e Attwood Green regeneration project in Birmingham has won the Deputy Prime Minister's Award for Sustainable Communities 2005.

Asked if the Prime Minister would like to congratulate David Cameron on the birth of his third child, the PMOS said absolutely, of course he would. The Prime Minister would send a message in the appropriate way ...

Asked for an indication of the Prime Minister's intentions during tonight's vote on smoking, the PMOS said that he would vote, but he would not announce in advance which way he would vote. Asked if it was possible...

Asked if the Government had any sort of Medals target in mind for the 2012 Olympics, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that we were currently in 2006, our main objective for 2005 had been to secure...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: 2012 Olympics, Smoking Bill and David Cameron

The Spring Supplementary Estimates, presented to the House of Commons today, seek £9,946 million in resources and £7,638 million in cash. The Estimates seek increased resources and cash for existing...

Convicted second-hand car dealer Christopher Fulke-Greville has had an application to purge his contempt dismissed.

The Government will legislate to modernise the Housing Corporation's decision-making, enabling the Agency to delegate decisions from Board level and bringing it into line with other Non Departmental Public Bodies...

Giving a voice in court to victims of the most serious crime came a step closer today as ministers and justice professionals discussed victims' advocates at a seminar in London.

Progress in combatting corruption took a step forward today when the Foreign Secretary Jack Straw announced UK ratification of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).

MURTALA MUHAMMED MEMORIAL LECTURE

The Foreign Secretary, during his visit to Nigeria, commented on the demonsrations in Lebanon marking the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Rafic Hariri:

Asked if the Prime Minister had received any Valentine's Day cards this morning, the PMOS - peering down at the array of woebegone faces before him - said that there were some questions that he didn't think were...

Asked when the Prime Minister was next due to meet with President Bush, the PMOS said that he was not aware of any particular date in the diary at this stage. Asked if the two leaders would meet before the...

Asked what message yesterday's vote on ID cards would send to the House of Lords, the PMOS said that it was important to note that there had been clear support for ID cards. We had never claimed that they were...

Asked if the Prime Minister was intending to vote tomorrow on the Lords' amendments to the Terrorism Bill, the PMOS said yes. Asked if he would expect to win and what his response would be in the event of a...

Asked if Downing Street recognised the pictures published in today's media showing a "luxurious looking" DC8 and the figure of £170,000 as the cost to hire it, the PMOS said that hire costs were a commercial...

Asked how the Prime Minister would be voting in today's vote on smoking, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that people would have to wait and see. Since this was a genuinely free vote, we had no...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Smoking, PM's Plane, Terrorism Bill, ID Cards-Votes this week, PM-President Bush Meeting and Valentine's Day

The purpose of this scoping report is to establish the scope of, and methodology for, the SEA and to identify appropriate data that maybe of relevance to the study.

DEFENCE PROCUREMENT Minister Lord Drayson today named three companies selected by the MoD to take part in the next stage of a project to provide a new fleet of naval support vessels.

The MOD has signed a contract with National Air Traffic Services (En Route) plc to provide an en route Air Traffic Control facility to the Ministry of Defence until 2021, Minister for Defence Procurement Lord Drayson...

Suppliers have been appointed to provide services to the Highways Agency within two national framework contracts, one for research and development and one for technical consultancy. The contracts will jointly rise...

Transport Minister Dr Stephan Ladyman today announced the signing of a new commitment to co-operation between the Highways Agency and the Rijkswaterstaat (RWS), part of the Dutch Ministry of Transport.

Concluding the PPI review

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS HOUSING ANALYSIS & EVALUATION DIVISION

DARFUR AT THE CROSSROADS

Faith-based groups whose work promotes understanding and dialogue received a £7.5 million increase in funding today as Home Office Minister Paul Goggins unveiled 578 successful applications to the Faith...

Asked whether the Prime Minister would be calming America down about Iran and seeking more diplomacy, the PMOS said the Americans had stated their position. The White House spokesman had said explicitly, about a...

Asked if the Prime Minster had a view, the PMOS said the Prime Minister had a view but whether he expressed that view tomorrow was a matter for the Prime Minister. It was a free vote and as such we...

Asked when the Foreign Secretary would return, the PMOS said hopefully he would not have travel problems like some others had experienced. He was expected back later this week....

Asked when the Prime Minister would be coming back, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said he would be coming back overnight as flights tended to be then because of the time difference. Asked about ...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Prime Minister's Plane, Foreign Secretary, Smoking Bill and Iran

Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMOs) are to receive further funding of £538m over the next two years.

New targets to recycle up to half of all our household waste is just one of a number of proposals being put forward in a major consultation on the Government's strategy for waste in England.

A greater strategic role for local authorities in delivering a 'resource' economy is one of a number of proposals being put forward in a major consultation on the Government's strategy for waste in England.

Jan: CPI stays at 1.9%, RPI up to 2.4%

The Transport and Planning Research Team commissioned research to review regional transport strategies in the UK. The aim of the research was to inform the preparation of draft statutory guidance for regional transport...

The Transport and Planning Research Team commissioned research to review National Transport Strategies across developed countries in Europe and elsewhere. The aim of the research was to identify good practice and...

The Competition Commission (CC) visits Belfast this Thursday (February 16) to hold meetings with community groups, political parties and local authorities as part of its inquiry into the market for personal current...

British artists will receive well-deserved reward for their creativity through the introduction of regulations giving them the right to a royalty on the re-sale of their works, Minister for Science and Innovation...

Items on the agenda are as follows:Stability and Growth PactECOFIN will adopt Council Opinions on the Stability Programmes of Belgium, Luxembourg and Austria and the Convergence Programmes of Estonia, Latvia and...

A secure, safe and strong Britain requires concerted action against global terrorism with all the means at our disposal: military, security, intelligence, economic and culture. To this end coordinating the way we...

I wish to inform the House that my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, opened the London conference...

In 2002 the Government stated their policy to move gradually to a position where the recurrent costs of regulation are fully recovered from service providers. This remains our policy.Increased fees for registration...

I have, as of 12 February, made changes to the immigration rules regarding children coming to the United Kingdom with a visa or entry clearance issued for the purpose of a visit. Some of these are accompanied by...

I am today announcing 32 locations around the UK coast that have been identified as Marine Environmental High Risk Areas (MEHRAs). The locations of these areas have been identified after taking into account shipping...

The Wales departmental expenditure limit will be increased by £244,298,000 from £12,243,494,000 to £12,487,792,000. The increase is a result of:(a) An EYF allocation of £1...

The ending of apartheid is "living proof" that change can happen in Africa, Tony Blair has said.

On the most romantic day of the year, the OFT warns consumers: don't fall victim to an online dating scam.