Asked whether the Government was concerned that tighter regulations on short-selling would have a negative impact on London's financial reputation, the PMS said he thought that sounded like a question that would...
Asked if the Prime Minister had said yesterday that the Government would continue with the ratification process in this country even if the Irish referendum was won by the "no" campaign, the PMS said that he would...
Asked if the Government would be taking any role in the strike by fuel tanker drivers, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Government was monitoring the situation carefully. The...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Fuel strike, EU treaty and misc
Rosie Winterton, UK Minister of State for Transport and Noel Dempsey, Irish Minister of State for Transport, today announced agreement on the first functional airspace block (FAB) in Europe.
Today the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled in HM Revenue & Customs' favour by supporting current National Minimum Wage legislation relating to tips, in the case of Annabel's restaurant and night club. The decision...
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is to provide a flypast to mark the Queen's official birthday following the traditional Trooping the Colour ceremony in Horseguards Parade, London, on Saturday 14 June 2008.
Further to the news release issued this morning, three people have been charged in relation to these offences. They are: Wayne WALSHAW DoB 6/10/75 Linden Road, Brotton, Saltburn, Cleveland,
With the shocking mass-strandings of dolphins on the Cornish coast on 9th...
The Law is clear that victims of deaths in suspicious or unnatural...
Student housing normally contains twice as many people living in a house...
I am a survivor of eight years of domestic abuse . I have now been free from...
There are many people who are in the same situation, you provide disabled...
Current proposals from the Transport Secretary envisage a congestion charge...
Old Age pensioners should benefit from reduced council tax payments, as a...
To ask the PM to have nothing further to do with Robert Mugabe and the Govt...
The Primary Care Trusts must change the awful postcode lottery and make...
£35 million pounds of tax payers money as been claimed by foreign workers...
The various authorities are to be credited with their efforts to bring cruel...
Online ordering of items to be delivered to off shore isles in scotland...
Introduce punishment for drugs as proposed by Anne Widdecome in 2001, ie a £...
From November, any lone parent with a child of 12 will HAVE to go out to...
People in debt will now get early advice from creditors, helping them to avoid court, in new proposals announced by Justice Minister Bridget Prentice today.
A landmark agreement has been reached between Government and industry which aims to remove aviation and radar barriers to the major expansion of wind energy that has been outlined by Business Secretary John Hutton...
Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, and Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Health, tomorrow (Saturday 14th June) will host a day of debate with parents, carers, guardians and professionals...
Defra today launched a consultation on how to target criminals who profit from polluting the environment by illegally dumping waste.
The British Military's latest high-tech communications satellite was successfully launched yesterday at 2305 BST from Kourou in French Guiana, South America.
The Consumer Council for Water today (13 June 2008) applauded Wessex Water for sharing the company's success with its consumers by using a portion of their profits to invest in improved services.
Martin John has been appointed the new Public Guardian and Chief Executive of the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), Justice Minister Bridget Prentice announced today.
Put that the Queen's Speech on 3rd December seemed to be very late, the PMS said that this date had been pencilled in for some time and that there was not necessarily anything to read into it. original source.
Asked about the 1000 nuclear power stations the Prime Minister had mentioned in the press conference this morning, the PMS said that that figure had come from the International Atomic Energy Agency who had said ...
Asked who the Prime Minister would be meeting on his trip to Saudi Arabia, the PMS said that we did not have information about that at this point but that it would be mostly oil ministers and energy ministers; this...
Asked if the Prime Minister had had any time to watch any television today, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister had been very busy today focusing on the issues around food, fuel and...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: David Davis' resignation/42 days, Saudi Arabia/oil prices, nuclear power and miscellaneous
World fuel and food price rises were on the agenda earlier when United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon held talks with Gordon Brown at No10.
This scheme sets out the the steps the Scottish Government will take to progress its gender equality objectives.
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the main form of support to farmers in Europe. Major reforms in 2003, simplified previous subsidy payments into a single scheme, the Single Farm Payment Scheme. The 2003...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Purnell) has made the following Statement.
On 27 March 2008, I issued a Written Statement (col. 21 WS) announcing the annual...
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 Brussels on 14 May 2008. I ...
Any one who feels strongly enough in freedom of speech should allow these...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Plaskitt)has made the following Statement.
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council...
Land Registry and Companies House both go offline at midnight and or Sundays...
The majority of diagnostic scans are conducted at 16 weeks - because only...
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Alistair Darling) has made the following Written Statement.
The Treasury is today publishing Global Commodities: a long-term vision for stable...
abandon the imposition of polyclinics in areas where the majority of the...
Her Majesty the Queen will open the new Session of this Parliament on Wednesday 3 December.
From looking at the NSPCC Website it it clear that more and more children...
Today my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (John Denham) has made the following Written Statement.
Today my right honourable friend the Secretary of ...
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 14 May 2008. I attended for the UK. Items on the agenda were as follows:
Quality of Public Finances: Efficiency of Public Expenditure on...
The Treasury is today publishing "Global Commodities: a long-term vision for stable, secure and sustainable global markets". Copies are available in the Vote Office and have been deposited in the Library of the...
The General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) will be held on 16 June in Luxembourg. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary will represent the UK.
The agenda items are as follows:
Section 14(1) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 ("the 2005 Act") requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of every relevant three-month period...
Today my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and I are publishing a Command Paper, "Work Skills", setting out the progress made since we jointly published the January 2008 Command Paper...
Her Majesty the Queen will open the new Session of this Parliament on Wednesday 3 December.
The Secretary of State for Transport has today laid a statutory instrument which amends the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulations 2007. This action arises out of an anomaly...
In December 2006 we consulted on proposed changes to charges for use of the Dartford crossing to address continuing congestion pressures. The proposals were to tailor charges better to the conditions at the crossing...
On 27 March 2008, I issued a Written Statement (Col 21 WS) announcing the annual performance targets in 2008-09 for the executive agencies of the Department for Work and Pensions.
One of the targets for...
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council was held on 9 June 2008 in Luxembourg. The UK was represented by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory...
Natural England, jointly with seven other stakeholders representing customers, regulators, water and sewerage companies and government publish the report, 'Deliberative Research concerning Consumers' Priorities ...
Ann Abraham, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) today urges the NHS to improve the way it handles complaints.