The Highways Agency is advising drivers to take extra care on the roads this Easter bank holiday weekend, as the Met Office is forecasting cold conditions that will affect many parts of England from Good Friday ...
The first Hampton Implementation Reviews, released today, meet the government's commitment to ensure the risk-based principles of regulatory enforcement are practiced.
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Housing Minister Caroline Flint announced a package of measures today to step-up action to tackle worklessness, promote opportunity and strengthen the link between access to housing services, training and jobs.
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a proposal by Enfield Council to amalgamate Brimsdown Infant School and Brimsdown Junior School in Enfield. The replacement school will be accommodated...
The Schools Adjudicator has agreed to proposals from Coventry City Council to increase the number of children who can be admitted to the Reception classes in the following schools:
The Government today announced the start of a prioritisation process to select no more than three nuclear reactor designs to proceed to the next stage of Generic Design Assessment (GDA).
The Prime Minister has welcomed Senator John McCain, candidate for the Republican nomination to the US presidency, to Downing Street today.
Gordon Brown has welcomed King Hamad bin Essa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain to 10 Downing Street today.
Gordon Brown has opened the Black Britannia photographic exhibition at London's City Hall.
Children and young people must be given the support they need to overcome speech, language and communications difficulties so they enjoy the same opportunities to learn, socialise and succeed as anyone else, according...
Childhood obesity, infant mortality and keeping children safe in the home are three areas of research which will benefit from £42 million of government funding, Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo announced...
Evaluation of the Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) Scheme in Scotland between 2000-2004. The evaluation assesses the impact of the Scheme in Scotland and examines whether it represents value for money.
Research findings from the Evaluation of Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) Scheme in Scotland between 2000-2004. Presents key findings on the impact of the Scheme in Scotland and examines whether it represents...
The Assets Recovery Agency has secured a Civil Recovery Order to seize £100,000 from Minh Van Nguyen, a Vietnamese of 5 Keyworth Close, Clapton, London which the Agency has alleged is the proceeds of the...
Following industry-wide consultation, the Pensions Regulator has today published updated guidance to support trustees and employers dealing with events that may impact upon their pension scheme, and when applying...
Children and young people must be given the support they need to overcome speech, language and communications difficulties so they enjoy the same opportunities to learn, socialise and succeed as anyone else, according...
The first of three brand-new AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters, configured entirely for search and rescue (SAR), were welcomed at the MCA's new state-of-the-art hangar at the Lee-On-The-Solent airfield today. The...
Asked whether the Prime Minister had read Charles Clarke's latest article, the PMS said he did not think the Prime Minister had had an opportunity to read it yet.Put that there was a suggestion that the second reading...
Asked what the Prime Minister and the Secretary General of NATO would be talking about in their meeting, the PMS said that they would want to talk about the main issues coming up at the NATO Summit in Bucharest, ...
Asked if it was still the Prime Minister's intention that there should be a whip vote on the issue, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had answered a question on the subject in PMQ's last week and he had nothing...
Asked repeatedly if the Prime Minister had a view on whether Cabinet cars should be British made, the PMS replied that as people knew from the document published yesterday, over the last two years the Government...
Asked if the Government would be marking the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Government had no specific plans to do so, although he was...
Asked what role the Prime Minister envisaged for the National Security Forum and when the new members would be appointed, the PMS replied that we hoped to appoint new members shortly. The role of the National Security...
Asked for the Prime Minister's view on the FSA investigation into whether people had been deliberately spreading rumours and shortening stock, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister thought this was a matter for...
Asked about the story of a Cabinet split over Government cars, the PMS replied that as he said this morning when asked the question, over the last two years the Government Car Agency had moved to greener cars resulting...
Asked if the Chiefs of Staff had been "kitted up" and in to see the Prime Minister, the PMS replied that if this referred to the piece in the Evening Standard, we did not recognise that story. The Ministry of Defence...
Asked about the Prime Minister meeting with the Dalai Lama, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that as the Prime Minister said in PMQs earlier today, he spoke to the Chinese Prime Minister Mr Wen this ...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Iraq, Government cars, Embryology Bill, Secretary General of NATO and misc
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Tibet, Defence, Government cars, FSA and National Security Strategy
Food sales drive positive growth
February: £2.0bn current budget surplus
The UK will remain the world's leading donor to the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), with £2.5 million in funding for the coming year announced by UK Energy Minister Energy Malcolm...
A new pilot Centre for Defence Enterprise will invite inventors, scientists and academics to join forces with private investors and develop new defence technologies to aid the Armed Forces, Baroness Taylor announced...
The final report of the findings of a study into the impact of providing paraphernalia to injecting drug users.
This paper summarises the findings of cognitive question testing carried out on the provisional ethnic group and national identity questions being considered for the 2011 Census.
The summary report of the findings of a study into the impact of providing paraphernalia to injecting drug users.
This report examines the findings of cognitive question testing carried out on the provisional ethnic group, national identity, and other related questions being considered for the 2011 Census.
It is expected that the Finance Bill will be published on 27 March. Explanatory notes on the Bill's clauses will be available in the Vote Office and the Printed Paper Office and in the Libraries of both Houses...
I have today announced the outcome of the Diploma Gateway 2 process to approve consortia to offer between one and 10 of the first 10 diploma lines to young people from September 2009. A list of the consortia ...
I am pleased to announce to the House that later today I will be signing an agreement with Ofsted to enable the inspectorate to undertake external inspection of our individual training and education provision...
Over the course of January and February this year, the Ministry of Defence conducted an analysis of the policy baseline establishing the capabilities required of the reserve forces. It concluded that while, in...
I am pleased to announce that Bruce Houlder QC has been appointed to the new post of Director of Service Prosecutions.
The appointment of the Director of Service Prosecutions is an important step towards...
The Ministry of Defence is determined to recruit and retain the right people for our armed forces. I wish to announce today two measures that I believe will enhance the attractiveness to service personnel of ...
"The Code of Practice for the Promotion of NHS Funded Services" will be published this afternoon.
The "Promotion Code" will be placed in the Library and copies will be available to hon. Members from the...
I am pleased to inform the House that the proposed National Assembly of Wales Legislative Competence—Social Welfare and Other Fields Order dealing with vulnerable children has been laid today, as Command...
A company that signed up businesses to advertisements which were to appear on a website dedicated to the theme of crime awareness has been wound up in the High Court following an investigation by the Companies Investigation...
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Our response to CLG's consultation on Local Petitions and Calls for Action
We've responded to CLG's consultation on Local Petitions and Calls for Action. Our response welcomes Government moves giving local authorities a duty to respond to petitions.
The UK's first motorway car share lane was opened today by Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly, giving drivers a new opportunity to cut both their journey times and carbon footprints.
As a member of the local community the proposed closure of this local PO...
We want the London Underground and London Overground railways to run all...
Viewfield street in Stirling is very unsafe due to a CCTV blind spot. Cars...
we belive that supermarkets are the problem.to binge drinking being allowed...
Global Warming is a huge problem, as I am sure you are aware, yet renewable...
HM The Queen has appointed District Judge Katharine Jane Marshall to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers...