The government has set a target that, as of 15/04/2008, 2.5% of all petrol...
Belly and Tribal dancers in the UK are covered in the VCR (Violent Crimes...
Convicted drug smuggler Brian Brendon Wright was today ordered to pay a confiscation order of £2,311,371 following a hearing at Woolwich Crown Court. Wright, 61, who headed an international drugs smuggling...
At three minutes to one this afternoon, Solent Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public reporting a young boy cut off by the tide near Badgers Watch car park, Peacehaven.
We have served under consequent UN Mandate in Iraq as part of a Coalition...
There are attempts to introduce a license fee on anyone with a connection to...
Displaying tobacco products at the point of sale is essential to enable...
Just because you dont agree with something, doesn't mean it should be banned...
India, and China are both nations who have nuclear capabilities, and that...
Why do we have to keep having the stick of penalties for late submission...
Isp virgin media's Ceo said recently that the company had begun plans to...
The commuting costs of a PAYE employee to their normal place of work is an...
Problems with underage drinkers comes from the fact that they are unable to...
Make it compulsory that all owners of temporary allotment sites make them...
It is essential that aid continues to reach those in need in Zimbabwe but...
Under current legislation lap dancing clubs are licensed in the same way as...
Nick Jr, and many more childrens tv channels are bombarded with constant...
There has been an increase in sales of pre-mixed high caffeine drinks in...
When you try to dial a 0800 number from a mobile phone, you get a recorded...
Do we really need more automated surveillance cameras on our streets - this...
I have found that there are a lot of concerts that under 18s are not allowed...
The cost is now an unjustifiable £14 billion and rising compared to the £4...
Asked what was on the agenda for the Prime Minister's meeting with the Icelandic PM, the PMS replied that this was their first official meeting, although both attended the NATO Summit in Bucharest and were both ...
Asked how the Government was responding to the teachers' strike, the PMS replied that there were words from the Prime Minister earlier today, and Jim Knight had been out and about this morning.Asked why Ed Balls...
Asked if the Government was still committed to retaining the abortion time of 24 weeks, the PMS replied that the Government had no plans to change the legislation on abortion. Any changes to the abortion laws would...
Asked why it was decided to limit the protection against loss of those aged between 60-64, and not extended to people who retired early, the PMS replied that that was the decision taken by the Treasury and it was...
Asked for any reaction to the High Court ruling on asset freezing, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that a statement had gone out from both the Home Office and the Treasury on that. The Treasury were...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Terror asset, tax, Abortion Legislation, teacher's strike and the Icelandic Prime Minister
Dr Kim Howells, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, today commented on reports of a number of deaths among Colombian Trade Unionists.
The High Court has today confirmed the OFT's view that personal current account unarranged overdraft charges can be assessed for fairness. This is an important early milestone for the OFT and our investigation into...
Today saw the announcement that the bank of England is working on a lending...
Government plans to build 3 million houses by 2020,and have resulted in a '...
The use of Road Salt on Britain's roads causes unnecessary damage to cars,...
The next steps in developing the system for allocating more than £1.4 billion in funding to universities for research are announced today by John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities...
The Prime Minister has met Geir Haarde, the Prime Minister of Iceland, in Downing Street
Our Quids In Symposium brought together representatives from government and the financial sector to hear about financial inclusion projects which are already changing people's lives.
At...
We're hosting and supporting this workshop, also supported by the RELU programme, bringing together a wide range of academics to contribute to one of the first books to reflect the remarkable ...
Asked for the Prime Minister's message to teachers who were intending to strike tomorrow, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister's view on this, as made clear yesterday, was that it was unacceptable that parents...
Asked if other national flags would be flown on other patron saint's days, the PMS said yes; that had been made clear yesterday and had come out of the consultation on flag flying which concluded in March.Asked ...
Asked what was on the agenda for the Prime Minister's meeting with Jacob Zuma, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was meeting Jacob Zuma because Mr Zuma was the president of the African National Congress (ANC) ...
Asked if there had been any developments regarding the 10p tax rate, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that presently he did not have much to say about this subject. As journalists were aware, Yvette Cooper...
Asked if the Prime Minister's position on cannabis had changed, the PMS said no.Asked about the summit on fuel poverty, the PMS said that that had been an event organised by the Department for Business, Enterprise...
Asked for detail as to how the decision about the 10p rate came about, the PMS replied that the key thing was that the fundamental principles of the 2007 Budget were intact. The Prime Minister continued to believe...
Asked if the arms embargo on Zimbabwe was new, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that the way the Prime Minister had expressed it was a way that we had not expressed it before. There was already an EU arms...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Zimbabwe Arms Embargo, 10p Tax rate and misc
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: 10p Tax rate, meeting with Jacob Zuma, flags and misc
Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge, has placed a temporary export bar on a rare likeness of Alexander Dalrymple, the first Hydrographer to the Admiralty.
National Statistics on Mushroom area produced by Defra were released on 24 April 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. This release shows that both the quantity of compost and...
Young disabled people trying to work towards independent living are...
bowel cancer is one of the cancers that if caught early has a great record...
As the law stands at present, a person can receive Carer's allowance if they...
Thousands of people across the country experiencing mental health...
The Post Office is situated in a small rural village and is currently being...
The process for appointing the next Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has been announced. The current Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, has been appointed as the Senior Lord of Appeal in...
My noble Friend Baroness Vadera, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Competitiveness, has today made the following statement:
The following statement provides information on the Informal...
OGCbuying.solutions has been set four performance targets for 2008-09. These are as follows:
To facilitate at least £725 million value for money improvements for the public sector in 2008-09;
I have decided on the next steps for the implementation and development of the Research Excellence Framework. We will move towards a single unified funding and assessment framework for all subject areas as originally...
The eleventh annual review of the Government Chemist has been received. The review will be laid before the Scottish Parliament and copies will be placed in the Libraries of the House plus those of the devolved...
The Legal Services Act received Royal Assent on 30 October 2007. Two of the key elements of the Act are the provision of a Legal Services Board (LSB) and the establishment of an Office For Legal Complaints (OLC...
I have placed copies of the Northern Ireland Prison Service's corporate and business plan for 2008-11 in the Libraries of both Houses.
The corporate and business plan contains key performance targets I ...
The following Statement provides information on the Informal Competitiveness Council in Brdo, Slovenia on 16 April 2008, at which I represented the UK. The meeting was chaired by Andrej Vizjak, Slovenian Economics...
The Minister of State for Northern Ireland (Paul Goggins) has made the following Ministerial Statement:
I have placed copies of the Northern Ireland Prison Service's corporate and business plan for 2008...
At conciliation talks held at the offices of Acas over two days, 22 and 23rd of April, although the parties have not come to an agreement, time has been spent addressing the issue of the safety and integrity of ...
His Honour Judge David Morton Jack is due to retire as a Circuit Judge on 24 April 2008.
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