The Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) today published its Annual Review and Resource Accounts 2005-06, showing it provided £2.23 billion (GBP) of support to UK exporters and UK investors winning...

Tony Blair has spoken of the "tough task" facing staff working in the criminal justice and immigration systems but praised their "magnificent dedication''.

The Treasury today published the Public Expenditure Outturn White Paper (Cm 6883) showing provisional outturn for Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) and Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) in 2005-06 including...

Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett today met Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit. At a doorstep meeting with the press after the meeting the Foreign Secretary said the following:

We mostly sleep, eat and watch TV

Asked if No10 had been approached by the No10 police, the PMOS said that in terms of the Prime Minister, the answer was: no, there was no change in the situation. Asked if that meant that others might have been...

Put that the Prime Minister had "banged on enough" about street crime, so what had gone wrong, the PMOS replied that street crime was still 19% below what it was in 2001/2003 before the street crime ...

Asked if we thought that the attacks on Hezbollah had backfired and did our opinions differ from those of the US on how much time Israel should be given, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman replied that as he...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Middle East, Street Crime and Police Interview

An evaluation of Streetsense, a road safety eduction resource, with the aims of identifying how effectively the resource has been distributed and how primary schools currently use the resource.

Circular to help local authorities to plan for the implementation of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006, with details of Executive's approach to implementation.

Departmental Business Plan for 2006/07

The aim of this study was to make recommendations about how uptake of the CTCS could be increased in areas of high social deprivation

The aim of this study was to make recommendations about how uptake of the CTCS could be increased in areas of high social deprivation

This report presents the results of a study carried out for the Scottish Executive in 2005 to identify the factors associated with varying council tax collection rates in Scotland, England and Wales

This report presents the results of a study carried out for the Scottish Executive in 2005 to identify the factors associated with varying tax collection rates in Scotland, England and Wales

This report investigates the feasability of developing a national Primary School Road Safety Charter for Scotland and provides guidance on its development

This report investigates the feasability of developing a national Primary School Road Safety Charter for Scotland and provides guidance on its development

The OFT has decided today not to refer the anticipated acquisition by Tetra Laval Group of Carlisle Process Systems to the Competition Commission.

An RAF Medical Support Officer who provided emergency medical care to those injured during the terrorist attacks on London of 7 July 2005 has today been awarded the Royal Humane Society bronze medal for bravery.

Robert Napier has been appointed the new Chairman of the Met Office, Defence Minister Tom Watson announced today.

As the holiday season kicks off, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) is warning British holidaymakers to keep a close watch on their passports.

Issued on behalf of: Criminal Justice System

The Highways Agency met or exceeded all eight of its Ministerial Targets in the year 2005-06. Significant progress was made in delivering our new Traffic Officer service and we completed our network of regional...

The Commons Act, which updates laws governing common land that date back more than 700 years, has received Royal Assent.

Nine climate change champions from across England will next week depart by train to Switzerland to see how global warming is affecting Swiss glaciers.

Mr Ian Worthington OBE has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Dominican Republic in succession to Mr Andrew Ashcroft who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Worthington...

Upturn continues into summer

£6.4bn current budget deficit June

German soldiers who gave their lives in a plot to assassinate Hitler will be honoured today by UK Defence Secretary Des Browne at the Solemn Pledge Ceremony in Berlin.

Broadcasting Minister Shaun Woodward and Industry Minister Margaret Hodge today announced that Whitehaven will lead out the UK's switchover to digital.

The DH will issue a report today on its review of the available data and research on the epidemiology of allergic conditions, the demand for and provision of treatment and the effectiveness of relevant interventions...

John Hutton today gave details of how the system for compensating sufferers of mesothelioma, the debilitating form of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, would be improved and speeded up.

Asked if the Prime Minister or Downing Street had had any approach from the police with regards to an interview about cash for honours, the PMOS said no. Asked if there had been any further developments on the allocation...

Asked to clarify the Prime Minister's remarks claiming that Hezbollah's weapons had been supplied by Iran and were very similar to weapons used by militants in Basra, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Middle East and Other Business

An evaluation of Streetsense, a road safety eduction resource, with the aims of identifying how effectively the resource has been distributed and how primary schools currently use the resource.

Updates for 2005-06 and earlier years for key series This release provides new estimates of financial year outturns for some key public expenditure series that are complied and published by HM Treasury as National...

The Government has today published its response to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution's report Crop spraying and the health of residents and bystanders.

Defra has today proposed detailed measures to ensure that any growing of genetically modified crops in England will not disadvantage other farmers. Amongst the consultation proposals is the enforcement of strict...

The following statistics were released today by the Information Centre for health and social care

Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Plaskitt) has made the following Statement.On behalf of my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Anne McGuire) has made the following Statement.The Disability Rights Commission's annual report and accounts 2005-06 have been...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions(Mrs Anne McGuire) has made the following Statement.Increasing the number of disabled people whom we support into work is a core...

During the passage of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Official Report, Commons Standing Committee D, 13/1/05; col. 130) and the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (Official Report, Commons...

During passage of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (2005), Standing Committee D, 13 January 2005, column 130 and the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act (2005), 7 February 2005, column 615, statements...

My right hon. Friend, the Member for Streatham (Keith Hill), when Minister for Planning made a statement to this House on 14 September 2004 about the Government's approach to achieving the target for 100 per cent...

The Government are today confirming individual grant allocations to "Administering Authorities for the Supporting People Programme in 2007-08" which will fund housing related support services for over 1 million ...

I am pleased to announce progress on the complex weapons sector of the Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS). This sector provides key missile development capabilities to our armed forces.The DIS identified that it ...

Late last year, it emerged that inconsistent criteria had been used for deciding payments over the history of the ex-gratia payment scheme for former Far East prisoners of war and civilian internees. In response...

The annual reports and accounts for the following organisations have been laid before Parliament today:Dental Practice BoardDental Vocational Training AuthorityMental Health Act CommissionNational Treatment Agency...

The ninth report to Parliament on the pharmaceutical price regulation scheme (PPRS) was published today.The report covers the main points of the 2005 scheme and the delivery of the 7 per cent. price cut; the management...

I would like to update the House on progress in deporting foreign national prisoners, following the Home Secretary's statement on 23 May 2006, Official Report, column 77WS, volume 446.Our objective is that foreign...

As a result of intelligence received in 2001 and July 2004 suggesting systematic fraud in applications for UK ancestry from Zimbabwean nationals, consideration of such applications was suspended last year pending...

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2006 is published today.Copies will be available in the Libraries of both Houses.

I have placed copies of the Youth Justice Agency's annual report and accounts for 2005-06 in the Libraries of both Houses.This is the Agency's third annual report since its inception on 1 April 2003. It achieved...

In July 2003 the then Secretary of State for Transport, my right hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh, South-West (Mr. Darling), in response to the ORBIT multi-modal study, confirmed his intention to add an extra...

I have today published the technical report of the Air Quality Technical Panels instituted after the 2003 Air Transport White Paper to review the basis upon which air quality assessments should be carried out for...

Increasing the number of disabled people that we support into work is a core part of our Welfare Reform agenda. This is central to meeting the Department's aim of an 80 per cent. employment rate, and central to ...

The Disability Rights Commission's Annual Report and Accounts 2005-06 have been published today and laid before Parliament. The Annual Report demonstrates the DRC's continuing success in its important work to eliminate...

On behalf of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the BFI inspection reports on the following councils were published today: Bath and North East Somerset Council, Elmbridge borough ...

Crime in England and Wales is stable according to both the British Crime Survey (BCS) and the Recorded Crime Statistics published today.

Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of one hundred and seventy five (175) new Queen's Counsel. The full list is given below.