watch the broadcast live here from 1200 GMT.