Mysociety.org has produced a great site that lets you comment on the Power enquiry (which looked into renewing democratic practice) in a really interesting way. Its kind of like letting anyone scribble in the ...

Discussions about e-democracy usually start from the perspective that the UK (and other western societies) is suffering from a drop in electoral participation and poor levels of trust in political institutions...

Asked if the Prime Minister had seen the football and what he thought of the performance, the PMOS said that we were not giving a running commentary on the team's performance. The Prime Minister had managed to catch...

Asked about the Iranian President's comment calling for an independent inquiry into the holocaust, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister saw no need for such an inquiry. The grim reality of that was there for all...

Asked about the Japanese reports suggesting that British troops might withdraw from an Iraqi province, the PMOS reminded journalists what Prime Minister Maliki had said when the Prime Minister had met him in Baghdad...

Asked what the Prime Minister's speech on crime next week would cover, the PMOS said that he would be able to brief on the detailed content at some point next week. That said he could give them an indication of...

Asked about the NAO report on the NHS IT project and press reports of overspending, the PMOS highlighted several points in the NAO report. It said that the NHS computer system was much needed and it was well managed...

Tony Blair says the European Union should concentrate on the "bread and butter" issues that worry people the most. We have the transcript from the PM's Brussels press conference.

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: EU Council, NHS IT Projects, Crime Speech, Iraq, Iran and Football

Consultation responses

Consultation responses

Rural Affairs Minister Barry Gardiner will tomorrow (Sat) attend international climate change talks in South Africa.

The Royal Air Force is keeping a watchful eye over this summer's World Cup tournament in Germany - using a fleet of state-of-the-art surveillance aircraft.

The French Government's decision to offer new legal protection to the final resting place of over 3,000 British servicemen who died when the HMT LANCASTRIA was sunk in World War Two has today been welcomed by Veterans...

A total of 17,715 weapons were handed in during the first week of the national knives amnesty, Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker announced today.

Alistair Darling, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, today (16 June) urged countries to stand up to calls for protectionism and to take action to make trade fairer as well as freer.

1 in 3 fathers work 48+ hours week

Asked for more detail on the Written Ministerial Statement on Charles Taylor, the PMOS said that it was to do with arrangements for Charles Taylor's imprisonment should he be found guilty in the Hague. Asked which...

Asked what would be discussed at the European Council meeting, the PMOS said that we were at a different cycle in Europe than we were when we held the presidency. During that time we had the budget negotiations ...

Asked about the timing of Home Office legislation to deal with sentencing practice, the Leader said that the Home Secretary and the Prime Minister had made clear that, currently, a review of the programme of the...

Asked how much of the football match between England and Trinidad & Tobago the Prime Minister expected to see, the PMOS said that obviously first and foremost today the Prime Minister was fulfilling his obligations...

The Leader drew attention to the second reading of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill on Monday, June 19 (Beverley Hughes would lead for the Government), which would establish a new vetting and barring scheme...

Press briefing by the Leader of Commons on: Forthcoming Business and Other

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Football, Sentencing, Europe and Other Business

Supplement to the Cross Compliance Notes for Guidance

The Government has today opened a new front in its campaign to change public attitudes to tackling climate change.

There are six main sections to the document. The introduction sets a context for reform and indicates some of the principal challenges ahead. A vision for Scottish public services, their core values and the fundamentals...

This report investigates the use of the 'Lean' management concept in the Scottish public sector. It presents the evidence of an evaluation of Lean in the public sector undertaken between June 2005 and March 2006...

This paper provides an overview of an investigation of the use of the 'Lean' management concept in the Scottish public sector. It presents the evidence of an evaluation of Lean in the public sector undertaken between...

The ninth annual review of the Government Chemist has now been published. Copies have been placed in the Libraries of the House and sent to the devolved administrations.

Since 29 March, former President of Liberia, Charles Taylor, has been in detention at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Freetown, indicted for crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed during...

Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve my recommendation that the following coin should be issued in 2007:A £2 coin to mark the 300th anniversary in 2007 of the Act of Union between...

Kandahar Airfield plays an essential role in the British and Allied military commitment to the rebuilding of Afghanistan, a role that is likely to increase as the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force...

The Cattle Identification (Amendment) Regulations 2006, the Cattle Database (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and the Eggs (Marketing Standards) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006 were laid before Parliament...

Since 29 March, former President of Liberia, Charles Taylor, has been in detention at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Freetown, indicted for crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed during...

I am today laying before Parliament, with the Comptroller and Auditor General, the annual report and accounts for 2003-04 for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. It is being laid before the Scottish Parliament...

Anne Lambert, Deputy Permanent Representative, UKREP, represented the UK at the Energy Council in Luxembourg on 8 June. Discussion focused on the EU's international relations, the internal energy market and sustainable...

I represented the United Kingdom at the Telecoms part of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council on 8 June 2006.The Council began with a presentation by the Commission on their recently published Communication...

I have today granted consent to the application by Riverside Resource Recovery Ltd. to build an energy from waste power station in Belvedere, South East London. This decision was taken after careful consideration...

Further to the then Minister of State for Transport's written statement of 1 February 2005, it is now the Department's intention to increase the minimum budget available for the sustainable distribution fund from...