Asked why the Government had decided to sign up fully to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the PMS said that the Home Secretary had announced in January this year that there would be a review of the...
Asked why the Government had decided to sign up fully to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the PMS said that the Home Secretary had announced in January this year that there would be a review of the...
Asked whether the Prime Minister had taken the opportunity to reaffirm the UK s backing for Georgia to become a member of NATO, the PMS said that the Prime Minster had done so. Our position on Georgian NATO membership...
Asked whether the Prime Minister had taken the opportunity to reaffirm the UK s backing for Georgia to become a member of NATO, the PMS said that the Prime Minster had done so. Our position on Georgian NATO membership...
Asked if there was surprise or disapproval with Harriet Harman s comments on the US Election, the PMS said that he didn t have anything that he could say on the matter. Harriet Harman had been making the Government...
Asked if there was surprise or disapproval with Harriet Harman s comments on the US Election, the PMS said that he didn t have anything that he could say on the matter. Harriet Harman had been making the Government...
Asked for a reaction to the US proposal of putting private assets into a state-sponsored fund, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that these were matters for the US authorities. The Prime...
Briefing from the Prime Minister s Spokesman on: Finance, US election, Georgia and Rights of the Child
FinanceAsked for a reaction to the US proposal of putting private assets into a state-sponsored fund...
Briefing from the Prime Minister s Spokesman on: Finance, US election, Georgia and Rights of the Child
FinanceAsked for a reaction to the US proposal of putting private assets into a state-sponsored fund...
Gordon Brown has explained the Government’s actions in an email to Downing Street newsletter subscribers.
In what has been an “incredibly difficult week” for the global economy, the PM...
Gordon Brown has explained the Government’s actions in an email to Downing Street newsletter subscribers.
In what has been an “incredibly difficult week” for the global economy, the PM...
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, met the Georgian Prime Minister, Lado Gurgenidze, this morning to discuss steps towards ensuring the success and stability of the Georgian economy as it emerges...
Responses from organisations and individuals to the consultation
Responses from organisations and individuals to the consultation
whilst i appreciate patients have a right to receive ambulance treatment...
Passengers on the West Coast Main Line will benefit from 106 extra Pendolino carriages following the successful conclusion of commercial negotiations between the Department for Transport, Angel Trains and Alstom...
Passengers on the West Coast Main Line will benefit from 106 extra Pendolino carriages following the successful conclusion of commercial negotiations between the Department for Transport, Angel Trains and Alstom...
Passengers on the West Coast Main Line will benefit from 106 extra Pendolino carriages following the successful conclusion of commercial negotiations between the Department for Transport, Angel Trains and Alstom...
Many water customers will see the second water bill of the year arrive shortly, and with some water companies announcing that they would like to raise prices further, there may be ways to reduce what seem to be ...
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 6 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during August 2008 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
At 09:41 this morning, Portland Coastguard received reports of a 4.5 metre open fishing vessel, with nets deployed, drifting and with no one aboard in the Fleet Lagoon, Portland Harbour.
The idea is to stop the expenses of all MPs. This will be accomplished by...
We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to stop all current on-shore Wind Farm development in Greenbelt areas until a national planning policy for renewable...
We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to plook into Breast Cancer Screening for those of any age.”
Details of Petition:
“I have ...
We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to puphold the current Green Belt around the city of Nottingham and not allow the potential expansion of the city, leading...
We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to keep the exisitng Norwich city boundaries.”
Details of Petition:
“Norwich wishes to have...
We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to allow Muslim Children To Read Friday Prayers in Mosques.”
Details of Petition:
“Most Muslim...
We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to allow live in family members to be officially paid as carers for their loved ones.”
Details of Petition...
We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to cancel student loan debts for students who started University in 1998.”
Details of Petition:
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We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to bring back the child A&E and maternity units back to Southport Hospital.”
Details of Petition:
All colleges will have a duty to consult students and employers when making decisions about the education they offer, Minister for Further Education Bill Rammell has announced.
You're right that there is a great difference between a settlement of 950 and one of 5. To try and allow for this the definition uses further classification based on size and sparseness, such as town...
Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer, announced today the publication of a risk assessment for venous thromboembolism, recommended for all patients admitted to hospital in England.
NATO's Defence Ministers are meeting in London today to discuss how to deliver a more efficient and effective NATO.
Currently, procurement undertaken by the contracting authority known as the Postal Business of the Post Office is regulated by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006/1). As part of our obligation...
I can confirm to the House that the Government will shortly commence the early recruitment and appointment of a chair and chief executive of the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC), before Royal Assent of...
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is publishing on 30 September the final revision of the "Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for the North-West of England". This is...
The next roulement of UK forces in Iraq, known as Operation Telic 13, will take place from November. The Telic 13 force package will see the lead formation, currently 7 Armoured Brigade, replaced by 20 Armoured...
The Government response to the House of Lords European Union Committee report on increasing the supply of donor organs within the European Union (Cm 7466) has today been laid before Parliament. The response is...
Tomorrow I will deposit copies of "The Freedom of Information Act 2000—Statistics on Implementation in Central Government: Q2—April to June 2008" in the Libraries of both Houses. Copies will also ...
There has been growing concern in recent years about whether current law is adequate to deal with misuse of the internet to promote suicide and suicide methods. The Government share the concerns that have been...
I have today published a list of receptions hosted by Department Transport Ministers in the 2007-08 financial year.
The total cost of receptions held for the financial year 2007-08 was £408.10.
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Looking at this simply the leaflet says settlements over 1000 are urban and so aren't settlements up to 1000 rural? Looking at it practically perhaps there is a grey line between urban and rural...
You're right that there is a great difference between a settlement of 950 and one of 5. To try and allow for this the definition uses further classification based on size and sparseness, such as town and...
HM The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of His Honour Judge Gary Robert Hickinbottom to be a Justice of the High Court.
This is very interesting. Would CRC/PBU consider a Parish/Town Council in Herefordshire as part of the pilot? Please. Anthony Bush
Thanks Anthony, I will pass your comments and details on to the team.
19 Sept 1508: was this the day the UK's largest earthquake occurred? The 500th anniversary of what may have been the largest earthquake ever to affect the UK in historical times occurs on 19 September 2008. ...
The Metropolitan Police Authority Professional Standards Sub-committee reconvened on Thursday 18 September following the meeting held on Thursday 11 September 2008.
After very careful consideration, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has agreed to the suspension from duty of Commander Ali Dizaei of the Metropolitan Police Service.