The Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, and the Defence Secretary, Des Browne, today welcomed Prime Minister Maliki's statement during the handover of Karbala province on Tuesday that Basra Province will transfer...
Housing and Planning Minister Yvette Cooper today confirmed that an ideas competition would be run to develop and set the design standards for ten new eco-towns. She wants to engage the leading creative thinkers...
JOINT STATEMENT FROM DAVID MILIBAND AND DOUGLAS ALEXANDER
The MoD today published the results of the single-Services' families' attitudes surveys.
Defence Secretary Des Browne is in Basra, Southern Iraq, today for an update on the progress of the Iraqi Security Forces and to see the situation for himself.
The Department for Transport has today announced funding grants of more than £132 million towards supporting rail freight. The awards will improve freight infrastructure on four specific projects across...
We urge the British government to request for the removal of Turkish TROOPS...
Asked if the Prime Minister welcomed the IOC's decision to allow a British Olympic football team, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had set out his views on such matters in the past and the position had not...
Asked to comment on what the Prime Minister would be talking to the King of Saudi Arabia about and would that include human rights violations, the PMS replied that he could not say anything in advance of the meeting...
Asked about the possibility of there being a bin tax, the PMS replied that the Government's response had not changed since he was last asked about it on Thursday. It was a complex issue, there were lots of difficult...
Asked what steps were being taken by the Government to make sure figures for the number of immigrants were correct, after the Government got its figures wrong for the number of foreign workers in the UK, the PMS...
The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled press that the main item discussed at Cabinet that morning was the Queen's Speech. Asked about the contents of the speech, the PMS said that the...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Queen's speech, Migration figures, Bin tax, Saudi Arabia and Misc
Immigration officers received tough new powers to protect the border and tackle immigration crime when the UK Borders Bill received Royal Assent today.
The Serious Crime Bill has received Royal Assent today, providing police with strong powers to crack down on serious crime.
11 Oct - Young people: positive behaviour and community-based activities - JRF report
Councils and communities received confirmation today of a new era of greater power and influence to tackle the issues they care about with less Whitehall control as the Local Government and Public Involvement in...
A petition to abolish planning consent for house to flat conversions, to...
Congratulations on making progress with flu vaccines ! BUT can health...
This would make it more likely that public sector pensions would be safe...
At present the vast majority of formats that the goverment and its'...
Without wishing to pass judgement on the existence of so-called psychic...
The Beatles are a major part of British post-war history. The last Beatle to...
The USA has recently changed the dates on which Summer Time (Daylight...
Whilst on Operations, Military members are on duty 24 hours a day. Often...
Prostitution (sexual activities performed in exchange for remuneration),...
Those objecting to the proposed 18% flat rate CGT will have made £millions...
Instead motorists guilty of causing or having accidents should become...
For he has been acting now for 49 years is well loved by the british public...
The Guardian has reported a secret document advising Gordon Brown to dilute...
Today, in civilised British society an individual can be fined up to £1000...
An independent body which will handle consumer complaints about legal services in England and Wales is now a step closer under new legislation approved today.
Consent was given today under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to EDF Energy Ltd for the construction and operation of a 1,270 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station at West Burton, Nottinghamshire...
Stuart Burgess, our chair and the government's Rural Advocate, has responded to the revised figures for foreign nationals working in the UK: “Migrant workers make a huge contribution...
The Department for Transport has today announced funding grants of more than £132 million towards supporting rail freight. The awards will improve freight infrastructure on four specific projects across...
Asked if the Prime Minister had had a chance to congratulate the Foreign Secretary yet, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was aware of the Foreign Secretary's good news and would be passing on his good wishes...
Asked if it was a slightly unusual procedure for a statement to be released by the Labour Party under the name of the Immigration Minister, attacking David Cameron's speech on immigration and did the Government ...
Asked if the Prime Minister would be calling off his meeting with the King of Saudi Arabia, the PMS said that the Prime Minister's meeting would go ahead as planned. As the PMS had said that morning, Saudi Arabia...
The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began by referring journalists to a quote from the Prime Minister in reaction to FIFA's decision regarding the Football World Cup, opening the way for European countries to bid...
The Queen has been pleased to approve that the honour of Knighthood be conferred upon David Robert Foskett QC, Alastair Hubert Norris QC, Nicholas Felix Stadlen QC and Robert Akenhead QC on their appointment as ...
The Queen has been pleased to approve that Sir Colin Percy Farquharson Rimer be sworn of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council on his appointment as a Lord Justice of Appeal.
Defra has today published the first epidemiology report into the Bluetongue outbreak, based on the situation up to 19 October.
Health Minister, Ivan Lewis, today published a groundbreaking Nutrition Action Plan in conjunction with over 25 leading stakeholders, outlining a range of actions to tackle malnutrition and ensure the nutritional...
Links between the UK and China in the scientific and academic sectors have been strengthened today, as Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills John Denham officially opened the China office of...
Following our successful 'Rural Democracy' fringe events at the recent party conferences, our Chair Stuart Burgess has written to all the party leaders, encouraging them to 'Think Rural' and address...
A new framework to deliver a transport system to support the economy and reduce carbon emissions was unveiled by Ruth Kelly today.
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: World Cup, Saudi Arabia, Immigration and Misc
instead of the second chamber forever being locked in a political football...
'...force utility companies to reduce the out of control and over priced utility bills for everybody not just the elderly' -- dave harrison
Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin have both contributed to some of the best...
Royal Mail have ceased sunday collections from postboxes throughout the...
At the moment most air ambulance services appear to be run on a county lines...
I, as a potential first time buyer, find that affordable housing, ie one and...
I would like to petition The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown to ensure that The...
At present certain types of fertility treatments are only available in...
As I understand that Gordon Brown wants to stop obesity and increase peoples...
Please show your support for a yes vote in a referendum (in this Assembly...
In December, there is a live televised vote to decide who should receive the...
We have an unending and guaranteed source of power which is being needlessly...
We in Britain pay more into the EU dictatorahip than almost all the other...
allow local government to implement changes to the waiting list for housing...
Due to the high levels of expenditure to run parliment, the criminal use of...
Young people aged 16 or 17 will be able to apply for a passport without parental consent, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) announced today.
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) has today launched a new campaign aimed at highlighting the financial support available to students going into University from September 2008. The campaign...
Scottish Government's response to Review of Scotland's Colleges
Responses to Consultation on the Quality Meat Scotland Order 2007
The statistics bulletin provides a routine update of homelessness applications, assessments and outcomes to March 2007, including data on households in temporary accommodation and breaches of the Unsuitable Accommodation...
A Command Paper has been laid before Parliament today providing the Government's response to the pre-legislative scrutiny and public consultation on the draft UK Climate Change Bill.
The document responds...
Legalisation is the official confirmation that a signature, seal or stamp appearing on a document is genuine. The Legalisation Office provides this service to members of the public wishing to use British documents...
Today I have published the evaluation reports of the North Liverpool Community Justice Centre and the Salford Community Justice Initiative. Copies have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses, the Vote Office...
The National Offender Management Service is closely monitoring the prison population and capacity in the system. Updated figures on the prison population, and the usable capacity, are published every Friday. ...
In accordance with Section 91 of the Police Act 1997, I have agreed to re-appoint the right hon. Sir Liam McCollum as a Surveillance Commissioner as from 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2010, and to re-appoint...
I have today launched a six week Public Consultation on a proposed new policy for roadside facilities on England's strategic road network.
The draft policy has been prepared in light of responses to a previous...
The Transport Innovation Fund was announced in the "Future of Transport" White Paper (July 2004). The productivity strand of this funding stream supports packages and schemes which are expected to make a major...
Jane Farleigh, the first Border and Immigration Agency Director for Wales and the South West, says people who abuse the immigration system will not be tolerated.
Jamison, R v [2007] NICC 38 (18 October 2007)
McClurg & Ors v Royal Ulster Constabulary [2007] NIQB 77 (3 July 2007)
Murphy v Murphy & Anor [2007] NICh 5 (18 October 2007)
This action concerns the right to possession of a relatively substantial residential property situated at and known as Trelan, Wharf Road, Lelant, St Ives, Cornwall ("Trelan"). The third claimant, National Westminster...
The Thorners are a farming family in Somerset. For convenience, and with no disrespect whatever, I shall refer to all members of this family by their first names. Jimmy and Peter were cousins, their fathers being...
HM The Queen has appointed Timothy Mark Daber to be a District Judge (Magistrates' Court) on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth...
HM The Queen has appointed Nicholas Marshall Wood to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, has assigned...