Business leader Adair Turner has been named as the first Chair of the new Committee on Climate Change, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn announced today.
A North Yorkshire company was today fined in total £50,000 by Durham Crown Court for causing damage to part of Lune Forest Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Durham, and ordered to pay Natural England...
My children attend Selattyn CofE primary school, one of 22 rural village schools listed for closure by Shropshire County Council, as mentioned in yesterday's Observer article. The Council's policy is...
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Herefordshire Council has proposed the closure of the sixth form at Lady Hawkins' school, Kington. This is an excellent small sixth form of 58 pupils with very good A level results, 100% retention of...
The Prime Minister has welcomed Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone , to Number 10.
Lord Rooker, Minister for Sustainable Food and Farming, today welcomed the decision to replace the 10-month rule governing the period for which farmers have to have land at their disposal under the Single Payment...
A meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) will be held in meeting room 1 (ground floor), 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1 on Thursday 31 January 2008 at 10.00 a.m.
Former Rochdale, Crewe (twice), Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers,...
There is much debate about drink driving levels, etc. and how much a person...
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This article in the MJ magazine by Malcolm Craig, one of our Senior Policy Advisers, looks at how transport is key in helping create better, more ...
Asked if the Prime Minister had replied to Nick Clegg's letter regarding constitutional conventions, the PMS replied that that was being considered as part of the wider set of issues relation to constitutional reform...
Asked about the UN envoy to Afghanistan, the PMS replied that these were matters for the UN Secretary General; this was ultimately his appointment. We thought that Lord Ashdown would have been a good candidate but...
Asked if there was going to be an overarching review on intelligence and the structure of counter terrorism machinery, the PMS replied that the journalist was referring to the National Security Strategy, which was...
Asked what the Prime Minister's view was on alcohol-fuelled violence in the UK's towns and cities, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister obviously felt that this was an issue that needed to be taken seriously ...
Asked what the Prime Minister would be discussing with President Musharraf, the PMS said that it would be a wide-ranging discussion but since the meeting and press conference were just about to happen, it was probably...
Asked about the Prime Minister's thoughts regarding donations relating to Alan Johnson, the PMS replied that this was a matter about party funding so not a question he could really comment on; he referred journalists...
Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding fiscal measures, the PMS replied that these were matters for the Treasury and the Chancellor and referred journalists back ...
Asked if the Prime Minister was making an announcement regarding McDonalds qualifications, the PMS replied that the announcement was from the QCA; there was a general reference to plans to designate employers who...
Asked if the Prime Minister would be going to the European Commission this week, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had no plans to go this week. original source.
Asked if there was any information regarding the Prime Minister's meeting tomorrow, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that it would be a wide-ranging discussion but that they would mostly be concentrating...
John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, spent over an hour answering your questions on energy this afternoon in our live webchat.
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Meeting with Merkel, Sarkozy, Barroso and Prodi, European Commission, QCA announcement re qualifications, fiscal measures, Alan Johnson, President Musharraf, alcohol...
Gordon Brown has called upon Pakistan to hold "credible elections" and move towards a democratic future following the recent upheaval in the country.
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection by St Paul's C of E Infant School to the admission arrangements of Waverley Abbey C of E School.
The spirit of determination, guts, ingenuity, perseverance, intelligence and...
The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Richard Owen Plender, Esquire, Q.C., to be a Justice of the High Court.
HM the Queen has appointed David Edward Crowley 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...
An ambitious plan to expand and strengthen apprenticeships was published by the Government today. The Apprenticeships Review outlines the measures Government will take to ensure apprenticeships become a mainstream...
Over the next two weeks students across the country will grill higher education experts on teaching, funding and accommodation in order to help improve the university experience for everyone.
Press reports over the past few days have highlighted the threat of possible rural school closures. Although Government policy is a presumption against the closure of rural schools, some local authorities...
Gordon Brown has set out plans to enable a major expansion of apprenticeships which, alongside tough new reforms of welfare policies to encourage the inactive to get new skills, will help equip Britain for the challenges...
Gordon Brown welcomed four apprentices to Number 10 last week to hear first-hand about how young people are improving their skills.
The Prime Minister welcomed former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to Downing Street today.
The Cabinet Office today announced its intention to appoint the Adventure Capital Fund (ACF) to manage the second phase of the Futurebuilders fund. Their appointment follows a rigorous tender process. ACF will be...
All Armed Forces personnel deployed on operations overseas will now benefit from a tax-free payment on the cost of Council Tax, Defence Secretary Des Browne announced today.
outline of the Scottish Government's strategy to tackle fraud within and against the NHS in Scotland.
The first part of a new package of measures to help improve the safe operation of stretched limousines and keep unlawful vehicles off the road has been unveiled today by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick.
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The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, John Swinney, commissioned a Review of public sector Asset Management which, in the first instance, should focus only on the Scottish Government estate. ...
Press reports over the past few days have highlighted the threat of possible rural school closures. Although Government policy is a presumption against the closure of rural schools, some local authorities...
Female war veterans can from today (Monday 28 January) apply to have their efforts recognised as applications open for a new badge of recognition.
The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP, has appointed His Honour Judge Gilbart QC as Senior Circuit Judge, Resident Judge based at Manchester Crown Court with effect from 29 January 2008.