Asked to clarify whether Wendy Alexander had offered to resign over the weekend, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that it was not for him to answer questions on Wendy Alexander as she had no Government...
Asked if the Government would be commenting on the conduct of the Russian elections and would there be a review of Russia's participation in the G8, the PMS said that he thought the Foreign Office had issued a comment...
Asked on the nature of the Cabinet discussions on Kosovo, the PMS said that it was a brief update on where we were. The deadline for the discussions between Kosovo and Serbia concluded next Monday. There was a well...
Asked to comment on the temporary workers regulations being concluded in Brussels and did he think they would go through, the PMS said that there was an ongoing negotiation and discussion on the subject. The Government...
Asked for a comment on reports that the Government was looking to cut the Defence budget by £15billion, the PMS said that he thought it was a strange report. The Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) only...
Asked on the make-up of the discussions in Cabinet on Iran and whether they included the American Intelligence report, the PMS said the discussions had touched on that. In general, the Government's position was ...
Asked if there were any proposals or indications of direction on party funding, the PMS replied that it had not been a particularly detailed discussion in Cabinet, but more of an update following the Prime Minister...
The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled press about that morning's Cabinet meeting. The main item on the agenda was a discussion of the Children's Plan, based on a presentation by Ed ...
Today the MoD published the BOI report into the tragic loss of Nimrod XV230 in which 14 servicemen lost their lives on 2 September 2006.
on Tuesday, 11th December 2007 at 11 a.m.
A new survey shows the number of car drivers using hand-held mobile phones at the wheel has fallen by 40%, Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick revealed today.
I, probably along with many, many more young people and adults in the UK...
These cards could be a wonderful idea if only they were going to be useful....
Recently, while walking along, I tripped very badly on a manhole cover; I...
Scrap the review of the fire service pensions scheme that will allow retired...
Sterile Services clean, service, check and then sterilise the instruments...
Often, these groups of people are the "forgotten voices" within our society...
The closure of this branch will cause suffering for the local and...
On 29th November 2007, Gillian GIBBONS, a School Teacher from Liverpool, was...
Chief Dental Officer welcomes outcome of ballot
AT THE ECONOMIST 'LONDON'S FINANCIAL MARKETS: WHERE NEXT?' CONFERENCE, LONDON, 04 DECEMBER 2007
A model for participatory evaluation and planning in community learning and development.
Councils and communities which back new homes will get extra help with infrastructure, Housing and Planning Minister Yvette Cooper announced today as she set out the allocation of £732m to local councils...
Nearly 37,000 people vote online for 'Pride of Place'-
Mile for mile the Solent is the most expensive body of water to cross in the...
This decision affects admissions to the Howard for 2008. Using 2007...
Following the recent spate of scandals over funding of the Westminister...
Issued by the Government News Network on behalf of the Employability Forum
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Cabinet, party funding, Iran, defence spending, temporary workers regulations, Kosovo and Russian elections
Today, seven major employers signed up to a Local Employment Partnership (LEP) to help get long term benefit claimants back into work, announced Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
The Assets Recovery Agency, working in partnership with HM Revenue and Customs, has successfully concluded a criminal confiscation investigation resulting in Leeds Crown Court granting a Confiscation Order worth...
The number of areas where people are given a direct say in how council money is spent is to more than double, Hazel Blears announced today (4th December).
Proposals to create a bus passenger champion were published today by Transport Minister, Rosie Winterton.
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has issued a decision on an objection by a local parent to the admission arrangements of King David VA Primary School, Liverpool. The objection was that the arrangements were...
A new tax information exchange arrangement between the United Kingdom and Bermuda was signed in London on 4 December 2007 by Meg Munn MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office...
Disciplinary proceedings against two Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers arising from an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigation into their conduct during the arrest of a youth have ...
In light of the alarming projections for population growth in the UK and the...
We the undersigned believe that the proposed extension of the Marina will...
Many people are calling for Lewis Hamilton to recieve a gong in the New...
It is not true that we 'need' imperial measures to trade with the US....
Earlier this year the Government announced a nationwide initiative for...
As a matter of urgency replace the so called ‘Temporary’ (September 05) ugly...
I would like to start a petition to stop people with out young children...
The number of senior officers in the armed forces is out of all proportion...
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Gordon Brown has thanked members of the emergency services involved in dealing with the floods that affected wide areas of the UK this summer.
Culture Minister Margaret Hodge has placed a temporary export bar on a portable astrolabe quadrant, unearthed in Canterbury where it lay undiscovered for over 600 years. This will provide a last chance to raise ...
Government sets out priorities for learning disabilities for next 3 years
Thousands of older and disabled people will benefit from extra Government funding for home adaptations, such as ramps, stair lifts and easy-access showers. Communities Minister Baroness Andrews today announced ...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Party funding
Local authorities are issuing more fixed penalty notices for littering than ever before - and more people are paying up when they get caught, figures published today show.
Madron man Dale Prisk is back in work despite serious health problems which have prevented him from working for more than 12 years, thanks to Jobcentre Plus.
Stephen Timms, Minister of State for Competitiveness, today announced five new appointments to the management board of the Regional Development Agency One NorthEast.
A draft set of regulations which revise and update the regulations concerning fostering and looked after children.
Highlights from Scotland's Results Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006
Getting it right for every child in foster care and kinship care - a National Strategy
Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics 2006-07
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Anne McGuire) has made the following Statement.
Work matters. People in work are generally better off financially and...
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Alistair Darling) has made the following Written Statement.
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held on 13 November in Brussels. The...
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Alistair Darling) has made the following Written Statement.
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held on 4 December in Brussels. ...
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held on 4 December in Brussels. The agenda will be as follows:
Implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact
The Council will discuss whether Poland...
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held on 13 November in Brussels. The Financial Secretary to the Treasury attended for the UK. The items on the agenda were as follows:
Lisbon Strategy: The...
The Ministry of Defence recognises the importance of a robust strategic airlift capability to operational deployments. On 26 July 2007 I announced our intention to procure a sixth C-17 Globemaster aircraft. I...
Marine services embrace a wide range of waterborne and associated support activities, both in and out of port, at Portsmouth, Devonport and on the Clyde, as well as maintenance of UK and overseas moorings and...
The National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit's (NCJDSU) fifteenth annual report was published on 30 November. The report documents the unit's findings in relation to sporadic, familial and iatrogenic...
Today the Government fulfils their commitment to publish a new cancer reform strategy. The cancer reform strategy sets out the next phase of the Government's commitment to deliver world class cancer services. ...
Work matters. People in work are generally better off financially and in terms of their health and well-being, their self-esteem and the future prospects for them and their families. Disabled people must get ...
Please see the following review:
A Snapshot of Rural Britain Reviewed by James Derounian100 memories, 100 visions ...
An independent report published tomorrow, 4th December, on the value of the Met Office's Public Weather Service (PWS) shows that it contributes at least £614 million to the UK economy, based on just a ...
HUMMATOV v. AZERBAIJAN - 9852/03 [2007] ECHR 1026 (29 November 2007)
SARACOCLU AND OTHERS v. TURKEY - 4489/02 [2007] ECHR 1038 (29 November 2007)
AKINCIBASI v. TURKEY - 4212/02 [2007] ECHR 1037 (29 November 2007)
BALCIK AND OTHERS v. TURKEY - 25/02 [2007] ECHR 1024 (29 November 2007)
GULSENOCLU v. TURKEY - 16275/02 [2007] ECHR 1039 (29 November 2007)
ARAPOVY v. RUSSIA - 16115/06 [2007] ECHR 1033 (29 November 2007)
GOKTAS v. TURKEY - 66446/01 [2007] ECHR 1035 (29 November 2007)
HAZIRCI AND OTHERS v. TURKEY - 57171/00 [2007] ECHR 1022 (29 November 2007)
BEREZKINA v. RUSSIA - 3509/06 [2007] ECHR 1032 (29 November 2007)
GLEBOV and GLEBOVA v. RUSSIA - 21777/04 [2007] ECHR 1028 (29 November 2007)
TAMAMBOCA AND GUL v. TURKEY - 1636/02 [2007] ECHR 1036 (29 November 2007)
Seaport Investments Ltd & Ors, Re Judicial Review [2007] NIQB 103 (13 November 2007)
Winters, Re Judicial Review [2007] NICA 46 (03 December 2007)
The Claimants are an elderly married couple who own 5 Soudan Road, London SW11 4HH. The First Claimant is 81 and his wife is 75. Their garden is a source of joy and comfort to them. The Defendants are the owners...
On 28 November 2002, the Claimant was riding his motorbike at the junction of the A4 and Sloane Street in Knightsbridge, when he was hit by a car driven by an employee of the Defendant. In consequence, he sustained...
In this action the Claimants, Mrs. Sonia Raissi ("Mrs. Sonia") and Mr. Mohamed Raissi ("Mr. Mohamed"), claim damages for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment against the Defendant, the Commissioner of Police of...
Aaalamani, R (on the application of) v General Medical Council [2007] EWHC 2716 (Admin) (07 November 2007)
It is important to bear in mind that to succeed in this court it is necessary that an error of law is established. It is not for this court to reconsider in any way the merits, nor to go behind planning judgments...
The circumstances giving rise to this claim can be summarised as follows: