Asked if there would be an announcement on Afghanistan troop numbers at the NATO Summit, the PMS said that we had not had a request from any of our NATO partners to put in additional troops. This was something...
Asked if it was sustainable to have a Home Secretary who had essentially become a laughing stock, the PMS referred to the Prime Minister s words at the press conference this morning where he made clear that the...
Asked about security at the G20 Summit, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that it was the responsibility of the police, who were working hard to ensure that the right security arrangements were in place...
Briefing by the Prime Minister s Spokesman on: G20 Summit, Home Secretary and Afghanistan troop numbers
G20 SummitAsked about security at the G20 Summit, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that...
Decisions about how to handle animal diseases would move to an independent body under proposals announced for consultation by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn today.
Catering staff and students at New College Nottingham (ncn) have pledged their support to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the latest phase of its "Shattered Lives" campaign, to highlight the devastating...
i feel that keighley and keighley district is big enough to be its own place...
General Studies is a waste of both time and energy for AS and A2 students....
Jackie Smith is just the most recent in a very long line of politicians who...
More and more crimes are being committed by non nationals or foreign...
Family courts often discriminate against parents who have mental health...
This would boost voter turnout dramatically at the General Election as the...
After hearing about yet another baby being put through needless pain and...
Starting school late or early, depending on what time it is in the year,...
The insistence that a person admits their guilt to qualify for parole...
I would like you all to sign this petition to keep evil sex offenders behind...
Currently the 25 year rolling tax exemption for historic vehicles has been...
'...prohibit retail banks from trading in securities on their own account. Their ineptitude in this field has been known to stock operators since Big Bang and is now plain to the public at large. To allow them to...
The UK government wish to ban cigarette vending machines in public houses...
From 1975 all service personnel who served 3 or more years are now entitled...
Search 'Tenants are 'recession victims'' on the BBC news site for background...
That the same price for the same goods and services are applied, regardless...
SAVE THE BUS PASS FOR OAP'S From Wednesday 1st April bus passes issued to...
Venues and ticket companies often do not publish the face value of tickets,...
The tax payer and/or energy consumer is currently paying to subsidise low...
Currently most families receive child tax credits for their children...
Despite what is unknown, what is known is that a variety of perfectly legal...
All taxpayers are not fully aware of what their own money is being spent on...
Too many young people are getting off lightly with these silly sentences...
We believe that the science regarding second hand smoking is fundimentally...
Cosmetic surgery for vanity should not be available for free on NHS
cults can be very damaging to members and members families with countless...
New proposals for the full disclosure of senior staff pay and perks at local councils were announced by Local Government Minister John Healey today.
New proposals for the full disclosure of senior staff pay and perks at local councils were announced by Local Government Minister John Healey today.
Sir Michael Pitt was announced as the chair of new Infrastructure Planning Commission today.
Sir Michael Pitt was announced as the chair of new Infrastructure Planning Commission today.
A bumper package of measures to increase consistency and streamline how business, agents and other customers work with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will be introduced in April.
A bumper package of measures to increase consistency and streamline how business, agents and other customers work with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will be introduced in April.
Consumer Minister Gareth Thomas today announced eleven new members of the Competition Commission.
More than 100 port operators, developers, investors and wind manufactures from across the UK today met with the Government to cut through a potential bottleneck in offshore wind farm development.
Asked if there was any reaction to the court decision on the rights of settlement for Gurkhas, the PMS said that the Home Office had put out a statement on the Gurkhas, which said that we had always been clear ...
Asked for more details on the creation of a $100billion global fund, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would call on the G20 Summit to support a substantial global expansion of trade finance of at least $100billion...
The PMS reported that the Prime Minister had been asked about Binyam Mohamed in his press conference and he was clear that the UK Government did not engage in torture or ask others to do so on our behalf. The case...
Asked if there had been any words from the Prime Minister yet in Brazil, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister would set out the importance of talking to emerging...
Put that the Chief of Staff had hinted today that there would be more troops heading to Afghanistan and had the US put in a formal request for more troops yet, the PMS replied that the US had not put in a request...
Asked whether the Prime Minister would discuss the Falkland Islands when he met the Argentinian President, the PMS said that we intended to raise G20 issues with the President of Argentina. The President of Argentina...
Asked about the timing of the views stated by the Prime Minister on the laws surrounding the Royal family, the Prime Minister s Spokesman told the assembled press that there was a Private Members Bill having its...
Leaders attending the G20 summit in London hope to agree to measures that will help create jobs, stimulate business and bolster the economy, the PM has said.
Gordon Brown was speaking at a press conference...
The Queen has approved that Alec Forshaw MA be re- appointed as a Member of the Churches Conservation Trust for a period of three years until 31 March 2012.
A consortium headed up by University College London has been chosen by the Department of Health to head up a nationally accredited training system for NHS Stop Smoking practitioners.
A new framework to regulate the safety and quality of health and social care services was published today by the Department of Health, ahead of the new Care Quality Commission coming into effect on 1 April 2009. &...
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Governor of the Bank of England have today announced a resolution for the Dunfermline Building Society that protects depositors, and provides a more stable and secure future...
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Today sees the start of a roll out of new uniform for the Fire and Rescue Service that has been specifically designed for a modern diverse workforce.
The Secretary of State for Transport, Geoff Hoon, has appointed Dame Deirdre Hutton CBE as Chair of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) after an open competition. She is the first woman appointed to the post. She...
Now we have ministers expecting us to pay for pornographic films and parents...
From August 2009, it will become illegal for NHS Surgeons to work more than...
The UK currently moves clocks forward to British Summer Time (GMT+1) and...
We the undersigned call upon the Government of the United Kingdom to make...
I request that the Prime Minister brings into effect, by the end of 2009,...
With Jacqui Smith currently being looked into over her expenses with regards...
if council tenants are recognised as a special case in that the govenment...
Reduce all public sector pay by 10% for anyone paid over 25,000 pa. Put all...
Every country on the planet has acknowledged that they have lost the battle...
Jackie Smith is already under scrutiny for possible abuse of her expenses...
Justice is for everyone. Over 1000 UK citizens are currently being spied on...
Many individuals and businesses are firmly of the opinion that our current...
Chewing gum is a disgusting product. It makes the streets untidy with people...
The UK Atomic Energy Authority today announced it intends to offer for sale its commercial arm, UKAEA Limited. The UK Atomic Energy Authority is wholly owned by the UK Government.
I am watching a programme on TV about anorexic, pregnant women! As a new...
We welcome Big Lottery Fund's announcement of nearly £19million in funding to revive village halls and centres at the heart of rural communities across England.
The funding will allow...
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Press release to accompany the 3rd Rural Experience event, focusing on digital inclusion.
We're looking for a Research Assistant to help support our Rural Economies team. Approachable, analytical and keen, you’ll assist with individual projects and studies by:
undertaking...
From my experience working with older people in our rural area the best things that have happened to them are the free bus passes (even though there aren't many buses) and the broadband. The bus pass means...
the call for evidence closed in January 2009, Wonder if anyone ever saw it or contributed?
Just spent 10 mins looking on the defra site as well, what normal rural person would ever find these consultations to contribute to them? total madness to expect they would, they are too busy trying to ...
What did the rural advocate think of the above comments? I totally agree with the comments, but are we wasting our time posting them?
Thanks for your comment Chris. We added this item about their call for evidence to our website to help widen its potential audience, even if only in a small way.
Thanks for your comment Chris. All comments posted on our website for Stuart are passed on to him and his team, and help inform his reports to the Government.
Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is joining Stuart Burgess, our chair and the Government's Rural Advocate, today on our 3rd Rural...
NHS Health Checks, which could prevent 1600 heart attacks and strokes each year and help save 650 lives will begin from April this year, announced Health Secretary Alan Johnson today.
NHS Health Checks, which could prevent 1600 heart attacks and strokes each year and help save 650 lives will begin from April this year, announced Health Secretary Alan Johnson today.
At 1:40 pm today the Redcar Coastguard Rescue Team and Redcar RNLI Inshore Lifeboats responded to a report of a dive boat aground on West Scar.
At 1:40 pm today the Redcar Coastguard Rescue Team and Redcar RNLI Inshore Lifeboats responded to a report of a dive boat aground on West Scar.