The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally concluded that the completed acquisition by Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures Limited (MUKBV) of National Grid Wireless Group (NGW) would lead to a substantial lessening...

Gordon Brown has highlighted the fight against HIV/AIDS as a "key priority" and spoken of his belief that the disease can be eradicated.

The Scottish Road Works Register (Prescribed Fees)

Plans to modernise police facilities are to be published for each of the capital's 32 boroughs and will offer local communities the unique opportunity to make their voices heard in the drive to make the police service...

Asked if the Foreign Office accepted that Gillian Gibbons must serve a further ten days in jail, the PMS said that, as was known, the Foreign Secretary met with the Sudanese ambassador again last night and expressed...

Asked how the Prime Minister would characterise his relationship with Harriet Harman, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that the Prime Minister was fully focused on the business of government and had ...

The Foreign Secretary took your questions on a variety of topics in our live webchat earlier today.

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Party funding and Sudan

Catherine Macleod has been appointed a special adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. She will take up her post on 3 December.

Technical Notes for the 2007 Spending Review

Communities Secretary Hazel Blears and Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain have today announced a new drive to turn around long term unemployment in the most disadvantaged communities.

Councils and health authorities in England, with a massive annual £58bn of spending power, have pledged to make the way they buy goods and services and run their premises more sustainable.

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on the proposal by the governing body of Childwall CE VA Primary School, Liverpool, Merseyside, to enlarge the school from a capacity of 280 to 420 ...

Hate websites do not deserve the protection under the freedom of speech act...

Dr. Ioan Davies has been a senior figure within the Medical School at the...

There is no other recording artist in the world today quite like Kate Bush....

Hi Jayne -Thank you for these comments.   As you may have seen (via our emerging ideas paper on the web-site) the CRC is very supportive of  parish councils - especially the smaller...

Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo today announced an extra £17.6million in funding for Local Authorities to plan and care for people living with HIV and AIDS.

Care Services Minister Ivan Lewis today welcomed the publication of Work Matters: Vocational Navigation for Occupational Therapy Staff. This good practice booklet is designed to help occupational therapy staff recognise...

Falling crime in high crime areas, improvements in police performance, a drop in those making unfounded asylum claims and a reduction in the overall harm caused by drugs are some of the key achievements set out ...

Seeks comments on the proposed hierarchy for planning in Scotland. The Government's proposals are intended to provide a more proportionate approach for dealing with planning applications. The hierarchy is about ...

District Judge Scott-Phillips will retire as a District Judge on the North Eastern Circuit on 30 November 2007.

A new road to relieve congestion in Stowmarket, Suffolk, is to go-ahead with £12 million of Government funding, Transport Minister Rosie Winterton announced today.

Hi Jayne -

Thank you for these comments.   As you may have seen (via our emerging ideas paper on the web-site) the CRC is very supportive of  parish councils - especially the...

Asked if the police decided to investigate the matter, would the Prime Minister suspend the internal inquiries going on, the PMS said that it was entirely a party matter. Asked if there was a police investigation...

Asked if the Prime Minister had received a letter of apology from HMRC, the PMS replied that he would not normally comment on the Prime Minister's personal financial affairs.Asked whether the Prime Minister had ...

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the Governor of the Bank of England, that the UK was in for an uncomfortable period financially, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was speaking at length about the world...

Asked if the Government was concerned that further credit had been given to Northern Rock, the PMS replied that the Chancellor and others had made the situation in relation to Northern Rock clear on numerous occasions...

Put that the scrutiny committee were convinced that the rules of the House require, in the wake of their report, a debate on the treaty before the Prime Minister signs it, the PMS replied that he had not seen the...

Asked if the Government was confident that this was a problem for just that particular court or were there concerns that there could be similar problems elsewhere, the PMS replied that it was a particular issue ...

Asked for feedback from the Foreign Secretary's meeting with the Sudanese Ambassador, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that a statement had been released earlier today and it would be...

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Sudan, Leeds magistrates, European reform treaty, northern rock, UK economy, HMRC and donations

David Miliband will be here taking your questions on international affairs in a live webchat today from 13:45 GMT.

A £45 million funding boost will help culture and the arts regenerate some of our most run-down seaside resorts, Culture Secretary James Purnell announced today.

Main Points This Month

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:

The Fifteenth Annual Report of the National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit was published today. The report looks back over the period from May 1990 (when the Unit was set up) to 31 December 2006. The...

Parish Councils of any size can do what they wish within their powers.  Size is no limit!  Commenting on consutlations takes a bit of time to consider the consutlation but can influence national...

School holidays

This Circular gives guidance on the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999 (SSI 1999 No.1) (referred to in this Circular as "the Regulations").

Scottish Aggregates Survey.

Consultation responses.

Responds to the main points raised by respondents to the March 2007 consultation paper, seeking views on the Revision of Circular 15/1999.

Offers a brief and basic introduction to the EIA Directive, the Regulations and planning authority responsibilities.

I am pleased to announce that the Government have submitted their economic evidence on the national minimum wage to the Low Pay Commission. The Commission will take this and all the other evidence received into...

The following statement provides information on the Competitiveness Council in Brussels on 22 November 2007, at which I represented the UK. The meeting was chaired in the morning by Manuel Pinho, Portuguese Minister...

One year ago, we published the interim plan for the Thames Gateway, Europe's largest regeneration programme, setting out the long-term vision and objectives for the Thames Gateway. We are today publishing a delivery...

The Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) has a vital role to play in the future of the British Army. We stated that we would announce the outcome of the utility vehicle design trials by the end of November. I am...

I am announcing today the award of a contract to Agusta Westland for Implementation Phase 2 of the Sea King Integrated Operational Support (SKIOS IP2) programme. This programme will maintain availability levels...

The right hon. and learned Member for North-East Fife (Sir Menzies Campbell) has replaced the hon. Member for Hereford (Mr. Keetch) as a Member of the United Kingdom delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly...

Today we have laid before Parliament the Government response to the Science and Technology Committee's report on the scientific developments relating to the Abortion Act 1967 (Cm 7278).

In June 2007, the...

At the end of 2005-06, the NHS had a net deficit of £547 million, with 123 (33 per cent.) organisations building up a total gross deficit of £1.3 billion. Today I am pleased to say that we...

I am today announcing that three more initiatives are being added to the 10 already included as demonstrator sites for the protective capabilities programme. These initiatives are addressing the demands of major...

The Home Office Autumn Performance Report 2007 will be published tomorrow by command of Her Majesty. Copies of the report will be available in the Vote Office. The Report will also be available on the Home Office...

I am today announcing that yesterday, on 28 November, I formally asked Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Courts Administration to work with the Chief Inspectors for the Constabulary and the Crown Prosecution Service...

I am pleased to inform the House that an explanatory memorandum explaining the proposals for the use of framework powers in the Education and Skills Bill is available today. Copies of which can be found in the...

Premises that sell alcohol to underage drinkers and routinely breach licensing laws will be targeted by police in a four-week, £250,000 'Responsible Alcohol Sales Campaign' funded by the Home Office.

In its annual review of major defence equipment projects, published today, the National Audit Office has recognised the actions taken by the MoD to limit in-year cost increases and minimise delays.

More than 6,000 people were hurt in drink drive related accidents at weekends last year, with more than a third of these injured between 10pm and 3am. To crack down on drinking and driving this Christmas, the Government...

HS (returning asylum seekers) Zimbabwe CG [2007] UKAIT 00094 (29 November 2007)

Owens v Sixmilecross Development Association & Anor [2007] NIQB 94 (23 November 2007)

Prison Officers Association, Re Application for Judicial Review [2007] NIQB 99 (28 November 2007)

Department of the Environment and Heritage Service v Felix O'Hare & Co Ltd & Anor (t/a Phillips Contracts) [2007] NICA 45 (27 November 2007)

Foord v American Airlines Inc [2007] EWHC 90076 (Costs) (29 June 2007)

This is my ruling in relation to certain post-judgment matters following submissions made at a hearing on 28 September 2007.

This is my judgment on the preliminary issue which I directed to be tried, in advance of all other questions, at the pre-trial review held on 14 September 2007. The issue was framed in the following terms:

This is the judgment of the court, to which all of its members have contributed.

This is an appeal by permission of Sir Henry Brooke from a judgment and order of Cox J given, unusually, in the Nottingham County Court, on 6th March 2007. She dismissed the action by Mr and Mrs Trka against three...

This is an absent parent's appeal from a decision of Commissioner Turnbull of 26th February 2007 (CCS/2806/2006). The Commissioner himself gave permission to appeal, rightly taking the view that an important point...

This is an appeal from the judgment of Mr Recorder Black QC handed down on 25th May 2006, in which he held the defendant/appellant liable to compensate the claimant/respondent for the development of carcinoma of...

This is an appeal and cross-appeal from the order made on 6 November 2006 by Miss Susan Prevezer QC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court in the Chancery Division, on a preliminary issue in proceedings brought...