Gordon Brown has set out his vision of an "upwardly mobile" Britain where "everyone can make the most of their potential" through the power of education and knowledge.
In a recent petition for the legalisation of wild camping in England and...
2010 Skills for Life target achieved two years early as Denham pledges continuing focus on skills and training
Gordon Brown will deliver a speech to teaching professionals in London on the subject of education and social mobility at 18:15 BST.
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Crucial steps to bring about a major change in driving attitudes across Great Britain took place at a high-level meeting in Glasgow.
A meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) will be held in meeting room 1 (ground floor), 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1 on Thursday 26 June 2008 at 10.00 a.m.
The May House Price Index will be published at www.landregistry.gov.uk on Friday 27 June 2008 at 11:00 hours.
Following the collapse of the elections in Zimbabwe and the level of...
Recent history has shown that when members of Parliament are made the Home...
The East Surrey Branch of the Society has been given the devastating news...
Bolton Council has taken the stance of trusting the people of that borough...
The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner, Zahida Manzoor CBE announced today (23 June 2008) her decision that the Law Society's complaints handling arms - the Legal Complaints Service (LCS) and the Solicitors ...
A package of new initiatives to help families and end child poverty as part of a renewed drive to increase social mobility will be announced by Children's Secretary Ed Balls, Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell...
Asked if the Prime Minister had any plans to celebrate his first year in office, the PMS said that it was very much business as usual this week.Put that the BBC had suggested this morning that Alistair Darling's...
Asked if the Government was prepared to wait for Stuart Wheeler's possible appeal process to conclude before going forward with the Treaty, the PMS said that the key commitment we had made was that this Bill had...
Asked how successful the Prime Minister thought his trip to Saudi Arabia had been, the PMS said that we had been explicit throughout that this was not about any short-term fixes; all sorts of things would affect...
Asked for the Prime Minister's response to Morgan Tsvangirai's decision to withdraw from the presidential elections in Zimbabwe, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister was sure to say ...
The Prime Minister has delivered an oral statement to Parliament on the EU Council meeting that took place in Brussels on 19 and 20 June.
Gordon Brown has unveiled the latest recruitment drive to encourage more graduates into teaching.
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia trip, EU Lisbon Treaty and miscellaneous
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Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today paid tribute to the thousands of people who helped the country get back on its feet after last summer's floods.
For many centuries the North has suffered at the hands of a London...
I feel that there should be a rule that all vehicles should have exhaust...
Plans are underway in Scotland to pay smokers to give up smoking, a further...
I petition the Prime Minister to encourage vegetarianism.This will reduce...
Immigration Asylum seekers that overstay their Visa after coming to the UK...
There are no longer any Polytechnics in our country and for what reason? So...
'...publicly support the splendid work of the "Tennis For Free" campaign and to use his good offices to ensure that each local council provides a reasonable number of public tennis courts which are well maintained...
I work for a local authority housing department, we spend an excessive sum...
History In April 1926 the land was formally gifted to the Urban District...
Lego Fun Snacks are fruit filled little blocks that look just like the...
we need laws to protect our elderly people against the abuse in care homes....
This year the Mardi Gras in Cardiff has been cancelled! This one day a year...
Big Brother is irresponsible overhyped drivel which encourages nastiness and...
St Richards Hospital (SRH) serves a large geographical area with an...
Due to rocketing fuel prices the winter of 2008 will see great hardship...
A colicky baby cries in excess of 3 hours a day. When you have a colicky...
Because of the excessive packaging on goods across the board including food...
The European Union gave a payment to the BBC which guarentees pro EU bias....
We all know the cost of living is expensive and is set to get even worse......
Hello, Again reading through recent news reports there have been cases of...
Consider an initiative of reducing or indeed a total disqualification from...
'...Allow overstayers who have lived in Britain for at least 5 years and can prove they haven't relied on public funds to regularise their status in the UK.' -- antony richards
I left school knowing more about the classification of drugs and sexually...
we have a high number of oval racing drivers all over the uk, which brings...
i beleive we should be making more of an effort and movement to support our...
stop schools forcing kids with asthma to do pe if they do not want to its...
No matter what any Ombudsman, Information Commissioner, Healthcare...
The Council of the European Union also known as the Council of Ministers is...
Every day thousands of office workers commute to work. These journeys...
The European Union is planning on making changes to the "Technical...
We want the recognition that the unitary areas around Greater Manchester...
Stop plans to build nuclear power sations It is a fact that the waste form...
Nursery teachers are bringing up the nations children. They should be given...
To have a flat charge of £1 for every prescription, no exemptions for anyone...
The recent threat to Iran are a step too far and I think its about time we...
Standards of education in public schooling has dropped so much our children...
Taxpayers in this country should not pay for our police service employees to...
In today's modern society, women are gradually becoming less oppressed in...
The Network Railcard enables reduced rate travel for people off-peak in the...
I believe that there should be a bereavement midwife available for all...
With Fuel going up almost daily and essential daily food items following...
'...restore the balance of the law in favour of the victim’s human right’s above that of the criminal.' -- Peter Vick
At present, those FALSELY accused of crimes against children can be found...
More than 99% of businesses in the UK are small. We, the undersigned,...
apart from your standard reply that this was not necessary,why was you...
The UK now has a law to protect against age discrimination. But in UK...
There use to be a time when if you committed a crime you were punished....
Who thinks we are paying FAR TOO MUCH for University? We go there to learn...
The Wrekin Housing Trust are able to discriminate against disabled Residents...
After watching a horrific expose on the channel 5 news about the real living...
- First Annual Citizenship Week embodies the Olympic Spirit -
'Our NHS, Our Future: a rural response' Dear Commission for Rural Communities, We have yet to receive a satisfactory reply from Government Ministers to our emails and letters ...
Thanks Ray and Christine for your comment. We believe we've put toether a strong body of evidence, together with recommendations to help ensure rural communities have access to high-quality healthcare...
The Government has agreed with the assessment of Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's opposition MDC party, that a "free and fair" election in the country is impossible.
The Government has agreed with the assessment of Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's opposition MDC party, that a "free and fair" election in the ocuntry is impossible.
The fifteen experts on the Eco-towns Challenge Panel have today set out a series of recommendations for potential eco-town developers, designed to improve their plans to create world-leading sustainable developments...
Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today announced Government plans to publicly recognise the efforts of charities that helped communities hit by last summer's floods. The Minister also praised local media for...
Plans to improve transport links in Cornwall moved a step closer today after Transport Minister Rosie Winterton approved a £34million Government contribution towards a major new scheme in the region.
The Metropolitan Police Authority has launched an innovative educational DVD about the police use of stop and search as a tactic to combat crime, to debate why it's a controversial tool and explore what young people...
There are thousands of people in this country now suffering with Alzheimers...
There has to come a time when there is just no point in anybody working...
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Mrs Joan Christie as Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Antrim upon the retirement of The Right Honourable the Lord O'Neill TD JP on 1st September 2008.
Healthy Eating, Active Living: An action plan to improve diet, increase physical activity and tackle obesity (2008-2011)
A Toolkit to aid Local Criminal Justice Boards in considering whether specialist approaches to handling domestic abuse cases are required in their area.
Glasgow Domestic Abuse Court Feasibility Study Report April 2008
This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to homelessness legislation, setting out the circumstances in which non-permanent accommodation can be provided for unintentionally homeless households in priority...
I regret to inform the House that the answer I gave to parliamentary question 165558 from my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby (Austin Mitchell) on 18 December 2007 (Official Report, columns 1305-06W), ...
I attended the second Transport Council of the Slovenian presidency, in Luxembourg on 13 June.
In road transport, the Council reached a political agreement on each of three legislative proposals: the recast...
- EARLY START FOR MORE PROJECTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAMME -
Public sector research into drought resistant crops, the use of insects in crime scene investigations and new treatments for Alzheimer's disease will receive a £68m boost towards commercialisation, it ...
HM The Queen has appointed Jonathan Hedley Gibson 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 assigned...
HM The Queen has appointed Jonathan Lee Rose 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 assigned...