Today's announcement by President Medvedev that Russia will recognise South Ossetia and Abkhazia is unjustifiable and unacceptable. It will also not work. It is contrary to the principles of the peace agreement...

FCO Minister Lord Malloch-Brown today commented on the release of the United Nations Office on Drugs (UNODC) 2008 Opium Survey for Afghanistan. Lord Malloch-Brown said:   

Over 300 villages in western Afghanistan will be cleared of mines as a result of new funding announced today by International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander.   

The goverment want's to be seen as the green party with the Tax on big...

The Prime Minister raised the issues of press freedom and Tibet during talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing this morning.

During welcome talks at the Great Hall of the People, Mr Brown said...

Briefing from the Prime Minister s Spokesman on: Cabinet activity, Georgia Summit, by election, energy windfall tax and the Prime Minister in Scotland.

Cabinet

Asked for details of upcoming Cabinet meetings...

Older people are being urged to claim Pension Credit today while they may still be able to benefit from up to a year's backdated lump sum.   

New review team puts customers at heart of service delivery   

Four fisherman were taken off their fishing vessel by lifeboat last night after the vessel went aground at Rhossili Bay.   

Elinor Goodman, one of our Commissioners, will be chairing a new independent commission to consider how rural communities in Essex can be supported:

“Despite its close proximity...

The 2008 Home Business Report is asking home businesses across the land about their business, lifestyle and technology, in a bid to uncover what's happening in entrepreneurial homes.

Asked if the Government was considering plans to force employers to leave women s jobs open for up to a year whilst they were on maternity leave, the PMS replied that it was best to check with DWP on this. original...

Asked on law and order if it was the case that the police were now demonising the middle classes because of government targets as they were easier to catch, the PMS replied that this was a question best directed...

Asked if it was the case that what the Prime Minister was doing this week was no different from what he was doing before he went to Beijing and the only holiday the Prime Minister had had was in Suffolk, the PMS...

Asked what the Prime Minister s position was on a windfall tax, the PMS said that there had been stories in the press this morning. It went without saying that tax was a matter for the Chancellor and the Treasury...

Asked whether the Prime Minister would be visiting his neighbouring constituency in the run-up to the by election there, the PMS replied that he was unaware of any specific plans but clearly any questions that ...

Asked whether the Prime Minister would be attending the proposed summit on the situation in Georgia, the PMS said that the proposal had been made in the last few days and we very much welcomed the announcement ...

Asked for details of upcoming Cabinet meetings, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that there would be a Cabinet meeting next week. He did not have any information on political Cabinet...

The Prime Minister raised the issues of press freedom and Tibet during talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing this morning.

During welcome talks at the Great Hall of the People, Mr Brown said...

65% of households had access in 2008

Provides some key figures on Transport in Scotland, recent trends and comparisons with GB as a whole.

Free Personal And Nursing Care, Scotland, 2006-07

Thirty one museums and galleries in England will benefit from grants totalling £4 million, Culture Minister Margaret Hodge announced today.   

The Government will explore ways to make dealing with flexible working requests easier for businesses, as part of a consultation published today (Tuesday 26th August).   

These administrative procedures provide detailed operational guidance for registered social landlords and grant providers on the New Supply Shared Equity Scheme

This booklet gives information about our New Supply Shared Equity scheme that will help people across Scotland who are on low incomes, particularly first-time buyers, become home owners.