The Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander today announced an extra £12 million to finance the UK's humanitarian response to Cyclone Nargis. This new allocation is in addition...
The US Arlington Cemetary and European War Graves Commission maintain graves...
Return the dignity and pride of the British people by removing the tax...
Food products containing carmine-based food dye may prove to be a concern...
To counteract the loss of the 10% tax band, I propose that the current...
'...disclose the cost to Public Funds of providing security for the Bilderberg Group meeting which took place at Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland from May 14 to May 17 1998.' -- Peter Wood
'...reinstate section 28. children should not be taught such things.' -- joe miller
The Council is considering plans for 'traffic calming' along Redcar Lane, (...
Research shows that long kitchen knives do not need a potentially lethal...
Not all medical staff currently understand the debilitating effect Me,...
All too often at motorcycle gatherings around the country there is a police...
To implement a system involving payments of benefits into accounts that can...
The details should be clear and readable and include company/operator name,...
Abolish the £12 fee which goes to the local council, for a permit you must...
Millions of people use a blood pressure monitor to keep a record of their...
St. Breward Post Office is a rural post office in Cornwall under threat of...
In order to reduce the nurse ratio to patients in satellite units. It will...
The Starband system is a helmet tailor made to the shape of the childs head,...
The Environment Agency (EA) have announced the proposed sale of many Lock...
There appears to be an increasing trend to modify car exhausts with noisy '...
I find it unbelievable that we can work for a company for anything up to a...
As the only through road to Leigham Court Rd, St. Julian's Farm Rd has more...
Hospitals face a dangerous new superbug threat in the form of a drug-...
The advisory council on the misuse of drugs has recommended that Cannabis...
The current planning application process provides no right of appeal for...
This tax is crippling the country, it is a fact that higher fuel prices will...
This body would be funded from several sources, including all UK water...
Introduce a Driver and Vehicle smart-chip photo-ID card to replace the...
Far too many people in the UK do not have access to a Rape Crisis centre or...
It is grossly unfair that students who signed up for courses prior to...
A proposal of say 1% of the property value per 100 years extension,...
Parents with disabled children are to get easier access to childcare, thanks to £35million of Government pilot projects, announced today by Children's Minister Beverley Hughes.
The Prime Minister has condemned the violence that followed last night's UEFA cup final and praised the police for their handling of the clashes.
Gordon Brown has met the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, in Downing Street.
Serious Organised Crime Agency Publishes Second Annual Report The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) today published its second annual report - for the year 2007/08.
Interest (Scotland) Bill: Consultation Responses
An £35 million funding pot is today being made available for new schemes that will create parklands, town squares and riverside pathways in the Thames Gateway, announced Housing and Planning Minister Caroline...
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) today launched a 12 week public consultation on proposal for new legislation to regulate ship-to-ship transfer operations in UK waters.
This Register (NSDR), is a gross violation of human rights and allows...
'...request Peterborough City Council not to lift the covenant that currently protects the land at Lakeside, 33 The Pingle. This covenant prevents the land from being used for development. Lifting of the covenant...
if any family is more than 5 people then they must have a car that fits...
Nothing more need be said!
Government gas and oil central heating Grants for the elderly & people on...
The personal accounts delivery authority today announced the appointment of Alison Wright, Paul Hewitt and Chris Willford to its Board as non-executive directors. Each of them will take an interest in a particular...
Health Secretary Alan Johnson today confirmed the appointment of Baroness Young of Old Scone, Barbara Young, as shadow Chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The physical environment in which the NHS cares for thousands of dying patients is to be transformed as a result of a new £1 million programme funded by the Department of Health, led by the King's Fund...
TA soldiers recently returned from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan - including Private Luke Cole who was awarded the Military Cross recently - joined nearly two thousand serving and former Territorials, Army dignitaries...
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears today outlined plans to give every citizen in England three new rights to have a greater say to trigger action on local issues they care about. These could range from directing...
The Parole Board today published its Business Plan for 2008/09, setting out its aims, objectives and targets for the coming 12 months. The Plan details how the Board will manage the changing nature of its work and...
A ground breaking Motion Forecasting and Monitoring System has been awarded the prestigious 2007 RINA (Royal Institution of Naval Architects) and LRET (Lloyd's Register Educational Trust) Ship Safety Award.
The ICESCR is a UN treaty ratified by many states but implemented by few. It...
As it stands, women are not permitted to receive such an honour of 'Freeman...
as current standing you can have a trike but only if you pass your car test...
Asked if there would be a briefing from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) today, the PMS replied that he was not in a position to confirm anything and that it was best to speak to the MoD.Asked if the Prime Minister...
Asked if it was correct that the overhaul of Ministerial severance pay had been postponed, the PMS said that there had been a story in the Telegraph this morning suggesting that the Prime Minister would not take...
Asked if there would be any accompanying documents with the Prime Minister's Draft Legislative Programme Statement, the PMS said that there would be a statement and a Green Paper. Asked if there would be a separate...
Asked if the Prime Minister regarded yesterday's announcement on tax return as an equivalent to the American tax rebate to help the country through hard times, the PMS replied that the Chancellor had addressed this...
Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about the Bank of England's inflation predictions this morning, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that, as the Prime Minister and the Chancellor had been saying...
Asked to comment on Mervyn King's prediction that there would be two quarters of negative growth this year, the PMS said that the Treasury had set out their forecast for the economy in the Budget and there would...
Put that Jonathan Sumption QC had been hired to represent the Government in the Lisbon Treaty referendum case and was there any response to accusations that the case was a waste of taxpayers money, the PMS said ...
Asked what the main issues would be at the Prime Minister's meeting with the Ukrainian President, the PMS said that there would be issues around NATO membership for Ukraine. No doubt they would want to discuss regional...
Asked how much money the Government would match in the savings scheme, the PMS said that we had piloted a number of different schemes, but the specific detail on the matter was something that the Treasury would ...
Asked how many houses the Government would be able to buy with the funding announced today, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that it would be best for people to check with DCLG. original...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Housing, savings, Ukraine President, EU Lisbon Treaty Referendum and misc
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Oil/food prices, 10p tax, draft legislative programme, Ministerial pay and miscellaneous
Gordon Brown will be taking questions from national and international journalists in Downing Street from 12:00 BST today in his regular press conference.
Overseas Residents’ visits to the UK up 6%
Defence Minister Bob Ainsworth today confirmed that the Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC) and its supporting elements will move from their current base in Germany to Innsworth in 2010.
Grampian Area Inspection Report
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held in Brussels on 14 May 2008. Items on the agenda are as follows:
Quality of Public Finances: Efficiency of Public Expenditure on Social Transfers and...
This statement sets out the steps we are taking to provide more opportunities for first-time buyers to access the housing market.
The vast majority of people in this country aspire to owning their own home...
In my statement of 25 January (Official Report, columns 65-66WS), I promised to make an announcement once I had reached a decision on what form any future inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death ...
In my written ministerial statement of 12 July 2007 (Official Report, col. 69WS), I undertook to update the House in relation to Oakhill secure training centre. The Ministry of Justice and the Department for ...
I am pleased to announce that I am today publishing "The Government's Draft Legislative Programme 2008-09—Preparing Britain for the Future" (CM7372). The details of which will be available at www.commonsleader...
I have reappointed Jerry Cope for a second term as chairman of the Prison Service Pay Review Body, commencing April 2008. This reappointment has been conducted in accordance with the Office of the Commissioner...
Passengers on rural and regional rail services across the country are set to benefit from a £60,000 fund for Community Rail Partnerships, Rail Minister Tom Harris announced today.
An extra 4.5 million parents in Britain will gain the right to request flexible working, following the publication of the government's independent review today.
Forty of the UK's leading technology designers and manufacturers will today join Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and a number of young people to discuss new ways of harnessing the power of design to protect young people...
One person has died and a search continued this evening for other potential occupants of a car which was driven at speed off a jetty on the River Dart.