Asked why there was now a different policy, the PMS said that the Western European Union's mutual defence role had been superseded by NATO and was no longer relevant to today's security architecture. The PMS said...
Asked if the Prime Minister watched Tony Blair's speech and what did he think of it, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said it was a political speech and it would not be appropriate to comment. original source...
Briefing by the Prime Minister s spokesman on: Tony Blair’s speech and Western European Union
Tony Blair’s SpeechAsked if the Prime Minister watched Tony Blair s speech and what did he think...
The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of The Right Honourable Sir Nicholas Peter Rathbone Wall as President of the Family Division with effect from 13 April 2010 following the retirement of The...
The Prime Minister delivered a speech on the morning of Wednesday 31 March setting out the Government’s new immigration measures.
During the speech we held a live online discussion with Home Office...
A transcript of a speech given by the Prime Minister in East London on immigration on 31 March 2010.
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DWP/064/10 The Government today announced a new service, which will increase accessibility to the State Pension for those approaching retirement by making the application process available online, from the summer...
Residents and commuters in Manchester will benefit from £42million worth of improvements to its local bus services, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.
A pot of £280million, including £26m for Yorkshire & Humber, is going to councils so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities for...
Business Minister Ian Lucas has taken decisive steps to ensure confidence in the pre-packaged administration sale process with a range of possible new measures aimed at making the system more open.
The Board of the National Tenant Voice has met for the first time after Housing Minister John Healey approved its board appointments, and has selected Michael Gelling as its Chair.
A pot of over £39million is being given to North West councils so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities for young people and town centre regeneration...
From today (1 April 2010), all NHS patients in England have new legal rights to fast treatment, enshrined in the NHS Constitution.
Defra has today published the Government strategy to deliver a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) across the United Kingdom.
The Government’s health and safety minister saw first hand (26 March) how an Essex construction firm is improving safety on site by getting employees to play their part.
Lord McKenzie, accompanied by Health...
A pot of £280million, including almost £56million for the South East, is going to councils so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities...
Dr Helen Mounsey has been reappointed Chair of the Coal Authority, Energy and Climate Change Minister David Kidney announced today.
Clyde Coastguard is currently coordinating a search and rescue operation on Loch Lochy this afternoon after a 999 call reporting that three men were struggling in the water in the remote Western side of Loch ...
A pot of over £35million is being given to London councils so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities for young people and town centre regeneration...
Solent Coastguard is warning the public that the cliff at Birling Gap has partially collapsed and the steps on the cliff cannot be used.
A pot of over £41million is being given to West Midlands councils today so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities for young people and town ...
Five companies involved in the mis-selling of undeveloped land for investment to the public have been ordered into liquidation in the High Court following a Insolvency Service investigation on behalf of the Government...
Kathryn Cearns has been appointed as the Chair of the Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB). Kathryn will take up the appointment with effect from 4 June. Elwyn Eilledge CBE, the current Chair, will step...
Housing Minister John Healey has today outlined how the power of Government investment has helped keep Britain building in the teeth of recession, safeguarding jobs and delivering the new homes the country needs...
As the weather slowly begins to warm up, many of us will begin to think about getting our boats and boating equipment ready for the start of the new season. So, if you are hoping to spend the Easter holidays ...
Steel giant Corus was today fined £10,000 following an explosion in a 75-metre-tall steel chimney in Scunthorpe.
Citizens should expect their public services and councils to get it right first time and give their customers the same quality service they would get from the best of the private sector, Local Government Minister...
Royal Diary of Engagements, 31st March 2010
Solent Coastguard is warning the public that the cliff at Birling Gap has partially collapsed and the steps on the cliff cannot be used.
* Review of service * Alternative facilities * More cost effective estate
Clyde Coastguard is currently coordinating a search and rescue operation on Loch Lochy this afternoon after a 999 call reporting that three men were struggling in the water in the remote Western side of Loch ...
A pot of over £41million is being given to West Midlands councils today so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities for young people and town ...
The Government’s health and safety minister saw first hand (26 March) how an Essex construction firm is improving safety on site by getting employees to play their part.
Lord McKenzie, accompanied by Health...
Five companies involved in the mis-selling of undeveloped land for investment to the public have been ordered into liquidation in the High Court following a Insolvency Service investigation on behalf of the Government...
DWP/064/10 The Government today announced a new service, which will increase accessibility to the State Pension for those approaching retirement by making the application process available online, from the summer...
Changes to align powers, deterrents and safeguards in the tax system will be introduced by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) from 1 April.
Communities Minister Lord McKenzie has today granted over £165m to help local councils pay for adaptations that will enable disabled people to live comfortably and independently in their own homes.
New quality of life scorecards for every local authority that offer a unique insight into the state of the nation and challenge the notion that Britain is broken have been published today.
A six-week crackdown on serious youth violence in targeted areas has successfully recovered 23 knives, one shot gun and resulted in more than 700 arrests Home Office Minister David Hanson MP announced today.
Residents and commuters in Manchester will benefit from £42million worth of improvements to its local bus services, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.
A pot of £280million is being given to councils today so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities for young people to town centre regeneration...
Historic plans for the country’s first ever Combined Authority covering the whole of Greater Manchester to drive locally the region’s economic growth were launched by Communities Secretary John Denham today.
* Review of service * Alternative facilities * More cost effective estate
A pot of £280million, including £26m for Yorkshire & Humber, is going to councils so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities for...
Business Minister Ian Lucas has taken decisive steps to ensure confidence in the pre-packaged administration sale process with a range of possible new measures aimed at making the system more open.
The Board of the National Tenant Voice has met for the first time after Housing Minister John Healey approved its board appointments, and has selected Michael Gelling as its Chair.
A pot of over £39million is being given to North West councils so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities for young people and town centre regeneration...
From today (1 April 2010), all NHS patients in England have new legal rights to fast treatment, enshrined in the NHS Constitution.
Defra has today published the Government strategy to deliver a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) across the United Kingdom.
The Government’s health and safety minister saw first hand (26 March) how an Essex construction firm is improving safety on site by getting employees to play their part.
Lord McKenzie, accompanied by Health...
A pot of £280million, including almost £56million for the South East, is going to councils so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities...
Dr Helen Mounsey has been reappointed Chair of the Coal Authority, Energy and Climate Change Minister David Kidney announced today.
Clyde Coastguard is currently coordinating a search and rescue operation on Loch Lochy this afternoon after a 999 call reporting that three men were struggling in the water in the remote Western side of Loch ...
A pot of over £35million is being given to London councils so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities for young people and town centre regeneration...
Solent Coastguard is warning the public that the cliff at Birling Gap has partially collapsed and the steps on the cliff cannot be used.
A pot of over £41million is being given to West Midlands councils today so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities for young people and town ...
Five companies involved in the mis-selling of undeveloped land for investment to the public have been ordered into liquidation in the High Court following a Insolvency Service investigation on behalf of the Government...
Kathryn Cearns has been appointed as the Chair of the Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB). Kathryn will take up the appointment with effect from 4 June. Elwyn Eilledge CBE, the current Chair, will step...
Housing Minister John Healey has today outlined how the power of Government investment has helped keep Britain building in the teeth of recession, safeguarding jobs and delivering the new homes the country needs...
As the weather slowly begins to warm up, many of us will begin to think about getting our boats and boating equipment ready for the start of the new season. So, if you are hoping to spend the Easter holidays ...
Steel giant Corus was today fined £10,000 following an explosion in a 75-metre-tall steel chimney in Scunthorpe.
Citizens should expect their public services and councils to get it right first time and give their customers the same quality service they would get from the best of the private sector, Local Government Minister...
Royal Diary of Engagements, 31st March 2010
DWP/064/10 The Government today announced a new service, which will increase accessibility to the State Pension for those approaching retirement by making the application process available online, from the summer...
Residents and commuters in Manchester will benefit from £42million worth of improvements to its local bus services, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.
Historic plans for the country’s first ever Combined Authority covering the whole of Greater Manchester to drive locally the region’s economic growth were launched by Communities Secretary John Denham today.
* Review of service * Alternative facilities * More cost effective estate
A pot of £280million, including £26m for Yorkshire & Humber, is going to councils so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities for...
Business Minister Ian Lucas has taken decisive steps to ensure confidence in the pre-packaged administration sale process with a range of possible new measures aimed at making the system more open.
The Board of the National Tenant Voice has met for the first time after Housing Minister John Healey approved its board appointments, and has selected Michael Gelling as its Chair.
A pot of over £39million is being given to North West councils so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities for young people and town centre regeneration...
From today (1 April 2010), all NHS patients in England have new legal rights to fast treatment, enshrined in the NHS Constitution.
Defra has today published the Government strategy to deliver a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) across the United Kingdom.
The Government’s health and safety minister saw first hand (26 March) how an Essex construction firm is improving safety on site by getting employees to play their part.
Lord McKenzie, accompanied by Health...
A pot of £280million, including almost £56million for the South East, is going to councils so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities...
Dr Helen Mounsey has been reappointed Chair of the Coal Authority, Energy and Climate Change Minister David Kidney announced today.
Clyde Coastguard is currently coordinating a search and rescue operation on Loch Lochy this afternoon after a 999 call reporting that three men were struggling in the water in the remote Western side of Loch ...
A pot of over £35million is being given to London councils so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities for young people and town centre regeneration...
Solent Coastguard is warning the public that the cliff at Birling Gap has partially collapsed and the steps on the cliff cannot be used.
A pot of over £41million is being given to West Midlands councils today so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities for young people and town ...
Five companies involved in the mis-selling of undeveloped land for investment to the public have been ordered into liquidation in the High Court following a Insolvency Service investigation on behalf of the Government...
Kathryn Cearns has been appointed as the Chair of the Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB). Kathryn will take up the appointment with effect from 4 June. Elwyn Eilledge CBE, the current Chair, will step...
Housing Minister John Healey has today outlined how the power of Government investment has helped keep Britain building in the teeth of recession, safeguarding jobs and delivering the new homes the country needs...
As the weather slowly begins to warm up, many of us will begin to think about getting our boats and boating equipment ready for the start of the new season. So, if you are hoping to spend the Easter holidays ...
Steel giant Corus was today fined £10,000 following an explosion in a 75-metre-tall steel chimney in Scunthorpe.
Citizens should expect their public services and councils to get it right first time and give their customers the same quality service they would get from the best of the private sector, Local Government Minister...
Royal Diary of Engagements, 31st March 2010
Commentators attacking H&S legislation have suggested de-regulating health...
Currently the clocks go back on the last Sunday of October - 7weeks before...
Public transport is a farce. You have to wait an hour for a bus or a train...
dog attacks have risen 50% in a decade. a lot of these attacks were on...
The UK has just over one million children caring for relatives unable to...
Despite the fact that we are British Citizens we are constantly being...
Manufacturing is an important part of wealth creation. According to...
The growing menace of highly potent canabis is causing more and more...
More than 4,000 deaf athletes and officials from 77 countries and not...
Bullying at work is not a criminal offense even though it can affect the...
Whether nuclear weaponry is morally right or not, we believe that the United...
There is currently no legal requirement, whatsoever, for a Care Home to...
"In 2003, Unesco the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
A new report by the Engineering and Technology Board calls for the...
It is becoming apparent that the opposition to equality legislation in...
There are many children in the UK who work part time in Saturday jobs. But...
The French Education System is a much better model than our current G.C.S.E'...
The United Kingdom has one of the greatest number of traditional customs in...
This is not a joke and the fact that this petition was initially rejected as...
something needs to be put in place to stop our most vulnerable citizens from...
Recently we,ve started to see so many cases of manslaughter, and the...
Three homes in every town are needed to fulfil what we believe is an...
Make the Life sentence mean Life, harsher sentencing for violent crime and...
Ban dogs staying in hotels and holiday accommodation. Under Health and...
Why did the government allow spec savers to be the only company that can...
Even though the manufacturers of the Artificial Sweetener named Aspartame or...
Re FRS & small area income stats - there is quite a lot of work going on in this area and in fact CRC have funded some of it. It uses the FRS in combination with Census data to produce small-area (LSOA...
There were celebrations today in Devon as the programme to build Britain’s two largest and most powerful Royal Navy warships passed an important milestone.
The residents of Brotton have for the past 4 years put up with an accident...
Why do we have a scapegoat law that allows the cruel owners of dogs that...
Heart has nearly 30 commercial radio stations across the country, at least 3...
Is it not about time the government remembers that it works for us and...
why should council tax be paid on empty property for sale using no council...
'...discount petrol for all working people and issue them with discount cards as they deserve the help.' -- sandra john
We wish to shorten the length of time an intellectual property rights holder...
This would cut the cost to UK citizens, bring MPs more into line with the...
We in the UK have enjoyed a rabies free society since 1897. By bringing the...
The streets of our towns are becoming blocked by the misuse of the blue card...
There is a proposal to reduce the alcohol limit for driving from 80mg/100ml...
Cylcle time trails should be banned on the A1 motorway as the road should...
This petition is to obtain compensation for all Child Migrants that were...
Why should murderers be allowed to be kept alive if they don't value other...
We call upon this Government to back the National Federation of Retail...
In some areas of the country there is considerable Windfall Wood just...
These two extremely painful and dibilitating illness's need alot more...
THE children's ward at Burnley General is set to close soon, sparking major...
for a long time now parents have been campaigning because of the unjust and...
Please consider introducing restrictions on young inexperienced drivers who...
The Green Park, which is unique, and for centuries a natural parkland, is...
We ask the Prime Minister to support freedom of choice and personal...
If someone is sentenced to 10 years that's what they will serve, not 5....
Whilst the will-writing industry remains unregulated, consumers are at risk...
A train running on a reopened railway line can carry many more passengers...
While the Royal College of Physicians make valid points regarding childhood...
I would like to raise a petition against Insurance Companies to allow No...
we would like you to look into the fact that offenders can appeal a...
Make it mandatory on Civil Servants and Local Authority employees to switch...
the review of pet passports. 1...waiting time for re-entry into the UK after...
ensure that all members of HM Forces on active duty in Afganistan are able...
When the national lottery was set up its legislation dictated that Animal...
Everyone needs to leave others alone. Everyone has ones, including LGBT. Let...
The British Embassies in Dubai and Abu Dhabi have indicated they will no...
me and my partner have been trying to have a baby for 7 years but due to my...
By introducing weight limits to standard vehicles you would see a vast...
All service personnel now have to register annually in order to be able to...
Ban sex-fuelled music videas that degrade women and focus on sex before 9pm...
Many bereaved families are outraged at what they consider pitifully low...
call for education maintenance allowance to be scrapped to make a fairer...
A pot of over £35million is being given to London councils so they can continue to improve services from crucial skills and jobs programmes to arts facilities for young people and town centre regeneration...
Five companies involved in the mis-selling of undeveloped land for investment to the public have been ordered into liquidation in the High Court following a Insolvency Service investigation on behalf of the Government...
Re FRS & small area income stats - there is quite a lot of work going on in this area and in fact CRC have funded some of it. It uses the FRS in combination with Census data to produce small-area (LSOA...
We have prepared a report profiling the recession in rural economies from mid-2008 to early 2010. 'From credit crunch to recovery: The impact of the recession in England's rural economies' describes...
Our Corporate plan 2010/11 sets out our aims and objectives and defines the resources required in order to deliver.
This Corporate plan is a one year plan that continues our focus on the four long...
Solent Coastguard is warning the public that the cliff at Birling Gap has partially collapsed and the steps on the cliff cannot be used.
Five companies involved in the mis-selling of undeveloped land for investment to the public have been ordered into liquidation in the High Court following a Insolvency Service investigation on behalf of the Government...
As the weather slowly begins to warm up, many of us will begin to think about getting our boats and boating equipment ready for the start of the new season. So, if you are hoping to spend the Easter holidays ...
Steel giant Corus was today fined £10,000 following an explosion in a 75-metre-tall steel chimney in Scunthorpe.
Citizens should expect their public services and councils to get it right first time and give their customers the same quality service they would get from the best of the private sector, Local Government Minister...
Royal Diary of Engagements, 31st March 2010
Five companies involved in the mis-selling of undeveloped land for investment to the public have been ordered into liquidation in the High Court following a Insolvency Service investigation on behalf of the Government...
Kathryn Cearns has been appointed as the Chair of the Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB). Kathryn will take up the appointment with effect from 4 June. Elwyn Eilledge CBE, the current Chair, will step...
Housing Minister John Healey has today outlined how the power of Government investment has helped keep Britain building in the teeth of recession, safeguarding jobs and delivering the new homes the country needs...
We petition the government to replace Royal Mail as the primary 'to-door'...
Force Councils to do more in the way or recyclying, instead of passing the...
During Nov 2008 export control blocked an export of H. Beesley bound for...
Steve McQueen the official artist for the Iraq war wants the Royal Mail to...
St Mary's, in Melton Mowbray, Leicesterhire is a stand alone, midwifery- led...
Not everyone who has a bad back is a hypocondriac. Sometimes, it can be a...
it is so easy for girls to cry wolf in sex cases and once done so there told...
Having a pistol in public could help save lives because If (god forbid)...
pay enhancements for soldiers deployed overseas. for all the dangerous and...
Rothesay Creamery is the home of the Award Winning Isle of Bute Mature...
It is obvious that the United Kingdom needs all its Armed Forces, equipped...
Glitter is a pollutant: made from copolymer plastics, aluminum foil,...
make it clear that any revenues accruing from the exploitation of any...
The delay in paying invoices from large companies is causing severe cash...
We want it to be made compulsory that food product packaging includes...
The purpose of this petition is to give a voice to the disillusioned youth...
We feel it is a disgrace that drivers can not display regimental badges of...
Vatican City is recognised by the UK government as a sovereign state and the...
One reason London won the 2012 Olympics was that - allegedly! - we wanted it...
I would like to see courses, which give qualifications such as GCSEs, A...
Ms. Kim Hodgson, Chief Executive of East Sussex NHS Trust is stepping down...
Many charities are becoming quasipolitical in nature.
We have recently been advised by the Isle of Wight Council that they intend...
'...not to even contemplate allowing any progress on this, the most hair brained idea to reduce the status of Mayday University Hospital, a status which has been hard won and which the people of Croydon are justifiably...
The Government advertised both on their You-gov web site and in leaflets...
1. 275, 000 tonnes of waste incinerated at the proposed site 2. 17 tonnes of...
My 3 year old stopped eating because of government adverts regarding obesity...
Anyone aged 16 or under at the end of 2010 should in theory never have...
We want our roads fixed, we pay lots of money to drive our cars and its not...
Bermuda is allowing people to be sentenced and put in jail without ever...