The second public hearing for the Committee's 11th Inquiry: Review of The Electoral Commission will take place on:

A heavy goods vehicle collided with a car on the hard shoulder of the M25 earlier this week just minutes after the driver and passenger got out of the vehicle on the advice of Highways Agency Traffic Officers.

The UK has increased its commitment to the NATO Response Force (NRF) with an offer of more aircraft and support capabilities for 'NRF7', UK Defence Secretary Des Browne announced today.

The Ministry of Defence has scooped four honours at this year's Public Private Finance Awards in a contest sponsored by industry.

Elliot Morley is to be the Government's Special Representative on the Gleneagles Dialogue (for Inter-Parliamentary Liaison).

Defra has re-designated the Ouse catchment area around the Viral Haemorragic Septicaemia (VHS) outbreak in North Yorkshire as 'potentially infected waters'.

People are to get a fair deal from care homes, thanks to new rules announced today by Care Services Minister Ivan Lewis.

Ian McCartney, Minister for Trade and Industry, has confirmed the re-appointment of John Sunderland as a director of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).

A new code of practice from the Disability Rights Commission is laid before Parliament today for its consideration, giving guidance on the application of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).

The Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett, today announced the appointment of John Ashton as a Special Representative for Climate Change. He will support Ministers in delivering a step-change in the international ...

Iraq, Iran and the United Nations, the health service, climate change, nuclear power and knife culture were on the agenda at this month's Number 10 press conference.

The introduction of the Highways Agency Traffic Officer Service on motorways in the West Midlands has helped achieve a 13% reduction in incident related congestion and improved general traffic management on motorways...

Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of sixteen (16) new Queen's Counsel in Northern Ireland. The full list is given below.

Millions of trade union members have the power to influence employers and support government efforts to combat climate change at work and at home, Environment Minister Ian Pearson told a Trade Unions Congress (TUC...

During business questions on Thursday 25 May, in response to a request for a debate on the White Paper on community health services from the right hon. Member for Maidenhead, (Mrs. May), I said"Since we came to ...

I am today announcing the final bidding round of our decent homes programme. Applications for the 2006 housing transfer programme and the final round for new arm's length management organisations (ALMOs) will need...

The Education and Inspections Bill which is currently before Parliament will make provision for an expansion of Ofsted's remit, creating a single inspectorate for Education, Children's Services and Skills. The new...

The Government are committed to encouraging cleaner fuels and vehicles with policies that deliver for the environment and for the taxpayer. I have reviewed how best to invest the £40 million earmarked ...

LGBT Youth research report on how homophobic incidents and homophobia is dealt with in schools. One of seven school equal opportunities projects funded by the Scottish Executive Education Department.

Executive summary of LGBT Youth research report on how homophobic incidents and homophobia is dealt with in schools. One of seven school equal opportunities projects funded by the Scottish Executive Education Department...

York Consulting research report on how racist incidents are dealt with in schools. One of seven school equal opportunities projects recently funded by the Scottish Executive Education Department.

Orders in the twelve months to April 2006 rose by eight per cent compared with the previous twelve months, but orders in the three months to April 2006 fell by four per cent compared to the same period a year earlier...

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...

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