The Foreign and Commonwealth Office today changed its travel advice to Comoros. We no longer advise against all travel to Anjouan and all but essential travel to the rest of Comoros as the situation has calmed ...
Yesterday Graham Garbutt, our Chief Executive, and Roger Turner, Head of our Strong and Prosperous Rural Economies programme, gave evidence to the Enviornment, Food & Rural Affairs...
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Our Quids In Symposium brought together representatives from government and the financial sector to hear about financial inclusion projects which...
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Our Quids In Symposium brought together representatives from government and the financial sector to hear about financial inclusion projects which...
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Our Quids In Symposium brought together representatives from government and the financial sector to hear about financial inclusion projects which...
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Our Quids In Symposium brought together representatives from government and the financial sector to hear about financial inclusion projects which...
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Our Quids In Symposium brought together representatives from government and the financial sector to hear about financial inclusion projects which...
Gordon Brown and Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen are in Belfast today to encourage American businesses to invest in Northern Ireland.
Defra has today announced that the Bluetongue Protection Zones will be extended and merged on Monday 12 May, following the delivery of additional doses of Bluetongue vaccine.
I wish to see our Armed Forces treated a lot better by this Government and...
'...allow diabetics, who inject daily, the option of insulin pumps to be provided by the NHS' -- Saqia Naseem
The National Decontamination Strategy aims to improve standards in...
Government plans to provide fewer test centres for motorcyclists are going...
Why is it that the youth can not have their say? There are teenagers out...
Since VAT must be charged on such items, can the rate be lowered to the...
Asked for any more information on Burma, the PMS replied that Foreign Office consular officials had been alerted to 17 Britons whose friends and relatives believed to be in Burma and who had not made contact since...
Asked if the Prime Minister had responded to David Cameron's letter on Scotland, the PMS replied that the response was released last night.Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to Wendy Alexander ahead of First...
Asked if the Prime Minister would be meeting with Michael Bloomberg at the conference, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that there was nothing specific in the Prime Minister's diary, but he did not know...
Local people who do "great work" in their communities should be recognised by receiving an honour by The Queen, the Prime Minister said on television earlier today.
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Northern Ireland Investment Conference, Scotland and Burma
Over 5 million hectares of land in England, an area roughly twice the size of Wales, are now covered by schemes which aim to conserve our valuable landscape and its wildlife, according to a report published by Defra...
Findings from the Government study into personal carbon trading were published by Defra today.
Lord Smith of Finsbury has been appointed as the new Chair of the Environment Agency. He replaces Sir John Harman, who stands down at the end of June after eight years.
The Highways Agency has chosen Connect Plus as its provisional preferred bidder for the M25 Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) contract from the shortlist of three construction and finance groups that submitted...
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) today announced the provisional selection of PIRANHA 5 offered by General Dynamics (UK) Ltd as the preferred design for the FRES (Future Rapid Effect System) Utility Vehicle. PIRANHA...
The Government today announced a package of measures to help ensure consumers are seeing the vital information in Home Information Packs and are receiving a higher standard of service in the home buying and selling...
* Technology Strategy Board to support zero carbon building technology.
- Technology Strategy Board sets out its strategic plan to make the UK a global leader in innovation.
- University of the Arts London, Imperial College London, The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and TIGA join forces to manage new knowledge transfer network for the creative industries
ADDING VALUE AND INNOVATING - TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY BOARD OUTLINES ITS PROPOSALS TO ENSURE BRITISH MANUFACTURING REMAINS COMPETITIVE
- 16 innovative development projects, worth over £52 million, to receive £23 million government investment through the Low Carbon Vehicles Innovation Platform. - Low Carbon Vehicles Integrated...
The Technology Strategy Board sets out plans to address the challenge of energy generation and supply by stimulating investment in innovation.
The Queen has been pleased to approve that, under the Public Works Loan Act 1946, Lawrence Nippers MBE, Tony Caplin and Sarah Wood OBE be re-appointed as Commissioners for the Public Works Loan Board, each for a...
Gordon Brown has marked the 60th anniversary of the creation of Israel, calling it one of the "greatest achievements" of the 20th Century.
National rollout of Productive Wards will slash unnecessary paperwork
Public attitudes in England towards people with mental health problems remain broadly sympathetic, according to a new survey by the Department of Health.
A new Action Squad to help police and local agencies make full use of all the tools and powers available to tackle anti-social behaviour in every community, backed by £255,000 of new funding, was announced...
A group supporting disabled firefighters will receive a £10,000 grant from the government to establish itself country-wide, Fire Minister Parmjit Dhanda announced today.
Children as young as five years old are the focus of a new online safety programme being launched today, Thursday 8th May 2008, by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre.
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Our Quids In Symposium brought together representatives from government and the financial sector to hear about financial inclusion projects which...
Put that the Prime Minister had said that it was unacceptable that fuel prices were going up so sharply, and asked if he could do anything about it, the PMS replied that we could continue to work with our international...
Asked if the Prime Minister backed a referendum on Scottish independence, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that the Prime Minister answered that question at PMQs today. As he said there was the Calman...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Scotland and fuel prices
The Queen has been pleased to approve that, under the Public Works Loan Act 1946, Lawrence Nippers MBE, Tony Caplin and Sarah Wood OBE be re-appointed as Commissioners for the Public Works Loan Board, each for a...
The Prime Minister has appointed Professor David J Drewry and Dr Derek Langslow CBE as Trustees of the Natural History Museum for a term of four years from 6 May 2008.
STATISTICAL RELEASE
- Research will look at numbers of adults with autism and transitions challenges for young people -
1) Attitudes to Mental Illness 2) Dental Contracts
Management Plan for the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site 2008-13 - Consultative Draft
Earlier this year Parliament approved orders creating, from 1 April 2009, nine new unitary councils for the seven areas of Bedfordshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Durham, Northumberland, Shropshire and Wiltshire. I...
The Government have today published their response to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution's twenty-sixth report "The Urban Environment". The report looks at the environmental problems that affect ...
The chairman of Monitor (the statutory name of which is the Independent Regulator of NHS foundation trusts) announced this week that, in accordance with section 35 of the National Health Service Act 2006, Monitor...
I am, with the Minister of State, Department for Children Schools and Families, my right hon. Friend the Member for Stretford and Urmston (Beverley Hughes), today announcing improvements to the way that the Government...
Over the past decade Britain's roads have become much safer. The number of people killed or seriously injured in road accidents has fallen by a third, keeping road travel in this country safer than almost anywhere...
The Government is planning fundamental changes to UK consumer law, to benefit consumers, reduce burdens for business and help enforcers.
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This report summarises the findings of discussions with policy making and delivery staff at all levels of government and with organisations that have...
HM The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Ian Duncan Burnett, Esq., Q.C., to be a Justice of the High Court.
During my formative years (from 15 to 22) as a student in the early 1990's I worked hard and played hard on several local farms, picking strawberries, beans, lettuce, hops and general farm work. I enjoyed...
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This report explores the literature on rural proofing toolkits, guidance and approaches that have been developed. It will inform our review of rural...