The Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett MP after her meetings today with Prime Minister Olmert and yesterday with Foreign Minister Livni commented again on the security situation in Gaza and the West Bank. She said...

The Government has today responded to the Deepcut Review, published on 29 March 2006, into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of four soldiers at the Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut. Privates Sean Benton, ...

Defence Secretary Des Browne arrived in Kabul today on the second day of a visit to Afghanistan to discuss with President Karzai the progress already made by UK forces in the challenging environment of Helmand, ...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today published the initial feedback from the safety alert it issued to operators of fuel storage depots in February 2006. The full report is available on the HSE website...

Social Exclusion Minister Hilary Armstrong today announced a new Taskforce that will put social exclusion at the heart of government.

In his first domestic keynote speech since becoming Europe Minister, Geoff Hoon will put forward a new agenda for Europe - setting out why the EU is central to tackling many of the major concerns of the UK public...

A new report* published today by the Highways Agency found that good progress is being made by local highway authorities as they achieve efficiencies running into tens of millions of pounds,

Agreement on pensions reform has so far been 'striking' but will need further work to ensure the consensus deepens, said James Purnell, Minister for Pensions Reform today.

Asked what the Prime Minister's feelings were about judges and lenient sentencing, and was it the fault of the judges or the politicians, and what was going to be done about it, the PMOS said that he was not going...

The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) told journalists that the OECD report that was published today had said that the UK had the highest rate of employment amongst all G7 countries. The UK had an employment...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: OECD Report and Sentencing

SPEECH BY THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, THE RT HON GORDON BROWN MP, AT THE ISLAMIC FINANCE AND TRADE CONFERENCE, LONDON

Information Bulletin

On the 13th June 2006, the European Union launched Epizone, the largest international network of scientific excellence focused on animal diseases. Its aim is to improve international cooperation, including the fight...

Care for people with diabetes is improving, says a new report published today by Health Minister Rosie Winterton.

The UK has the highest rate of employment among all the G7 countries, according to figures out today from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Mr Fraser Wilson MBE has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Albania in succession to Mr Richard Jones who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Wilson will take...

Her Majesty The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Lt General Sir Robert Fulton KBE to be the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar in succession to Sir Francis Richards KCMG CVO. It is ...

Agriculture Facts and Figures SEERAD 2006

The Competition Commission (CC) has today published provisional findings in its market investigation into classified directory advertising services.

Plans to ensure that workers get to take paid leave for bank holidays in addition to the statutory four weeks annual leave, were set out in a Government consultation today.

STATEMENT TO THE PRESS BY SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS - 13 JUNE 2006

Asked how a Taliban leader could give a news interview in a village that the British forces had last week spent 7 hours clearing out the Taliban and whether this meant there were not enough NATO troops on the ground...

Asked why the Prime Minister still had had full confidence in Sir Ian Blair, the PMOS said the Prime Minister had remarked at his press conference that he was fully aware that the Metropolitan Police Commissioner...

Asked whether Louise Casey's comments on encouraging people to be proactive on ASB had come from last week's cabinet committee and why had they taken so long to emerge, the PMOS suggested that although, no doubt...

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with Hazel Blears that people should stop talking about the leadership issue, the PMOS said that this was a party matter, but as people could see the Prime Minister was focused...

Asked whether the Prime Minister had a view on the Sun's campaign against soft judges, the PMOS remarked that he had expected this question when he had seen the Sun's journalist come in. No doubt the answer would...

Asked what the Prime Minister thought of the realignment plan, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said this was a case of getting horses and carts in the right order. The Prime Minister had said that...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Middle East Peace Process, Lenient Judges, Leadership, Anti Social Behaviour, Sir Ian Blair and Afghanistan

The NEET Strategy, More Choices, More Chances is an action plan to reduce the proportion of young people not in education employment or training in Scotland.

A study of the equipment used across the UK to monitor particle matter in the air has been published today by Defra.

May: CPI rises to 2.2%, RPI up to 3.0%

The Competition Commission (CC) has today published provisional findings in its market investigation into classified directory advertising services. The CC has provisionally found that Yell can set prices to advertisers...

On 6 February, I announced my intention to publish a draft Bill to reform the coroner system in England and Wales, 6 February 2006, Official Report, column 608. The draft Bill will be laid and published today, and...

The Government today (12 June) welcome an independent, business-led report on sustainable public procurement, and has also made a commitment to lead by example by setting challenging targets for the sustainability...

On 10 June 2006, the Department of Health launched a consultation on proposed measures to deal with anti-social individuals creating a nuisance or disturbance on National Health Service healthcare premises. In some...

The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council met on 1-2 June. The health issues were taken on 2 June. Items on the main agenda were; the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament ...

On 24 May Roche, the manufacturers of Herceptin (Trastuzumab), announced that the European Commission had granted a licence extension for Herceptin to include use in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer...

Section 14(1) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (the 2005 Act) requires me to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of every relevant three-month period on the exercise of the...

The Prison Service Business Plan for 2006-07 (including the previously agreed key performance indicator targets) has been published today. Copies have been placed in the Library.

I informed hon. Members on 9 March of the official launch of the United Nations (UN) Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The CERF is intended to provide UN humanitarian agencies with early funding so that they...

In December 2005 the Draft Education (Northern Ireland) Order was published for consultation. Following consideration of the responses to the consultation and the views expressed to me in a series of meetings with...

Copies of the Food Safety Promotion Board Annual Report 2004 Incorporating Financial Statements for 2004 have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.This document provides details of the Food Safety Promotion...

Copies of the Inland Fisheries Annual Report of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure for 2004 have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.The document provides details of the Department's activities ...

Key witnesses from the Electoral Commission and the Speaker's Committee are giving evidence today (Tuesday) at the first public hearing for the Committee on Standards in Public Life's eleventh inquiry.