Malcolm Wicks is taking part in a Downing Street webchat tomorrow to talk about the Government's plans to ensure we have enough power to meet 21st century demands. Make your voice heard on this important subject...

List of Finalists Revealed for Trade & Investment India Business Awards 2006 As Indian PM Visits the UK

Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls, and John Tiner, Financial Services Authority (FSA) Chief Executive, today hosted the first ever UK National Conference on Financial Capability.

The Committee on Standards in Public Life is holding its twelfth public hearing, in Belfast on 23rd October 2006, to take evidence as part of its Review of The Electoral Commission. The hearing which is open to ...

Put that the MOD appeared mystified yesterday with regards to the Prime Minister's comments about army wards, the PMOS said that he was surprised by that, as Des Browne had already announced it beforehand. Put that...

Asked if the Prime Minister and President Bush had spoken recently about James Baker, the PMOS said that they had not. Put by the BBC that it would be fair to speculate the idea of Iran and Syria playing any...

Asked if there was any new thinking on control orders, the PMOS said that this was not where we wanted to be, and we had had to introduce control orders because of the court judgement. The Court of Appeal had...

Asked by the Daily Mail if there had bee any contact from Scotland Yard about cash for peerages, the PMOS said: no. Asked by the BBC (who had arrived late) if the Prime Minister had been visited by the police,...

Asked if the petition brought into Downing Street recently was the largest ever received, having 4 million names on it, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman said that what was important was the number of people...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Post Offices, Cash for peerages, Control Orders, Baker Report and Military Wards

Today 131 community projects across the UK are discovering that they are in the running to win a £50,000 Big Lottery Fund award in the People's Millions contest, soon to be showcased on ITV.

Child Exploitation Tracking System (CETS) fast tracks nationwide cooperation on child abuse investigations

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a proposal by Latimer Community Arts College, Kettering for its enlargement from 1139 to 1296 pupils in September 2007, made under the Government...

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has today published a decision on an objection by Wiltshire County Council to the admission arrangements of Salisbury High School (formerly known as Westwood St Thomas School...

Rita Donaghy, Acas Chair, today called upon employers and employees to work together and resolve workplace disputes as early as possible. Left unresolved, disagreements can damage workplace relationships which can...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, and the Economic Secretary, Ed Balls, today met for the first time with members of the High-Level City Group to discuss proposals to maintain and enhance the City of...

NOTE David Lammy will be speaking at 19.00

Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has today set out progress made so far since the publication of the Our health, our care, our say white paper in January this year, and action needed to deliver on commitments made...

The NHS Appointments Commission has announced the appointment of Dr Nicola Rose as a non-executive member of the National Biological Standards Board (NBSB), and the re-appointment of Gillian Noble, Professor Derek...

The Minister for Science and Innovation, Lord Sainsbury, today announced the appointments of Professor Keith Mason as Chief Executive designate of the Large Facilities Council and Professor John Wood as its Director...

Healthcare, Iraq and nuclear power were on the agenda at this week's PMQs. You can read the transcript of today's session, or watch the broadcast again, on our website.

National Giving Week provides an excellent opportunity to remember that the value of gifts made to charities under the Gift Aid scheme is increased by over a quarter thanks to a 'top up' from HM Revenue & Customs...

SAQP 2006 submitted applications.

Draft policy statement setting out principles for the objective-setting process in the River Basin Management Plan. River Basin Management Plans will be produced through a 6-year planning cycle, setting out environmental...

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:

Asked by Channel Four if it was to be standard that experts from the public sector would give a presentation at the Prime Minister's press conferences from now on, and could journalists put in requests for guests...

Asked if it was in the St. Andrews agreement that Martin McGuiness should swear an oath, the PMOS said that there was an issue about the pledge of office which was being debated in Belfast. It was always the case...

Asked if there were any plans for them to address any terror or crime issues, the PMOS replied that he did not talk about The Queen's speech until afterwards, as otherwise, he would be taken to the Tower, and he...

Put that the Prime Minister had made clear today that there would be no cutting and running with regards to Iraq, but was there any sense within Downing Street to re-appraise the situation, given the Baker Report...

Put by the BBC that if people were to understand the Prime Minister's press conference today, the Prime Minister believed that if Muslim were to integrate, they should remove their veils, the Prime Minister's Official...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Veils Debate, Iraq, Control Orders, Northern Ireland and Press Conference

The Queen has been pleased to approve that the honour of Knighthood be conferred upon Nigel John Martin Teare Esq, QC on his appointment as a Justice of the High Court.

The Queen has been pleased to approve that Sir Brian Henry Leveson be sworn of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council on his appointment as a Lord Justice of Appeal.

Education Secretary Alan Johnson announced last night that the Government intends to introduce an amendment to the Education Bill to make new faith schools more inclusive.

In 2004-05, there were 14.6 million (71 per cent) owner-occupying households, 3.7m (18 per cent) social renters and 2.4m (12 per cent) private renters.

Thirty eight councils in England have today been given the go-ahead for their plans to transfer more than 94,000 homes during the next two years, as part of the Government's social housing refurbishment drive.

Patients are soon to be prescribed information from their doctor as well as medicines, empowering people to take control of their own illness, under a new initiative launched today by Health Minister Rosie Winterton...

The latest Labour Market Statistics, published today, show that:

Rate up to 5.5% in 3 months to Aug 2006

Pay growth steady in year to Aug 2006

Malcolm Wicks is taking part in a Downing Street webchat tomorrow to talk about the Government's plans to ensure we have enough power to meet 21st demands. Make your voice heard on this important subject.

Ryanair has agreed to change its contract terms to give air travellers a fairer deal, following action by the OFT.

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (John Hutton) has made the following Statement.

I am publishing today the Opportunity for all—Eighth Annual Report 2006 (CM 6915-i...

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Command Paper response to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee report on East Asia (Seventh Report of Session 2005-06) was published today. Copies have been placed...

I wish to make a Statement on the development of the Supreme Court for the UK in the light of recent progress since the matter was last discussed in the House on 24 July 2006.

The Supreme Court Implementation...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn) has made the following Statement.

I have agreed that a new UN fund to support ongoing peace talks between the...

The Ministry of Defence has today launched the Defence Technology Strategy (DTS) setting out the technologies that are most important to the future provision of military capability for our Armed Forces. The DTS...

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) welcomes the court's judgment that the scheme's criteria do not directly discriminate on the grounds of race and that it was legitimate to limit payments to those with a close link...

I wish to make a statement to the House on the Gibraltar Trilateral Forum, following the successful ministerial meeting in Cordoba, Spain on 18 September 2006.

In consultation with the Government of Gibraltar...

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Command Paper response to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Report on East Asia (Seventh Report of Session 2005-06) was published today. Copies have been placed...

The Government have today laid before Parliament their response to the Health Select Committee Report on NHS Charges (Cm 6922).

The Government are responding to the 22 recommendations made by the Committee...

I have made an authorisation under section 19D of the Race Relations Act 1976 as amended, to enable immigration officers and entry clearance officers to grant leave to enter or entry clearance in a form which...

I am publishing today the "Opportunity for All—Eighth Annual Report 2006" (CM 6915-i and CM 6915-ii) of the Department for Work and Pensions. It will provide a progress update on the Department's seventh annual...

I have agreed that a new UN fund to support ongoing peace talks between the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel movement will receive £250,000 of UK funding.

The "Juba...

The PM answered questions today during his monthly media briefing from inside Number 10. Topics include the medical treatment of British troops serving overseas, faith schools and Iraq.

This is the third chapter in these proceedings. The first ended with the judgment of Cooke J reported at [2005] EWHC 2350 (Comm); the second with the judgment of Aikens J, see [2006] EWHC 1450 (Comm)

Balmoral lost the action. They will have to pay the costs. The question I have to decide is whether they should pay the costs, or some of them, on the standard or the indemnity basis. The basic rule is that a successful...

This is an application by the claimants pursuant to section 68 (2) (a) of the Arbitration Act 1996 ("the Act") for an order that the Court should remit for reconsideration an award of an arbitral tribunal ("the ...

The first claimant ("Toby") is a member of the Bonham family which owned the shares in a private company called Montpelier Properties Ltd ("Montpelier"). Following a reconstruction in 1994 Montpelier became known...

This is a reference by the Criminal Cases Review Commission on sentence under section 9 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995.

This is an appeal by Christopher Keeley from the order of HHJ Reid QC, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, on 14th November 2005, that he was not entitled to an enhanced redundancy payment on his dismissal for...

This appeal, in proceedings between Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra ("the BSO") and the Commissioners for H M Revenue & Customs (formerly the Commissioners of Customs & Excise), and the application for permission...

On 17 December 1998, the appellant (the claimant), then aged 55, underwent a total hip replacement operation. The operation involved the implantation of a 9 mm JRI Furlong prosthesis (supplied by the respondent ...

This is an appeal by Gustavo Suarez Ocampo, with the permission of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal ("AIT"), from its decision on 7th October 2005 refusing his asylum appeal following a "reconsideration" hearing...

The Respondent firm of solicitors acted on the instructions of the Appellant in two separate proceedings: one brought by her late husband's brother against a company called Barex Brokers Ltd, in which the firm acted...

An independent report - with more than 50 recommendations to boost the teaching of music to young people - was welcomed today by the Government. The Music Manifesto - the campaign for improvement in music education...

A police-led Unit to target and disrupt serious wildlife crime on a regional, national and international level is being launched in Edinburgh today (Wednesday 18).