Registration of Private Landlords: Consultation on Amendment of Secondary Legislation under the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 - Landlord Registration
The Scottish Government commissioned Arneil Johnston to undertake a Good Practice Review of the implementation of Landlord Registration in 2007/2008. This report summarises the results from this review.
The Government's 2007 Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls is published today. The Report describes UK policy and international developments in export control regimes, as well as including information on licensing...
Not withstanding any other political issues with the Chinese regime we the...
The UK-IPO today responded to the European Commission's proposal to extend the term of copyright protection for sound recordings from 50 to 95 years.
Stuart Burgess, our chair and the Government's Rural Advocate, is visiting Devon to explore, with local communities, their representatives and land managers, what they feel are the important...
Stuart Burgess, our chair and the Government's Rural Advocate, is visiting Devon to explore, with local communities, their representatives and land managers, what they feel are the important...
Stuart Burgess, our chair and the Government's Rural Advocate, will be attending the CLA Game Fair.
Asked why the Prime Minister was going to appear on the BBC programme "The One Show" and if it was live, the PMS said that it was live, that the Prime Minister had been invited on and that it had been in the diary...
Asked if the Prime Minister had vetoed an increase in the salary of the Information Commissioner, the PMS said that the Ministry of Justice had issued a Written Ministerial Statement today, which said that there...
Asked why journalists hadn't been informed yesterday about the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that once the ratification had happened the Foreign Office had made an ...
Asked if the Prime Minister supported the work of the Charity Commission, the PMS said that the work of the Charity Commission was a matter for them.Asked why the Prime Minister hadn't answered the Charity Commission...
Asked if the fiscal rules had changed, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that no decisions had been taken in relation to the fiscal rules; the position remained as set out at the time of the Budget.Asked...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Libson Treaty, Information Commissioner and miscellaneous
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Fiscal rules and miscellaneous
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears today announced a package of measures responding to calls from Muslim communities to support the promotion of citizenship and shared values and to stop Islamic theology being abused...
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection to the admission arrangements of Patcham High School for 2009/10.
Roger Turner, head of our Strong and Prosperous Rural Economies programme, will be speaking at this 2 day event for regeneration practitioners to listen, learn, discuss and debate the challenges...
In order to monitor the service for abuse, help with support and maintenance, locate large volume/ commercial users to ask them to contribute to our costs, and provide users with usage statistics of their application...
In order to monitor the service for abuse, help with support and maintenance, locate large volume/ commercial users to ask them to contribute to our costs, and provide users with usage statistics of their application...
Post campaign evaluation
post campaign evaluation
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection by parents to the admission arrangements of Weydon School for 2009/10.
June: £7.6 bn current budget deficit
The Government launched a new strategy today to drive forward its commitment to promote diversity and equality within its workforce.
Culture Secretary Andy Burnham today announced that Professor Phil Redmond CBE has been appointed as the new Chair of National Museums Liverpool. Professor Redmond will take up his new position on 1 August for a...
Post Evaluation of Flu Campaign
Post Evaluation of flu campaign
Evaluation of the Child Protection Line Campaign 2007/08
Child Protection Campaign Evaluation 2007/08
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Purnell) has made the following Statement.
I am pleased to announce that the Department for Work and Pensions has today laid...
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Kitty Ussher) has made the following Written Statement.
Budget Ecofin will be held on 17 July in Brussels and the UK Permanent Representative...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Plaskitt) has made the following Statement.
The Employment and Social Policy Informal Meeting was held on 10 ...
The French presidency's Informal Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held in Cannes on 7 and 8 July 2008. My right honourable friend the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and my honourable friend the Parliamentary...
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Kitty Ussher) has made the following Written Statement.
The Government announced in November 2006 that, as part of their work to improve accountability...
This Statement announces changes in the use of personal data held on the GB poultry register in England and Wales following a public consultation. The changes will come into effect on 1 August 2008. Copies of...
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Kitty Ussher) has made the following Written Statement.
The Treasury is today publishing Extension of the Statutory Regime for Issuer Liability...
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Kitty Ussher) has made the following Written Statement.
Following the March 2005 Treasury Committee report on ATM (automatic teller machine) ...
My right honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Kennedy) has made the following Written Statement.
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is today publishing the outcomes of a...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Plaskitt) has made the following statement.
The Social Fund Commissioner's annual report has been published today...
My right honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Kennedy) has made the following Written Statement.
Copies of the 2008-09 edition of the Tax Benefit Reference Manual (TBRM) are today...
The Government are committed to ensuring that regulations are necessary, give effective protection, balance cost and risk, are fair and command public confidence.
In accordance with this, we require Departments...
The National Statistics annual report for 2007-08 is being published and laid before Parliament today. Copies are available in the Library of the House and can be accessed on the National Statistics web site.
Copies of the 2008-09 edition of the Tax Benefit Reference Manual (TBRM) are today being deposited in the Libraries of both Houses.
HM Treasury publishes the TBRM annually. It is a technical manual detailing...
The Government announced in November 2006 that, as part of its work to improve accountability for EU funds across the EU, HM Treasury would prepare an annual consolidated statement, audited by the NAO, on the...
Following the March 2005 Treasury Committee report on ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) charging, the Treasury invited the chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, the right hon. John McFall, to chair a Working...
The Treasury is today publishing "Extension of the Statutory Regime for Issuer Liability". This sets out the Government's response to the Davies review of Issuer Liability and contains proposals to extend the...
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is today publishing the outcomes of a review of HMRC office accommodation housing around 7,500 staff outside its urban centres in the South East, East and West Midlands and North...
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 8 July 2008. I attended for the UK. Items on the agenda were as follows:
Presidency Work Programme
The French Presidency presented...
Budget ECOFIN will be held on 17 July in Brussels and the UK permanent representative will attend and represent the UK. Discussion will be on the preliminary draft budget for the European Communities for 2009...
The Parliamentary Ombudsman has today published the report of her investigation into the prudential regulation of the Equitable Life Assurance Society from 1988 to the end of November 2001.
The ombudsman...
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for the Department of Communities and Local Government is today laying before the House a copy of the "Planning Inspectorate's Annual Report and Accounts for 2007-...
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is today publishing proposed changes to the draft revisions to the regional spatial strategy for the South East (The South East...
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Communities will be publishing the final revision of the regional spatial strategy for the North West of England in late August or early September. On publication...
Tomorrow I shall be announcing a package of measures to further our work on preventing violent extremism, concerned with building better connections with local places; fostering community leadership and improving...
I am today publishing "Transforming Places, changing lives: a framework for regeneration". This document sets out an ambitious package of proposals—for consultation—that aim to shape the way that ...
Following the announcement the Secretary of State for Health and I made on 6 June 2008, I am today setting out further details of the Government's free swimming scheme in partnership with local government. This...
As required under the Animal Health Act 1981, as amended by the Animal Health Act 2002, the Government will publish a review of controls on the import of animal products for the financial year 2007-08 on Thursday...
My noble Friend Lord Rooker has today announced changes in the use of personal data held on the GB poultry register in England and Wales following a public consultation. The changes will come into effect on 1...
Following the enactment of the EU (Amendment) Bill, the Government completed the ratification process for the Lisbon treaty on 16 July by depositing its instrument of ratification in Rome.
I have today published a list of official receptions hosted by Ministers at the Department of Health for the financial year 2007-08. The total cost of official receptions for the financial year 2007-08 was &#...
In April, we published the Government's White Paper, "Pharmacy in England—Building on Strengths, Delivering the Future" (Cm 7341). The White Paper set out our future proposals for expanding high quality...
The French presidency's Informal Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held in Cannes on 7 and 8 July 2008. My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, the Member for Lewisham, ...
I am delighted to announce that the appointment of Andrew Bridges CBE as HM Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales has been extended until 31 March 2010. Mr Bridges' expertise and knowledge will continue...
The Legal Services Act received Royal Assent on 30 October 2007. Two of the key elements of the Act are the provision of a Legal Services Board (LSB) and the establishment of an Office for Legal Complaints (OLC...
I am today publishing the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) agency framework document which sets out the Government's vision for NOMS and how it will be governed as an executive agency of the Ministry...
I have today published a list of receptions hosted by Cabinet Office Ministers in the 2007-08 financial year.
The total cost of receptions held for the financial year 2007-08 was £2,884.
Date Event...
The Cabinet Office has today published "Greening Government ICT", which sets out the steps Government will take to reduce the carbon footprint of their PCs, laptops, data centres and other office equipment. "...
On 10 December 2007 the Government published its consultation document "Limiting Pre-Release Access to Statistics". The consultation ran over 12 weeks and closed on 3 March 2008. The Government proposed to tighten...
I would like to inform the House that I intend to publish a command paper outlining the Government's response to the Modernisation Committee's third report of the 2007-08 session on regional accountability (HC282...
Subsequent to written answers I gave on 29 January, 11 March and 2 April 2008, to parliamentary questions on data-handling, I would like to inform the House that further investigation has revealed additional ...
The "Highways Agency Annual Report and Accounts for 2007-08" is published today under section 7 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000. A copy of the report will be placed in the House Library. Copies...
The Local Transport Bill, currently before Parliament, contains measures to improve public transport and tackle road congestion.
Assuming the Bill receives Royal Assent, the Government propose to issue ...
I am publishing today, and placing in the Libraries of both Houses, Sir Joseph Pilling's report of his independent strategic review of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the UK's aviation regulator. I commissioned...
I am pleased to announce that the Department for Work and Pensions has today laid in the House the 2007-08 annual reports and accounts for its executive agencies: Jobcentre Plus (HC 707), the Pension Service (...
The employment and social policy informal meeting was held on 10 to 11 July 2008 in Chantilly, France. I represented the UK.
The theme of the informal meeting was "Revising the European Social Agenda". ...
The Social Fund Commissioner's annual report has been published today and a copy placed in the House of Commons Library.
The report covers the work of the Independent Review Service, whose Social Fund Inspectors...
'State of the Countryside 2008' is the tenth report in our series providing the definitive picture of rural England and a unique analysis of how it's changing.
Whilst there are many advantages...
Promoting public engagement on increasingly complex science issues and encouraging more people to choose science as a career are the key issues to be tackled by a consultation starting today.
The Highways Agency is predicting busy weekends on England's motorways and major 'A' roads as the schools break up and thousands of families head away for a summer holiday.
The Highways Agency is predicting busy weekends on England's motorways and major 'A' roads as the schools break up and thousands of families head away for a summer holiday.
HM the Queen has appointed Phillip Griffith to be a District 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...