Gordon Brown visited staff and patients at a Sunderland hospital today to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the NHS.
A delegation of prominent British Muslims will be visiting Egypt from 6 July to meet a range of leading Egyptian figures to build partnerships that highlight positive messages about modern Islam and challenge the...
Trevor Cherrett, Specialist Advisor in our Sustainable Rural Communities in the 21st Century team, has written an article for the latest edition of BURA magazine.
Trevor's article...
More African goods - from chocolate to pineapples to spices in ready meals - could appear on UK supermarket shelves in future, said International Development Minister Gareth Thomas today as he opened for bids a ...
Upside down houses in Salford and light weight homes in Milton Keynes are just two of the winning designs recognised for providing high quality homes that will last, at this year's Housing Design Awards.
At the public Co-ordination and Policing committee on 4 July 2008, Deputy Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson told Police Authority members about additional measures to combat knife crime in London.
The findings of a three-month programme of public consultation on future development of the Metropolitan Police Estate in London was discussed by members of the Metropolitan Police Authority at a meeting of the ...
Our climate is changing and for many gardeners the first evidence of this can already be seen in gardens across the UK. Seasons are already changing with spring now arriving up to six days earlier than a decade ...
With a recent spate of good weather along the South coast, and the holiday season about to get under way, Brixham Coastguard are reminding members of the public looking to enjoy the British coastline this summer...
Bernie Eclestone has announced that the British GP will be moving to...
Many of us spent our own hard earned money on the HI training course and...
To bring us in line with the vast majority of the EU member states, we in...
Trevor Cherrett, Specialist Advisor in our Sustainable Rural Communities in the 21st Century team, has written an article for the latest edition of BURA magazine.
Trevor's article...
The ICC's decision to suspend Zimbabwe from international competition sends "a powerful message" to Robert Mugabe's regieme, Gordon Brown has said.
The MOD and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust today announced detailed plans for a new military ward for the treatment of injured service personnel.
As a special arrangement to mark the 100th anniversary of the Territorial Army (TA) and its service to the nation, AT&T Williams will carry the TA100 logo on the nose of their FW30 cars during the 2008 British Grand...
Local Healthcare Bill Consultation Analysis of Responses
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Hazel Blears, yesterday announced extra funding to encourage local government to spread their good practice and work - from affordable housing to anti-social...
The Type Museum has successfuly collected a large proportion of all the...
Given the understandable shortcomings of Witness Protection Schemes, the...
Asked what was discussed at the Prime Minister's meeting with the Aga Khan, the PMS said that they had discussed the cooperation between the Government and the Aga Khan Development Network, which supported projects...
Put that the Prime Minister had mentioned future arrangements for fuel supplies during the Liaison Committee, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had been talking about the wholesale gas market more generally and...
Asked why the Prime Minister thought it was important that MPs voted for a 2.25% pay rise, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that we had released a Written Ministerial Statement about this on 17th June...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: MPs' pay, fuel/oil and miscellaneous
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn today announced £500,000 to fund up to two pilot projects that will explore how land management can reduce the risk of flooding.
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) Cost Sharing Proposals consultation analysis report.
Records Management best practice in relation to the creation, use, storage, management and disposal of NHS records
A Strategic Framework for Scottish Freshwater Fisheries
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Yvette Cooper) has made the following Written Statement.
Today I am launching the operational efficiency programme, the latest phase of our...
Today I am launching the operational efficiency programme, the latest phase of our drive to ensure that taxpayers receive maximum value for money from the services they fund.
This builds on the Gershon ...
In the children's plan, which I presented to Parliament in December 2007, the Government set out their ambition to make this country the best place in the world for young people to grow up. As part of this, we...
I informed the House on 20 May (Official Report, column 15WS) of our intention to sign the contracts for the manufacture of the aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales once the proposed ...
I have set the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) the following performance targets for 2008-09:
Quality service delivery
Licensing and monitoring of coastal and marine developments and activities ...
During my Oral Statement on 25 June (column 301), I answered a question concerning the water supply incident at Pitsford water treatment works in Northamptonshire. I would like to update the House on the latest...
As at 30 June, the end of the regulatory payment window for the 2007 Single Payment Scheme, a total of £1.431 billion, representing some 98.7 per cent. of the estimated total fund, had been paid in full ...
On 21 February I made a statement to the House regarding new information we had been passed by the United States Government regarding rendition. Contrary to earlier assurances that Diego Garcia had not been used...
I wish to update the House on the construction costs of the Supreme Court for the United Kingdom.
The overall development of the Supreme Court is progressing according to plan and we expect to open the ...
On 3 July 2007 (Official Report, column 815), the Prime Minister made a statement to Parliament publishing "The Governance of Britain" Green Paper. The Green Paper set out a route map for further constitutional...
I regret to inform the House that the answer I gave on 7 February to a parliamentary question (Official Report, column 1422W) about traffic signs for the central London congestion charging scheme was not sufficiently...
I would like to inform the House about the future of testing services provided by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) of the Department for Transport.
VOSA plays a key role in the delivery of...
Please ignore the petitions calling for changes to BST. Tinkering with clock...
Presently, the justice system appears to favour the high profile media stars...
The post office in Stannington is a vital part of the community of...
There is a growing concern for the safety of all recovery operators working...
There is currently nowhere near this area where the public who enjoy such...
The most senior judge in England and Wales has said that aspects of Islamic...
In view of the abomination of MPs and Ministers refusing to agree to changes...
There is a lot of "green belt" land currently wedged between existing town...
The boy's school says he has violated the children's rights and has...
We feel that the 66p used to fund the Queen could be better spent on schools...
Further to Billie Jan's petitions, requesting more advice on colic, can I...
British MPs have recently voted that they can continue to use public money...
Judge Milton retires as a Legal Chairman of the Employment Tribunals for England and Wales on 4 July 2008.
The National Audit Office today published its report into the Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) programme, which aims to deliver a single, secure, high quality computer infrastructure across the whole of ...