A new funding deal to guarantee 2012 Olympic and Paralympic medal success was set out today by Culture Secretary Andy Burnham.
The Government today announced that Michael Foot, currently Chairman of the UK office of Promontory Financial Group, will lead the independent review of British offshore financial centres announced at Pre-Budget...
The Prime Minister sets out the Government’s fair rules’ agenda today, outlining a wide range of policy initiatives designed to support strong communities.
Published on the eve of the Queen...
The Prime Minister paid a visit to Work Directions in London today, a flagship Pathway-to-work venture providing employment support and advice to those on incapacity benefit or income support.
Accompanied...
We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to make a commitment to establish funding for a national monitored survey of Obliterative Bronchiolitis (OB), an orphan...
We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to give pension rights to the Gurkhas.”
Details of Petition:
“These members of the Nepalese...
We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to increase the amount per mile allowed by the Inland Revenue (currently 40p) before an Income Tax liability is incurred...
We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to stop the merging of Fairfield and Kingstone High Schools, Herefordshire.”
Details of Petition:
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The Prime Minister paid a visit to Work Directions in London today, a flagship Pathway-to-work venture providing employment support and advice to those on incapacity benefit or income support.
Accompanied...
The Chief Executive (Designate) of the Legal Services Board Chris Kenny has today sent an open letter to each of the Approved Regulators designated under the Legal Services Act 2007.
Analysis of consultation responses.
This consultation seeks the views of key stakeholders on the shape of the fourth generation term contracts for the management and maintenance of the Scottish trunk roads network
The UK job market has lost several thousand jobs to overseas branches of UK...
The Government currently state that a part-time employee will only receive...
For those living in Britain life is stressful by default, and present...
The chancellor has decided to offset the TEMPORARY lowering of VAT by...
The pre-budget report will damage this country far more than the current...
Duty on cigs, beer, wine, spirits and fuel will rise to offset the reduction...
The 15% change will cause a massive burden to businesses by having to...
Reverse the Governments decision to add an 8% increase in alcohol duty and...
A huge amount of pressure is being placed on mortgage lenders to make funds...
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Press Release announcing the planned retirement of Graham Garbutt, our Chief Executive.
Graham Garbutt, our Chief Executive, has announced his plans to retire on the 31 March next year.
Graham was appointed chief executive of the Countryside Agency in 2005, charged ...
From the lofty spires of Westminster Abbey to the rugged beauty of the Giant's Causeway and the Causeway Coast, how best do we protect the UK's World Heritage Sites? asks a consultation launched today by...
The Prime Minister sets out the Government's 'fair rules' agenda today, outlining a wide range of policy initiatives designed to support strong communities.
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Report on the National Patient Choice Survey, July 2008, England, and provisional headline results of the September 2008 survey ...
The Government should extend conditionality so that virtually no one can claim benefits without taking active steps to address barriers to work, according to an independent review published today.
Victims and witnesses who have successfully spoken out against crime and anti-social behaviour were praised today by the Neighbourhood Crime and Justice Adviser Louise Casey on a visit to Bristol.
This publication presents statistics on Police Officer Quarterly Strength, which give the number of full-time equivalent police officers employed by the eight Scottish police forces.
Analysis of consultation responses.
Analysis of consultation responses, main findings.
Analysis of consultation responses.
This research looks at the impacts that may result if the Scottish Government offers differing levels of support through increased ROC multiples (relative to the rest of the UK) to encourage the development and ...
The Chief Medical Officer's Report to First Minister on the health of the Nation.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued a reminder to large employers about important PAYE changes coming into effect next April.
Yarmouth Coastguard launched a major search operation off the East coast of England this morning after a crewman was reported missing from the ferry Pride Of Rotterdam on route from Holland to Hull. ...
Businesses are saving an estimated £418 million a year from the costs of dealing with employment law, new research has found.
Belfast Coastguard received a 999 call at 21:00hrs to report a man overboard on the Western Shore of Lough Neagh. The emergency call came from an Aquador cabin cruiser approximately 150 yards offshore and a quarter...
Belfast Coastguard received a 999 call at 21:00hrs to report a man overboard on the Western Shore of Lough Neagh. The emergency call came from an Aquador cabin cruiser approximately 150 yards offshore and a quarter...
Condoleezza Rice, the current US Secretary of State, visited Number 10 today for a farewell call but with plenty of substance.
After speaking at a joint press conference with Foreign Secretary David Miliband...
The Prime Minister and the Cabinet have held their second regional public engagement event with discussions and a Q&A in Leeds.
Mr Brown told guests of the Government’s determination to help ...
The Debt Managers Standards Association (DEMSA) has become the first trade body within the debt management industry to successfully secure approval for its code of practice under the OFT Consumer Codes Approval ...
Responses to the consultation which set out a range of proposals designed to ensure that National Qualifications fully reflect Curriculum for Excellence and equip our young people for the demands of the Twenty-first...
Condoleezza Rice, the current US Secretary of State, visited Number 10 today for a farewell call but with plenty of substance.
After speaking at a joint press conference with Foreign Secretary David Miliband...
Today, the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA) launched its consultation on decumulation, Securing a retirement income. PADA is considering the options for helping members of personal accounts get a good...