Asked if the Prime Minister's comments earlier today implied that Blackpool could now get a casino, and would this need a change in legislation, the PMOS replied that there was a review process going on where Ministers...
Asked if the Government was happy with Lord Falconer's comments that prisoners who breached their conditions of licence should only face a maximum of 28 days, the PMOS replied that he had not seen the comments and...
The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) began the briefing by clarifying events tomorrow. There would be a Cabinet tomorrow morning at 09:00, although this may not be as long as usual. The Prime Minister ...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Prime Minister, Department of Justice and Casinos
Statement of issues
The Ambulance Services Institute hosted their annual awards ceremony at the House of Commons on Thursday last week. The awards covered all aspects of emergency medical care from innovation to air ambulance crews...
May - Adult offenders' perceptions of problems - HO report
7 May - Flaws in system of written testimony - Guardian Report
A Belgian beam trawler which used 'blinders' - illegal linings in her trawl nets - to catch illegal undersized fish which were then kept, was forced to tie up four days while the skipper and owner faced prosecution...
Asked if the Prime Minister was satisfied with the Portuguese authorities about their handling of the missing child, the PMOS said that these were very difficult days for the family, and we fully understood and ...
Asked if the Prime Minister thought that it would be a loss to Government if John Reid stepped down, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister had set out his views of Dr. Reid very clearly in his letter....
Asked how the Prime Minister regarded Nicolas Sarkozy, and was he someone the Prime Minister thought he could do business with, the PMOS said that as people knew, the Prime Minister had met Mr. Sarzoky many times...
Asked if the Prime Minister would have an audience with The Queen today, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) told journalists that he would not have one today. Asked for plans regarding the rest of the...
The Home Office, tax credits and Northern Ireland were on the agenda at PMQs. Read the transcript or watch the broadcast again.
Tony Blair told MPs today that it "makes sense" for the Home Office to focus its efforts on tackling terrorism.
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Prime Minister, Nicolas Sarkozy/Europe, John Reid and Missing Child
Sir Richard Gozney KCMG has been appointed Governor and Commander in Chief of Bermuda, in succession to Sir John Vereker KCB. Sir John Vereker will leave Bermuda in the first half of October, and Sir Richard Gozney...
The Foreign Office's annual Departmental Report for 2006/2007 is published today. Its key message is that because of globalisation, the need for the FCO's distinctive contribution to the Government's objectives ...
This appeal notice is being distributed at the request of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre and the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) at the request of the Portuguese Authorities.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, and the City Minister, Ed Balls, today met with members of the High-Level Group on Financial Services to discuss progress from their first meeting as well as announcing...
Two companies engaged in the provision of legal documents, such as wills, to members of the public have been wound up in the High Court following an investigation by Companies Investigation Branch (CIB).
Employers who haven't yet filed their 2006-07 Annual Return need to do so by 19 May.
All of you who have followed the excessive amount of lorries on the A14, and...
The scheme would require the re-opening of the Hall Farm Curve track beyond...
To seriously consider new locations for a new London airport, even creating...
The Queen has been pleased to approve that Jeffrey Mark Donaldson MP MLA and Peter David Robinson MP MLA be sworn of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council.
US and UK companies need to face up to the realities of climate change and the risks that it poses to their long term interests, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ian Pearson will say later today.
Grants to help climate-conscious householders to install microgeneration technologies will be up for grabs again later this month, Alistair Darling announced today.
A new Home Office equipped to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century starts work today, refocused on meeting the most significant security issues facing the UK - crime, immigration and protection against...
Twenty-five local highway authorities and their partners across England will share the first award of a new £4 million road safety grant, Dr Stephen Ladyman, Road Safety Minister, announced today.
Halal is a term that identifies food that muslims are permitted to eat. it...
We ask the government to recognise the harm caused by the growth in...
Debt Recovery Agencies (DRA) are using illegal and bullying practices to...
With the object of publicising the serious historical injustice done to a...
Many people still do not or do not wish to have a bank account. Banks are a...
Are you genuinely sick/disabled and unfit for paid work? Are you sick of the...
The growth of BFTs has been rapid but there is no regulation with regard to...
Breastfeeding is the most natural method of feeding a child. Many...
im a single mother of three small children aged 3, 5 and 7 and daniel my...
We are all being asked to watch our diets these day - count the calories,...
Current measures to dissuade motorists from using large vehicles (including...
Tony Blair is answering questions from MPs in his weekly PMQs session. You can watch the session live here from 1200 GMT. We'll also have a summary of the topics covered, plus a chance to watch the broadcast again...
John Armitt CBE has been appointed Chair of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), the body charged with building the key venues, facilities and infrastructure for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.
Tony Blair will take part in Prime Minister's Questions today. You'll be able to follow the session live here from 1200 BST. We'll also have a summary of the topics covered, plus a chance to watch the broadcast ...
UK residents visits abroad up by 3%
Consultation on the draft Gambling Act 2005 (Review of Premises Licences)(Scotland) Regulations 2007 inviting comments on draft regulations to implement in Scotland the notices of applcation for the review of a ...
This publication forms part of a series of publications which provide aggregate information on social workers employed by Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services. It contains the results of a quarterly social...
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held on 8 May in Brussels. The items on the agenda are as follows:
Preliminary draft of the 2008 general budget
The Commission will give a presentation...
The Informal Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) took place in Berlin on 20 and21 April 2007. The Informal Council discussed various aspects of sustainable public finances, efforts to combat VAT fraud...
Following the St Andrews Agreement in October 2006 and the historic agreement by the political parties on 26 March 2007 to the returnof devolution, I am today setting out how the Government are meeting their ...
In April, the Government issued the Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) Order 2007, promulgating a simpler, clearer and more proportionate model code of conduct for local councillors. The Order came into...
I announced on 17 January 2006, Official Report, column 25WS, that to enable themore effective use of Defence resources, an RAF Communications Hub would be formed at RAF Leeming. I also announced that communications...
Today, I am announcing that the MOD, in association with Sterling Life, has launched a new voluntary life insurance scheme, Service Life Insurance (SLI). In the run-up to Operation TELIC, life insurance companies...
In November 2005, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Fiona Mactaggart announced the National Offender Management Service Young Adult Offenders (YAOs) Project, as part of the new approach to offender management...
An informal meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council took place in Wuerzburg in Germany from 26-28 April. The Council was split into two halves. Part I dealt with Science and Research. Part II dealt with Economic...
The Department of Trade and Industry issued a written answer to House of Commons Parliamentary Question Number 2005/3120 from my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby (Mr. Mitchell), 13 February 2006,Official...
The Department for Transport has today published the South West Regional Planning Assessment for the railway (RPAs), the latest in the series of eleven RPAs covering England and Wales. Copies of the document ...
In November 2005, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Fiona Mactaggart) announced the National Offender Management Service Young Adult Offenders (YAOs) Project, as part of the new approach to offender...
At the start of the hearing on 25th April I made an order pursuant to Section 4 (2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981. The terms of the order, and the matters to which it relates, are set out below.. It ...
This litigation arises out of a neighbours' dispute which some may think has been blown out of proportion and which is undoubtedly causing considerable distress and alarming expense to all concerned. Mr ...
The Defendant ("Mr Rice") first started work with the Claimant ("Extec") in 2002 as a production manager. In October 2004 he took up a position with the title "After Sales Manager". Extec is a substantial...
This is a claim by Sinclair Investments Holdings SA ("Sinclair") for recovery of a proprietary nature in consequence of alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and dishonest assistance in a breach of trust. It is made...
SIR IGOR JUDGE: This is a Reference, under section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, by Her Majesty's Solicitor-General of a sentence imposed on Michael John White, on 29th January 2007 at Peterborough Crown...
On 21 August 2006 in the Isleworth Crown Court before Her Honour Judge Dangor and a jury the appellant was convicted of false imprisonment. He was subsequently given a suspended sentence and ordered to pay compensation...