Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, today said,
Asked if the Prime Minister still had confidence in Peter Hain, the PMS replied yes. original source.
Asked if it was the Government's position not to back a particular candidate in the US elections, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had made his position clear that he would not intervene in the US democratic...
Asked if the Prime Minister would be responding to President Bush's statement on the Middle East, the PMS replied that he had no specific response today but that obviously we had always made very clear that we very...
Asked what the Prime Minister and the New Zealand Prime Minister would be discussing at their meeting, the PMS replied that they knew each other quite well and had met quite a few times before; they would be discussing...
Asked if the Prime Minister was alarmed by stories that some British personnel had been given contaminated blood, the PMS replied that of course this was a very serious matter and the Ministry of Defence were taking...
Put that the Daily Mail had published a story claiming that arrests related to the donations investigation were imminent, the PMS said that that was not something journalists would expect him to comment on. original...
Asked if the Prime Minister had been interviewed by the police, the PMS said no, he had not. original source.
Asked if appointments taken up by former Prime Minister Tony Blair were subject to the usual form of approval, the PMS replied yes; Section 7.25 of the Ministerial Code set out the procedures for Ministers, which...
Asked if the Government was approaching sovereign wealth funds to see if they wanted to buy Northern Rock, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that, at the request of the Northern Rock board, the tripartite...
The PM has paid a visit to the David Beckham Academy in Greenwich to see children engaged in sport.
The Prime Minister has explained the Government's decision to open the way for more nuclear power generation in the UK.
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Northern Rock, Tony Blair, police interview, donations investigation, blood contamination, New Zealand PM, President Bush statment, US elections and Peter Hain
Gordon Brown has met a group of talented young people who represented Britain at WorldSkills 2007, the largest and most prestigious skills competition in the world.
Defra has today confirmed Avian Influenza in three dead wild mute swans in the Chesil Beach area in Dorset, following positive test results from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency for the highly pathogenic strain...
The empty chemical tanker, `Mariella' which had been drifting earlier today in Weymouth Bay in sever weather has now been towed to Portland Port by the Coastguard Emergency Towing Vessel `Anglian Earl'.
A charity that provides services in respect of health, social services or...
We the undersigned request that the government change the standard urban...
A £1.3 million Redundant Building Grant scheme was launched for the Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Solihull areas towards the end of 2007. The scheme offers financial assistance to help bring redundant...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Party funding, ID cards, public sector pay, MPs' pay and European Leaders meeting.
Gordon Brown has welcomed New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark to Downing Street.
Read web traffic statistics for December 2007.
Responses to a consultation on the way ahead for the geological disposal of radioactive waste have indicated broad support for the proposals.
An Ilkeston man has become the first motorist to be prosecuted in the East Midlands for failing to obey directions given by Highways Agency Traffic Officers.
New signs designed to help drivers pinpoint where they are if they break down or want to report a problem on the motorway are being installed along several stretches of road in the South West.
Strict new controls on firearms that have been deactivated could be introduced before the end of the year, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced today during a visit to Merseyside as part of the Tackling Gangs Action...
Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Jane Kennedy MP, today announced the appointment of Sally Dewar to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) Board with effect from 9 January 2008.
A guide to Non domestic rates (business rates)
Quality Meat Scotland Order 2007 Consultation - Analysis of responses
The Government today set out more details of the work of the Agency which will play a key role in delivering the 3m new homes by 2020 pledged by the Prime Minister - the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a joint request from Waltham Forest Council for a variation to the admission arrangements of Coppermill, Edinburgh, Mayville and Willow Brook primary...
Just before 11.30 this morning Portland Coastguard were alerted to a chemical tanker the `Mariella', a 1986 built, 41,766 tonne, 228 metre long Norwegian vessel with an 8.3 metre draft which had dragged its anchor...
Every night huge amounts of energy is wasted in lighting shops, depots and...
As one of the many retail workers of this country, we have to work 363 days...
there have been many discussions about making microchipping a legal...
The current ambition of the department for children, schools and families is...
When april 6th 2010 comes around get ready for more prejudice towards...
This film stars Akshay Kumar as the lead role, who's characters appearance...
Every year the Rail companies close the rail network on bank holidays to...
The PM promised us more transparnecy, less spin and a determintaion to serve...
I am absolutely fed up of reading about children being killed by Rottweilers...
'...Make heart scans compulsory for all five year olds in an effort to identify heart conditions which can be treated before they prove fatal.' -- Nicola Clark
Promote the idea, between our European partners, to permit countries that...
Thousands of people every year are injured in attacks by dogs. But it's not...
Even buses have a set limited number of people that are allowed to stand...
Des O’Connor has had his own primetime television show longer than anyone,...
Review the effectiveness of all quangoes with a target of reducing the total...
Tony Jacklin CBE won The Open in 1969 (the first British winner since 1951)...
We the undersigned, a group of donor-conceived people, parents of donor-...
This pertiton is for the rights of the traditional 12 days of Christmas...
Building blocks for low carbon future outlined with publication of the Nuclear White Paper and Energy Bill
Children's Secretary Ed Balls and Minister for Young People Kevin Brennan today outlined plans to help prevent an estimated 86,000* children and young people from running away each year.
- £30 million for home ICT for low-income families -
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Notes from a round table discussion on Monitoring Rural Proofing, held on 27 November 2007.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is today publishing a summary of responses to last year's consultation on taxpayers' safeguards, and in response has announced that it will begin the process of working with interested...
Deficit widened to £4.4bn in Nov 2007
A six month review exploring what more the Government can do to tackle the demand for prostitution begins today with a visit to Sweden, led by Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker.
At 8:15 this morning Solent Coastguard received a radio call from the Red Osprey ferry reporting that a foot passenger seen to board in Southampton had not disembarked in Cowes on arrival at 8:06am. A full search...
Asked if there was any reason why the meeting in London with the leaders of France, Germany and Italy had been moved back to the end of January, the PMS replied that he thought it was entirely down to diary issues...
Asked if we were getting recommendations on MP's pay tomorrow, and did we recognise the figures that were run by the BBC at lunchtime, the PMS replied that the was obviously a lot of speculation around this, and...
Asked if Keith Vaz was right to say that the Prime Minister was leaving himself "wriggle-room" over the implementation of ID cards, the PMS replied that the position on ID cards had not changed. All the Prime Minister...
Asked if the Prime Minister had been contacted by the police on party funding, the PMS replied that as he had said before, the question we would answer on this, to be consistent, was "Has the Prime Minister been...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Party funding, ID cards, public sector pay, MP's pay and European Leader's meeting
The Queen has been pleased to approve that the honour of Knighthood be conferred upon Professor Ross Frederick Cranston QC, on his appointment as a Justice of the High Court.
Today Ed Miliband and Beverley Hughes launched a new approach to local services to improve support for the most disadvantaged families and prevent problems passing down from excluded parents to their children. The...
Londoners are to be first in the UK to benefit from a new Government campaign to boost awareness of the national minimum wage (NMW) and help expose cases of underpayment.
A policy review marking 'a real shift in how we view and talk about culture in this country' was published today by Culture Secretary James Purnell.
I have been trying to get a BB connection for years. My exchange is BB enabled, but I live too far from the exchange for the signal to carry - or so I'm told by BT. I asked them to perform...
Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo today announced £398m funding for drug treatment for 2008/09 to build on the successes of existing drug treatment programmes.
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Strict new controls on firearms that have been deactivated could be introduced before the end of the year, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced today during a visit to Merseyside as part of the Tackling Gangs Action...
Guidance to parents and local authorities on home education
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Peter Hain) has made the following Statement.
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Geraghty—the current chief executive...
The children's plan announced that Sir Jim Rose had been appointed to lead an independent review of the primary curriculum. I have today written to Sir Jim Rose setting out the remit for the review. Mr. Rose ...
A comprehensive strategy to tackle healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) and improve cleanliness in the NHS has been published today by the Department and placed in the Library. Copies are available to hon...
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Geraghty—the current chief executive of the Child Support Agency—as the commissioner designate of the new Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission as from...
Orders in the twelve months to November 2007 rose by one per cent compared with the previous twelve months, and orders in the three months to November 2007 rose by five per cent compared to the same period a year...
HM the Queen has appointed Susan Joy Cooper to be a District 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...
Schools Minister Jim Knight today welcomed record GCSE results and congratulated schools who have raised their game, but warned that there would be no let up in pressure on low performing schools.