04 December 2006
Science minister celebrates saturn success
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British National Space Centre News - national
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Science and Innovation Minister Lord Sainsbury toasted UK scientists and engineers involved in the Cassini-Huygens mission in a special celebration at the British Festival of Space today.
Lord sainsbury highlights uk successes in the global space industry
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British National Space Centre News - national
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Lord Sainsbury, the UK Minister for Science and Innovation, has spoken today of the strength of UK space activities at the International Future for Space forum at Farnborough Airshow.
Taoiseach dinner
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Asked for further information about the Prime Minister's dinner with Bertie Ahern, the PMOS said that it was a mixture of an update on Northern Ireland, and the more social part was involved with Masterchef. Asked...
Iraq/Civil War
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Asked for the Prime Minister's thoughts about Kofi Annan's recent comments regarding Iraq, the PMOS said that in terms of civil war, it was better for the Iraqi Government to talk about that. They had said what ...
Trident
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Asked by the BBC to explain the purpose of this Cabinet meeting, as presumably, the White Paper had already been printed, the PMOS replied that people should see this process all the way through. We had had an initial...
Police Inquiry
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Litvinenko Case
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Put that there had been reports over the weekend that there had been arguments in Cabinet about the diplomatic decisions that had been made versus the practicalities pursuing the police investigation, and what the...
Prime Minister's Trip to Washington
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Asked for further information about the Prime Minister's forthcoming trip to the US, and why was he going, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that the Prime Minister would see the President and ...
Morning press briefing from 4 December 2006
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Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Prime Minister's Trip to Washington, Litvinenko Case, Police Inquiry, Trident, Iraq/Civil War and Taoiseach dinner
Monthly creutzfeldt jakob disease statistics
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Department of Health News - national
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The Department of Health is today issuing the latest information about the numbers of known cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. This includes cases of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (vCJD) - the form of the disease...
Lord triesman meets president guebuza of mozambique
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office News - national
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Lord Triesman, Foreign Office Minister with responsibility for Africa issues, will meet with President Guebuza of Mozambique tomorrow (5 December). President Guebuza arrived in the UK on Sunday 3 December for a ...
New state of the art facilities opened at colchester garrison
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Ministry of Defence News - national
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Defence Minister, Derek Twigg, officially opened new state-of-the-art barracks at Colchester Garrison today, home to the Headquarters of 16 Air Assault Brigade and the Parachute Regiment.
PM outlines plans for nuclear deterrent
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The Prime Minister has made a statement to the House of Commons about the Government's decision to maintain the United Kingdom's independent nuclear power deterrent, saying that "maintaining our nuclear deterrent...
Maintaining the uk's nuclear deterrent - an insurance policy for future generations
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Ministry of Defence News - national
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The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, today signalled the Government's intention to maintain Britain's nuclear deterrent beyond the 2020s.
Scottish Executive Response to the Proposed Policy Framework for New Nuclear Build
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The Scottish Government Publications - Latest
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Official response, to the consultation by the Department of Trade and Industry, on the framework for new nuclear build.
PM to unveil nuclear deterrent plans
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Tony Blair will tell MPs the Government's plans for the future of Britain's nuclear deterrent this afternoon. Read the PM's statement live here from 1530 GMT
Bridget prentice challenges lawyers to open up
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Legal Services Minister Bridget Prentice today asked lawyers to help open up the legal profession to people from different backgrounds to retain and enhance public confidence.
National cjd surveillance unit publishes 14th annual report for 2005
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Department of Health News - national
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The Fourteenth Annual Report of the National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit was published today. The report looks back over the period from May 1990 when the Unit was set up to 31 December 2005. The...
English language tests for those seeking to settle
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Home Office News - national
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The Government today strengthened its commitment to integration by announcing that from 2 April next year all those seeking to live in the UK permanently will have to pass English language and knowledge of life ...
Publicans armed against fake festive fundraisers
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Charity Commission News - national
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The Charity Commission, which regulates charities in England and Wales, today issues its top tips to help publicans stop their customers being cheated by bogus 'charity' collectors in the run-up to Christmas.
Science review of department for environment food and rural affairs
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Department of Trade and Industry News - national
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A new study examining how the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) manages and uses science as part of its planning and policy-making, was published today by Sir David King, the Government'...
Improving outcomes - disability equality scheme
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Department for Communities and Local Government News - national
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Communities and Local Government today published its first Disability Equality Scheme setting out in detail how it will improve equality of opportunity for disabled people.
New £1 billion deal to cut costs and carbon emissions on government vehicles
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Office of Government Commerce News - national
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New £1 billion deal to cut costs and carbon emissions on government vehicles Deal will save taxpayer £100 million and help government meet sustainability targets
Disability Equality Scheme 2006
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The Scottish Government Publications - Latest
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The Scottish Executive's Disability Equality Scheme, setting out the Executive's arrangements for delivering the disability equality duty.
Uk's dedicated centre for tackling child sex abuse publishes initial findings on growing online trend
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Child Exploitation And Online Protection Centre (CEOP) News - national
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Social Networking sites are rapidly becoming central to the way young people forge relationships but in doing so have triggered significant public concern for child welfare, reveals a new Child Exploitation and ...