A £90.4 million scheme to to refurbish the Bell Common Tunnel between junctions 26 and 27 of the M25 near Epping moved a step closer today as Roads Minister Tom Harris announced that the Highways Agency...
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Monoclonal antibodies work differently from standard treatment, attacking...
The hitting of horses with a whip is unacceptable behaviour. It is archaic...
with the youth causing more and more problems I believe this is due to the...
It is unacceptable for parents to swear at their children in public. More to...
We seek a cat kind solution. We don't hate cats. The RSPB estimates the...
In December 2007 Cheshire county concil suggested that St John's school...
Currently there is no limit on the age of which one can stop driving. You...
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The Government’s latest Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics suggest some important changes in recent poverty trend. This...
The Government’s latest Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics released today suggest some important changes in recent poverty trends.
The new data shows poverty levels...
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Our response to Communities and Local Government consultation on Participatory Budgeting - a draft national strategy.
Gordon Brown and heads of Commonwealth nations have held talks in London on ways to reform international institutions such as the World Bank.
New ten year programme to give carers short breaks, more help with employment and support for them to stay healthy
The Committee on Standards in Public Life today published its annual report for 2007 -2008.
Cabinet Secretary's response to the Report of the Chartered Teacher Review Group
Allowing'STEVIA' a NATURAL PLANT SUGAR to be imported and used in this...
Our Armed Forces are being killed in Iraq and Afganistan for no reason which...
I am sick of Councils having debates of which I know nothing about to which...
The current laws on harassment are not sufficient to protect children from...
From a recent television programme about life on HMS Illustrious it came to...
Climate change threatens most species including ours. We can stop it at...
The Government has a role in promoting continuous improvement in the...
In the current situation in this country we seem to be paying far too much...
as i am a small coach operator i rely heavily on the county council system....
Pertussi was used on troops even after warnings from the producers of it...
The line is now suffering ovehead line failures at least 2 to 3 times per...
The first Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) to be notified by Natural England has been announced today (Tuesday 10 June). Ely Pits and Meadows SSSI in Cambridgeshire is notified for bitterns, a nationally...
£400m FUNDING AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE AT ENGLISH AND MATHS
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Commissioned by a wide range of organisations, this report is part of a project seeking to address the need for a more sophisticated approach to addressing...
Health Minister Ben Bradshaw today underlined the Government's commitment to investment in family doctor services on a visit to a newly opened GP health centre in Kirkby-in-Ashfield near Nottingham.
The Ministry of Defence has announced plans for a new form of national recognition to honour the families of troops who die on operations or as a result of terrorism.
The Royal Navy submarine HMS Superb, which suffered some damage when she struck an underwater pinnacle in the Red Sea on 26 May, has arrived in Crete for a short period.
Grant paid to residential untis and schools to increase educational environment
Currently there is no minimum requirement for train operators to carry...
Ofcom has constistantly failed in its terms of reference and obligations in...
Nottingham City Council are due to Implement a WPL starting from 2010,...
When civil servants and politicians are giving away taxpayer pounds to...
Our prisons are overcrowded, and mainly by people who have commit crimes...
Anne Glover's committee, announced as part of the Enterprise Strategy and Budget 2008, today issued an online call for evidence as part of its work to help more small and medium sized businesses win public sector...
The Consumer Council for Water today (Tuesday 10 June) welcomed Thames Water's announcement that it intends to establish a £5 million charitable trust and spend a further £5 million on community...
Asked if the Prime Minister had any sympathy for MPs who also happened to be parents and if he thought that their childcare should be subsidised in any way, the PMS said that the Prime Minister's position, without...
Asked if there was still some way to go in convincing MPs to vote in favour of 42 days, the PMS said that this vote remained very tight.Asked if the Prime Minister would vote, the PMS said that the Prime Minister...
Asked if the international institutions referred to as attending the Commonwealth meeting tonight were the Royal Bank, International Monetary Fund etc, the PMS said that that was correct; this was part of taking...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Meeting with Commonwealth Leaders, 42 days, miscellaneous
The Queen has approved the nomination of the Right Reverend Timothy Martin Thornton MA, Area Bishop of Sherborne, Salisbury diocese for election as Bishop of Truro in succession to the Right Reverend William Ind...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a twelve-week consultation on the European Commission's proposals for the "Health Check" of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
The latest Households Below Average Income figures were published today. The statistics cover the UK income distribution in 2006/07, including the latest figures for the number and percentage of children, pensioners...
British subjects who were held by the Japanese during the second world war...
Currently glass recycling means tipping perfectly good bottles into large...
An innovative scheme which will give prisoners the chance to change their ways by learning technology skills has been launched by Prisons Minister David Hanson MP and Skills Minister David Lammy MP. The initiative...
This paper is relevant to all those involved in promoting effective learning for children and young people from 3 to 18. It particularly outlines important messages for those involved in planning the curriculum ...
Scottish Households Below Average Income: estimates of the number of children, working age adults and pensioners living in absolute and relative poverty in Scotland.
The Scottish Government wants a qualifications system that works for all young people. This consultation sets out a range of proposals designed to ensure that National Qualifications fully reflect Curriculum for...
I have today issued a revised Explanatory Memorandum, following additional government amendments agreed at Report Stage in the other place, in relation to the Education and Skills Bill (Welsh Framework Powers...
The following Statement provides information on the Competitiveness Council in Brussels on 29 May 2008, at which I represented the UK. The meeting was chaired by Andrej Vizjak, Slovenian Minister of Economy, ...
I am pleased to confirm the agenda items for which BERR has responsibility at the forthcoming Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Telecoms Council) in Luxembourg on 12 June 2008.
The first...
My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Competitiveness, Baroness Vadera, has made the following statement:
The following statement provides information on the competitiveness...
My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Competitiveness, Baroness Vadera, has made the following statement:
I am pleased to confirm the agenda items for which BERR has...
I am satisfied that financial assistance under the Bellwin scheme is justified to cover eligible costs incurred by six councils following flooding in England in January 2008.
A scheme will therefore be ...
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced on 7 February 2008 (Col 79WS) the publication of draft statutory social and environmental guidance to the Water Services...
Over the next year, the Government are bringing in the biggest shake-up of the immigration system for over 40 years. Today I am laying new immigration rules which complete the roll-out of Tier 1 of the points...
I am today announcing the Government's position on the reports of the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD). The UK Government approve the global summary for...
Stuart Burgess, our chair and the Government's Rural Advocate, met Gordon Brown last week to deliver his report 'England's rural areas: steps to release their economic potential'
The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) is hosting a seminar for police authorities from around the country to explore their responsibilities to protect children and young people.
Britain is an island with limited resources. We have no option other than to...
Currently, ltd companies are the only employers eligible to participate in...
We would ask that every housing officer is provided with compulsory training...
Stuart Burgess, our chair and the Government's Rural Advocate, met Gordon Brown last week to deliver his report 'England's rural areas: steps to release their economic potential'
This leaflet outlines our position on what we mean by 'sustainable rural communities'. It describes the changes we believe are needed to policies and practice to make progress towards making rural...
The Public Accounts Committee has today published a report into the successful privatisation of QinetiQ.
The right for UK workers to choose to work longer than 48 hours a week has today been secured, after ministers reached a new agreement in Europe.
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Graham Holley, Chief Executive of the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) said: