Jim Murphy, Minister for Europe, welcomed today's arrest of the suspected war criminal, Stojan Zupljanin, by Serbian authorities.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office will co-host the inaugural conference for the Inter-Parliamentary Commission for Combating Anti-Semitism in February 2009.
Lord Malloch-Brown commented on the agreement between the Transitional Federal Governement and the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia.
Getting back to nature on the farm, increased pedal power and catering for hundreds of people were just some of the winning ideas from homeless organisations that won part of a £500,000 prize to make their...
too many 18-25's are in serious debt, that be credit cards, finance, loans,...
Gordon Brown in 2005 announced an increase in future spending on renewing...
Put that there was a suggestion that the Government was "soft peddling" on energy liberalisation, the PMS said that the Government would continue to make the case for energy liberalisation in Europe.Asked about ...
Asked about the British Government's attitude to sanctions against Cuba, the PMS replied that the British Government's position was consistent with the EU common position; the EU common position was kept under review...
Asked if the Prime Minister would continue to talk to his parliamentary colleagues today about the pre-charge detention vote, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister would be having meetings...
Two pieces of fine porcelain currently housed in two museums in Britain were looted during the Nazi period, an Independent Panel ruled today. A monteith or glass cooler at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge will...
Three UK businessmen were today sentenced to imprisonment for between two and a half to three years for cartel offences. All three were also disqualified from acting as company directors for periods of between five...
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The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council and Dudley Local Admissions Forum to the admission arrangements of Birmingham City Council. Mr...
We the people of Britain, would like to see better provision for bikes, on...
Royal Teas has been the best cafe in Greenwich for many years. Due to a...
With the number of pedestrians and drivers seriously injured by police...
The rising cost of fuel in uk is increaing driver smallhauliers out of...
I feel that these new car tax plans are wrong. they hit the families the...
After a child has been identified with learning disabilities, autism, ADHD...
The law should be altered to make credit reference information held by the...
I grew up disliking the taste of wine and beer. Consequently I didn't want...
Extending the pre-charge detention period to 42 days is "a matter of necessity" in light of the increasing sophistication of terrorist threats, the PM has said.
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: 42 days, Cuba and miscellaneous
Defra has today announced that it is placing an order with Merial to deliver 13 million doses of Bluetongue serotype 8 vaccine, eight million for use in England and five million for use in Wales.
Drivers on the A14 are to benefit from more reliable and safer journeys as Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly today announced the go-ahead for an £89.5m project to install new jam-busting technology on the...
Many foreign, LH Drive vehicles come to the UK, make deliveries or visits,...
In 1951, the UK signed up to the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to...
This petition call for a review of the way that taxi's and private hire...
Employers throughout the UK should put skills and training centre stage if they want to profit from the 2012 Games, Skills Minister David Lammy said today as he launched an action plan for business leaders.
42 days detention, Afghanistan and organ donation were on the agenda at today's PMQs.
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Communities Secretary Hazel Blears today set out the range of actions the Government is taking to manage migration, maximise the benefits for the whole of the UK and minimise the negative impacts.
The United Kingdom should be applying pressure so that the UN to acts to ask...
Why do refuse collection have to happen first thing in the morning. The bin...
With growing regional identification and specific businesses operating...
I would like to see people that take walfrin get their prescriptions free of...
the use of unmarked and stealth cameras is becoming more wipespread. these...
I'm fed up with seeing NO DSS & NO HB on letting adverts. just because you...
Lately, many people I know have applied for jobs either on-line or by post...
Request a change of disability living allowance information Criteria from...
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Asked about the Baker Review on MP's pay and whether it could be expected soon, the PMS said he did not know but he would check.Asked if the Prime Minister would be taking David Cameron's advice by going on holiday...
Asked if the Prime Minister had any thoughts on the fuel protests, the PMS said that it was a dispute about pay and he wouldn't class it as a fuel protest. Asked whether the Prime Minister had any thoughts on the...
Asked if Jacqui Smith and the Chief Whip were confident of winning the vote on 42 days, the PMS said that the general position was that there was still more to do in order to ensure the Government won the vote tomorrow...
The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began by giving a summary of Cabinet. There had been an update from Jacqui Smith and the Chief Whip on where we were on 42 days, there was a presentation from Ed Balls on the...
Put that a couple of European leaders had urged the Irish not to vote against the EU Treaty, and asked if the Prime Minister would join them, the PMS replied that we would not be commenting on this. original source...
Asked if the Prime Minister was delighted by the High Court's Judgements on police pay, the PMS replied that the Home Secretary had already commented on this, and she spoke on behalf of the Government. Obviously...
Asked if the Prime Minister had any discussions today on 42 days, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had meetings with his parliamentary colleagues all of the time. It would be surprising if he did not discuss...
Asked for a read out of Cabinet and if there was any discussion on the crisis at the pumps that might be looming, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that at Cabinet the main items discussed were an update...
Gordon Brown will answer questions from MPs today in his weekly PMQs session beginning at 12:00 BST.
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Fuel strike, pre-charge detention, police pay and Europe
Gordon Brown has welcomed carers' groups to Number 10 to mark the launch of the new £250 million Carers' Strategy.
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Cabinet, 42 days, fuel strike and misc
Deficit widened to £4.3bn in April
Rate increases to 5.3%
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
New figures out today show that employment remains high at over 29.5 million, rising by 76,000 on the quarter and up 446,000 compared to a year ago as more people continue to take up opportunities to work.
Migrants coming to the UK from Eastern Europe have not caused unemployment or stopped UK workers from finding jobs, according to research published today.
The UK welcomes the agreement on 8 June between the Government of Sudan and the Government of Southern Sudan to resolve their differences over Abyei.
The Royal Navy's latest air defence missile demonstrated its prowess when it scored a direct hit on a sub-sonic target during trials in the Mediterranean.
The site is often down for several days without explanation.This is...
Godshill high street on the Isle of Wight, currently has a 30mph speed limit...
Her Majesty The Queen has been pleased to approve the reappointment as Non-Executive Directors of the Court of the Bank of England of:
People who live in areas such as Epping, North Weald, Ongar and other towns...
Legislation against smoking in pubs. New legislation should be introduced,...
We ask for your urgent help to do everything you can to open legal...
high earners have little to do with their money other than invest it which...
The Independent pay review body is set up to independently decide on pay...
Estimates of employment in the public sector in Scotland from Q1 1999 to Q1 2008.
Consultation responses.
Restorative Justice guidance and protocols for practitioners working with young people and those harmed by their behaviour
The purpose of this Headline report is to release the 2007 survey data into the public domain. A full report on the findings of the 2007 Scottish Household Survey will be published in August 2008.
Guidance for Restorative Justice Practitioners
Members of the Armed Forces who die on operations or in training are remembered on the new Armed Forces memorial in Staffordshire which was dedicated by Her Majesty The Queen last October. For some months now...
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Alistair Darling) has made the following Written Statement.
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Luxembourg on 3 June 2008. ...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Purnell) has made the following Statement.
I am publishing today Households Below Average Income 1994-95 to 2006-07.
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The director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and I are today publishing a report from Jessica de Grazia, a former senior prosecutor in the USA, of her review of the working practices of the SFO. The review ...
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Luxembourg on 3 June 2008. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury attended for the UK. Items on the agenda were as follows:
Implementation of the Stability...
I am today launching the National Challenge—a detailed strategy to make sure that parents and pupils experience good standards in all secondary schools, with the expectation that, by 2011, every school ...
Members of the armed forces who die on operations or in training are remembered on the new armed forces memorial in Staffordshire, which was dedicated by Her Majesty the Queen last October. For some months now...
The 2006 community White Paper "Our health, our care, our say" signalled the review of the Prime Minister's strategy on carers as part of the new deal for carers. In June 2007 we launched an extensive consultation...
I have made an authorisation under section 19D of the Race Relations Act 1976, as amended, to enable the Secretary of State to request that asylum applicants claiming to be a Somali or an Eritrean national submit...
I have today published the Probation Board for Northern Ireland business plan for 2008-09. The plan sets out the board's key objectives and performance targets for the coming year.
Copies have been placed...
I am publishing today "Households Below Average Income 1994-95 to 2006-07".
This is the 19(th) edition of the "Households Below Average Income" (HBAI) series. This report presents information on living ...
New targets to improve the productivity, efficiency and sustainability of the UK's construction sector were unveiled by the Government and industry today.
As well as a proliferation of Off Licenses, many small grocers shops are...
If you call an amubulance for an emergency, instead of being taken to...
The UK IT industry relies on contractors to provide a flexible workforce to...
Pode Hole sub post office serves a community of largely elderly residents as...
HM The Queen has appointed David James Stewart Worster to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, has...
We've responded to the Communities and Local Government consultation on Participatory Budgeting - a draft national strategy.
We warmly welcome the Government’s intention...
I would be interested to find out exactly what is meant by "poverty".
It cannot be those lower than the average incomeas it is necessary for an average to have income both ...
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Here's the project team's response:
Financial poverty is one aspect of poverty, albeit a particularly important one. Essentially, it means a lack of money and hence an inability to buy the goods...
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