A 50% increase in funding for householders to install small scale renewables such as micro wind turbines and solar panels was announced in the Budget today.
Delivering the annual lecture in memory of Sir Pat Lowry, the former Acas Chairman, Bill Callaghan, Chair of the Health and Safety Commission, stressed the vital link between good health and safety and active employee...
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE PRESS SECRETARY TO THE QUEEN
At least one third of the residents of the United Kingdom display severe...
Firstly, there are many competitions where callers need to know how many...
This petition is for the stopping of congestion charging of motorcycles....
I wish to put an end to people being made to pay an increase in the Tv...
This extinguishes any problems associated with this habbit that has no good...
Having children is entirely optional so there is no reason why anyone should...
There is no provision for health services such as proper dental treatment,...
Find jobs for graduates who have been trained with your government's money....
The DVLA main enquiry telephone number is a 0870 number and so we are being...
Any changes to the way in which Parliament works, especially any...
The IOW is cut off and the only link to the mainland is by ferry. Years...
We want the government not to apologise for slavery, but to acknowledge and...
Harrogate has a service to London King's Cross (currently departing at 07:28...
It is with dismay that the undersigned note the Prime Minister's feeble...
We support the legitimate peaceful struggle of the people of Bahrain, and...
The Guest Beer legislation should be reintroduced and be inplimented by...
I know it makes sense,and offer myself as a more able candidate than...
Propose the abolition of VAT on all personal protection equipment, if safety...
Provide funding for an annual service to bicycles in order to improve safety...
I think that tax evaders should have all their benefits halted indefinately...
There is a tradition of naming bridges after royalty. Edinburgh has the...
Many new graduates have problems finding a job because they have no previous...
A petitition to change the law so that: (a) a smaller number of MP's...
The majority of people in the UK support and are ready for digital...
The Ingredients label is often so small you cannot read the contents. For...
the people need the help now for hearing aids ,to be deaf is to become...
In Whitehall, lights have often been left on when nobody is using the rooms...
My brother has just been diagnosed with this cancer and is now undergoing...
The blind concession give 50% off the cost of there TV Licence. So a colour...
The level of calls to the ambulance service has doubled in 10 years, and...
We NEED more benifit choice!(for students)Those who live with other people,...
Polytunnels are a fruit and veg producers best friend, allowing crops to be...
I wish to call to account, the professionalism of the procurement agencies...
Asked if there was any response to the Independent's report today about the Prime Minister and President Bush's conversation last night about open skies, and that the President had rejected it, the PMOS said that...
The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) told journalists that the Chancellor had given a presentation to Cabinet today on his 11th Budget this morning. The Chancellor said that this would be a reforming Budget...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Budget Cabinet/Budget and Open Skies
Environment Secretary, David Miliband, today welcomed the carbon-cutting measures in the Chancellor's Budget as the next steps towards a low-carbon economy.
£100 million fund to drive UK innovation forward
Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) Financial Investigators, working in partnership with Chester Police, have secured a Confiscation Order worth £53,056.57 against Andrew Alexander of Chester who was convicted...
The Government today welcomed the publication of Sir Michael Lyons' final report of his Inquiry into Local Government saying that his core proposals support and extend the commitments Government has already made...
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection by Hillside Primary School to the admission number determined for it for September 2007 by the London Borough of Bromley. Richard Lindley...
i think that all drivers should carry a first aid kit in their vehicle,...
This is how the market works at present if you no longer what your van or...
I am disabled, and need my car but only drive a small number of miles each...
The Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951 has rarely been used in the prosecution of...
Production of greenhouse gases by humans is causing global warming (IPCC...
'...Hold a national referendum for any proposed changes to the House of Lords. Thus giving the people the final decision about membership not the establishment.' -- Clive Rowe
After the conviction of Patricia Tabram for the cultivation of cannabis, we...
The public run up large phone bills waiting to be served at call centres,...
In the morning and afternoon you will often see lollipop ladies/men in their...
Eire (The Irish Republic) is a foriegn state and like all other nations...
Currently, government agencies (DVLA, NHS etc) CANNOT refuse to supply...
Much congestion is caused by parents transporting children to and from...
The Directors of a company should take moral responsibility for any failings...
"Any amount of alcohol affects your ability to drive safely. Effects are...
London Olympics Should Be free for anyone who was born in the united kingdom...
With The Unvieling Of Plans to change the statue at the entrance to London...
Kevin Pressman Gave 20 Professional years to football. 17 of those years...
Peter Kay And Patrick McGuiness are the best two comedians inthe world....
I think we should drop at least the V.A.T (if not the price) on vehicle...
Gordon Brown delivered his Budget today. Read a summary of the contents here, or watch the speech again.
Tony Blair told the House of Commons today that what was happening in Zimbabwe was "appalling, disgraceful and utterly tragic".
Released by the Cabinet Office on behalf of the Rogers Review
Issued on behalf of: Futurebuilders Advisory Board
The DTI launched a consultation today on how to improve the way employment disputes are resolved, while preserving existing employees' rights. The consultation follows a wide-ranging independent review by Michael...
The UK can be the birthplace of the world's first full scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) demonstration plant, Alistair Darling said today.
The Foreign Office today revised its travel advice for Indonesia. We are no longer advising against all but essential travel to Aceh but do advise caution.
The Government's economic objective is to build a strong economy and a fair society, where there is opportunity and security for all.
BUDGET STATEMENT TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS DELIVERED BY THE RT HON GORDON BROWN MP, CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER 21 MARCH 2007
2007-08 rates and allowances for Income Tax, National Insurance Contributions the Working and Child Tax Credits, Child Benefit/Guardian's Allowance, fuel duties, alcohol duties, vehicle excise duties and stamp duty...
Budget 2007
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The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has presented petitions in the High Court to wind up First Install South Limited and Chanaz Limited (formerly known as First For Fragrance Limited) in the public interest...
Tidal power is the greenest of green energy. Using underwater barrages where...
When a vote is cast in the house of commons, the people have a...
The local Town Council are proposing to sell the allotments at Days Field,...
It's a complete waste of money.
I understand that a government policy is about to be passed limiting Type 2...
A petition against the reform of the house of lords which was not in any of...
The NERC bill was a whitewash, and the response given to the recent petition...
lawyers have recently become the scurge of our society, twisting every new...
Why am I, and many others, suffering under the 'old rules' of the CSA? My...
Yeovil is currently served by 2 rail lines however neither are near to the...
Some NHS Health Trusts based in Northern Ireland have as yet not paid the...
For many years, every Official form that I have received where the...
We, the undersigned feel that NO individual, govt or organisation is above...
Vehicles with unnecessarily large ground clearances pose a high risk to...
MP's who are payed through our taxes, who are currently asking for a large...
This petition wants to make sure that the BBC, one of the United Kingdom's...
Incompetance in the above areas must be apropriately dealt with as with...
Police cadets currently serving within the police services across the united...
Ema is only currently granted to students if their parents earn under £30,...
Model Engineering is a very interesting and rewarding hobby. Unfortunately,...
Universities increasingly offer and premote degree courses which bear no...
why does the whole of the U.K.have to endure time and time again london...
I believe that this tax is unfair as many of us live in postcodes of high...
On 7 March 2007 Tony bliar bragged in the House of Commons that every...
Gordon Brown is delivering his 2007 Budget to the Commons today, straight after PMQs. Watch the broadcast live here.
Gang crime and road safety were on the agenda at this week's PMQs. Read the transcript of today's session, or watch the broadcast again.
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has arrived in the United Arab Emirates for a series of meetings about bilateral and regional issues with senior figures, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs HH Sheikh Abdullah...
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...
48 leading local authorities were announced as winners of the 2007 Beacon awards at a high profile ceremony last night, celebrating success and top quality services in local government.
I propose the re-introduction of a Poll Tax to replace Council Tax. Council...
The goivernment agenda seems to be to penalise older people by talking away...
As you may know there is large amounts of discussion going around about...
The oil companies make big enough profits from their products and I consider...
All the governments of this country implement higher taxes and reduce...
The threshold for the 40% tax band is now too low. This needs to be revised...
The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) believe that Gay people should be...
I'm currently receiving working tax credits, well was. Due to a mistake...
Bring Carers and Attendence Allowance in line with inflation and to pay...
this has been a great thing in peoples lives to see the adverts on the...
Telecom operators are posssessed of draconian powers 'Code Powers' under the...
We believe that paying £66 (and with the cost soon to rise) for a simple...
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Comité international de la...
The government recently introduced legislation to prevent discrimination on...
At present single carriageway speed limits are 60 mph for cars, 50 for...
Put in place a procedure whereby those who claim unemployment benefit for...
I had an accident a week ago, where a spanish lorry just pulled into my lane...
Tony Blair is answering questions from MPs in his weekly PMQ session. You can watch the session live here now.
Updates for 2005-06 and earlier years for key series
I have been on incapacity benefit for some time as I have been unable to...
Gordon Brown will deliver his 2007 Budget to the Commons today, straight after PMQs. You'll be able to follow the broadcast live here.
Tony Blair will answer questions from MPs today in his weekly PMQ session. You can watch the session live here from 1200 GMT.
This statistics publication notice presents information on the attainment of National Qualifications by pupils attending publicly funded secondary schools and by school leavers. Attainment data is also presented...
Criminal proceedings in Scottish courts
As announced in the 2005 pre-Budget report, the Government have been working with the banking and building society sector to design an unclaimed assets scheme which both preserves the rights of the individual...
My written ministerial statement of 29 November 2006, Official Report, column 108WS contained an error. The first tiret of the second paragraph should have read:
(1) From April 2007 garrisons should be ...
On 4 December 2006, Official Report, column 1WS the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypridd, (Dr. Howells), set out in a written ministerial statement the UK...
I am pleased to announce that on Monday 19 March the European Agriculture Council voted unanimously in favour of a voluntary modulation regulation tabled by the German presidency. The presidency confirmed that...
I am pleased to publish today the Government's report to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on the UK's progress with implementation of the OECD bribery convention. This complements...
Pursuant to the dissolution of 41 national health service trusts on 1 April 2006, 1 July 2006 and1 October 2006 and their reconfiguration through the establishment of 16 new NHS trusts, I propose to create originating...
The Identity and Passport Service is today publishing its business plan for the year commencing April 2007. Copies of the document will be placed in the Library of the House.
Further to the statement of 2 May 2006 by my hon. Friend the Member for Leigh (Andy Burnham), the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office, announcing the proposed introduction of interviews...
The hon. Member for Rochdale (Paul Rowen) has been appointed as a full member of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe in place...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) set up the Clergy Working Group in 2004 to look at clergy working conditions as part of its review of employment status issues. The working group included representatives...
On behalf of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the BFI inspection reports were published today on Glasgow city council, and London borough of Hounslow. Copies have been placed...
Children will be able to find out about Government, public services and the world around them in a fresh, fun and informative way through a new website launched today.
I have been on incapacity benefit for some time as I have been unable to...
V.A.M. v. SERBIA - 39177/05 [2007] ECHR 220 (13 March 2007)
TYSIAC v. POLAND - 5410/03 [2007] ECHR 219 (20 March 2007)
McFerran & Anor, R. v [2007] NICC 6 (26 February 2007)
Toner & Anor, Re Application for Judicial Review [2007] NIQB 18 (02 March 2007)
In 1984 the sculptor Anish Kapoor created Hole and Vessel II. It was made of polystyrene, cement, earth, acrylic and pigment and measured 95.2cm x 162.5cm. x 109.2cm. It is not possible for me to describe it. One...
MR JUSTICE DAVID RICHARDS: On Friday 2nd March 2007, at the end of a substantial hearing which took place as part of the daily interim applications list, I announced my decision that I refused to grant the interim...
These appeals by the Commissioners raise the question of the way in which the VAT and Duties Tribunal should approach the exercise of the discretion to award interest under section 84(8) of the Value Added Tax Act...
The Claimant ("Hillingdon") is a local authority which, inter alia, owes a duty under the provisions of the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 ("the 2000 Act"), which amended the Children Act 1989 ("the 1989 Act"), ...
This claim is brought under Section 287 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990. The claimant seeks to quash an entry in the Camden Replacement Unitary Development Plan 2006 (the UDP). That entry relates to a ...
The appellant (Syed Hashmi) appeals against the decision of District Judge Nicholas Evans sitting in the City of Westminster Magistrates Court on 5 October 2006 sending his case to the Secretary of State for his...
The question on this appeal is whether Barclays Bank Plc (the "bank") is entitled to say that the judge was wrong to give summary judgment against it for conversion of the claimant's cheques. About US$1.3 million...
I have been on incapacity benefit for some time as I have been unable to...