Easy access or wide availability to betting shops has a detrimental impact...
i believe police should be able to take and scrap/sell cars of caught drink...
Remove the fuel duty of petrol/diesel and charge the oil companies at source...
Throughout the UK bus companies demand exact change for their journeys. This...
This follows a story in the Daily Mirror on 25/04/08, which reports on the...
Planning permission is currently being sought for the construction of a...
I feel that loads of people such as myself are on incapability benefits and...
Currently passports are delivered to the home address of the applicant, in...
Many hospital wards hardly get dark at night. This means that light sleepers...
The MOD announced today that a Public Inquiry will be held into the death of Baha Mousa, who died in British custody in September 2003.
The UK Government will give up to £1m towards the relief effort for the earthquake in China, the International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander announced today.
Radio scanning is an interesting hobby. It can even be helpful for the user...
Currently women receive a state pension at the age of 60 but are only...
This is a problem that needs a solution, thousands of people suffer with a...
The majority of young people just buy fake IDs or get older people to get...
Kent County Council released a press statement in early Spring 2008 that a...
Ins some areas with in the UK the council do not recycle plastic, and us...
East Runton Post Office is a thriving, profitable business used not only by...
Some people who have committed horrific crimes have been given the chance to...
The maze prison is now an historic ruin, and debate over how it should be...
*The Act of Settlement 1701 specifically discriminates against Catholics or...
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Many people dont realize that the elderly pay on average £84 pounds a month...
Dear Mr. Gordon Brown, More than 10 000 are estimated to have died in...
after september 2008 new drivers will have to undergo 35 hours of training...
The current scheme and its future amendments are not a fair, productive and...
We've recently completed some consultation and discussions on the future for rural proofing. The reports of the findings are informing our project to refresh rural proofing.
Our <...
Gordon Brown has criticised the "despicable regime" in Burma for obstructing aid and turning the cyclone Nargis disaster into a "man-made catastrophe".
The Government is calling upon the British people to give their thoughts and suggestions on proposed changes in health, education, policing and much more.
A new NHS Reform Bill to help deliver improved, more personalised care for millions of patients, was included in the Government's draft legislative programme, published today.
People across the country will be given the chance to tell the government what they want to see in the welfare and benefits system, announced Secretary of State for Work and Pensions James Purnell today.
Mr Leigh Turner has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Ukraine in succession to Mr Tim Barrow CMG LVO MBE who has transferred to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Turner will take up his appointment...
The Prime Minister today outlined details of the three Home Office Bills that will be introduced in the next parliamentary session.
The Government is committed to maintaining the resilience and strength of the economy, which is central to creating a fair society where there is opportunity for all.
ILLEGAL DRIVING INSTRUCTORS may be operating in this area, the Driving Standards Agency can reveal.
New support to help first time buyers into affordable home ownership is being announced today by Housing Minister Caroline Flint.
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears and Housing Minister Caroline Flint today welcomed measures set out in the Draft legislative programme that will support the Governments ambition of creating thriving communities...
Fatism is a term that describes hostile or oppressive behaviour towards...
New proposals to give greater protection to victims and witnesses in court are amongst those set out in the Ministry of Justice's contribution to the Draft Legislative Programme announced by the Prime Minister today...
* Legal right for employees to request time to train * Legislation to expand and strengthen apprenticeships
* £103 million Next Generation Composite Wing programme will revolutionise aircraft wing development in UK.
Burma, the housing market and social care were on the agenda at today's PMQs.
The Prime Minister has highlighted economic stability and personalisation of public services as priorities for Government action in the next Parliamentary session.
French-born fashion designer Nicole Farhi was today presented with an honorary CBE (Commander of the British Empire) by Culture Secretary Andy Burnham in recognition of her services to the fashion industry.
Asked if political memoirs came up at Cabinet, the PMS said they did not. Asked whether a referendum on Scottish independence was discussed at Cabinet, the PMS said that it hadn't come up. original source.
Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about new sentencing guidelines stating that people caught with knives could escape with a fine or community sentence, the PMS made clear that the Sentencing Guidelines ...
Asked if the Draft Legislative programme was discussed at Cabinet, the PMS said there was a fairly brief discussion on it this morning. Asked what the timing would be for the Prime Minister's statement, the PMS ...
Asked if there were any plans to hold Cabinet meetings around the country and not just in London, the PMS said there were no specific plans for that at the moment, but it was something the Prime Minister had said...
Asked if the discussion included anything on the housing market, the PMS confirmed that there had been some discussion of the housing market as well. Asked what the tenor was of those discussions, the PMS replied...
The Chancellor also updated Cabinet on his latest thinking relating to compensation for those affected by the removal of the 10p tax band and that would be the subject of his statement to Parliament this afternoon...
The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began by giving a brief summary of Cabinet to the assembled press. Cabinet had met for an hour and 40 minutes that morning. There had been the usual update from Geoff Hoon on...
Gordon Brown will answer questions from MPs today in his weekly PMQs session beginning at 12:00 BST, with a statement on the Draft Legislative Programme to follow at 12:30.
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Cabinet, economy, housing market, Cabinet meetings, Draft Legislative Programme, knife crime and misc
Pay growth steady in year to March 2008
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
Key diagnostic waiting times have fallen by 97% in two years, Department of Health statistics reveal today.
New figures out today show the number of people claiming key out of work benefits has fallen by 141,000 over the last year as more people take up opportunities to work and provide greater security for themselves...
The OFT has today launched a market study into the sale and rent back sector.
Sir David Varney today published his Review of the Competitiveness of Northern Ireland, which follows on from the conclusions of his Review of Tax Policy in Northern Ireland published in December 2007.
I am today publishing a consultation document on options for revising part G of the building regulations addressing sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency in buildings.
This consultation follows...
I have today placed in the Library of the House copies of the Ministry of Defence's spring performance report. This shows that the armed forces, supported by their civilian colleagues, have consistently and reliably...
I am able to inform the House today of the findings of the Royal Air Force board of inquiry (BOI) into the loss of the RAF C130J Hercules ZH876 in Iraq on 12 February 2007.
The purpose of a board of inquiry...
I have set the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) the following performance targets for 2008-09:
Service Delivery
Customer satisfaction to exceed 82 per cent.
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The level of support for loans, grants and fees that will be available to eligible higher education students in the 2009-10 academic year will be broadly 2.6 per cent. higher than for 2008-09, in line with forecast...
I should like to inform the House that I have, under Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, appointed Mr David John Bader as a member of the Boundary Commission for Wales. The appointment is...
I am pleased to inform the House that the proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing) Order has been laid today, as Command Paper (7379). Copies of this can be found in the Vote Office...
London's movers and shakers will meet Work and Pension's Minister Stephen Timms, and Minister for Children, Young People and Families Beverley Hughes today to set out key priorities for tackling child poverty in...
Four people and their 10 metre yacht were rescued overnight after grounding on the Goodwin Sands in very rough sea conditions. Lifeboats and a Rescue Helicopter worked together to get a line to the stricken yacht...
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Are you a breastfeeding mum or perhaps you know someone who is? This National Breastfeeding Awareness Week (11-17th May 2008) retailers, shopping centres and work places across the UK are showing their support to...
The first in a series of UFO files, dating back to the 1970s, have been released on The National Archives' website today, Wednesday 14 May 2008. The Ministry of Defence files include descriptions of alleged Unidentified...