The Government is developing its investigation into what might have caused the outbreak of avian influenza in the Suffolk poultry farm, following preliminary scientific tests showing the viruses in Suffolk and recent...
Derek Twigg MP, Under Secretary of State for Defence, today visited new state-of-the-art accommodation for homeless ex-Service personnel at the Westway Beacons development in West London.
The compulsory charging for plastic carrier bags will reduce consumption of...
Equality is equality – no group should suppress the other - we should...
The Probation Service completely fails to help and supervise Offenders to...
There are approximately 50000 words in the English language - is it really...
Use the money raised to install solar panels or wind turbines on all...
An elected House of Lords (Peers) will rival to the Commons - repeating the...
Light Pollution is a national disgrace that is wasting millions of Pounds...
After 15 years of speed cameras on British roads, neither road deaths nor...
We believe that protecting our children against the harmful rays of the sun...
This man is our Transport minister and as such is responsible for setting...
The current level at which income tax becomes payable at the basic rate is £...
If insurance companies were to offer "specific religion" insurance policies...
As the polar ice reflexs light back into space, which keeps the planet cool...
The current system of charging by emmissions only applies to cars...
For reasons of health and in order to reduce carbon emissions from transport...
Elderly people who take out savings have their Additional Age Allowance...
'...double the size of our armed forces and quadruple the annual Defence Budget (but ensure that the money is better spent than at present).' -- rj mansfield
'...remove VAT from energy saving products and renewable energy source for the home.' -- Adam Akers
Climate change is a certainty however the timing is not. Prepare britain's...
Tony Blair has paid tribute to those who have helped raise more than £250 million to tackle child cruelty.
Tony Blair has described Kuwait as one of the UK's closest allies in the Middle East.
Leading industry players in the ticketing market today came together with Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell to discuss progress and further action to protect fans from unscrupulous ticket touts.
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The Chancellor Gordon Brown and Education Secretary Alan Johnson will today call on all employers to sign up to a 'Skills Pledge' to ensure that all their employees reach a skills level equivalent to five good GCSEs...
Asda are going to stock size 0 clothes (equivalent of age 7) for teenagers...
We believe Londoners' quality of life - at least the right to a good night's...
Councils are considering "smart bins" which identify the house they belong...
Although the recent Eddington Review made some sensible short term...
The Secretary of State has announced that schools can opt for Mandarin,...
When the responsibility for a death caused by a large organisational entity...
Trade vehicles, vans, lorries, and even cars used for trade purposes are...
The law that requires daily acts of collective worship is outdated, and...
By combining the role of both policy setter and adjudicator, central...
In South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa 50 million births go unregistered every...
All learner drivers must take a min of 80hrs Training with a DSA Registered...
Asked if there had been any further contact with the police, the PMOS replied that not so far as he was aware....
Put to him the most important question of the day was who was responsible for the "terrible" snowman in Downing Street and did it represent the Prime Minister as it was melting rapidly, the PMOS replied ...
Asked if there was any response to comments by the National Audit Office that many of the recently announced efficiency gains in Whitehall were inaccurate, the PMOS replied that he had not seen the report in detail...
Asked about the 6 party talks in Beijing today, the PMOS said that we would watch very carefully what emerged from these discussions. We believed that it was a positive development that they had resumed. But we ...
Asked if Patricia Hewitt had raised the issue of Cabinet Ministers campaigning against reconfiguration in their own constituencies, the PMOS replied that the issue was not raised. We did need to differentiate between...
Asked if the Prime Minister would be making an announcement on paedophiles, the PMOS replied that the Prime Minister would announce that in the coming months we would introduce a new power for police to enter and...
Asked if Ruth Kelly had discussed with Cabinet the claim that Britain was a police state for Muslims, the PMOS replied that the issue was discussed and the following points were made: In a police state, a court ...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Community Cohesion, NSPCC, Health Service Reconfiguration, 6 Party Talks, Efficiency Gains, Downing Street Snowman and Police Inquiry
Today Defra published a report that gives a better understanding of the potential impact of GM herbicide tolerant crops on farming practices and the environment. It looks in particular at how farmers might deal ...
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is being asked to develop technology appraisals on new treatments for breast cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, and crohn's disease as part of...
Consumer Minister Ian McCartney has today announced three new appointments, and one reappointment, to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) Board.
Trade and Industry Minister Malcolm Wicks today called time on bootleg film, music and game dealers.
With the severe winter weather set to continue overnight into Friday, the Highways Agency is advising drivers to think twice before using the roads until the weather improves.
The roll-out of an initiative to help tackle robberies at cash machines and a renewed pledge to work with the mobile phone operators to meet their target of blocking stolen phones were announced today by the Home...
The Ministry of Defence has announced a review to investigate the best possible structure and ownership options for the future of the UK Hydrographic Office.
The OFT today announced the appointment of three new members to its Board as Non-Executive Directors and the re-appointment of an existing Non-Executive Director. These appointments have been made under the Enterprise...
I have today published the Government response to the consultation paper Increasing penalties for deliberate and wilful misuse of personal data (C/P 9/06), which was published on 24 July 2006. Copies have been...
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's written ministerial statement of 11 January informed Parliament of the unanimous adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737. The binding resolution calls...
I have today given my approval for National Grid to construct a 196 km gas pipeline from Felindre near Swansea to Tirley in Gloucestershire.
In making my decision I took into account the stringent requirements...
The UK's three charity watchdogs have joined forces to stop British households being taken for a ride when responding to doorstep collections for 'charity'.
A new subject association has been launched to champion the quality of teaching and learning that can have a big impact on the health and well-being of children and young people.
Currently the public transport links between suburbs in North London are...
Every year prior to end of financial year. government departments all over...
Read the transcript from our Patricia Hewitt webchat.
Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly today (Thursday) announced a new Commission to look at how local democracy can be revitalised and made both more representative and more responsive to local people.
The Government has agreed the final terms of a financing framework for Royal Mail, designed to give the company the freedom to use its resources and borrowing facilities to modernise and succeed in a competitive...
A unique dual energy scheme to be sited off the Cumbrian coast was given the go-ahead today by Energy Minister Lord Truscott.
Orders in 2006 rose by six per cent compared with 2005, but orders in the fourth quarter of 2006 remained unchanged compared to the same quarter a year earlier. Orders in the fourth quarter of 2006 fell by three...
As part of its Scams Awareness Month, the OFT is warning consumers not to fall for bogus clairvoyant mailings sent out to thousands of people in the UK every year.
A new unit to provide Ministers and civil servants with independent professional advice on fire and rescue issues is to be set up. The new unit will be headed by a new post, Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser, announced...
Put that the Prime Minister was asked at the Liaison Committee this week about fresh talks with the Americans on climate change, the PMOS said that we were in touch with the Americans and lots of others about climate...
Asked if we had a response to the EU Commission's proposal to bring in "green" criminal laws, punishable by prison sentences, the PMOS said that it was the Commission that proposed and the Council that disposed...
Asked what happened at the Prime Minister's meeting with Shilpa Shetty earlier today, the PMOS replied that the meeting was requested by Shilpa Shetty. The serious aspect of the Big Brother issue was that firstly...
Asked to confirm that the Prime Minister at PMQs today had said that he would be voting for a 50/50 proposal on the House of Lords reform, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) replied that what the Prime...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: House of Lords Reform, Shilpa Shetty, EU Commission "Green" Criminal Laws and Climate Change
Statement from the Highways Agency.
Parents are set to benefit from a share of £7.5million being invested in better services for parents by the Government.
Moldova, Poland, Sweden, Turkey & United Kingdom [2007] ECHR 121 (7 February 2007)
STOLL v. SWITZERLAND - 69698/01 [2007] ECHR 120 (7 February 2007)
EA (Section 85 (4) explained) Nigeria [2007] UKAIT 00013 (30 January 2007)
SI (reported cases as evidence) Ethiopia [2007] UKAIT 00012 (06 February 2007)
Beggs v. Scottish Ministers (Scotland) [2007] UKHL 3 (7 February 2007)
I have before me two applications in a patent action concerning EP (UK) 1 296 947 ("the Patent"). The first is an application by the claimants (collectively "Servier") for an interim injunction under the Patent...
The basic question that I have to decide in this case is whether an option agreement was validly extended by the service of a notice in accordance with the terms of the agreement. If the answer to that question...
This is an appeal by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs ("the Revenue") against the Decision of a Special Commissioner, Dr�John Avery Jones CBE, dated 14th June 2006 ("the Decision") allowing...
This is an appeal from a decision of Mr Jonathan Hirst QC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge in the Commercial Court, who in a reserved judgment given on 29 March 2006 ( [2006] EWHC Comm 607 ), dismissed...
This is an appeal from an order of Gloster J. made on the hearing of the defendant's application to set aside an order for service of the claim form out of the jurisdiction.
This is an appeal by Intel Corporation (UK) Limited ("the appellants") against a judgment of Goldring J dated 23 May 2006. In a personal injury action, the judge awarded damages of £134,545.18, including ...
On February 2nd 2006, on RIM's application for its revocation, Pumfrey J held that Inpro's patent No EP (UK) 0 892 947 was invalid for obviousness, [2006] EWHC 70 (Pat). He also held that an application...