Recent severe weather conditions of Gale Force 8 combined with the highest tides of the month have further reduced the stability of the grounded Ro Ro Ferry Riverdance on the North Shore at Blackpool.
The United Kingdom today signed the "Wellington Declaration" which paves the way for a legally binding international instrument prohibiting the use of those cluster munitions which cause unacceptable harm to civilians...
Asked if Linford Christie should carry the Olympic torch, the PMS replied that that was not really a matter that we would comment on. original source.
Asked about the reports that Turkish ground troops entered Iraq last night, the PMS replied that we were aware of the reports and that as of 10 minutes prior to the press briefing we were still urgently seeking ...
Asked for the Government's position on the Private Members Bill, the PMS replied that Pat McFadden had been on the radio this morning regarding this subject. The Government's position was that we recognised that...
Asked if Northern Rock was now publicly owned, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that, as journalists knew, Royal Assent had been obtained last night. The Treasury had now laid the necessary orders, that...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Northern Rock, Private Members Bill - agency workers, Turkish troops and Linford Christie
The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA), working in partnership with the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA), an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), has successfully concluded...
as a proffessional driver myself i see so many new drivers having incidents...
The investigation of terrorist offences requires protracted and unique...
As 88% of the infections of Bovine Tuberculosis to Cattle is from cattle and...
'...give people living on income support free wi-fi internet access' -- yunis atteyeh
'...create state of the art 'youth villages ' which is a collection of skatebording parks , ice-skating rinks , football astro -turfs , mini malls , painting rooms where children can get creative , DJ rooms where...
'...give all children born in the uk from 01 june 2008 a £500 student fund for when they go to university and for it to be increased by £250 pounds if the child is disabled or comes from income-support...
ContactPoint will hold data of every under 18 in Britain. In the current...
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Our response to CLG's 'Creating strong, safe and prosperous communities'.
We've written a formal response to CLG's 'Creating strong, safe and prosperous communities'.
We're recommending that CLG promotes the Government’s rural...
We welcome the new powers to create new parish and town councils announced by Local Government Minister John Healey. We also welcome the continued commitment by Government to devolve more...
Gordon Brown has called on Britain to become "the Hollywood" of creative industries as the Government announces five thousand new apprenticeships in film, fashion, music and design.
The first five members of the independent Committee on Climate Change were today announced by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn.
This petition is to get the best ever opening bat this country has ever seen...
My petition is to request an investigation into the way credit card...
Now that the IRA has ceased its paramilitary/terrorist activity, the case...
Next generation high speed broadband will be essential for the UK's future economic success, Business and Competitiveness Minister Shriti Vadera said today as she launched an independent review into the issue, led...
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) today announced the reappointment of Chris Banks as Chairman of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), the organisation responsible for the delivery ...
The Tax Law Rewrite project, which is modernising UK direct tax law so that it is clearer and easier to use, has today published a draft of its fifth Bill.
Companies now take advantage of their right to apply a fair usage policy to...
To change the family law system and make it affordable for single parents...
Many long term carers carry on caring after retirement age. Because they...
The first reading for Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill is...
With Liverpool being the European Capital of Culture 2008 it is only right...
We're looking for Administrators to provide effective, flexible and professional support across our organisation.
Working with our Finance, Secretariat and General Administration teams, ...
There is an urgent need to develop more "Hockerton" type developments in rural areas. Resistance from Local Authorities with their insistance on "in-keeping" prevent this true form of...
I think its rediculous that public sector delegates have a significantly cheaper rate for attending this conference than private sector. By charging silly money for private companies restricts small businesses...
Thanks for your comments Tim, I'll pass them onto our Planning for Sustainable Rural Communities team.
Thanks for your comment Tim.
Although we're supporting the event, we're are not the organisers, so it might be an idea to contact them with your points. You can find the contact details on their...
Statement from Len Jackson, IPCC Commissioner following the conclusion of the IPCC independent investigation into communication between Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire Police prior to the murder of John and Joan...
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I want the government to do additional checks for immigrants getting married...
The Avon & Somerset Police had a generous support settlement this year and...
As a mother of two young boys it really annoys me (and many others) when i...
Palm oil plantations in the tropics are now being planted on upland peat...
There is current discussions around increasing the cost of alcohol which...
How many children have to die to cancer before the Government will fund this...
Puppies bred commercially by licensed and unlicensed breeders to supply the...
We want to contribute to the ongoing battle against global warming.
Plans to simplify family court procedures and modernise legal language were announced today as part of an ongoing programme to improve people's experience in court.
As part of its Scams Awareness month, the OFT has sent out thousands of fake slimming scam mailings to UK consumers.
Workers in Scotland are to benefit from a new Government campaign to boost awareness of the national minimum wage (NMW) and help expose cases of underpayment.
The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has today issued the Government's response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Regulators report into UK Economic Regulators.
The report...
I am publishing today the findings of the independent review of the security procedures of ContactPoint, conducted by Deloitte, and the Government response. I acknowledge Deloitte's recognition that security ...
I will tomorrow launch a strategy for the Creative Economy, in partnership with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the Secretary of State for Innovation...
I have for some time been seeking more ways to remove foreign prisoners from our prisons, and to remove them earlier. I believe this will work to the benefit of our system, and today I can bring forward proposals...
Dear Allan -
Thank you for your further feedback. As I noted in my last set of comments - we are still in listening mode. We will take this further feedback into consideration...
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New nuclear power station operators will be required by law to set aside money from day one of generating electricity for their eventual decommissioning and waste costs, Business Secretary John Hutton made clear...
Like in Norfolk the Wiltshire PCT and the DOH do not take any notice of rural areas. Services are taken away from local hospitals to fund the expensive and distant DGHs after false consultations. At ...
HM the Queen has appointed Dorothy Margaret Flood 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...
In response to this evenings violence in Belgrade, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said: