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29 May 2009

'...Reduce the cost of Road Tax for ATV Quad Bikes or Make it exempt' -- Mark Cock
seen at 17:54, 29 May in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
ATV Quad Bikes that are road legal are classed as a PLG, (Private Light...
'...Ban the cruel practice of tethering animals' -- Patricia Kelly
seen at 17:54, 29 May in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Please make it illegal to tether horses on the side of the roads. Many...
'...introduce a new law to make it compulsory for children under 16 to wear helmets while cycling.' -- Luke Griggs
seen at 15:59, 29 May in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
It is estimated that 90,000 on-road and 100,000 off-road cycling accidents...
Napoli removal begins
seen at 13:52, 29 May in Maritime And Coastguard Agency News - national (Our copy).
The operation to finally remove the remaining section of the 'MSC Napoli' is now underway.   
Government scrappage scheme a winner with consumers
seen at 12:49, 29 May in Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform News - national (Our copy).
Figures released today show that the Government's scrappage scheme has proved popular with consumers as manufacturers reported brisk sales, with more than 35,000 orders since the announcement of the £2000...
Cycling Action Plan for Scotland (CAPS) (The Scottish Government)
seen at 12:33, 29 May in All consultations (Our copy).

This consultation started on 27th May 2009 and ends on 19th August 2009.

This draft Cycling Action Plan for Scotland has been written after consultation with members of the public, Local Authorities through...

Consultation on aquatic animal health Koi herpesvirus disease status for England and Wales (The Welsh Assembly Government)
seen at 12:33, 29 May in All consultations (Our copy).

This consultation started on 28th May 2009 and ends on 17th August 2009.

This is the first time KHV will come under Community controls. We need to decide which health status should be declared for England...

Morning press briefing from 27 May 2009
seen at 05:56, 29 May in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

Briefing by the Prime Minister’s spokesman on: Burma, MPs’ expenses/Parliamentary reform, Vauxhall, North Korea, D-Day and football

Burma

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by...

Courage - Gordon Brown (p4)
seen at 05:56, 29 May in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

CONT…

Had her presence in Burma been merely a personal gesture of defiance with no consequence or importance, then her continued imprisonment might have seemed more of a stubborn act of brinkmanship...

Courage - Gordon Brown (p3)
seen at 05:56, 29 May in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

CONT…

Aung San’s appeal, she believed, was not so much to extremists as to the great majority of ordinary citizens who wished to pursue their own lives in peace and prosperity under a leader...

Courage - Gordon Brown (p2)
seen at 05:56, 29 May in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

CONT…

From India she travelled to Britain - and to study philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University. It was then she first met Michael Aris, a scholar of Eastern politics, with whom ...

Courage - Gordon Brown
seen at 05:56, 29 May in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

The Prime Minister wrote about Aung San Suu Kyi in Chapter eight of his book Courage - Gordon Brown, published by Bloomsbury. Read an extract from the book.

Read the extract

CHAPTER EIGHT - AUNG SAN SUU...

Diocese of Carlisle
seen at 05:55, 29 May in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

The Queen has approved the nomination of the Right Reverend James William Scobie Newcome MA, FRSA, Suffragan Bishop of Penrith, for election as Bishop of Carlisle in succession to the Right Reverend Geoffrey ...

Speech on Youth Citizenship Commission
seen at 05:55, 29 May in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

PM at Youth Citizenship Commission event, 28 May 2009; Crown copyrightTranscript of the Prime Minister’s speech on the Youth Citizenship Commission at Downing Street on Thursday 28 May 2009.

Read the...
Statistical press notice: access to gum services
seen at 05:47, 29 May in Department of Health News - national (Our copy).
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:   
Nhs referral to treatment (rtt) times data - march 2009
seen at 05:47, 29 May in Department of Health News - national (Our copy).
Main Points   
New 'fit note' unveiled - government gets rid of 'sick note' culture
seen at 05:44, 29 May in Department for Work and Pensions News - national (Our copy).
A new medical 'fit note' to replace the current 'sick note' and help more people stay in work rather than drift into long term sickness is unveiled today along with a twelve week consultation on ...
New 'fit note' unveiled - government gets rid of 'sick note' culture
seen at 05:44, 29 May in Department for Work and Pensions News - national (Our copy).
A new medical 'fit note' to replace the current 'sick note' and help more people stay in work rather than drift into long term sickness is unveiled today along with a twelve week consultation on ...
The office for disability issues appoints new director
seen at 05:44, 29 May in Department for Work and Pensions News - national (Our copy).
Tim Cooper has been appointed new Director at the Office for Disability Issues.   
Latest uk armed forces manning figures released
seen at 05:32, 29 May in Ministry of Defence News - national (Our copy).
Figures showing that the UK Armed Forces are currently at 97.2 per cent of their full time trained strength requirement have been released today by the MOD. This is up from 97.0 per cent at the same point last year...
European Election Guidance 2009
seen at 05:25, 29 May in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
Guidance for Civil Servants on the European Election 4 June 2009
Supporting a Smarter Scotland - Consultation Responses
seen at 05:25, 29 May in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
Responses to consultation - "Supporting A Smarter Scotland" This is a consultation on supporting learners in higher education
Cycling Action Plan for Scotland: Consultation
seen at 05:25, 29 May in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
Cycling Action Plan for Scotland (CAPS)
Better Diabetes Care: Consultation Document
seen at 05:25, 29 May in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
We need your help to develop a revised Action Plan for diabetes care. The first Diabetes Action Plan, published in June 2006, set out an ambitious programme designed to bring real benefits for people in Scotland...
End of the road for car club and vehicle finance franchise companies
seen at 05:22, 29 May in Insolvency Service News - national (Our copy).
Three companies owned and controlled by Gary and Heather Franklin that sold franchises for the provision of vehicle finance and to recruit members for a 'Supercar' club, have been would in the public interest...
Design and planning company fails to deliver
seen at 05:22, 29 May in Insolvency Service News - national (Our copy).
A company which initially provided a design service for building conversions and latterly a design service specifically for planning development applications which had previously been refused has been wound up in...
"vehicle matching" comapny written off
seen at 05:22, 29 May in Insolvency Service News - national (Our copy).
A South Woodford based "vehicle matching" company has been wound up in the High Court following an investigation by the Companies Investigation Branch of The Insolvency Service.   
Transport statistics
seen at 05:07, 29 May in Department for Transport News - national (Our copy).
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:   
Members of the public hamper helicopter rescue
seen at 01:45, 29 May in Maritime And Coastguard Agency News - national (Our copy).
A helicopter rescue to bring a man and young girl to safety after they had become stranded on cliffs in Lulworth nearly had to be aborted this afternoon after crowds gathered to witness the rescue would not stand...
Four people cut off by tide at robin hood's bay
seen at 01:45, 29 May in Maritime And Coastguard Agency News - national (Our copy).
At twenty past five this afternoon a member of the public called Humber Coastguard to alert them to four people who had become cut off by the tide in Robin Hood's Bay and were in need of rescue.   ...