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Government Ministers today launched a consultation on how the aviation sector can play its part in combating climate change through the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS).
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre has successfully located its fifth 'Most Wanted' offender.
It is proposed that student loan accounts will shortly appear on people's...
This petition supports the idea that all places licensed to sell alcohol...
'...put the 10% income tax bracket back and stop punishing lower earners whilst congratulating higher earners.' -- Faye Harmon
eLearning Credits are granted to schools to provide educational software...
Action should be taken against private companys,that make profit out of Gas...
'...Give convicted prisoners time added on for bad behaviour instead of time off for good behaviour' -- graham stuart bibby
Most religions treat women as second class citizens. In countries that are...
In his 2007 Budget, the Chancellor announced a cut of 2p on the basic rate...
Ed Miliband, Minister for the Third Sector, today announced that the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) will manage a new £30m programme to enable community-led third sector organisations to own and run under-used...
- Clinicians to be in the majority on local committees -
Following Sunday's 200th anniversary of the passing of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, Foreign Office Minister Ian McCartney is this week highlighting contemporary forms of slavery and the work of the UK Government...
Analysis of responses to the Consultation on the proposed merger of Bell College of Technology and Paisley University
29 March - Supporting families - DfES/HMT policy
29 March - Neighbourhoods: light touch support - JRF report
with the increase in running a car, rural areas are again on the losing end...
Why should the Government pay children in low income families at birth and...
Currently access to further education courses such as National Certificates...
On a daily basis we are seeing perfectly good traditional houses with...
After serving 29 years in the Royal Navy and an ex Submariner then finding...
We've had Adam Smith, a great moralist and political economist, whose...
Being A Student Myself I Find the cost of buses and trains extortionate. How...
There should be regulation of bus services. The present free for all...
if you are a careing for a disabled person, whether out of choice or sence...
Not for passengers but for vehicles this will allow lorries and cars to get...
We cannot allow the relocation of the Royal Signals training camp from...
I beleive that as the Home Information Pack (HIP) rules currently stand,...
We want all dvd's to have subtitles so our access to these services are...
How can it be right that the government is trying to price people out of...
This petition follows the recent tragic death of Sally Clark and the related...
The figure of 9 Billion has been given to the general public as a cost to...
In the past 2 years the Security Industry Authority, (S.I.A), has been...
The only reason for these changes are usually to save local councils/...
Cancer or long term patients are being penalised. They are unable to get...
Tony Blair has again condemned the detention of the 15 British service personnel in Iran as more footage was released of them "apologising" for trespassing.
Customers will have a greater say in the long term plans of water companies thanks to a new law that comes into effect this weekend.
Today the Economic Secretary, Ed Balls, and Consumer Minister, Ian McCartney, responded to the Pomeroy Review on Farepak. The Pomeroy Review was set up by the Government to look at Christmas hamper savings schemes...
Trees blown down during the winter gales in January and February are being replaced along the A23 near Netherne Drive, Hooley by the Highways Agency which manages the road.
The Royal Hospital Haslar, which has to date been run by the MOD in partnership with Portsmouth Hospitals Trust (PHT), today passes to the control of PHT.
This paper provides information on the principles behind the environmental standards and conditions and the process of developing the standards across the UK. It explains how the standards will be introduced in ...
Analysis of the responses received to the consultation on Public Health Legislation in Scotland.
Analysis of the responses received to the consultation on Public Health Legislation in Scotland.
The Scottish Executive's Gender Equality Scheme.
Explains the consultation process undertaken on the drafting of Extending Planning Controls to Marine Fish Farming and Defining Marine Boundaries for Fish Farming and the changes that have been made in the light...
An interim evaluation of the effectiveness of the public sector Central Energy Efficiency Fund to establish if it represents value for money in terms of financial and carbon savings.
An evaluation of the Scottish Executive Loan Action Scotland Programme to examine specific objectives.
This Environmental Report sets out the findings of an environmental assessment of the draft Energy Efficiency and Microgeneration Strategy, which was published for consultation in March 2007.
Consultation on the Beef Labelling Country of Origin Scotland Regulations
Analysis of consultation responses to A shared approach to building a better Scotland - a consultation paper on a national strategy for shared services
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has presented petitions in the High Court to wind up Townfield Land Investments Limited ("Townfield") and Libertas Land Limited ("Libertas") in the public interest. ...
District Judge (Magistrates' Court) Christopher Leslie Pratt will retire from the Magistrates' Courts on 31 March 2007.
His Honour Judge Denis Clark will retire from the Circuit Bench on the Northern Circuit on 31 March 2007.
NEWS FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
children with ADHD on their school records are seen as problem children this...
I want the prime minister to bring back regulation to Manhester buses so...
Stop companies like Ikea charging customers 70 pence at till for items and...
do not have to wait for up to 45+ minutes to cross junction 3 heading...
i feel we make it to easy for companies to employ foreign drivers when our...
Some sites provide information related to copyright breech and illegal...
Customer Services issue extortionate rates for those who call them. Just...
People who do not pay thier licence for a TV are being treated in the same...
Through the deregulation of Gas, electricity and other fuels for homes, end...
So often big contracts are given away to foreign owned companies and the UK...
The British people already pay very high levels of general taxation. The...
The Queen recently approved a Government proposal for the issue of a medal...
People's right to privacy should be respected - but the routine attendance...
Affordability is one of the most abused words in the English language. It...
I feel that lie detectors should be used on a trial basis in all police...
There has been a proposal to have a single exducational textbook on history...
Apart from Derek Griffiths in the 70s, i cant think of another children...
The government need to force online gambling sites to be more accountable....
Tony Blair delivered the seventh in his series of Our Nation's Future lectures in Manchester about work in the 21st century.
You've heard the PM's speech about the role work in the 21st century. Now take part in our webchat with minister Jim Fitzpatrick.
Deficit 2.7% of GDP
Joint Information Note with Department of Health
Defra has appointed seven new members to the Advisory Committee on Organic Standards (ACOS).
Main Points This Month
Minister gives support to the next wave of NHS foundation trusts on three year anniversary
The Economic Secretary, Ed Balls, today announced that over 2.6 million Child Trust Fund accounts are now open. For vouchers issued in 2005, three-quarters of all parents opened their children's accounts themselves...
This report contains details of a seminar on public service reform for representatives of the third sector.
This report contains the findings from a project that encouraged local authorities to explore models for integrating service delivery.
This report contains a summary of the findings from focus group work with users of public services, undertaken by the Scottish Council Foundation.
This report contains the findings from focus group work with users of public services, undertaken by the Scottish Council Foundation.
An external evaluation of the Rural Community Gateway to inform the next steps in the Gateway’s development.
Details of a system to give learners and employers clearer assessment of college and learning provider performance were published today by the Government. It will be trialled using a balanced set of scorecard indicators...
The Government should pay all NHS staff who use their own cars to provide...
I have an older relative who owns their own home and has additional...
I pay taxes on virtually everything I do and yet still I have to pay to go...
The way the Science GCSE module multiple choice exam questions are written,...
Many allegations have been made (to the Prime Minister and others) about...
HELP! This condition has taken the prime years of my two son's lives. I...
This may include more strict censoring of films and television productions;...
Because of swingeing cuts by the labour government, more and more Clinical...
if the a47 acle straight is dualled a)it will be harder to pull out from...
The medical profession has been united in its condemnation of the Government...
Isn't it about time that doctors stopped chargeing people on benifits thier...
The goverment drive around in cars that pollute the air more as they do less...
I propose you not to raid dormant bank accounts. Many older people use this...
If government pays lower prices for stoma products, some will be withdrawn;...
The PMOS informed Lobby the Foreign Secretary reported to Cabinet on Iran where she outlined the efforts that we had been making, both to set out the case factually, to keep our allies in Europe informed as reflected...
Asked what was discussed at Cabinet this morning, the PMOS replied that there was a good report back from Peter Hain on Northern Ireland, and a report from Margaret Beckett on Iran....
Asked if the Prime Minister was expecting to visit Manchester in more triumphant circumstances, the PMOS replied that he would take it the journalist was referring to casinos, and that the Government had won the...
Asked why the Home Secretary was effectively forced to make an oral statement, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) replied that there was no precedent, and we had not given an oral statement in the past...
Asked if he was happy with the proposal to split up the Home Office, Mr Straw said that he was perfectly happy about it. When speculation first appeared about two months ago, he recalled saying in a radio interview...
Asked if he agreed with the conclusion of a report criticising the conduct of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Straw said he did and was quite clear that the Committee was quite correct to say that he had been...
The Leader was asked, from his previous experience as Foreign Secretary dealing with the issue, if he would characterise the present situation. Mr Straw said that the negotiations were being handled by Margaret ...
Asked if the policy was "still alive", the Leader said it was, because the powers in the original Act remained and, as Tessa Jowell had said last night in a brief statement after the decision in the House...
The Leader announced business for the week after the East recess would be: Monday, April 16 - second reading of the Mental Health Bill [Lords] (Patricia Hewitt and Rosie Winterton for the Government); Tuesday, April...
Asked whether the UK took over chairmanship of the UN Security Council this weekend, the PMS said she believed so....
Asked whether the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) had any comments on suggestions that Iran may have gone back on their promise to release the UK service woman, the PMS said these issues were being discussed at...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman and the Leader of the House of Commons on: Iran, United Nations, Forthcoming Business, Casinos Policy, Iran Developments, Parliamentary Standards Committee Report...
Over the next two years, fourteen additional helicopters will be made available for use on military operations, the Secretary of State for Defence, Des Browne has announced today.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown is in Afghanistan today with the Defence Secretary Des Browne, meeting British troops, senior commanders and civilian staff.
Discussions between Tom McCabe, Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform and Service Users
A further fifty-six local planning authorities have now met or exceeded national planning targets and will be removed from the Government's poor performers list.
This is available online at: www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1509269
The Department for Transport today published National Statistics of on the stock of licensed vehicles in Great Britain in 2006.
We want an independant company from the one we have (or do decide to join...
County coucils up and down the country give approval to companys large and...
At present, an element of our National Insurance contribution goes towards...
Children traveling to different schools twice a day or even more with Lunch...
This petition simply seeks the Government not to elevate those in public...
British Airways, the 'national' airline should be required to comply with...
Private nurseries receive a state grant and then charge parents a top-up fee...
some people are refused the chance to join the UKs armed forces because they...
This landfill site opened with a max 4 year licience. It has now been open...
As a parent of an 'angel baby' I am disgusted at the lack of care and...
In many countries such as Germany, the legal age for buying alcoholic drinks...
Wasps are an extremely dangerous insect,and their painful sting is...
Whilst we appreciate it is no one's fault that women are built with the need...
We can all do our bit for the enviroment, please do yours.
Why are the only weapons cadets can regularly train on out-dated Lee...
Humans have been keeping livestock successfully for thousands of years -...
The use of mechanical flails is destroying thousands of miles of hedgerows...
NFL is a very popular sport in Britain and we are missing out on all the...
Make sure that we do not need the permission of Washington before we are...
I believe it is an individual’s prerogative to be able to boycott any...
Currently 3 year olds are entiltled to 12.5 hours of free childcare a week...
People living in owner-occupied property or having a private landlord can...
The lack of training posts for 30,000 educated and part-trained doctors who...
Tony Blair is delivering the seventh in his series of Our Nation's Future lectures in Manchester today.
The MoD has taken another significant step to equip the Royal Air Force with the capability it requires by signing a contract to transform RAF Typhoon fighters into an advanced multi-role aircraft.
The OFT has decided to refer the supply of airport services by BAA in the UK to the Competition Commission (CC) for further investigation today. This decision comes after a period of public consultation following...
The Strategy for the Financial Services Industry in Scotland 2007 Annual Report provides a summary of achievements over the second year of implementing the Strategy, comparative data on the strong progress made...
Evaluates extent to which the City Visions have been implemented; assesses the economic impact that has resulted from CGF projects and the impact of these projects on the Executive's Cross Cutting Themes.
Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve my recommendation that the following coins should be issued in 2008:
a crown piece to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Prince of Wales;
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I am today placing in the Library of the Houses of Parliament copies of the report of the annual meeting to review the Compact held on 22 November 2006.
The coming years present the opportunity to make ...
The 2006 Fast Stream Recruitment Report was published on-line at http://www.cabinetof.gov.uk today. It summarises the results of the Civil Service Fast Stream recruitment competitions completed in the ...
The Government will shortly be issuing a consultation paper on this subject. Copies of this paper will be made available in the Libraries of both Houses.
Figures published by my Department on 27 March show that the average council tax increase in England in 2007-08 is 4.2 per cent.
We had made it clear to authorities that we expected to see an average council...
I am today publishing a short report by my Department on options for the future development of the building control system. This report follows in-depth discussion with a wide range of stakeholders over the last...
I am pleased to announce that I am today laying before Parliament a Command Paper setting out Government's response to the all-party inquiry into Anti-Semitism.
The Government welcome the all-party Parliamentary...
This statement reports progress on the Government's review of the complex issues raised by the high major works bills now faced by some owners of ex-council flats ('leaseholders'). It sets out progress and further...
The Government announced the successful roll out of Local Area Agreements (LAAs) across England today.
In October 2004, 21 pilot LAAs were announced for implementation from April 2005. There were a further...
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following statement to the House about the inquests of servicemen and women who have died overseas which fall within the jurisdiction...
The Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) has been formed from a merger between the former Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency (AFPAA) and the Veterans Agency (VA). The formal launch of the SPVA...
In my written parliamentary statement of 20 March, Official Report, Col. 38W, I announced that political agreement had been reached at the European level on a new regulation on voluntary modulation which would...
The House will be aware that in March 2006 my right hon. Friend the then Foreign Secretary agreed to make representations to seek the return from Guantanamo Bay of an Iraqi national formerly resident in the UK...
I am pleased to announce that The Queen has approved the re-appointment of Mr Richard Thomas as the Information Commissioner, from 29 November this year until his 60th birthday on 18 June 2009.
I am today announcing Machinery of Government changes to the Home Office and the Department for Constitutional Affairs. These changes build on the 'Security Crime and Justice' strand of the Government's policy...
Myright hon. And learned Friend the Attorney General has made the following written ministerial statement:
"Iam today arranging for the publication of research commissioned by the Office of Criminal Justice...
I have decided to appoint the new Board Members listed at Annex A for a period of two years and eight months.
The appointments will begin on 2 April 2007 and will expire on 13 December 2009. These appointments...
Sir Christopher Hogg, the Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), is today publishing proposals for consultation on measures to improve the FRC's internal governance. The Government welcomes this consultation...
I have today agreed to the publishing of the Insolvency Service's Corporate Plan for the period 2007-10.
The Insolvency Service plans to deal with some 77,000 new insolvencies in the year to 31 March 2008...
The United Kingdom played an active role in negotiating a new convention on disability rights, which was adopted by the United Nations on 13 December 2006. On the 14 December, the Prime Minister said that he ...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Cabinet Office has published the 2006 fast-stream recruitment report online at www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk today. It summarises the results...
My honourable friendthe Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Cabinet Office is today placing in the Libraries ofthe Houses of Parliament copies of the report of the annual meeting held on 22 November...
The following list of key performance indicators have been set for Her Majesty's Courts Service for 2007-08:*
improve the percentage of defendants' cases that commence within a specific time in the Crown...
The Government are today publishing a supplementary paper to the consultation paper on the draft Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2007, which would give effect...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Anne McGuire) has made the following Statement.
The United Kingdom played an active role in negotiating a new convention...
Durham's local economy is set for a boost thanks to a £10.5 million link road between the A1(M) and the A19, Transport Minister Gillian Merron announced today.
For those that do not know the difference, a Hackney vehicle is a taxi that...
Ductwork UK Ltd v Knight [2007] DRS 4247 (7 March 2007)
Danish Dairy Board v Chao Investments Ltd [2007] DRS 4353 (9 March 2007)
Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company v domain names [2007] DRS 4382 (19 March 2007)
Jack Daniels Properties Inc v Dale Stirling [2007] DRS 4373 (20 March 2007)
Robert Dyas Holdings Ltd v Domain Administration Ltd [2007] DRS 4415 (21 March 2007)
HT (Special Voucher Holder, dependants) India [2007] UKAIT 00031 (05 March 2007)
MB (OLF and MTA, risk) Ethiopia CG [2007] UKAIT 00030 (29 March 2007)
The Claimant seeks an interim injunction against its former employee, the Defendant, restraining him from working with named competitors of the Claimant and in particular, Premiere Global Services Inc. and its subsidiaries...
On 29th June 2003, Catherine MacClancy, then aged forty-five, fell from her horse and was injured when taking a 'drop down' obstacle in the course of a riding lesson, when under instruction from the defendant Jill...
On 4 August 2006, the Defendant hauliers sought to exercise a general lien over consignments of garments in order to extract payment of outstanding invoices for these and other consignments of garments. On 16 ...
In this action the claimant Mr Albon ("Mr Albon") trading as NA Carriage claims relief against the first defendant Naza Motor Trading Sdn Bhd, ("Naza Motors") a company incorporated with limited liability in Malaysia...
The prosecution case against the appellant was that he had sexually abused his niece EB between 1989 and 1996 when she was between the ages of 6 and 14. He had on a single occasion in 1985 also indecently assaulted...
Nova appeals from the dismissal by Kitchin J of its actions for infringement of copyright against Mazooma (and others) and against Bell-Fruit, [2006] EWHC 24 (Ch); [2006] RPC 379. The copyright works relied...
This is an appeal by the Defendant against the order for costs made by Deputy District Judge Dowding on 20 April 2006 when she approved the settlement of the Claimant's claim and gave him permission to accept out...