In response to questions, Mr Straw made further comments of a party political nature on the forthcoming elections....
Asked if he had any views about whether he should serve in Iraq, the Leader said that was a matter entirely for the Army - not for Ministers....
In response to a question, Mr Straw repeated his view, expressed during Business Questions earlier, that there should be a police investigation rather than an internal Whitehall inquiry if there was any evidence...
The Leader, asked if he had a view of the Bill before MPs again tomorrow, said that the Government's approach - to treat it as a House matter - was entirely appropriate. He recalled that, when the original White...
Leader of the Commons, Jack Straw MP, announced that business for next week would be: Monday, April 30 - consideration in committee of the Finance Bill (Stephen Timms, John Healey and Ed Balls, for the Government...
Asked if there was any comment on the furore surrounding Prince Harry, the PMOS said it was a matter for the armed forces....
Asked if there was any change in the Government's position regarding the World Bank, the PMOS said it was a matter for the World Bank and therefore he would not comment. Put to the PMOS that there were representatives...
Asked if a leak was a criminal offence shouldn't an investigation be instigated, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that if people had evidence they should give it to the police. Put to the PMOS...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman and the Leader of the House on: Peter Clarke, World Bank, Prince Harry, Forthcoming Business, Private Member's Bill, Freedom of Information Act, Leaks ...
Competition Commission invites evidence
The UK's current water policy framework is not robust enough, Environment Minister Ian Pearson said today as he launched a debate on a revised National Water Strategy.
Industry-wide views on the regulation of defined contribution (DC) schemes have today (Wednesday) been published by the Pensions Regulator following its recent consultation, alongside a discussion paper on pension...
(FYI: A sizeable amount of homeless people served in the forces for our...
The DCA is responsible for running one of the most important departments....
Asked about the BBC allegations regarding the gangmasters and given that Jim Fitzpatrick had said that he was concerned about them, what action would be taken, the PMOS said that first of all, we had to consider...
Asked about the practice of the removal of organs, such as seen at Sellafield and other places, and the following announcement about an inquiry, the PMOS replied that when Alistair Darling had announced that there...
Asked if the Prime Minister had any plans to mark personally the 300th anniversary of the Union, and also, did he have any plans to mark the 10th anniversary of being in office next week, the PMOS replied that he...
Asked for information about the written histories of Cabinet Secretaries and the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), the PMOS replied that there were a series of official histories, and this commission would take...
Asked if the Prime Minister was disappointed in the crime figures, as they showed a big increase in robbery, the PMOS replied that people should keep things in context. Crime overall was down by 35% since 1997...
Put that there were now claims in the media of indications about the leak and where it came from, did the Prime Minister still think that it was not right to have an inquiry into it, the PMOS said that...
Asked why the Prime Minister had not yet picked up his Congressional Gold Medal, the PMOS said that as the Prime Minister had made clear before, he was very honoured to have been awarded this medal. However, there...
Asked whether the Prime Minister had any views on Prince Harry leaving the Army, the PMOS said that when the Prime Minister was asked about it this morning, he said that it was a matter for the Army....
Asked what had been discussed at Cabinet today, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that Alistair Darling gave an overview of energy in the lead up to the Energy White Paper. John Reid had outlined...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Cabinet, Prince Harry, Congressional Gold Medal, Peter Clarke/Leak, Crime Statistics/Mobile Phone crime, Cabinet Secretaries' Histories, Anniversaries...
As part of the Government's drive to open up global legal services markets, Constitutional Affairs Minister Baroness Catherine Ashton begins a visit to India today.
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The United Kingdom and United States have today ratified a bilateral extradition treaty to ensure more effective arrangements to bring offenders from either state to justice.
Analysis of Responses Received to the Consultation on Review of Prescription Charges and Exemption Arrangements in Scotland
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has presented petitions in the High Court to wind up Nationwide Legal Services Limited and NLS Sheffield Limited in the public interest.
The Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer appointed His Honour Judge Richard George Brown DL, Resident Judge at Lewes Combined Court Centre, as a Senior Circuit Judge on 1 February 2007.
16 April - Performance pay for teachers - ACER report
We accept that JSA has an important role when people are genuinely seeking...
There is rising concern about the treatment given to psychiatric patients....
I own an incredibly 'green' car (spectacularly low emissions and over 90 mpg...
Due to the ever incresing demand on staff 20 days over 365 in a year does...
As the number of flights by light aircraft increases so residents are...
to say young people need less money is wrong late teens early twentys is...
For those caravans that use the roads, road fund taxation should be leved....
This petition attempts to persuade the prime minister to give the country's...
Manchester United and Chelsea Football Clubs have each been allocated around...
Des Walker was the best defender in the world in his prime. At Sheffield...
We as a community cricket club, have been waiting for a straight and honest...
It is obvioius that our, so called, continental friends do care to adjust or...
i feel that the transport industry should use british drivers as an hgv...
Although I welcome the right to roam act I feel that cyclists have been...
Is it me or are spaces getting smaller or cars getting wider? Either way, I...
To contribute to Britain it should be mandatory to possess the necessary...
At this present time service bus drivers can drive up to five and a half...
this petition is for homeless people who wouuld like to get a job but are...
In April 2005 new legislation was introduced to give the Spouses/Common law...
Some people cannot afford sky....... as in a few years the standard...
Giving "Kids" The power to take over the law is wrong. Why should people pay...
All pensioners should receive the same equality, free TV license for all...
When an autistic person is due to be homeless or is homeless,there is very...
It is unfair that LPG 4x4 users are penalised when their vehicle is actually...
The Doctors and Dentists Review Body has recently recommended a cut of 10%...
To outlaw far right political and non- parties in great britain.Parties...
The HSE approaches the problem of risk in the forestry industry by trying to...
State Pensions in the UK should be in line with those in Europe,who do not...
Government measures to help first time buyers are not helping. The only...
credit card companies are increasing they charges by up some 25% which is...
The public transport system is in chaos as it lacks any coherence. A fully...
Young people on Income Support receive around 45 pounds a week and often...
The personal capability assessment should be extended in all cases where a...
We aim to prevent companies marketing their products behind an impenetrable...
monthly pay is a nightmare for people across the country who are not...
If Housing Associations and Local Council Authorites install wind turbines...
We are campaigning to ensure that pre birth babies from 24 weeks are given...
Supermarkets should be forced to be much clearer in their labelling,...
This is one of the few greenbelt areas left in Colchester. There is to be a...
I have brought my stepson up since he was 18 months old. Yet his father has...
The teaching of RE in schools is a very divisive subject. Many parents...
The reduced speed limit on this strectch of road from 70 mph to 40 and 50...
To improve the efficiency of vehicle driving, manufacturers should be made...
all mobile operators should make 0800 / free phone number calls from mobiles...
The Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith has numerous conflicts of interest in...
Better surveillance and improvement teams to drive down infection
Accreditation process for GPs and Pharmacists with Special Interests
23 April - Australian crime 2006 - AIC report
23 April - Mental disorders in the criminal justice system - AIC report
April - Performance pay for teachers - ACER report
Minister for Schools Jim Knight has welcomed new statistics which show that the local authority maintained school workforce has grown by 17,300 over the past 12 months, saying that the increases will help schools...
Asked if the leaking of information that Mr. Clarke was talking about, in his speech yesterday, was so damaging surely there is a case for an inquiry into that particular case, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Peter Clarke
The 2006 NHS workforce census shows an increase in full time equivalent capacity (FTE) for doctors and nurses and a fall in managers, with an overall reduction in the NHS headcount of 17,000 since September 2005...
POST MORTEM PROCEDURES (NUCLEAR INDUSTRY)
Coverage: Great Britain (unless otherwise stated)
Overall crime in England and Wales has remained stable according to British Crime Survey (BCS) interview data, and has fallen by two per cent according to recorded crime statistics, both published in the quarterly...
A look at why the Children's Hearings system was introduced, it's current structure and how it works.
A campaigner who represents the welfare of people with autism met with the PM in Parliament.
The PM has welcomed news that Al Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth is to be shown in every secondary school in England.
The OFT has today launched a market study into personal bank current account pricing, alongside a formal investigation into the fairness of charges for unauthorised overdrafts and returned items. The study will ...
A new call-out order has been made under Section 56 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable members of the reserve forces to be called out into permanent service and deployed to Cyprus as part of the UK's contribution...
I am pleased to announce the publication of the Construction Industry Training Board Annual Report and Accounts for the 2005-06 financial year.
This document is now available in the Library.
I have received the Fifteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). This report has been made under Articles 4 and 7 of the International Agreement that established the Commission and it reports...
Water companies in southern and eastern England should go ahead with metering programmes to tackle pressure on water resources - but not without tackling affordability problems for low income consumers, warned the...
His Honour Judge John Lionel Sessions will retire from the Circuit Bench on the South Eastern Circuit on 26 April 2007.
MATYJEK v. POLAND - 38184/03 [2007] ECHR 317 (24 April 2007)
ASITO v. MOLDOVA - 40663/98 [2007] ECHR 324 (24 April 2007)
BERECOVA v. SLOVAKIA - 74400/01 [2007] ECHR 319 (24 April 2007)
V. v. FINLAND - 40412/98 [2007] ECHR 321 (24 April 2007)
B v. FINLAND - 17122/02 [2007] ECHR 318 (24 April 2007)
LOMBARDO AND OTHERS v. MALTA - 7333/06 [2007] ECHR 323 (24 April 2007)
W v. FINLAND - 14151/02 [2007] ECHR 322 (24 April 2007)
JUHA NUUTINEN v. FINLAND - 45830/99 [2007] ECHR 320 (24 April 2007)
Stack v. Dowden (Respondent) [2007] UKHL 17 (25 April 2007)
St Helens Borough Council v. Derbyshire & Ors [2007] UKHL 16 (25 April 2007)
Belfast City Council v. Miss Behavin' Ltd (Northern Ireland) [2007] UKHL 19 (25 April 2007)
Melville Dundas Ltd & Ors v. George Wimpey UK Ltd & Ors (Scotland) [2007] UKHL 18 (25 April 2007)
Director of Public Prosecutions v. Hurnam (Mauritius) [2007] UKPC 24 (25 April 2007)
Gamlestaden Fastigheter AB v. Baltic Partners Ltd & Ors (Jersey) [2007] UKPC 26 (25 April 2007)
Bundhoo v. State of Mauritius (Mauritius) [2007] UKPC 25 (25 April 2007)
Geosurvey Holdings Ltd v. BSI (Overseas) (Bahamas) (The Bahamas) [2007] UKPC 27 (25 April 2007)
This judgment is in six parts, namely, Part 1 "Introduction"; Part 2 "The Course of Proceedings since February 2007"; Part 3 "The Present Application"; Part 4 "The Law"; Part 5 "Should the Reply and the Appendix...
This action arises out of the death on 22 December 2003 of Mr. Kevin Arnup. He was killed during the course of his employment by the defendant, M.W. White Ltd. ("the Company"). The business of the Company...
These are proceedings under the inherent jurisdiction. They relate to PS, an elderly lady who was born in 1925. The evidence currently available to the court indicates that she lacks capacity. She also suffers from...
This is a trial of preliminary issues in a dispute as to the extent of insurance coverage under an Environmental Consultants Professional Indemnity policy. The relevant terms of the policy are set out at para 101...
This is an application by Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus ad Subjiciendum by Farid Hilali who has been detained in prison following the completion of extradition proceedings arising from the issue, on the ...
If a patentee utterly prevails on infringement and validity and is held entitled to financial compensation in the Courts of England and Wales right up to the point where no further appeal lies, can all that be set...
The claimant ("Adealon") is the owner of a strip of land ("the red land"), of about 525 square metres, lying along the A24 Merantun Way to the south. The defendant council ("the council") owns the land adjacent...
After a trial lasting some four days HHJ Stewart QC awarded the claimant (the appellant in this court) damages in the sum of £11,688.25 plus interest of £2021.76. The defendants, respondents in this...
Small businesses urged to mind their IP