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06 February 2008

PM and Rice hold Afghanistan talks
seen at 23:37, 6 February in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Gordon Brown and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice have held talks in Downing Street on a range of issues including the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan.
Speech by the chancellor of the exchequer, the rt hon alistair darling mp, at the eef manufacturers' biennial dinner, the dorchester, london w1 06 feb
seen at 22:02, 6 February in Treasury News - national (Our copy).
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY
Re Post Office closures, can I point you to the...
seen at 21:01, 6 February in Commission for Rural Communities (Our copy).
Re Post Office closures, can I point you to the 'Rural Services Support' project here: http://www.expertsonline.org.uk/rssupport This project supported by the CRC and others and provides expert help to ...
Investiture at buckingham palace
seen at 19:39, 6 February in Buckingham Palace News - national (Our copy).
on Wednesday, 13th February 2008 at 11 a.m.
Number 10 receives accessibility award
seen at 18:18, 6 February in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Number 10 has received a "Dog Star Award" in recognition of its accessibility for guide and assistance dog users.
PM and Rice hold Afghanistan talks
seen at 18:18, 6 February in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Gordon Brown and US Defence Secretary Condoleeza Rice have held talks in Downing Street on a range of issues including the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan.
PM welcomes Saudi Foreign Minister to Number 10
seen at 18:18, 6 February in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Gordon Brown welcomed the Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, to 10 Downing Street today for bilateral talks.
New points system begins
seen at 18:09, 6 February in Home Office News - national (Our copy).
Details of Britain's new Australian-style points based immigration system (PBS) were announced today as the Government published the rules for highly skilled foreign workers applying to come to the UK.
Cutting edge field hospital ready for action in afghanistan
seen at 18:07, 6 February in Ministry of Defence News - national (Our copy).
Armed Forces Minister Bob Ainsworth MP today opened a new 'state of the art' field hospital in southern Afghanistan. Based at Camp Bastion in Helmand province the new Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) will significantly...
Fres: system of systems integrator (sosi) - initial contract award
seen at 18:07, 6 February in Ministry of Defence News - national (Our copy).
The Ministry of Defence has awarded Thales (UK) an initial contract value in the region of £4M to undertake the Systems of Systems Integrator (SOSI) role on the Future Rapid Effect System programme.
What is an AifL School? Parents as Partners
seen at 18:01, 6 February in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
The Assessment is for Learning parents' triangle is a practical resource for use with groups of parents. It describes the 10 key features of an AifL School to show how parents can become involved in discussions...
Ara secures £537,000 settlement from a middlesbrough aquitted drug trafficker
seen at 17:57, 6 February in Assets Recovery Agency News - national (Our copy).
The Assets Recovery Agency has been granted a Civil Recovery Order to recover an estimated £537,000 worth of assets held by Andrew John Pickering of Middlesbrough. The High Court order follows an agreed...
£26.8 million to improve access to contraception
seen at 16:09, 6 February in Department of Health News - national (Our copy).
Speaking today at the launch of a major new charity, the Association for Young People's Health, Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo announced a £26.8 million drive to improve young people's access to...
New boost for patients with debilitating diseases
seen at 16:09, 6 February in Department of Health News - national (Our copy).
People with debilitating diseases, such as incontinence or renal failure, may benefit from the development of new healthcare products through an innovative new scheme, Public Health Minister, Dawn Primarolo announced...
New immigration rules to restrict international medical graduates' access to uk post-graduate medical training
seen at 16:09, 6 February in Department of Health News - national (Our copy).
New immigration rules that will restrict international medical graduates' (IMGs) access to UK post-graduate medical training were today welcomed by the Health Secretary Alan Johnson.
Boundary committee to advise on unitary proposals for norwich, ipswich and exeter
seen at 15:51, 6 February in Department for Communities and Local Government News - national (Our copy).
The Boundary Committee has been asked to advise whether there could be alternative unitary councils in Exeter, Ipswich and Norwich and their surrounding areas, Local Government Minister John Healey announced today...
Prime Minister's Questions
seen at 13:13, 6 February in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Covert recordings, education to 18 and Europe were on the agenda at today's PMQs.
Intercept evidence may be permissable - PM
seen at 12:44, 6 February in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
The Prime Minister has accepted the recommendations of an independent report on the possible use of intercept material, such as phone-tapped conversations, as evidence in criminal cases.
Government proposes changes to financial reporting council funding
seen at 12:08, 6 February in Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform News - national (Our copy).
The Government has today announced it would like to see new funding arrangements put in place for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the UK's independent regulator and standard setter for accounting, auditing...
Prince Andrew
seen at 11:29, 6 February in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with Prince Andrew's recent comments, the PMS replied that he would not be commenting on Prince Andrew. original source.
Wilson Doctrine
seen at 11:29, 6 February in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if there was discussion at Cabinet of intercept issues, the PMS replied that Jack Straw updated the Cabinet, and there was a more wider discussion about some of the issues.Asked if it was an illustration of...
MPs’ Expenses
seen at 11:29, 6 February in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
In reply to a question from yesterday's briefing asking for a response to the Speaker's statement on MPs' expenses, the PMS told Lobby that the Prime Minister had spoken to the Speaker about the review announced...
Northern Rock
seen at 11:29, 6 February in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if there was any discussion at Cabinet on Northern Rock, the PMS replied that there was no discussion of Northern Rock.Put that it had been reported that the Government would like to leave the door open for...
Cabinet
seen at 11:29, 6 February in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began by updating Lobby on what had been discussed at Cabinet this morning. There had been the usual update of parliamentary business from Geoff Hoon; Jack Straw updated Cabinet...
Misc
seen at 11:29, 6 February in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the Prime Minister was meeting with Wendy Alexander today, the PMS said not as far as he was aware.Asked if he had found out what the Prime Minister was giving President Sarkozy for his wedding, the PMS...
Council Houses
seen at 11:29, 6 February in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked about Caroline Flint's comments this morning about council houses only being available to those in work, the PMS said that in general terms the Prime Minister welcomed a debate on proposals around improving...
Sadiq Khan
seen at 11:29, 6 February in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked how the Prime Minister felt about suggestions that the disclosures concerning Mr Khan had made a liar out of him, the PMS said that Harriet Harman had answered that question earlier today and he had nothing...
PM’s letter to the Speaker
seen at 11:29, 6 February in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the Prime Minister's letter to the Speaker would be made public, the PMS advised journalists that anything further on that particular subject would stray into party political territory, as it would be about...
Meeting with Condoleezza Rice
seen at 11:29, 6 February in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked what the Prime Minister would be discussing with Condoleezza Rice tomorrow, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press to wait until the meeting had taken place and then we would talk about...
Morning press briefing from 5 February 2008
seen at 11:29, 6 February in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Cabinet, Northern Rock, MPs' Expenses, Wilson Doctrine, Prince Andrew and Condoleezza Rice
Afternoon press briefing from 5 February 2008
seen at 11:29, 6 February in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Meeting with Condoleezza Rice, PM's letter to the Speaker, Sadiq Khan, Council Houses and Misc
Prime Minister's Questions
seen at 11:29, 6 February in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Gordon Brown will answer questions from MPs today in his weekly PMQs session beginning at 12:00 GMT. The PM will then make a statement to Parliament on the use of intercept evidence in court.
PM remembers Munich plane crash
seen at 11:29, 6 February in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Gordon Brown has paid tribute to the Manchester United players who lost their lives fifty years ago in the Munich plane crash.
Tougher powers for police to tackle teen drinkers
seen at 11:17, 6 February in Home Office News - national (Our copy).
Tougher police powers and a call for parents and industry to play their part to prevent young people drinking and to reduce the damage caused by alcohol to individuals and communities were outlined today by Home...
18 weeks: The Referral to Treatment Standard
seen at 11:10, 6 February in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
The official project initiation document for 18 Weeks: The Referral to Treatment Standard. Includes and an overview of the programme, timeline, and key deliverables.
Consultation - Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment on a Proposed Bill to Reverse House of Lords Judgment in Johnston v NEI International Combustion Ltd
seen at 11:10, 6 February in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
Consultation - Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment on a Proposed Bill to Reverse House of Lords Judgment in Johnston v NEI International Combustion Ltd
Railways: Correction to Question for Short Debate (Lord Bassam of Brighton, Lords in Waiting, HM Household)
seen at 11:10, 6 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My response to the debate on railways capacity (Official Report, 24/1/08; col. GC 168) in Grand Committee has been subsequently found to contain an error.

Unfortunately, I inadvertently informed the House...

ECOFIN: 22 January 2008 (Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury)
seen at 11:10, 6 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 22 January 2008. The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury attended for the UK. The items on the agenda were as follows:

Presidency Work ...

Government Response to the European Commission Cohesion Policy (Consultation) (Patrick McFadden, Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform)
seen at 11:10, 6 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

On 30 January 2008 the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform submitted the Government's response to the European Commission's consultation on the future of cohesion policy. The response...

"Staying Safe Action Plan" (Kevin Brennan, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Children, Schools and Families)
seen at 11:10, 6 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I am today informing Parliament about the publication of the "Staying Safe Action Plan". This is a cross-Government document setting out work to be taken forward over the period 2008-11 to improve children and...

DARA's Rotary Wing and Components Business (Bob Ainsworth, Minister of State (Armed Forces), Ministry of Defence)
seen at 11:10, 6 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

On the 25 July 2007, I announced that Vector Aerospace had been selected as the preferred bidder for the purchase of the DARA Rotary Wing and Components businesses at Fleetlands in Hampshire and Almondbank in...

US Emergency Donor Blood Transfusions (Derek Twigg, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Minister for Veterans), Ministry of Defence)
seen at 11:10, 6 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

As the Secretary of State for Defence informed the House on 10 January, a small number of UK service personnel who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in recent years have received life-saving emergency transfusions...

Prospects for the European Union (2008) (Jim Murphy, Minister of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office)
seen at 11:10, 6 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I will today lay before the House the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Command Paper on "Prospects for the European Union in 2008". Copies will be placed in the Library of the House. Additional copies can also...

Ministerial Authorisation Under Section 19D of the Race Relations Act 1976 (as Amended) (Liam Byrne, Minister of State, HM Treasury)
seen at 11:10, 6 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I have made an authorisation under section 19D of the Race Relations Act 1976 as amended, to enable the Secretary of State to request that asylum applicants claiming to be a Somali or Eritrean national submit...

Uk to instigate tougher arms controls
seen at 11:08, 6 February in Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform News - national (Our copy).
Tougher controls on exporting certain types of arms are to be introduced as the result of a Government review of the UK's Export Controls, Business and Enterprise Minister, Malcolm Wicks, said today.
Crane begins lifting salvage gear onboard 'riverdance'
seen at 10:34, 6 February in Maritime And Coastguard Agency News - national (Our copy).
Salvors made good progress with plans for the removal of the ro-ro ferry 'Riverdance' from the beach at Cleveleys near Blackpool yesterday. A crane arrived on site and began using it to lift equipment onboard the...
'...Charge Road additional road tax for caravan users' -- Douglas Bird
seen at 10:10, 6 February in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Our road tax is currently derived by exhaust emissions, yet those who tow...
Acas at centre of £37 million employment relations shake-up
seen at 04:10, 6 February in Acas News - national (Our copy).
Acas responds to announcement made by Pat McFadden at Acas/CIPD conference of 6 February 2008
Extra cash to aid early resolution of workplace disputes
seen at 03:04, 6 February in Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform News - national (Our copy).
The Government will today announce up to £37 million to prevent work place disputes unnecessarily going to employment tribunals.