We suggest that the minimum wage should cater for people to be encouraged to...
we the british public should be given the oppotunity to voice our oppinion...
Many companies are outsourcing work and services to third world suppliers...
Many shops are cheap for one reason - exploitation. If it takes a worker 30...
Nine young Climate Change Champions from each of the government regions fulfilled an action packed, fact finding expedition in the Netherlands this weekend.
A second volume of guidance on River Basin Management Planning is published today by Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government for consultation.
The OFT has announced the appointment of Vivienne Dews as Executive Director for Corporate Services.
The winners of the 2008 Problem Solving Awards, celebrating innovative projects to promote safer communities across London, were announced this afternoon.
'...create a new government department society which investigates children's standard of life and education in the uk and helps children with low standards of life in the uk' -- yunis atteyeh
'...teach children how to drive a car at the age of thirteen but restrict them from driving cars until they are 17' -- yunis atteyeh
Instead of pursuing tighter controls on "Internet Piracy" the Entertainment...
I feel that all school students (and even maybe for some adult jobs) should...
We are all faced with being charged for the amount of rubbish we throw away...
As of 2006, all students in England and Wales are subject to tuition (or top...
'...review sentencing procedures of 'drug dealers' and drug traffickers' with the aim of determining whether swifter and longer sentences (including life sentences for traffickers) will help deter woud be offenders...
When the government two years ago decided to relax drinking hours and allow...
Adopt the Humber Bridge into part of the UK road network thus funding from...
HM revenue and customs has paid a thief £100,000 for data that he stole from...
Not all mothers can breastfeed, in a perfect world they would be able to but...
After watching Ross Kemp talk to the soldiers about what would be the first...
Before vehicles are allowed to leave any traffic offences committed or...
Payment of benefits should be vouchers which are used in conjunction with a...
Discrimination against single people should be regarded as a serious matter...
Stop this idea by Telford councillors from joining the Birmingham City...
Individuals who persistently commit acts of antisocial behaviour or petty...
'...to create a national charity workers register those who have worked as community workers , charity workers over 45 times should be knighted by the queen' -- yunis atteyeh
This petition relates to having extremly poor eyesight and have to have...
We would like it to be compulsory for foreign lorries to use the special...
For my school R.E project i had to make a speech about how animals...
If the minimum age to buy and use tobacco products were raised by a year...
The RSPB believes that a major study highlighting the environmental damage...
stop all motorbility cars to all the people who really can get around and...
It has become common to see young people consuming alcohol in the streets of...
There are very few companies who can supply good quality equipment, toys,...
The organisation known as Cafcass is a unfair and very biased organisation...
It is essential that new towns that purport to be eco-friendly provide an...
My eyesight i really bad but is corrected by glaases 12.50 to be exact. I...
The current market forces are killing off rural and seaside communities as...
Avastin - a sight-saving and anti-cancer drug - is currently not available...
i would ask the government to look into the unfair deal given to motorist by...
At present you may vote for London Mayor if you are a resident of London...
Special Constables undergo a significantly lesser amount of training than...
we the citizens of bartley green are getting in too much trouble because...
Observation shows that bus lanes are usually empty whilst the main...
What sort of country is it that we live in that we consider a chef as...
I Paul Phillips personally think its about time noel edmunds was to be...
Post Office Ltd has announced the closure of three post offices in Harrow...
Building regulations require some energy efficient lightbulbs to be fitted...
To assist in identifying all those who do not pay car tax or insurance would...
this will show people of other faiths that islam is a religion of peace ,...
Local authorities should not be allowed merely to paint white lines on the...
British Servicemen and women are constantly paid less than other countries...
Put an end to the ludicroua proposal to demolish our bus station and not...
Ban smoking whilst driving to ensure greater safety on the road
I am a devoted animal lover and keep some exotic pets but they have all been...
Former cricket umpire, Dickie Bird, respected by players and officials...
Dementia does not diminish a person's entitlement to love and affection, nor...
Why is it that only certain people are deemed 'suitable' to counter sign a...
A review of the delivery of Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) in schools was outlined today by Schools Minister Jim Knight and Minister for Children and Young People Beverley Hughes. The delivery of good SRE...
Stuart Burgess, our chair and the government's Rural Advocate, will be speaking at Yorkshire and Humber and Wolds Rural Community Council’s Landmark Conference.
The...
Crispin Moor, our Whitehall Director, is speaking at this event designed to bring the sector together to:
shape policy development debate key issues network with peers...
Asked what the Prime Minister would be discussing with the Swedish Prime Minister, the PMS said that it would be a usual run round of live European issues. original source.
Asked if the Prime Minister was sympathetic to the case for raising low pay, the PMS replied that we had policy mechanisms in place in order to deal with the issue of low pay and to encourage more people into work...
Asked what happened at the Prime Minister's meeting with trade unions this morning, the PMS replied that this meeting was intended to be private, but since it was now clearly in the public domain, we would comment...
Asked if the Prime Minister shared the concerns of his Parliamentary colleagues regarding the witch-hunt against the Speaker, the PMS replied that he would not get into that subject. However, the Prime Minister ...
Asked for the Prime Minister's view on the death penalty, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister's view on the death penalty, like the majority of MPs, was that he was not a supporter of the restoration of the ...
Asked if the Prime Minister thought that the time limit for abortion should be lowered and if it would be a voting issue, the PMS said that when the Prime Minister had been asked about this in the past, he had always...
Asked if the Government had made any representations to Lichtenstein, the PMS replied that the Treasury and HMRC had put out a statement following reports over the weekend and there was nothing to add to that.Asked...
Asked if the drug strategy was regarding what was being done about cannabis, the PMS replied that the drug strategy was more about what the Government was doing in order to tackle the effects of drug use. Regarding...
Asked if there would be anything on casinos this week, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said we should wait and see. original source.
Every household in England and Wales will be given access to a mobile phone number to call new neighbourhood police teams, Gordon Brown announced today.
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Casinos, drug strategy, Lichtenstein, abortion, death penalty, speaker of the House of Commons, trade unions meeting, low pay and Swedish Prime Minister
Gordon Brown has met a group of young people involved in a Metropolitan police youth project aimed at promoting peace and cultural exchange.
Britain's fight against serious organised crime and illegal migration has been given a boost by the UK's success in its bid to lead the EU Police Mission to Albania (PAMECA) in partnership with the Albanian government...
2007-2008 Spring Budget Revision
Budget Bill 2008-09
Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today announced over £2.5million funding for six authorities across the country, to help them get back on their feet following last summer's floods.
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on the proposal by Swindon Borough Council to discontinue Ferndale Infant and Junior schools, Swindon, Wiltshire, and to establish a new community primary...
Two police officers have each received a written warning and another two given words of advice following an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)managed inquiry into the running of a Metropolitan Police...
A 29 year old Bournemouth woman voluntarily attended Bournemouth Police Station on Friday and was formally cautioned after certification she used to hire a yacht last year was found to be fraudulent.
When children are sexually abused it is a well known fact that some become...
This is with a view to discouraging drinking in open public places, often by...
Living in London and having contributed to the UK's tax and N.I schemes for...
It is not possible to apply for road TAX for EU registered cars. There is no...
Northern Rock has now being nationalised by the government. There has been...
The Gov't has committed itself to promote Digital Radio in the UK. Despite...
A Kite Mark scheme for Internet services and Internet Security Software in...
Responsible private keepers are calling for the introduction of the code of...
The Government to look at methods used by Companies located in the United...
Current press attention focuses on cheap alcohol and the temptation it...
The city of wakefield has got one run down stadium which needs to be...
The government will soon tell internet service providers they will be hit...
Fauja Singh's charity work is well documented, all the money he has received...
'...allow "self defence" to be a good reason for a firearm grant' -- richard scott
'...arrange for a statue of the Beatles to fill the remaining plinth in Trafalger Sq as there are no monuments to the beatle in London' -- john patrick berry
Ofgem, utilities regulator, consisting of non-executive and executive...
As a license fee payer, like for shareholders of a company, license fee...
At birth, every person born within UK borders to be added to DNA database...
As it stands, women are not permitted to receive such an honour of 'Freeman...
The whole point of bus lanes in cities is to make traveling by buses (public...
Are you fed up listening to the disgruntled objectionists moaning that a...
The security industry authority manages the licensing of the private...
Single Status pay and grading reviews have, in practice, led to large...
ONS figures for 2003/2004 show government expenditure on social security to...
Many people with Aspergers fall into the gap between Mental Health and...
HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) Extended Verification strategy is an ‘...
Hazel Blears spent over an hour this morning answering your questions on the new strategy for housing and older people, and other topics including faith, communities and regional development.
Every household in England and Wales will be given a mobile phone number to call new neighbourhood police teams, Gordon Brown announced today.
New plans to give people a real say and influence over how their streets are policed were today outlined by the Prime Minister and Home Secretary.
The Government is today publishing a major new housing strategy giving older people greater choice and addressing the challenges of an ageing population.
The UK and Norway will join forces once again under the Global Threat Reduction Programme to ensure another aging Russian nuclear submarine is successfully dismantled, Energy Minister, Malcolm Wicks announced today...
Thank you for your comments. You may be interested to know that we are undertaking a programme of consultation events that are being held as part of our response to the NHS Review led by Lord Darzi. ...
Older people are to benefit from more comfortable and secure housing under plans unveiled by the Prime Minister this morning.
Commenting on presidential elections in Cyprus, The Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, said: "The elections in Cyprus yesterday have generated a renewed sense of hope - among both communities on the island - that...
Summary research findings of the evaluation of the Vulnerable Witness Officer Pilots established in Aberdeen and Ayrshire by the Scottish Executive's Victims and Witnesses Unit.
The final report of the evaluation of the Vulnerable Witness Officer Pilots established in Aberdeen and Ayrshire by the Scottish Executive's Victims and Witnesses Unit.
It was announced in the Nuclear White Paper 2008 that, in parallel with the energy Bill, the Government will publish for public consultation two sets of draft guidance on what an approvable funded decommissioning...
I am pleased to tell the House that Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs will shortly publish a draft of the tax law rewrite project's fifth Bill, the corporation tax Bill, which is the first of two Bills which ...
My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and Kim Darroch (UK Permanent Representative to the EU) represented the UK at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Brussels.
The agenda...
Over the next year, the Government will deliver the biggest shake up of the immigration system for over 45 years. At the beginning of the year I said reform would include new measures to attack the cause of illegal...
Dear Alan Firstly, thank you for your comments. Just to clarify - our remit was not to solely look at parish councils. Our brief extended to all tiers. Despite this, having checked the report...
Dear Alan -
First things first - Thank you for your comments.
Just to clarify - again - our remit was not to soley look at parish councils. Our brief extended to all tiers. Despite...
Health Secretary Alan Johnson today (Monday 25 February) announced a package of measures to recruit an extra 4,000 midwives to the NHS over the next three years.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) takes over responsibility for the way serious incidents and complaints involving Border and Immigration Agency (BIA) staff are handled today (Monday 25 February...
Leading employers have today committed to adding over 4,000 apprenticeship places. The announcement came as a kick-start to Apprenticeships Week and was welcomed by Skills Secretary John Denham.
A summary report of Performance Inspection of Social Work Services in East Lothian
Report on Inspection of Social Work Services in East Lothian