I am today publishing a joint consultation document with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills that proposes to put local authorities in the lead in delivering our...
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has recently undertaken a review of the fees charged for visa and consular services overseas. On 12 March 2008 Her Majesty in Council approved the Consular Fees Order 2008. ...
The Government are committed to improving prison drug treatment. Effective prison drug treatment lies at the heart of reducing re-offending; reducing the harm to individuals, their families and the wider community...
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and I have today received Dame Carol Black's review of the health of Britain's working age population, "Working for a Healthier Tomorrow", commissioned by...
A good practice guide for health professionals and their partners on transition planning for young people with complex health needs or a disability
FCO Minister, Meg Munn MP, made a written statement to the House of Commons on 17 March concerning consular fees and legalisation from 1 April 2008. The text of the statement is as follows:
New figures show OFT saves millions for Scottish consumers
Gordon Brown has paid tribute to his "great friend" Anthony Minghella after news of his death today.
Bangladesh has joined the "Call to Action" plan to push ahead with key Milennium Development Goals following bilateral talks in Downing Street.
Gordon Brown has welcomed Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and a US Congressional delegation to Number 10.
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has today referred to the Competition Commission (CC) the price control matters in appeals brought against Ofcom by Hutchison 3G and British Telecom in relation to the control...
Over 60s who haven't yet claimed the Winter Fuel Payment have just days to get in touch with The Pension Service to receive help with energy costs.
Standards Committee calls for its recommendations on restoring integrity to the electoral system to be implemented following the judgement of the electoral petition relating to the local elections held in Slough...
Local Government Minister John Healey has today confirmed the first step in an overhaul of improvement support for councils, as they work to increase efficiency and improve services to release £5billion...
they should bring Fencing into to all schools within the Uk because it has...
The proposal made was that from 2010 there would be no new Year 7 intake...
Our local post office We, the local community of Vauxhall Gardens Estate...
Phil Hope, Minister for the Third Sector, today launched the new Charity Tribunal. It will act as an independent appeal body allowing charities to challenge legal decisions of the independent regulator, the Charity...
Nuclear regulators, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Environment Agency (EA), today announced that the first step of 'Generic Design Assessment' (GDA) carried out on four designs submitted for new nuclear...
Dame Suzi Leather:
Adjudicator publishes decision on a variation to the admission arrangements of St George's CE Primary School and Micklehurst All Saints CE Primary School, Mossley, Greater Manchester
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 6 foreign ships were under detention in UK ports during February 2008 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
In every city, there are some buildings which have stood empty for 10 years...
In the renting sector you may claim immediatly on being made redundant, this...
I am unable to work as I am the designated carer (unpaid)for my mother who...
We petition for the government to recognise the considerable sacrifices made...
A judgment in the case of Symbian's Patent Application has been issued today by the High Court overturning an earlier decision of the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) to refuse the application because it...
A brand new tribunal, set up to make it easier for charities to appeal against decisions of the sector regulator, starts work today, administered by the Tribunals Service.
Asked if the Prime Minister had been taking an interest in what was going on in Wall Street, and was he involved actively in monitoring how world markets were reacting, the PMS replied of course, as you would expect...
Asked for the Prime Minister's view on the situation in Tibet, and had he spoken to any international leaders on this, the PMS replied that we were following with concern recent unrest in Tibet, as well as related...
Asked if there would be a visual commemoration on the 5th anniversary of the Iraq war, the PMS replied that the Government did not have anything specific planned.Asked if there would be any statement on troop numbers...
Asked to say more about the National Security Statement and in particular how a National Security Council would differ from ther National Security Cabinet Committee which currently existed, the PMS replied that ...
Asked if John McCain would be meeting the Prime Minister this week, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that John McCain was expected to be in London later this week, and the Prime Minister was expected...
Put that Ed Balls had announced that 46 people working in schools at the moment had been found out to be sex offenders and what was the Prime Minister's view on the matter, the PMS said that the Prime Minister's...
Put that the Prime Minister had said that the American deficit would be higher than the British deficit because we had taken the right action to deal with global economic turbulence and did the Prime Minister think...
Asked whether the Prime Minister and Mr Mandelson had had any discussions while the Prime Minister was in Brussels, the PMS replied that they did not have an opportunity to meet. They had a long and constructive...
Put that the Bank of England had just spent £5billion to support the liquidity of financial institutions, the PMS said that he did not think that they had spent £5billion. They had injected that...
Asked whether the Prime Minister would be meeting the Dalai Lama, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he did not have anything to add to what he had said this morning. It was still...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: John McCain, National Security Statement, Iraq, Tibet, financial markets and British energy
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: The Dalai Lama, Economy, Peter Mandelson, Deficits and Misc
Organised criminals trying to cheat their way into the North West are about to come up against a single border force.
The building industry, local authorities and home owners will all benefit from a shake-up to the building control system proposed by Housing Minister Caroline Flint today which cracks down on illegal construction...
An innovative form of public transport called a 'tram-train' is to be trialled for the first time in the UK on a growing railway route in Yorkshire.
At the moment my gp surgery does not offer appointments that can be booked...
If the British public want successive governments to meet their ever-...
China was granted the 2008 Games in the understanding that their HUMAN...
The Prime Minister has today announced the appointment of Mr William Cockburn as the new chair of the Senior Salaries Review Body.
Feb: CPI up to 2.5%, RPI stays at 4.1%
Motorists on a section of the M42 will be allowed to drive on the hard shoulder at up to 60mph from today, following a detailed safety study, as the Government steps up work on new congestion-busting techniques ...
Statistics on students in higher education in Scottish institutions for academic year 2006-07
This publication details access to health care for overseas visitors in Scotland and provides guidance on the eligibility of visitors for exemption from NHS charges
This document sets out a joint approach to early years and early intervention by the Scottish government and COSLA. It describes how early years and early intervention support the purpose and national performance...
I am today publishing a joint consultation document with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills that proposes to put local authorities in the lead in delivering our...
I would like to update the House on progress on steps which have been taken to strengthen the vetting and barring system, and on commitments made in respect of List 99 by my predecessors, my right hon. Friend...
Last Tuesday I announced the next steps we are taking to strengthen the admissions system. This statement provides an update for the House, and sets out further steps we are taking to ensure the proper implementation...
I would like to report to the House that this morning Sir Ken Knight, the Government's chief fire and rescue adviser, published his report into the fire and rescue service (FRS) operational response to the widespread...
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has recently undertaken a review of the fees charged for visa and consular services overseas. On 12 March 2008 Her Majesty in Council approved the Consular Fees Order 2008. ...
The Government are committed to improving prison drug treatment. Effective prison drug treatment lies at the heart of reducing re-offending; reducing the harm to individuals, their families and the wider community...
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and I have today received Dame Carol Black's review of the health of Britain's working age population, "Working for a Healthier Tomorrow", commissioned by...
A director of a property fund management company based in London has been disqualifed for four years following an investigation by Companies Investigation Branch of the Insolvency Service.
As more and more petrol stations are being turned into mini supermarkets,...
couples having babies should be able to decide if the mother has a few weeks...
The law currently states that if a person dies owning a property, that...
Provide funding for the UK development and manufacture of zero carbon road...
Council Tax in East Lindsey is going up by 11.9% this financial year - an...
Plans designed to protect householders from unscrupulous Bailiffs in England and Wales were unveiled today by the Ministry of Justice.
All or part of 328 Acts of Parliament masquerading as live laws are to be removed under the Statute Law (Repeals) Bill, which has its Second Reading today. These include laws on areas like workhouses, county gaols...
A thousand of the most challenging young people will be targeted for intensive, non negotiable intervention in order to prevent future antisocial behaviour, Ed Balls and Beverley Hughes announced today in the Youth...
Dear Mr Brown & Brit Gov. I think it would be an excellent idea if the gov...
There is a Sainsbury's and Tesco within a two miles of the proposed new...
It would seem that in this country the governments solution to alot of...
Basketball is a growing sport in London, even in the U.K, however i wish...
If we could all afford to go to a health/fitness club i think it would help...
Meads Lane Post Office is a vital resource for both the local and also the...
By fitting solar panels to the top surface of all motorway sign gantries and...
Environmental volunteering is for everyone, not just the knowledgeable few, says Sir Martin Doughty, Chair of Natural England, speaking at a national volunteering conference* this week.
Government response to Sustainable Development Commission's Sustainable Development in Government annual report 2006/07
The Met Office today announces details of a new traffic light system for weather warnings issued by its Public Weather Service.
The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP, has appointed His Honour Judge Wulwik to be President of the Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunal for a period of one year with effect from 6 April 2008.