The Foreign Office today revised its travel advice for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor). We are now advising against all travel to the city of Same.
14 February - Evaluating public participation in central government - DCA framework
20 February - Australian welfare reform - BSL report
20 February - Prolific and other Priority Offender (PPO) programme - HO reports
21 February - Prescribed medicines and health outcomes - ANZHP paper
22 February - Mental health interventions - NICE report
26 February - Transport infrastructure gap - APPUDG report
27 February - Road user charging: a road map - SMF report
The Met Office Health Forecasting Team has won the Innovative Services Award at the prestigious Health and Social Care Awards 2006. The award recognises an innovative new or improved service that is benefiting the...
Licensed private hire cars (PCH) do the same job as a Taxi, the primary...
At 40 millions pounds a year plus, The Red Arrows are a major drain on our...
Unicef placed the UK worst amongst industrialised nations for child well-...
In the interests of justice he should be tried under UK law.
to levy a tax on plastic bottle production to reduce pollution of our...
There is a chronic lack of nurses on wards in Hospitals. St James in Leeds...
Women currently receive higher lump sum payments from thier pension funds I...
Under the 1996 Regulations, self-employed people are denied unemployment...
I feel that this would be a very good idea to implement the concept of CCTV...
Association Football is one of England's biggest exports and continues to be...
The residents of most other European countries avoid unnecessary expense (in...
John Reid appeared in a policy review webchat on our site. Read the transcript.
Twelve teams from NHS and social care organisations across England - plus one outstanding achiever' individual - have scooped national awards at the prestigious final of the 2006 Health and Social Care Awards held...
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has arrived in Kabul today on her first visit to Afghanistan. She will be having a series of meetings with key figures in the Afghan Government, ISAF and NATO as well as meeting...
The FCO Minister for Africa, Lord Triesman, today commented on the announcement by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
I believe we should sell the Olympics to France so we can a)Get on with our...
Motorists drive and park in cycle lanes because they are on the same level...
Tony Blair answered questions from journalists during his monthly briefing in No.10.
John Reid is online here from 1500 GMT to answer your questions on security, crime and justice.
Tony Blair spoke about the progress the government has made in tackling social exclusion.
The Competition Commission (CC) has today formally cancelled its inquiry concerning the proposed acquisition by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Limited (MDA) of Quest End Computer Services Limited, Quest Systems...
Defra gave approval in December for the company BASF to undertake research trials of a GM potato at two sites in England, one in Cambridgeshire and the other in Derbyshire.
Defence Procurement Minister Lord Drayson has awarded BAE Systems a £74 million contract to support the RAF and Royal Navy's fleet of Hawk T Mk1 aircraft, in a move that will provide guaranteed and improved...
328 Local authorities across England are to be awarded £316 million for encouraging business growth, Local Government Minister Phil Woolas and Treasury Minister John Healey have announced.
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on proposals to vary the admission arrangements for Alder Community High School and Longdendale Community Language College in Tameside. The adjudicator...
Winter 2006-7
During the day there is obviously a lot of cars on the road. So why do we...
The situation can arise that after all the equities have been split a person...
'...Allow all Civil Servants to have the last Friday in every month off with full pay to compensate for the low salaries' -- Michelle Phillips
'...down grade ecstasy from a class Adrug to class C drug' -- stephen leach
Half of the Souths transport budget is paying for the much needed road...
Many blind people are being denied this essential skill because of lack of...
More and more organisations and authorities are imposing draconian and nanny...
When you have a problem with a high hedge why should you have to pay for the...
There is more light at the end of February than there is at the end of...
In Holland people have free access to utilise bicycles to get from A to B....
The isle of wight is 5 miles from the prosperous south east of england yet...
The cheapest way of obtaining a Birth, Marriage or Death certificate is...
House to house calling should be controlled by the issue of licences...
Many Natural Health Therapies will greatly benefit patients by being used as...
By moving HGVs off the roads and onto the UKs vast network of canals this...
Make prescription charges the same for everyone. Stop favouring people with...
If you are under the age of 25 and you claim income support or Housing...
The Commonwealth has no relevance to modern Britons. It is a drain on...
Every British citizen should be entitled to a NATIONAL Holiday to celebrate...
Introduce a combined tax, insurance and mot certificate that must be...
For many years' service to English cricket, charity and broadcasting, and...
Those 'under the age' to be tried as adults, should no-longer be protected....
We are indeed fortunate to have been given a legacy by our late Victorian...
This legislation would free-up waiting lists for Social Housing and end the...
The arc between Oxford and East Anglia is an area of major growth, both...
This Government needs to stop pandering to the media's right wing agenda....
At present long term partners have to apply through the courts for financial...
The petition mechanism is not a service traditionally extended by our...
This would lead to people having to vote for those people with the best...
We, supporters of the Campaign to Save the Ashford & St Peter’s NHS...
Everyone accepts that we need to do something to help obtain electricity in...
Privately owned horseboxes are vehicles usually being used in a second lease...
The weak legislation covering the hunting with dogs has so many loopholes,...
'...recognise that multiple buy-to-let investors are dominating the market for smaller homes and thereby robbing young people of the chance to own their own home. Controls are needed on this market.' -- Glyn Hawkins...
Ideopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)is a blood disorder with no known...
The 2000 European Convention lays the groundwork for member state...
England needs a national day of celebration. A day when all the English -...
A new UK strategy to improve the conditions in which ships are recycled is published today.
This report presents nationally representative findings of a self-completion questionnaire, included in the 2003 Scottish Crime Survey and the 2004 Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey, which asked about experience...
There are just two weeks left, if you want to comment on the latest consultation documents on HMRC's review of powers, deterrents and safeguards.
The biggest expense for disabled drivers is the purchase price of petrol as...
How many of us are sick of hearing or reading about people who break the Law...
This would encourage people to use public transport by in effect making the...
Article in the local press 13th Feb covers the main issues. There is one key...
If you have a subscription that you pay for using either a credit or debit...
Hertfordshire County Council have proposed to close Chaulden Infant School...
Encourage government to investigate reducing NHS and DHSS costs by...
Recently the West Lancs District Council decided against Unitary Authority...
I would like to see schools run for 52 weeks of the year. Then working...
I retired through ill health in Feb 2006. I appplied legitimately for...
Car tax pays for cycle lanes. The cyclists expects the same right as a...
I was 3 months pregnant when my employee subjected me to sex discrimination...
This is one of the biggest rip-offs, currently being perpetrated against the...
For a long time now,advertising cigarette smoking has been stopped on the...
Work-place bullying costs the country billions of pounds and destroys lives...
The country needs to chill out a bit. Sundays are now as manic as Saturdays...
Current cost of collecting income tax: £2.2bn. Current total number of...
All kids need to eat healthily, give them all free school meals.. we pay...
This is a petition to try to put a stop to the endless 'ideas' that keep...
The National Audit office estimates that treating obesity costs the NHS at...
Employers are now encouraged and required to employ ro retain employees over...
It seems that NHS Ambulance Services throughout the UK only CRB new staff,...
'...Make the whole of the UK pay for the 2012 Olympics instead of just London' -- Marilyn Skipper
Tony Blair don't you care (about the state of our nation)? This question has...
In november 2006 a trial attempt to get cigarettes ,tobacco,and drink from...
It is an absolute disgrace that patients, like my father, are being denied...
Some Councillors are now highly paid individuals. We, the council tax payers...
I am just one of hundreds of innocent traders who have been caught up in...
'...allow that the minimum age for driving should stay at 17, however, at 16 people should be allowed to learn to drive with a certified driving instructor or an experianced driver ( someone who has been driving...
I call on the Prime Minister to ensure that the Epsom and St Helier Hospital...
'...Introduce museum entry fees for overseas visitors to UK and retain free entry for UK residents' -- Mike Dunk
Motorways are impossible to see on at night. More lights are needed...
Now the NHS is clearly bankrupt due to badly thought out PFI deals,...
It seems silly to me that a new ID card should be introduced on top of other...
Local councils are motivated by greed not needs when it comes to parking...
This petition is not intended to prevent the free practice of religion other...
The Nationwide Building Society has been fined £980,000 by the City watchdog...
We are requesting that the government of the United Kingdom recognise the...
Why is it that in this country, we spend out millions by providing newly...
People who are blind or have severe sight loss are considerably...
I have set up this petition to get the Prime Minister to have Wales...
This petition is for people to wish the exact opposite of a petition already...
The condition of the nation’s roads must be the worst in Western Europe. Our...
We believe that the fabric that makes up the English game is being torn...
Currently an ex-pat returning to UK permanantly for health reasons,has to...
If there is a message to be conveyed to the public, please stick to the...
St. Richard's Hospital, Chichester provides a 2* standard of care to...
The Government needs to stop giving pay rises to teachers, with more poor...
The USA (and Israel) is again threatening to attack Iran on the basis of...
To encourage promession and change the law which only allows burial or...
The Prime Minister with the agreement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has approved the appointment of Paul Gray to be Executive Chairman of HM Revenue & Customs.
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
Record High On Removals Of Failed Asylum Seekers
The Navy's potent attack submarine, HMS Talent, has rejoined the active fleet, following a £386 million upgrade.
Documents to be used in conjunction with teh Contaminated Land Performance Indicators Guidance Document (Research Report 2005/05), published by the Scottish Executive in June 2005.
Level 2 attainment at 19 rises by 5.1 percentage points
Tony Blair will hold his monthly briefing with journalists this afternoon from 1200 GMT.
John Reid will be online today from 1500 GMT to answer your questions on security, crime and justice.
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Afghanistan Troop Annoucement
Tony Blair will highlight the progress the government has made in tackling poverty, in his monthly press conference today.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred to the Court of Appeal the convictions for rape and indecent assault of Mr B.
Today DWP Minister Lord McKenzie called on the expertise of businesses, government and charities to discuss and agree what constitutes 'good work'.
Update of NHSScotland Waiting Time, Waiting List and Acute Activity information on the ISD Scotland website – quarterly information up to 31 December 2006 and annual figures for year ending March 2006.
This document contains information on pupils in publicly funded schools in Scotland, mainly derived from the latest annual pupil census which took place in September 2006.
Housing trends in Scotland: quarter ending 30 September 2006
20 Point Action Plan outlining objectives to halt growth of municipal waste by 2010.
Table showing 20 Action Points for implementation of Household Waste Prevention Action Plan (Scotland)
To present national figures for Day Care Services for adults in Scotland.
I have today laid before the House, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, a copy of the Fifth Periodical Report ofthe Boundary Commission for England, together with a...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Anne McGuire) has made the following Statement.
On 3 May 2006, in a Written Ministerial Statement, I announced details...
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held on 27 February in Brussels. The items on the agenda are as follows:
Implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact
Stability and Convergence...
I have today issued an intervention notice under section 42(2) of the Enterprise Act 2002 in respect of British Sky Broadcasting Group's acquisition of a 17.9 per cent. stake in ITV plc. In accordance with Section...
I am pleased to announce today the publication of the second three-yearly review of our road safety strategy, and also of the Child Road Safety Strategy. Copies of the report and strategy are available in the...
On 3 May 2006 in a written ministerial statement,I announced details of a strategic review of the Independent Living Funds which has now concluded. On 9 October 2006 in a written ministerial statement I announced...
New map shows the location of 116 new hospitals and 188 new primary care facilities
People with a chest cancer related to exposure to asbestos will receive a boost today, as a new framework for improving their care is launched by Health Minister Rosie Winterton.
DONNER v. AUSTRIA - 32407/04 [2007] ECHR 174 (22 February 2007)
KRASULYA v. RUSSIA - 12365/03 [2007] ECHR 172 (22 February 2007)
STANDARD VERLAGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH (no. 2) - 37464/02 [2007] ECHR 169 (22 February 2007)
KOLOMIYETS v. RUSSIA - 76835/01 [2007] ECHR 167 (22 February 2007)
TATISHVILI v. RUSSIA - 1509/02 [2007] ECHR 168 (22 February 2007)
WIESER v. AUSTRIA - 2293/03 [2007] ECHR 170 (22 February 2007)
FALTER ZEITSCHRIFTEN GMBH v. AUSTRIA - 26606/04 [2007] ECHR 173 (22 February 2007)
VALIN v. SWEDEN - 61390/00 [2007] ECHR 166 (22 February 2007)
NIKOWITZ AND VERLAGSGRUPPE NEWS GMBH - 5266/03 [2007] ECHR 171 (22 February 2007)
AHMED v. SWEDEN - 9886/05 [2007] ECHR 175 (22 February 2007)
VYALYKH v. RUSSIA - 5225/06 [2007] ECHR 176 (22 February 2007)
Section 111 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("the Act") provides:-
This is an appeal by HM Revenue & Customs ("HMRC") from a decision of the VAT Tribunal (Chairman Mr David S Porter) given on 19th May 2006) in which it allowed an appeal from an assessment of which a notice was ...
This appeal from Elias J, as President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, who was hearing an appeal from a Chairman of an Employment Tribunal, concerns issues arising under the "Minimum Wage" provisions. Those...
The claimant is a company incorporated in England and Wales. It carries on business as consultant telecommunications engineers and systems integrators. The defendant is a company incorporated in Germany. It carries...