ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME FOUNDATION
Economic Secretary Kitty Ussher today welcomed the publication of the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill, which will allow money lying dormant in banks and building societies to be reinvested in the...
SPEECH BY THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, THE RT HON ALISTAIR DARLING MP, AT THE ANDREW WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL LECTURE, THE UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, SCOTLAND 8 NOVEMBER 2007
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This Countryside Agency report summarises the review of the achievements of the Rural Housing Enabler programme.
Put that the Government was dropping the Coroner's Reform Legislation, the PMS said that it had been in the draft Queen's speech legislation; obviously decisions had to be taken in relation to the number of bills...
Asked if the Government was still hopeful that it would get the 56 days preferred option, the PMS said that 56 days was not the preferred option, the preferred option was to consult on an extension up to the maximum...
Asked if it was the Prime Minister's intention to reappoint the Governor of the Bank of England, the PMS said that the Governor's appointment expired in June of next year and that there would have to be a process...
Asked, in relation to the situation in Pakistan, if the Prime Minister had been making enquiries and taking a direct role or if the Foreign Secretary had mainly been dealing with it, the Prime Minister's Spokesman...
Asked what would be discussed at the meeting with the President of the Czech Republic, and would climate change come up, the PMS replied that they would discuss a wide range of issues in relation to European and...
Asked if the Prime Minister had any response to the request for an increase in defence spending, the PMS replied that there had been quite a significant increase in defence spending. This meant that there would ...
Asked if there would be any papers released today relating to Inheritance Tax, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMOS) replied that obviously this was a matter for the Treasury so best to check with them, but his ...
Young people and community leaders from Lambeth met the Prime Minister today in Downing Street to discuss youth crime.
Gordon Brown welcomed the President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, to Downing Street this afternoon.
The RAF's first Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Britain's most sophisticated unmanned surveillance system, has taken to the air in Afghanistan.
Information about the Teacher Induction Scheme 2008/09
on Wednesday, 14th November 2007 at 11 a.m.
An extraordinary meeting of the full Metropolitan Police Authority to discuss the implications of the guilty verdict in the Health & Safety trial of the Crown Vs the Office of the Commissioner will be held on Thursday...
Stockwell 1 - the recommendations
This act actively promotes and decriminalises an unnatural act, ie same sex...
How can a politician accurately represent the needs & views of their...
We appreciate that oil prices go up and very occasionally go down and seem...
I am appalled that thousands of people are having their minimum wages topped...
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to: 'Ban ALL Discrimination...
We demand that cyclists bear the same responsibility as other road users 1...
Secondary school children in B&NES travelling to school face: •...
All dogs that attack and bite without provocation should be destroyed as...
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This report describes the findings from a final evaluation of the Vital Villages initiative.
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Inheritance Tax, Defence Spending and the President of the Czech Republic
Three major English cities are set to develop tailored action plans to slash their CO2 emissions under a new scheme, Minister for Climate Change Joan Ruddock announced today.
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There will be overnight junction improvements, including resurfacing, near Bath at the junction of the A4 Newbridge Road with the A36 at Twerton Fork starting on 12 November, for eight weeks.
The Charity Commission, the independent regulator for charities in England and Wales has won a top Civil Service award. Charity Commission Direct (CCD), the single point of contact for all the regulator's incoming...
The Secretary of State for Transport has today appointed Jim Keohane, the senior non-executive director of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to be the Authority's new Deputy Chairman. The appointment takes immediate...
Len Duvall, chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), welcoming publication of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) Stockwell 1 Report, said:
Eight priority areas have been chosen to benefit from a £100m fund to boost research and innovation, John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills announced today (8 November).
A Government Bill which will see the start of a programme of student loan sales received its first reading in the House of Commons today.
The new head of the Technology Strategy Board said today that his vision was to make the UK a "beacon for innovation and technology".
Cabinet Office Minister Gillian Merron will take part in a live webchat on 12 November at 16:00 GMT.
Government investment in the British Library will rise from £92 million this year to £100 million in 2010/11 as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review, Culture Secretary James Purnell announced...
Using rice husks to generate heat and electricity in Thailand, turning human sewage in Manila into clean electricity and creating power from pig waste are among the ways the UK will offset its carbon dioxide emissions...
This consultation document invites comments on the proposed introduction of a double tagging system for sheep and goats.
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Lord Drayson, Counter-Terrorism, Bank of England, Inheritance Tax, Jobs and Flexible Working
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Pakistan, Bank of England Governor, 56 Days, Coroner's Legislation and Home Secretary
Number of adoptions continues to fall
The public and police are using new powers to ask for reviews of licensed premises, the vast majority of 24 hour licenses belong to hotels which only serve to their guests and nearly 50,000 premises are licensed...
Defra has today published a summary of the responses it received to its 2006 consultation paper on proposals for managing the coexistence of GM and non-GM crops in England.
More than 7 out of 10 patients already receiving treatment within 18 weeks
In a show of unity British and French immigration ministers today spoke of their joint commitment to maintaining secure border controls and tackling illegal immigration.
The first ever cross-Government strategy for supporting our Service personnel, their families and veterans will be published in the spring, Armed Forces Minister, Bob Ainsworth, announced today.
A new Double Taxation Convention with Saudi Arabia was signed on 31 October 2007. After signature, the text of the convention was deposited in the Libraries of both Houses and made available on HM Revenue and...
I am pleased to inform the House that I am today inviting applications for Petroleum Exploration and Development Licences (PEDL) for unlicensed blocks in parts of England, Scotland and Wales which will form the...
The Companies Act 2006, which received Royal Assent on 8 November 2006, will bring major benefits to business by modernising and simplifying company law.
The Government set out the commencement timetable...
I am announcing today plans to implement the Government's commitment to extension of the free early education entitlement for three and four-year-olds to 15 hours each week for 38 weeks a year.
A longer...
A number of improvements have been made to the Service redress of individual grievance process (the Service complaints process) under the Armed Forces Act 2006 in light of recommendations made by Nicholas Blake...
As part of our ongoing support to current operations. I am today announcing the formation of a temporary brigade headquarters to command UK forces in Afghanistan over the period October 2009 to April 2010. The...
The Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. visited the UK on 22 to 23 October. This visit provided a good opportunity to discuss not only issues relating to Turkey's EU accession negotiations, but also...
The Justice and Home Affairs Council will be held on 8 and 9 November 2007 in Brussels. My right hon. Friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, the Solicitor General of Scotland, Frank Mulholland...
I am pleased to announce that from today all documents deposited in the Library of the House by Ministers will be done so electronically. Members and Peers will still be able to request a hard copy document from...
Listed below are those bills which the Government intend to bring forward. Details of each of these bills are available from the Leader of the House of Commons website www.CommonsLeader. gov.uk/Legislation...
I should like to inform the House that I have, under schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, reappointed Mr Michael Lewer CBE, QC as a member of the Boundary for Commission for England. The appointment...
I have received the 17th 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 on...
The Third Session UK legislative programme unveiled in the Queen's Speech on the 6 November contains measures of relevance to the people of Northern Ireland.
The following is a summary of the legislation...
The Third Session UK legislative programme unveiled in the Queen's Speech on 6 November contains significant measures of relevance and benefit to the people of Scotland.
The Government are committed to ...
I am pleased to inform the House that the Queen's Speech on Tuesday 6 November unveiled the Government's Third Session legislative programme which contains 11 bills with Welsh Provisions.
There will be ...
The Companies Act 2006, which received Royal Assent on 8 November 2006, will bring major benefits to business by modernising and simplifying company law.
The Government set out the commencement timetable...
The Justice and Home Affairs Council will be held on 8 and 9 November 2007 in Brussels. My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Jack Straw), the Solicitor-General for...
Listed below are those Bills which the Government intend to bring forward. Details of each of these Bills are available from the Leader of the House of Commons website at www.Commons Leader.gov.uk/Legislation...
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Shaun Woodward) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
The third Session UK legislative programme unveiled in the Queen's Speech on 6 November contains...
I am pleased to announce that from today all documents deposited in the Library of the House by Ministers will be done so electronically. Members and Peers will still be able to request a hard copy document from...
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Shaun Woodward) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
I have received the seventeenth report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). This report...
The Government is warning the 25,000 British Muslims making the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca next month to be on their guard for rogue travel agents.
The Department for Transport has today published National Statistics on Traffic in Great Britain, including analyses by vehicle type and road class, for the third quarter of 2007.
An ambitious package of measures to improve public transport and create the first formal champion for bus passengers was announced today as part of the Local Transport Bill by Transport Minister, Rosie Winterton...
The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, John Denham, announced today that the Technology Strategy Board will invest a further £100m in innovation, and invited businesses to submit...
The Technology Strategy Board announced today that it has helped to generate investment in collaborative research and development totalling over £1bn, since it began its support work in 2004. The Board...
The Technology Strategy Board is to bring together government, business and the research community in an initiative to address healthcare challenges caused by the impact of living longer, the increasing demand for...
Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government today launched a joint consultation to strengthen protection given to the UK's native wildlife.
Chief Executive of the Border and Immigration Agency Lin Homer said:
An initiative in the fight against fear and confusion felt by witnesses of the court process across England and Wales, has been announced by the Courts Minister Maria Eagle, today.
BUGAJNY AND OTHERS v. POLAND - 22531/05 [2007] ECHR 891 (6 November 2007)
CHRUSCINSKI v. POLAND - 22755/04 [2007] ECHR 898 (6 November 2007)
LEPOJIC v. SERBIA - 13909/05 [2007] ECHR 892 (6 November 2007)
STEPULEAC v. MOLDOVA - 8207/06 [2007] ECHR 897 (6 November 2007)
PATSURIA v. GEORGIA - 30779/04 [2007] ECHR 893 (6 November 2007)
BANCA VIAS v. MOLDOVA - 32760/04 [2007] ECHR 889 (6 November 2007)
MUSUC v. MOLDOVA - 42440/06 [2007] ECHR 895 (6 November 2007)
SOBOTA-GAJIC v. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - 27966/06 [2007] ECHR 896 (6 November 2007)
MOCARSKA v. POLAND - 26917/05 [2007] ECHR 894 (6 November 2007)
SERNAWIT AND OTHERS v. POLAND - 61967/00 [2007] ECHR 899 (6 November 2007)
McAteer (t/a Duddy McAteer & Co) v N R Devine Ltd & Ors [2007] NIQB 89 (5 November 2007)
Fitzpatrick, Re Judicial Review [2007] NICA 42 (5 November 2007)
Myers v Bonnington (Cavendish Hotel) Ltd. [2007] EWHC 90077 (Costs) (06 July 2007)
Stone v Clerk To the Justices, Plymouth Magistrates' Court [2007] EWHC 2519 (Admin) (11 October 2007)
The claimant is a citizen of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this application for judicial review filed on 24 November 2004, and subsequently amended, he challenges the decision of the defendant to detain him...
These are proceedings for judicial review in which the claimant seeks to challenge the exercise by the defendant local authority of its powers and duties under section 202 of the Housing Act 1996.
On 23 September 2005, in the Crown Court at Norwich, H (who was then 17� years of age) appeared before Roderick Evans J for sentence following his earlier plea of guilty to an offence of sexual assault contrary...
This is an appeal by Kevin Cartwright against his conviction on 9th February 2007 in the Crown Court at Stafford, before His Honour Judge Glenn and a jury, of rape, indecent assault, and assault occasioning bodily...
On 5th June 2001, Mr Dennett, then a secure tenant of the London Borough of Southwark, gave written notice to Southwark under s. 122(1) of the Housing Act 1985 claiming to exercise the right to buy a long lease ...
This is the judgment of the court.
Part IV of the Housing Act 1985 ("the 1985 Act") makes provision for secure tenancies and the rights of secure tenants. The property which is the subject of these proceedings was at all material times a secure ...
Before the court are three appeals arising out of various proceedings brought by Kensington International Limited ("Kensington") in support of its attempt to execute a number of judgments obtained in the Commercial...
The question on this appeal is whether the employment tribunal (ET) erred in law in deciding that the London Borough of Hounslow (the Council) unfairly dismissed Ms Elena Klusova on 10 August 2005.
HM The Queen has appointed David Tremberg 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 him...