Being a 64 year old, I receive Pension Credit and therefore, the Winter Fuel Payment. This however does little to mitigate the expense of oil fired central heating, the cost of which equals in...
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In October 2006, the Government introduced a means-testing scheme for legal aid for defendants being tried at the magistrates' courts. As this scheme has now been successfully embedded, delivering £65 million...
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Pensions Reform (Rosie Winterton) has made the following Statement.
As honourable Members are aware, the administrative resource costs of the Pensions...
As my predecessor announced by written statement on 13 December 2007, Official Report, column 45WS, the Companies Act 2006 is being commenced in tranches between Royal Assent on 8 November 2006 and 1 October ...
On 8 October 2008, I announced to Parliament that the Government would ensure that no depositor in icesave, the internet product made available by the UK branch of the Icelandic bank, Landsbanki, would lose any...
In their recent report "Regulating the Security Industry" published on 17 October 2008, the National Audit Office concluded that as a regulator the Security Industry Authority (SIA) is an effective organisation...
The fifth Cost Report of the National Identity Scheme is being laid before Parliament today. It sets out an estimate of the public expenditure likely to be incurred on the scheme over the next 10 years, in accordance...
Subsequent to a written answer I gave on 15 October 2008 to a parliamentary question regarding the disclosure of vehicle keeper data by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, further investigation has revealed...
As hon. Members are aware, the administrative resource costs of the Pensions Regulator (PR), the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), the Pensions Advisory Service (PAS) and the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) are funded by...
Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned that some banks seemed poised not to pass on any interest rate cuts, and would he consider taking any action to force them to, the PMS replied that there were two assumptions...
Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned that some banks seemed poised not to pass on any interest rate cuts, and would he consider taking any action to force them to, the PMS replied that there were two assumptions...
Put that Cathy Ashton was on the radio this morning talking about the world trade deal and her hopes of getting a deal before Christmas, and asked how optimistic the Prime Minister was of making at least some progress...
Put that Cathy Ashton was on the radio this morning talking about the world trade deal and her hopes of getting a deal before Christmas, and asked how optimistic the Prime Minister was of making at least some progress...
Asked what the Prime Minister was hoping to get from the Brussels meeting tomorrow, the PMS replied that we had set out our position on many occasions now in terms of what we thought the overall shape of a package...
Asked for any developments in relation to troop deployments in the DRC either from here or internationally, the PMS replied that there was nothing specific to report. David Miliband reported back to Cabinet in...
Asked if the Prime Minister would be speaking to the President-elect sometime today, the PMS replied that there was an expectation that the Prime Minister would speak to the President-elect in the next day or two...
The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by briefing journalists on this morning s Cabinet meeting. Cabinet began at 10am and was still ongoing when the PMS left at around 10:30 to prepare for this briefing. ...
Asked if the Prime Minister would be staying up to watch the Glenrothes by-election result, the PMS said that he didn t know. However, as he had young children the Prime Minister usually got up early, so he also...
Asked what Yvette Cooper had meant when she talked today about enforcing agreements with recapitalised banks, the PMS said that the banks had made commitments, we expected those commitments to be honoured and we...
Asked when the Government had cut taxes, the PMS said that we announced a 2.7 billion reduction in taxes in May, and that we had also taken action in relation to stamp duty. Put that the 2.7 billion had been ...
The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) explained that the Prime Minister would be travelling to Brussels tomorrow for the informal meeting of the European Council and that he believed this was a decisive moment for...
The Prime Minister has spoken of the decisive moment being faced by the world economy as nations seek to work together to tackle the credit crunch and the global downturn.
Speaking ahead of today s special...
We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to give better care for grieving mothers and fathers who have sufferd loss due to miscarriage/stillbirth or neonatal...
We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to remove NHS prescription charges for adult sufferers of Cystic Fibrosis.”
Details of Petition:
Briefing from the Prime Minister s Spokesman on: economy and the Glenrothes by-election.
ECONOMYAsked whether the Prime Minister believed that this morning’s meeting between the Chancellor and the...
The Prime Minister has listed a number of agreed steps that the EU will look to secure at next week’s global summit on the world economy in Washington.
Speaking to journalists in Brussels after today...
The Prime Minister has listed a number of agreed steps that the EU will look to secure at next week’s global summit on the world economy in Washington.
Speaking to journalists in Brussels after today...
JOINT DCMS/BERR PRESS RELEASE
JOINT DCMS/BERR PRESS RELEASE
A database launched today will help identify the incidence and causes of sudden cardiac death and save the lives of people who may currently be at risk from the inherited heart condition that can strike without ...
A database launched today will help identify the incidence and causes of sudden cardiac death and save the lives of people who may currently be at risk from the inherited heart condition that can strike without ...
The Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, welcomed the election of Professor Christopher Greenwood to the International Court of Justice on 6 November. He said,
The Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, welcomed the election of Professor Christopher Greenwood to the International Court of Justice on 6 November. He said,
The White Ensign Association (WEA) held their Golden Jubilee 50th Anniversary reception onboard HMS ILLUSTRIOUS at Greenwich on 6 Nov 2008.
A DINNER date was made for The Countess of Wessex when she met the chefs from HMS Daring at the Combined Services Culinary Challenge.
report on the potential cumulative impact of biomass boilers on urban air quality in Scotland
The new control strategy will replace the plan that was developed and consulted upon in 2004. The draft control strategy takes into account developments, since 2004, in scientific understanding and of the FSA's...
Updated Alcohol Consultation
Updated Alcohol Consultation
A review of the European Union Agricultural Subsidy Appeals Procedure in Scotland
A review of the European Union Agricultural Subsidy Appeals Procedure in Scotland
In October 2006, the Government introduced a means-testing scheme for legal aid for defendants being tried at the magistrates' courts. As this scheme has now been successfully embedded, delivering £65 million...
In October 2006, the Government introduced a means-testing scheme for legal aid for defendants being tried at the magistrates' courts. As this scheme has now been successfully embedded, delivering £65 million...
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Pensions Reform (Rosie Winterton) has made the following Statement.
As honourable Members are aware, the administrative resource costs of the Pensions...
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Pensions Reform (Rosie Winterton) has made the following Statement.
As honourable Members are aware, the administrative resource costs of the Pensions...
As my predecessor announced by written statement on 13 December 2007, Official Report, column 45WS, the Companies Act 2006 is being commenced in tranches between Royal Assent on 8 November 2006 and 1 October ...
As my predecessor announced by written statement on 13 December 2007, Official Report, column 45WS, the Companies Act 2006 is being commenced in tranches between Royal Assent on 8 November 2006 and 1 October ...
On 8 October 2008, I announced to Parliament that the Government would ensure that no depositor in icesave, the internet product made available by the UK branch of the Icelandic bank, Landsbanki, would lose any...
On 8 October 2008, I announced to Parliament that the Government would ensure that no depositor in icesave, the internet product made available by the UK branch of the Icelandic bank, Landsbanki, would lose any...
Earlier this year, Parliament debated and approved Structural Change Orders to create from 1 April 2009 nine new unitary councils—Bedford borough council, Cheshire East council, Cheshire West and Chester...
Earlier this year, Parliament debated and approved Structural Change Orders to create from 1 April 2009 nine new unitary councils—Bedford borough council, Cheshire East council, Cheshire West and Chester...
In their recent report "Regulating the Security Industry" published on 17 October 2008, the National Audit Office concluded that as a regulator the Security Industry Authority (SIA) is an effective organisation...
In their recent report "Regulating the Security Industry" published on 17 October 2008, the National Audit Office concluded that as a regulator the Security Industry Authority (SIA) is an effective organisation...
The fifth Cost Report of the National Identity Scheme is being laid before Parliament today. It sets out an estimate of the public expenditure likely to be incurred on the scheme over the next 10 years, in accordance...
The fifth Cost Report of the National Identity Scheme is being laid before Parliament today. It sets out an estimate of the public expenditure likely to be incurred on the scheme over the next 10 years, in accordance...
Subsequent to a written answer I gave on 15 October 2008 to a parliamentary question regarding the disclosure of vehicle keeper data by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, further investigation has revealed...
Subsequent to a written answer I gave on 15 October 2008 to a parliamentary question regarding the disclosure of vehicle keeper data by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, further investigation has revealed...
As hon. Members are aware, the administrative resource costs of the Pensions Regulator (PR), the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), the Pensions Advisory Service (PAS) and the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) are funded by...
As hon. Members are aware, the administrative resource costs of the Pensions Regulator (PR), the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), the Pensions Advisory Service (PAS) and the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) are funded by...
Statistics showing insolvencies in the third quarter of 2008 are published today (7 November) by the Insolvency Service. These can be found along with an electronic version of this press release at www.insolvency...
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a modification to a statutory proposal for Plym View Primary School and Highfields Community School, Plymouth. Plymouth Local Authority requested...
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a modification to a statutory proposal for Plym View Primary School and Highfields Community School, Plymouth. Plymouth Local Authority requested...
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has identified key markets for the UK's £25 billion a year environmental industries. The total world environmental goods and services sector is expected to grow by more ...
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has identified key markets for the UK's £25 billion a year environmental industries. The total world environmental goods and services sector is expected to grow by more ...