Asked whether the Prime Minister was planning to vote on the ID cards bill tonight, the PMOS said that he did not usually preview the Prime Minister's voting intentions, though journalists could no doubt imagine...

Asked whether the Sir Ian Blair issue was now closed, the PMOS said, as he had this morning, the Attorney General and the Metropolitan Police Commissioner had spoken this morning and Sir Ian Blair had explained ...

Asked whether the Prime Minister was still seeing groups of MPs, the PMOS said that he would continue to see whomever he needed to see. The government did not take anything for granted on this at all. Asked if it...

Put to the PMOS that Jack Straw had seemed receptive to possible changes of disclosure rules for party funding and had he been reflecting government views, the PMOS said, as they knew, that there was some difficulty...

Asked what had been discussed at the meeting, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that it had primarily been a preparatory meeting ahead of next week's European Council. Asked what would be on the...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Barroso, party funding, Education Bill, Sir Ian Blair and ID cards vote

The second Social Services Labour Market Report brings together a number of key data sources in order to analyse some of the major trends in the Scottish social services labour market (both children & young people...

Consultation on the Avian Influenza (Scotland) Order and Regulations 2006

The Chief Executive of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Geoffrey Podger, in a speech, today at the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) conference, has set out the challenges facing a modern regulator...

New research on asbestos confirms that risks from asbestos containing textured coatings (TCs) are much lower than previously thought. The new research published today supports the proposal that work with textured...

Up to 600,000 workers will be protected from exploitation by rogue employers with the introduction of gangmaster licensing, Defra announced today.

Speech by the Foreign Secretary, Rt. Hon. Jack Straw M.P.

Asked if the Prime Minister was going to Twickenham on Saturday to watch the rugby, the PMOS said not that he was aware of. Asked if the Prime Minister was "feeling strapped for cash", the PMOS said that...

Put that Tessa Jowell did not take part in discussion about Iran in Cabinet, and were there any other examples of Cabinet Ministers not taking part in discussions, the PMOS said that with regards to Tessa Jowell...

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that sex offenders sentences should be cut, the PMOS said that in terms of sentence guidelines, as the PMOS understood it, they had not yet been published, therefore he did not...

Asked in the light of reports suggesting over 20 casinos if there would be an assurance that there would only be one super casino, the PMOS replied that this report pre-dated the announcement of the upper limit...

Asked about Jack Straw's comments about Trident today in an interview, the PMOS said that his understanding was that we were in the process of starting a process of thinking about it. The PMOS said he did not think...

Asked why we were trying to sanction Iran, but not Israel as it too was developing nuclear weapons, the PMOS said that the approach to Iran was one that was spearheaded by the UN and it was in defiance...

Asked if the link between donations, loans and peerages was sheer coincidence, the PMOS replied that there was a Party element to the question. What the PMOS could say, however, was that this Government had introduced...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Sir Ian Blair, Donations, Israel/Iran, Trident, Super Casinos, Sex Offenders Sentencing, Tessa Jowell and Rugby

Scottish Executive publications for 2004

This guide gives an overview of the funding available from August 2006 for learners or potential learners and is a useful guide to practitioners giving advice to others

The OFT will issue a fresh draft Opinion for consultation on the compatibility of newspaper and magazine distribution agreements with competition law. This decision follows an internal review, requested by senior...

The number of households becoming homeless has dropped by 27 per cent, and those in temporary accommodation have also fallen by 2%, compared to the same period the previous year.

Natterjack toads, black grouse and cirl bunting are among rare species that may be saved by nearly £4 million funding from Defra.

An increase in the prescription charge of 15p was announced today by the Government with the charge for a single prescription item rising to £6.65 on 1st April 2006.

Outlawing discrimination by pubs, hotels and restaurants to gay and lesbian customers is at the heart of a DTI consultation published today.

Consultation document

The research involved a review of the literature on adult participation in learning from 1990-2005 and the development of a model for understanding participation.

The research involved a review of the literature on adult participation in learning from 1990-2005 and the development of a model for understanding participation.

Statistical Release

Statistical Release

Factory gate inflation remains at 2.9%

Good progress has been made on helping the world's poorest people, Tony Blair has said one year on from the Commission for Africa report.

Update of child immunisation and pre-school booster rates for quarter ending 31 December 2005

Scottish Executive Consultation: Age and Experience, Consultation on the Strategy for a Scotland with an Ageing Population

Regulations have today been laid before Parliament to increase optical voucher values by 2.5 per cent. This will continue to provide help with the cost of spectacles or contact lenses to children, people on low ...

I will be representing the UK at the Energy Council in Brussels in the morning of 14 March 2006.This Austrian Presidency has organised this extra Council, in addition to the normal Energy Council scheduled to take...

I regret that there was an error in my statement made on 2 March 2006 (Official Report, column 38WS). The reference to the "Local Enterprise Grant Initiative" should have said "Local Enterprise Growth Initiative...

I am pleased to announce that for 2006–07 light dues rates for merchant ships will be reduced from 39p to 35p per tonne. The tonnage cap will remain the same at 35,000 tons making the maximum charge for light dues...

Tony Blair spent a day in Eastern Europe as he held meetings with the leaders of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

More than one thousand warrants have been executed, criminals arrested and £60,000 in unpaid fines collected following a major effort by courts staff across London to pursue elusive offenders.

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Care Services Minister Liam Byrne is to create a new group of dignity guardians to help him toughen the regulation of social care. The council will include representatives from Help the Aged, Action on Elder Abuse...