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15 February 2009

Draft guidance on legal compliance and best practice for business documentation - materials and articles in contact with food (The Food Standards Agency)
seen at 10:23, 15 February in All consultations (Our copy).

This consultation started on 11th February 2009 and ends on 6th May 2009.

The area of the law with which this guidance concerns itself lays down requirements that ensure that any migration of chemicals...

Food Standards Agency Nutrition Research Review (The Food Standards Agency)
seen at 10:23, 15 February in All consultations (Our copy).

This consultation started on 12th February 2009 and ends on 11th May 2009.

For the purpose of this review we are focusing on the FSA's nutrition research and surveys and are not considering other research...

Draft guidance on legal compliance and best practice for business documentation - materials and articles in contact with food (The Food Standards Agency)
seen at 10:23, 15 February in All consultations (Our copy).

This consultation started on 13th February 2009 and ends on 8th May 2009.

The area of the law with which this guidance concerns itself lays down requirements that ensure that any migration of chemicals...

Miscellaneous
seen at 02:40, 15 February in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the Prime Minister was going to review the policy of sending parents to jail over control of their children, the PMS replied that he was not aware of any plans to change our position on this. Asked if ...
Glen Moreno
seen at 02:40, 15 February in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked about the Prime Minister referring to Glen Moreno as Acting Chairman of UKFI, and would the Prime Minister welcome his application for a permanent post, the PMS replied that the previous Chairman of UKFI ...
Dutch MP
seen at 02:40, 15 February in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if Jacqui Smith contacted the Prime Minister at all before banning Geerst Wilders the PMS replied that he was not going to get into which Minister had spoken to whom, but the Prime Minister fully supported...
Bonuses
seen at 02:40, 15 February in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked for more details on the Prime Minister’s idea of a bonus claw-back scheme, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that clearly this was something that needed to be discussed with the banks...
PM visits the Midlands
seen at 02:38, 15 February in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

The Prime Minister spent a day in the Midlands with visits to Corus steelworks, Corby Business Academy and the new Ericsson HQ under construction in Coventry.

Mr Brown also stopped at Coventry University...

Midlands video
seen at 02:37, 15 February in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

PM in the Midlands
seen at 02:36, 15 February in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

The Prime Minister spent a day in the Midlands with visits to Corus steelworks, Corby Business Academy and the new Ericsson HQ under construction in Coventry.

Mr Brown also stopped at Coventry University...

Afternoon press briefing from 12 February 2009
seen at 02:35, 15 February in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

Briefing by the Prime Minister’s Spokesman on: bonuses, Dutch MP, Glen Moreno and miscellaneous.

Bonuses

Asked for more details on the Prime Minister’s idea of a bonus claw-back scheme, the...

Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: DEL (Lord Davies of Abersoch, Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform)
seen at 02:03, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, UKTI's total DEL will be decreased by £199,000 from £91,506,000 to £91,307,000. This reflects the net transfer of £...

Government Equalities Office (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, President of the Council, Privy Council Office)
seen at 02:03, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My right honourable friend the Minister for Women and Equality (Harriet Harman) has made the following Statement.

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the Government...

Home Energy Efficiency Measures (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, Minister of State (Sustainable Development, Climate Change Adaptation and Air Quality), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
seen at 02:03, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Together with my right honourable friends the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Minister for Housing, I am today publishing three consultation documents, the Heat and Energy Saving...

Legal Aid (Lord Bach, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice)
seen at 02:03, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Between 18 June and 10 September 2008, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Legal Services Commission (LSC) consulted on options for how payments made under the family graduated fees scheme, which governs payments...

Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions)
seen at 02:03, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

This Statement explains two supplementary issues concerning payments of invalidity allowances to pensioners from April 2009.

The uprating statement on 11 December 2008 announced new rates of invalidity ...

Serious Fraud Office: Contingency Fund (Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office)
seen at 02:03, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Following the ministerial statement on 13 January 2009 and discussions in the House on 15 January 2009, this subsequent statement provides further explanation of the Serious Fraud Office's access to an advance...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Patrick McFadden, Minister of State (Employment Relations and Postal Affairs), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform)
seen at 02:03, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Postal Services Commission DEL will be increased by £1,000 from £152,000 to £153,000 and the administration budget...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Gareth Thomas, Minister of State (also in the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform)
seen at 02:03, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My nobel Friend Lord Davies of Abersoch, the Minister of State for Trade and Investment has made the following statement:

Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, UKTI'...

Pensions Uprating (Yvette Cooper, Chief Secretary, HM Treasury)
seen at 02:03, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Legislation governing public service pensions requires them to be increased annually by the same percentage as additional pensions (State Earnings Related Pension and State Second Pension). Public service pensions...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Angela Eagle)
seen at 02:03, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval of the spring supplementary estimate, HM Treasury's resource DEL will be increased by £73,000 from £221,551,000 to £221,624,000 and the Administration budget will...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Ian Pearson, Economic Secretary (Economic and Business), HM Treasury)
seen at 02:03, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, National Savings and Investments DEL will be increased by £18,900,000 to £183,547,000. Within DEL change, the impact on resources...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Stephen Timms)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to parliamentary approval of the Supplementary Estimate, the HM Revenue & Customs total DEL will be increased by £75,248,000 from £4,539,797,000 to £4,615,045,000. Within the total ...

Children, Schools and Families (Edward Balls, Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for Children, Schools and Families Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be increased by £41,975,000 from £...

Children and Young People's Health (Edward Balls, Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Today my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health, and I are announcing the publication of "Healthy lives, brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people's health".

A healthy start...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Hazel Blears, Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for Communities and Local Government's Departmental Expenditure Limits for 2008-09 will change as follows:

The Department...

Charles Darwin (Andy Burnham, Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Today is Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday and the beginning of a year long programme of events to celebrate his life and work which culminates on 24 November, the 150th Anniversary of the publication of his seminal...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Andy Burnham, Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Department for Culture Media and Sport's Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be increased by £52,635,000 from £2,552,209,000 to £2,604,844,000 and the...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (John Hutton, Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Ministry of Defence Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) will be increased by £626,555,000 (Voted and Non Voted) from £...

Votes A Annual Estimate (2009-10) (John Hutton, Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Ministry of Defence "Votes A Annual Estimate 2009-10", will be laid before the House on 12 February as HC117. This outlines the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for service in the armed forces...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Edward Miliband, Secretary of State, Department for Energy and Climate Change)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval of the New Estimate, the total Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) budget for the Department of Energy and Climate Change will be £2,790,657,000 and the Administration ...

Home Energy Efficiency (Edward Miliband, Secretary of State, Department for Energy and Climate Change)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Together with my right hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Minister for Housing, I am today publishing three consultation documents, the "Heat and Energy Saving Strategy...

Marine Management Organisation Headquarters (Huw Irranca-Davies, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I wish to inform the House of the process and decision on the future location of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) HQ, which will become the UK Government's marine delivery body, subject to the passage...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Huw Irranca-Davies, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DEL will be reduced by £656,314,000 from £3,746,278,000 to £3,089...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (David Miliband, Secretary of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be increased by £128,154,000 from £2,080,557,...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (David Miliband, Secretary of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be increased by £128,154,000 from £2,080,557,...

Binyam Mohamed (David Miliband, Secretary of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

On 5 February I made an oral statement to the House on the case of Mr. Binyam Mohamed, following the judgment handed down in the High Court on 4 February. As I underlined in the debate that followed, we are working...

Intercept as Evidence (Progress Report) (Jacqui Smith, Secretary of State, Home Office)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Privy Council of intercept as evidence was published on 30 January 2008.

In his statement to the House of 6 February 2008 my Right Honourable Friend the Prime Minister affirmed his commitment to the...

Immigration and Nationality Services (Fees) (Phil Woolas, Minister of State (also in the Home Office), HM Treasury)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I am today laying regulations on fees for immigration and nationality services.

The Government review the fees on a regular basis and makes appropriate changes as necessary. We have continued with our strategic...

Departure Expenditure Limits (Jacqui Smith, Secretary of State, Home Office)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Plans of changes to the departmental expenditure limit and administrative budget for 2008-09.

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the Home Office's departmental expenditure...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (John Denham, Secretary of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

"Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be increased by £309,113,000 from...

Student Loans Company Delivery Strategy (David Lammy, Minister of State (Higher Education & Intellectual Property), Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

In July 2006, Bill Rammell announced that the Student Loans Company (SLC) would become the national delivery organisation of a transformed student finance service which provides a higher quality of service, and...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State, Department for International Development)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for International Development's departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be reduced by £29,787,000 from £5,...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Jack Straw)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Northern Ireland Court Service (NICS) and The National Archives (TNA) Total Departmental Expenditure Limit...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Kevin Brennan, Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the UK Statistics Authority's total departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be increased by £200,000 from £216,865,000 to...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Liam Byrne, Minister of State, Cabinet Office)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to parliamentary approval of the Spring Supplementary Estimate 2008-09, the Cabinet Office total Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be increased by £50,980,000 from £357,896,000 to &#...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Kevin Brennan, Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Plans to change the Charity Commission's Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) and administration budget for 2008-09.

Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Charity...

Topical Debates (Harriet Harman)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The list includes all requests and whether they have been submitted on the floor of the House, by letter, e-mail or another method. Weeks where there were no such requests are not included.

Week commencing...

Spring Supplementary Estimate (Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) will be taking a 2008-09 Spring Supplementary Estimate. The effect this will have is to increase the NIO's DEL by £146,802,000 from £...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Jim Murphy, Secretary of State, Scotland Office)
seen at 02:02, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimates, the departmental expenditure limit (DEL) provision for the administration of the Scotland Office will be increased by £1,300,000...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (Geoff Hoon, Secretary of State, Department for Transport)
seen at 02:01, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Department for Transport departmental expenditure limit (DEL) for 2008-09 will be decreased by £11,270,000 from £13,239...

Wales Office Spring Supplementary Estimate 2008-09 (Paul Murphy, Secretary of State, Wales Office)
seen at 02:01, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Welsh Assembly Government's Departmental Expenditure Limit will be increased by £99,949,000 from £14,256,819,000 to £14,356,768,000. The increase is a result of:

(a) Take-up of £...

Departmental Expenditure Limit (Harriet Harman)
seen at 02:01, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the Government Equalities Office departmental expenditure limit will increase by £1,000 from £83,602,000 to £83,603,000...

Departmental Expenditure Limits (James Purnell, Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions)
seen at 02:01, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Department for Work and Pensions Total Departmental Expenditure Limit will increase by £175,531,000 from £7,837,785,000...

Uprating Order (April 2009) (Rosie Winterton, Minister of State (Pensions Reform; Minister for Yorkshire and Humber), Department for Work and Pensions)
seen at 02:00, 15 February in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

This statement explains two supplementary issues concerning payments of Invalidity Allowances to pensioners from April 2009.

The Uprating Statement on 11 December 2008 announced new rates of Invalidity ...