The Foreign Office today amended its travel advice for Vanuatu, in the Pacific. The recommendation against travel to Vanuatu following volcanic activity has been lifted. The summary now reads:

Asked by the Times if the bowser was being used in every garden in Downing Street, or only in one particular one, the PMOS replied that Downing Street only had one small garden at the front, and another larger garden...

Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about radio programmes that encouraged knife culture, the PMOS replied that it was something that we would seriously want to think about, but he was not going to give a ...

Asked by the Scotsman what would the Prime Minister say to people in Scotland, (i.e. the Scotsman News Desk), who worried that by displaying the Cross of St. George above Downing Street, he was sending a signal ...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Flags, Knife Culture and Water bowser/Gardening.

Draft Report of the Review of Nursing in the Community - for comments

An update of cancer incidence figures up to 2003 published by ISD.

The British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Kim Howells, and the Moroccan Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation, HE Mr Taib Fassi Fihri, co-chaired the inaugural session of the UK/Morocco...

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) today announced that the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS - also known as "MI6") had, subject to contract, appointed Bloomsbury Publishing PLC to publish its official history...

Asked to respond to claims by Dr. Miller that the Private Finance Initiative was wasting the NHS's money and that there was too much money spent on consultancy, the PMOS said that we should be clear what Dr. Miller...

Asked where the Prime Minister stood on the argument between the Respect Party, the Police, and members of the Muslim Council concerning the methods employed by the Police during counter-terrorist operations, the...

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the Leader of the Opposition that Radio 1 should stop playing certain types of Hip-hop music on Saturday nights because it was encouraging the 'knife culture', the PMOS said...

Asked for a reaction to the European Council Report on rendition, the PMOS said there was no new evidence in the report and therefore he had nothing to add to his previous comments on the matter. Asked if the...

Asked to comment on reports that Downing Street was flouting the hosepipe ban, the PMOS said that without wishing to lose some of the non-gardening members of the lobby, this was a story of a 'bowser with a douser...

The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that whilst stories of a Football Association tie being rushed to Downing Street were untrue the Prime Minister had written a letter to England Manager Sven-Goran...

Tony Blair has written to Sven's England team to wish them luck as Downing Street confirm they will raise the flag of St George on match days.

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: World Cup, Olympic Annoucement, Hosepipe Ban, Rendition, Knife Crime, Counter-Terrorism and the NHS

The Prime Minister has approved the appointment of The Right Honourable Sir Charles Mantell as a Surveillance Commissioner.

This programme for deputy & head teachers was evaluated in order to assess changes in attitudes towards leadership and enterprise and measure the effect on culture at the participating schools

A summary of responses to the consultation on the criminalisation of forced marriage was published today by the Government's Forced Marriage Unit (FMU), as part of its ongoing programme of work to tackle the issue...

- Waiting times for operations and A&E shorter than ever - - NHS deficits down over £100m in six months - - Government to publish quarterly NHS finances figures in drive to balance the books -

Businesses in Northern Ireland are being urged to apply for 'Corporate Knighthoods' in the form of Queen's Awards for Enterprise in 2007.

Tax credits, nuclear power and healthcare were on the agenda at this week's PMQs. You can watch the broadcast again, or read the transcript, on our website.

This document promulgates revised statutory guidance for the operation of the Contaminated Land Regime following implementation of the Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulation 2005. It replaces the earlier 2000 ...

Craftmatic UK Ltd and Craftmatic Scooters UK Ltd based in Oxfordshire, have given written undertakings to the OFT that not only will they comply with the relevant basic legal requirements but they will sell their...

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Tony Blair is answering questions from MPs today in his weekly PMQ session. You can watch the broadcast live here from 1200 BST.

This research was undertaken to explore the knowledge, views and understanding of homelessness held by service providers

I attended the Competitiveness Council in Brussels on 29-30 May. The first day was chaired by Martin Bartenstein, Austrian Minister for Economics and Labour, with Ursula Haubner, Austrian Minister for Social Security...

My right honourable friend the Prime Minister has approved the appointment of the right honourable Sir Charles Mantell as a Surveillance Commissioner in accordance with Section 91 of the Police Act 1997.The appointment...

Amendments will be tabled to schedule 6 to the Finance (No 2) Bill 2006 for Report stage to block a tax avoidance scheme used by companies and others to obtain relief against corporation tax or income tax for the...

Items on the agenda are as follows:Enlargement of the Euro area—ECOFIN will discuss the convergence reports prepared by the Commission and the European Central Bank as well as the draft Council decision to abrogate...

I have today issued a consultation paper, "Draft Marine Minerals Dredging Regulations and Procedural Guidance". This seeks comments on a proposed statutory scheme of regulation, which will formally transpose the...

To better support the RAF Hercules fleet a contract was awarded by the Ministry of Defence on the 30 May to Marshall of Cambridge Aerospace Ltd. valued at £1.52 billion. This contractual arrangement will...

I have set the State Veterinary Service (SVS) the following performance targets for 2006-07.1. To contribute to the implementation of the Animal Health and Welfare Strategy for Great Britain by:Carrying out surveillance...

The following performance targets for 2006-07 have been set for the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture (CEFAS).Science1. Fulfil commitments on time, within budget and to agreed standards of quality...

On behalf of the Home Secretary and the Minister for the Department of Health and Social Services and Public Safety for Northern Ireland, I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Peter Hunt and Dr. Mark...

I have today laid before this House a copy of the Oversight Commissioner's first statutory report for the year 2006 which is being published today, in accordance with section 68(4)(a) of the Police (Northern Ireland...

The Cabinet Secretary and the First Civil Service Commissioner are today launching a new civil service code. This follows a 12-week period of consultation on a draft code in which over 2,150 responses were received...

I am pleased to announce that I have approved the appointment of the right hon. Sir Charles Mantell as a Surveillance Commissioner in accordance with section 91 of the Police Act 1997.The appointment will be from...

I will be representing the UK at the Telecoms Council in Luxembourg on the afternoon of 8 June 2006. This is the only Telecoms Council under the Austrian presidency of the EU.The first item on the agenda will focus...

There is an Energy Council in Luxembourg in the morning of 8 June, at which the UK will be represented.Informal discussion at the pre-Council dinner on 7 June will cover the European Commission's Green Paper: "A...

The UK's railway system is a network made up of 2,500 stations and 11,000 miles of track. It carries one billion passengers a year. The British public understand that an aviation-style closed security system on ...

The former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport announced publication of the second stage of a consultation exercise on night restrictions to apply at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports from...

I have placed copies of the Government's full response to the Ombudsman's report in the Library.

On 16 March I advised Parliament of my intention to engage consultants to conduct a strategic review of the future business options for Remploy Ltd., in the context of the Government's strategy for supporting greater...

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 BST.

Tony Blair invited leaders of some of Britain's biggest firms to round-table talks on global warming at Number 10.

RAF fly-pasts test new wind farm friendly radar systems The skies over Clatter mountain near Newtown in Powys, mid-Wales are the setting for unusual military manoeuvres as the MOD trials new technology designed...