Disagreement over changes in the EU treaty on the subject of competition have been resolved, the PM has said.
In an effort to retain the important historical role of Britains proud...
Dear Prime Minister, I have started this petition because i feel that...
Prime Minister protect the Public. Enforce Sodomy Laws & Unnatural Sexual...
Underachieving schools must be turned around without eroding well performing...
We feel that there should be a permanent memorial to the events of the...
PMOS: The Prime Minister has now seen Chancellor Merkel, President Sarkozy and President Barrosso and I just thought I would give you a quick update on where we are and if I could just focus in on the issue of...
PMOS: The Prime Minister has now seen Chancellor Merkel, President Sarkozy and President Barrosso and I just thought I would give you a quick update on where we are and if I could just focus in on the issue of...
Tony Blair has a "better understanding" of French proposals following face-to-face talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the EU summit in Brussels.
Press Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman at the European Council Summit
Dolphins, marine turtles, otters and other European Protected Species** are to benefit from increased protection from this summer.
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator today published a determination on an objection by the Governing Body of Glebe Infants School, Congresbury, Somerset to the admission arrangements set by North Somerset Council...
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection made by Somerset County Council about the planned admission number set for 2008 by Kilmersdon VA Primary School. David Taylor, the ...
House Price Information from Land Registry
The use of copper is essential for the functioning of the country, such a...
There is much in the news at the moment about lowering the drink-drive limit...
As a non-resident parent I pay Child maintenance to the CSA which is...
People save for many years to buy a new car. They should be allowed to buy...
I live in W10 & find the choppers whizzing overhead to be extremely loud,...
We petition the government to return the teaching of secondary physics to...
The New Deal initiative is aimed at giving umemployed people the best chance...
If he agrees to this rule change we will no longer have the best stock...
To reduce speeding and accidents, more frequent speed signs are needed to...
Cheshire County Council have instigated an initial consultation period to...
It is a little known fact that the Ambulance Service in the UK is a poor...
Ban tractors during rush hour periods
For a country that promotes inclusivety, this policy is deemed to...
Natural England has pledged its support for the Year of Food and Farming, which aims to re-capture children’s imagination about food and how it is produced.
Tony Blair has had face-to-face talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the EU summit in Brussels.
The Environment Agency is to oversee management of all flood and erosion risk on the English coast, Defra announced today.
Welcoming reports of the first verdicts in the trials of those accused of crimes against humanity at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Lord Triesman, Minister for Africa at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ...
Local planning authorities (LPAs) continue to improve the efficiency with which they handle planning applications, Planning Minister, Baroness Andrews announced today.
A revised set of professional standards for teachers is published today by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). The revised standards, a key element of the "new professionalism" for teachers, ...
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection made by Sacred Heart RC Primary School about the admission arrangements for 2008/09 set by London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames for...
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection by Trafford LA to the admission arrangements of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. Trafford LA believes the school's admission arrangements...
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP
The Consumer Council for Water North West is calling on the Government to make sure that money arising from a £8.5 million fine on United Utilities' shareholders is used to help the company's poorest customers...
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Lord Falconer today said legal aid reform would ensure as many people as possible were helped within the resources available by encouraging efficient working practices...
The Department of Health and Goldshield Group Plc, Goldshield Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Forley Generics Limited ("Goldshield") are pleased to jointly announce settlement of the claims brought against Goldshield for...
The Department for Transport has welcomed the publication of its Capability Review.
The Government is consulting on the processes for barring people who should not work with children and vulnerable adults as part of the next stage to introduce the toughest ever vetting and barring scheme.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint The Countess of Verulam DL as Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for Hertfordshire upon the retirement of Sir Simon Bowes Lyon KCVO. The appointment takes effect immediately.
Two Highways Agency schemes have been shortlisted for the prestigious Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award 2007.
Introducing greater choice on how young people give evidence in court is among proposals published today that place victims and witnesses at the heart of the Criminal Justice System.
Questioned about the scope of Government's discussions with the Opposition, the Leader said that there were two sets of discussions - one obviously under that umbrella and another which could do so. Firstly, in ...
Asked if he could say anything further about today's reports, Mr Straw referred to what he had said in the House earlier in response to questions about Lord Ashdown and the Liberal Democrats. The Leader declined...
Asked to describe the sequence of events earlier today, the Leader said that, like a number of colleagues, he had sat alongside Mr Blair since he had become Prime Minister, and before that. Today had been the most...
The Leader announced that business for the coming week would be: Monday, June 25 - motion to approve a Ways and Means Resolution on the Finance Bill, followed by remaining stages of the Finance Bill, Day 1 (Stephen...
Asked how far the Prime Minister had got in his phone conversation with Chancellor Merkel today in protecting our red lines, the PMS said that as the PMOS had set out this morning, it was a good discussion. Chancellor...
The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began by drawing journalists' attention to the joint US/UK Defence Trade treaty that had been agreed between the two countries that day. The PMS continued that the Prime Minister...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman and the Leader of the House of Commons on: Defence Trade Treaty, EU Summit, Forthcoming Business, Cabinet, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Constitutional reform...
A city of growth
The OFT has today launched a market study into the £20bn per annum UK housebuilding industry.
Review of HMIC Inspections of Scottish Criminal Record Office (SCRO) and Fingerprint Bureau following Scottish Parliament Justice 1 Committee request
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ed Balls) has made the following Written Statement.
There are currently more than 2.6 million child trust fund accounts open, of which around...
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ed Balls) has made the following Written Statement.
Following my announcement in November 2006 of a review of co-operatives legislation—principally...
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ed Balls) has made the following Written Statement.
Following Budget 2006, the Chancellor established a high level group to consider issues related...
Today I have laid the Public Guardian Board Regulations 2007 before Parliament. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides the framework for making decisions and acting on behalf of individuals who lack capacity to...
My right honourable friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Hilary Armstrong) is today announcing the publication of Cutting Bureaucracy for our Public Services, a strategy for better regulation of front-...
The annual report 2006-07 of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today been laid before Parliament. Copies are available in the Libraries of both Houses.
The report forms a key part of the accountability...
Following Budget 2006, the Chancellor established a High Level Group to consider issues related to the international competitiveness of the UK financial sector, recognising the opportunities presented by emerging...
The Treasury has today published a discussion paper entitled "The Taxation of the Foreign Profits of Companies: A Discussion Document". Copies of the document are available in the Vote Office and the Libraries...
There are currently over 2.6 million Child Trust Fund accounts open of which around three-quarters have been actively opened by parents. The Government are committed to ensuring that all families, including lower...
Following my announcement in November 2006 of a review of co-operatives legislation—principally the Industrial and Provident Society Acts and Credit Unions Act—the Treasury has been carrying out research and ...
The Government are committed to ensuring that Building Regulations support the safety of hot water systems in the home. We have been working closely with the industry to develop guidelines and training notes ...
My hon. Friend the Under Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans and I have recently reviewed the way in which current housing legislation impacts on those leaving the Armed Forces. This follows...
A year ago, when I was appointed as Education Secretary, I said that children in care would be my top priority so I am genuinely delighted to be able to announce that the White Paper "Care Matters: Time for Change...
The 2006-07 Annual Report and Accounts for the Government Decontamination Service will be laid before Parliament today.
Copies will be available in the Libraries of both Houses.
Section 14(1) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (the 2005 Act) requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of every relevant three-month period...
I am today informing Parliament of an ongoing police operation to locate a foreign national who is believed to have absconded from his control order on the night of 18 June. This individual was placed under a...
I am today laying before Parliament, with the Comptroller and Auditor General, the annual report and accounts for 2005-06 for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. It is being laid before the Scottish...
The recent inquest into the death in 2004 of Adam Rickwood has drawn attention to a lack of clarity as to the powers of custody officers in secure training centres to restrain trainees, where it is necessary ...
I am today announcing the publication of "Cutting Bureaucracy for our Public Services", a strategy for better regulation of front line public sector organisations.
The strategy acknowledges that accountability...
Tomorrow we are launching a consultation on how Government can better support business in the future. We are looking not just at the support that we provide, but much more broadly across the whole of Government...
We are today setting the Low Pay Commission as follows:
LPC terms of reference for their 2008 report.
The Low Pay Commission is asked to:
Monitor, evaluate and review the NMW and its impact, ...
I answered a Parliamentary Question from the hon. Member for Vauxhall (Kate Hoey) on, 7 June 2007, Official Report, column 697W. I would add that Articles 22 and 27 of the Services Directive do require the United...
I have today published a consultation paper setting out the Government's draft proposals on the detail of the environmental and sustainability reporting requirements for the proposed Renewable Transport Fuel ...
The Department has announced today that London and Birmingham Railway Limited (a subsidiary of Govia) has been awarded the West Midlands franchise. The new franchise will begin on11 November 2007 and will increase...
The Department for Transport has today announced that Stagecoach Midland Rail Limited (a subsidiary of Stagecoach Group plc) has been awarded the contract to run the new East Midlands franchise from 11th November...
A Snapshot of England's health
"If you buy a stolen mobile phone you'll waste your money and look foolish", is the central message of the Government's new £500,000 national publicity campaign aimed at tackling mobile phone crime, unveiled...
JJ and SS (Student; regular attendance; which course?) Gambia [2007] UKAIT 00050 (24 May 2007)
GC (Citizens Directive: UK national�s spouse) China [2007] UKAIT 00056 (24 May 2007)
MI (Paragraph 298 (iii): �independent life�) Pakistan [2007] UKAIT 00052 (24 May 2007)
YI (Previous claims, Fingerprint match, EURODAC) Eritrea [2007] UKAIT 00054 (24 May 2007)
BM and AL (352D(iv); meaning of �family unit�) Colombia [2007] UKAIT 00055 (24 May 2007)
BO (Domestic worker, connection with Sponsor) Nigeria [2007] UKAIT 00053 (24 May 2007)
NM (�leading an independent life�) Zimbabwe [2007] UKAIT 00051 (24 May 2007)
This is an appeal from a Reasoned Opinion of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) Arbitration Panel (the Panel), dated 2 August 2006 (the Award) on a question of law, namely "whether under the terms...
These proceedings see the end of this remarkable litigation which commenced in January 1991. The present action concerns aspects of quantum, focussing on five heads of claim. The Defendant (IAC) has not participated...
This is the trial of a set of issues designed to determine whether the claimant ("Seele") is entitled to be indemnified under a Combined Contract Works and Third Party Liability insurance policy ("the policy") in...
This is an appeal by Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd ("Midlands") against a decision released on 20 July 2005 of the VAT and Duties Tribunal ("the Tribunal") sitting in Manchester. The Tribunal (Mr Colin...
Application is made to this court by Miss�Baruah, who appears with Mr�Turner, for permission to appeal against a decision of a Divisional Court consisting of Latham�LJ and Rafferty�J which refused to interfere...
Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office v Briggs-Price& Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 568 (14 June 2007)
This appeal concerns a challenge to a discontinuance order made by the Teignbridge District Council ("the Council") under section 102 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ("the Act") and confirmed by the First...
Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd & Ors v Vetplus Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 583 (20 June 2007)
This appeal raises a point of construction on a standard JCT Form of Contract on which it appears there is no previous authority. The point turns on the relationship between clauses 24 (damages for non-completion...
Report on the Ayrshire Partnership Criminal Justice Social Work Services