My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Christopher for his references to my grandfather. Indeed I have reflected on the approach that he took to public ownership and I suppose that in a sense I continue in his tradition...
This consultation started on 6th May 2009 and ends on 28th July 2009.
This consultation paper, aimed at English local authorities and fire and rescue authorities, their partners and stakeholders, was launched...
This consultation started on 8th May 2009 and ends on 7th July 2009.
The new edition outlines consistent UK-wide principles, requirements and standards for the review of the ethics of research.
This consultation started on 12th May 2009 and ends on 4th August 2009.
The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 creates a criminal offence of causing a nuisance or disturbance on NHS premises and ...
This consultation started on 12th May 2009 and ends on 4th August 2009.
The purpose of this consultation is gather views on proposals for time limiting of water abstraction licences. The time limiting of...
This consultation started on 12th May 2009 and ends on 23rd June 2009.
This consultation paper seeks views on proposed changes to the allocation mechanism for years 2 and 3 of the Housing and Planning Delivery...
This consultation started on 12th May 2009 and ends on 3rd August 2009.
This consultation paper sets out the issues that have arisen in relation to the implementation of the Right to Enfranchise (RTE) provisions...
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In the midst of global recession, with the possibility of reduced spending...
Petition for UK government to put in place permanent treaty for transfer of...
The Human Rights Legislation has been abused to the detrement of this...
Honour killings and honour suicides are an unacceptable practice in the...
The Lord's Resistance Army is guerilla army based in central Africa. For...
The government has banned traditional recyclable light bulbs that use more...
The general 30 mph speed limit is fine for most built up or residential...
The government has accused "global warming" of causing the recent coastal...
Please find below my suggestion for fixing Britain's economy. Instead of...
Business Minister, Shriti Vadera, today met with leaders from big business and urged them to "pay fair" and sign up to the Government's Prompt Payment Code.
More than 100 employers were today encouraged to make the most of the talent and skills graduates can offer their businesses by signing up to a new Government internship matching service.
Businesses across the country share £11 million to create nearly 3000 new places
This guidance note has been produced as part of a project to help parish and town councils realise the opportunities that arise in areas which undergo local government reorganisation.
It will ...
This guidance primarily focuses on how to develop clustering arrangements as a means of securing effective engagement with the new unitary authorities that have resulted from local government reorganisation...
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This report includes case studies and technical guidance for parish and town councils to utilise to help them engage effectively with the new unitary...
Today, together with NALC, we're publishing new guidance for local councils on:
Queensferry Coastguard Rescue Team rescued four people from a vehicle this evening, which had fallen 15 feet off a slipway into the water at Long Craig Pier.
The interim Digital Britain report established a Spectrum Modernisation Programme to address a range of key issues around the transition to Next Generation Mobile Services.
Consumer Minister Gareth Thomas today announced the appointment of a further new member to the Competition Commission.
A joint statement setting out the positive contribution that modern union reps can make to the workplace has been launched today by the Department for Business, the Trades Union Congress and the CBI. ...
* 21 local authorities to spearhead new approach for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Asked about the Prime Minister s speech on crime tomorrow, the PMS said that the speech was about how the causes and nature of crimes were changing and how we had to deal with those changes within the current circumstances...
Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to any members of the Cabinet about their expenses, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister spoke regularly to all members of his Cabinet about a...
Transcript of a speech given by the Prime Minister to the Royal College of Nursing in Harrogate, 11 May 2009.
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Can I say, first of all, what an enormous privilege...
Briefing by the Prime Minister s spokesman on: MPs expenses and crime speech
MPs ExpensesAsked if the Prime Minister had spoken to any members of the Cabinet about their expenses, the Prime Minister...
Gordon Brown has praised the “commitment, hard work and passion” of NHS nurses on Nurses’ Day.
Nurses’ Day is celebrated on 12 May each year as a tribute to the work of Florence...
The Prime Minister has offered his condolences to the Chinese Government and people ahead of Tuesday’s anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake.
Gordon Brown discussed the anniversary during talks with...
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Her Grace the Duchess of Northumberland as Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Northumberland upon the retirement of Sir John Riddell Bt CVO.
Biographical...
Transcript of the Prime Minister’s speech to the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership Conference in London on 12 May 2009.
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Last week I attended...
Deficit narrowed to 2.5 billion in March
5.3% quarterly fall in total output
Pay growth continues to fall
Rate rises to 7.1%
Government plans to create between five and ten thousand new jobs for young people in the culture and creative industries sectors were set out today by Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell and Culture Secretary...
Jean-Bernard Levy, Chairman and CEO of Vivendi, has been confirmed as the first keynote speaker for the Creativity and Business International Network's (c&binet) inaugural forum this October. ...
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn today announced the 16 members of the new Third Sector Task Force on climate change, the environment and sustainable development. The aim for the task force is to develop a vision...
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
NEXT STAGE IN PERSONAL HEALTHCARE BUDGETS ANNOUNCED
Employment figures, published today by the UK Statistics Authority, show another rise in unemployment though almost 300,000 people left the claimant count last month.
Local people will be able to choose how money from a £4 million criminal assets fund is spent in their area, alongside further targeted work to tackle property-related crime and a tougher approach to dealing...
The first batch of a fleet of versatile, protected vehicles has been delivered to troops on operations, complete with the latest battle-ready upgrades. Weighing over 7 tonnes, the Panther Command and Liaison Vehicle...
Events to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Berlin Airlift, and the outstanding contribution of UK Armed Forces throughout the campaign began on the 12 May in Berlin.
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, is proud to announce that a female pilot is one of two candidates selected to join the world-famous 'Diamond Nine' for the 2010 display season. &...
Troops on operations in Afghanistan are now trialling new hot weather ration packs, designed to feed troops with greater variety in the harsh summer temperatures.
A summary of the number of firearm and shotgun certificates granted, renewed and revoked over the past decade at a police force and Scotland level.
Findings of a process evaluation and cost effectiveness analysis of the three Mandatory Drug Testing of Arrestees pilot schemes in Scotland
Findings of a process evaluation and cost effectiveness analysis of the three Mandatory Drug Testing of Arrestees pilot schemes in Scotland
The Government firmly believe that the blacklisting of trade unionists has no place in a modern system of employment relations. Individuals should not be systematically and secretly victimised for their trade...
As indicated in both the pre-Budget report and the Budget, the Government are conducting a detailed review of the arrangements surrounding the insolvency of investment banks. Today I am publishing the Government...
Today my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for the Home Department and I are announcing the publication of "Safer School Partnerships Guidance".
In the "Youth Crime Action Plan" published in July...
I am today publishing "Transforming Places; Changing Lives: Taking Forward the Regeneration Framework". This follows the consultation document I launched last July that looked at the way regeneration is carried...
The Education, Youth and Culture Council will be held on 11 and 12 May in Brussels. Andy Lebrecht, UK deputy permanent representative, will be representing the UK on 12 May when culture and audiovisual issues...
Joint Warrior is a biannual tri-service major exercise with invited NATO and allied nations and usually takes place over a two week period in the spring and autumn. Its aim is to provide high quality joint collective...
My right hon. Friend the Minister of State for Science and Innovation (Lord Drayson) has made the following written statement:
An informal meeting of EU Research Ministers took place in Prague on 4 May. ...
I have placed copies of the Northern Ireland Prison Service's Corporate and Business Plan for 2009-12 in the Libraries of both Houses.
The Corporate and Business Plan contains key performance targets I ...
An informal meeting of EU Research Ministers took place in Prague on 4 May. The two main topics for discussion were links between higher education, research and innovation policies and the mobility and career...
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs has made the following Statement.
The Government firmly believe that the blacklisting of trade unionists has ...
Park and mobile home residents will get more protection from rogue site owners and get easier access to justice if they have a dispute with their site owner under new proposals published today by Housing Minister...
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears and Culture Secretary Andy Burnham are today urging councils and developers to put good planning, local character and high quality design at the heart of development. ...
A new Government-funded report into levels of racism experienced by members of the UK Chinese community should start a national debate on how best to tackle the problem, Cohesion Minister Sadiq Khan said today. &...
The Low Pay Commission today welcomed the Government's confirmation that, from 1 October 2009, the adult minimum wage rate will increase from £5.73 to £5.80 an hour. At the same time the Youth Development...
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published decisions on proposals by Bradford MDC to vary implementation dates, transitional arrangements and the number of places at some Bradford Spercial Schools and to...