A major construction company has been fined today for failing to properly protect its workers from falls at height on a site in South Wales.
Gee Construction Ltd was the principal contractor on the site...
ECGD, the UK’s export credit agency, has published its Annual Review and Resource Accounts 2009-10, showing it provided £2.21 billion of support to UK exporters and UK investors undertaking business...
A new roundabout, slip roads and bridge will be in operation from Saturday 24 July as work progresses on the A5111 Raynesway Park Junction in Derby.
A major construction company has been fined today for failing to properly protect its workers from falls at height on a site in South Wales.
Additional traffic management measures are being introduced as part of the essential safety scheme to replace the Catthorpe viaduct at Junction 19 of the M1 in Leicestershire which started recently.
Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP announced today that the Coalition Government has introduced a Bill to Parliament, which will enable payments to be made to Equitable Life policyholders.
Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP announced today that the Coalition Government has published the final report by Sir John Chadwick in relation to losses suffered as a result of Government maladministration...
The Highways Agency is carrying out work to pave grass verges adjacent to and between slip roads on the M621. The work will reduce the maintenance required on the verges and the need for road workers to work ...
This consultation started on 25th June 2010 and ends on 6th August 2010.
The Food Standards Agency welcomes your comments on the proposed Food Irradiation (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010, enclosed...
The Police Service of Northern Ireland contacted Belfast Coastguard earlier this afternoon to alert them to a stranded Scottish couple near Bloody Bridge at Newcastle at the base of Slieve Donard, one of the ...
At quarter past twelve this afternoon, a Mayday call was received by Stornoway Coastguard from the skipper of Yacht Dipper, reporting he had lost his rudder and was close inshore requiring immediate assistance...
132/10 More than 50 people a day have illegal foods seized at ports and airports when entering the UK, the latest figures show.
M62, Junction 29 (Lofthouse) to Junction 30 (Rothwell), south of Leeds
A Black Country designer and manufacturer of aluminium wheels has won a major new contract in Australia, with help from UK Trade & Investment.
More than 50 people a day have illegal foods seized at ports and airports when entering the UK, the latest figures show.
131/10 Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman today announced reforms to over thirty of Defra’s arm’s length bodies.
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman today announced reforms to over thirty of Defra’s arm’s length bodies.
The Queen has approved the appointment of John Hayes MP as Minister of State at the Department for Education in addition to his current role as Minister of State at the Department for Business, Innovation and...
How local NHS, public health, and care services will be shaped
The new group charged with developing guidance for university and higher education college charters has started work.
M62, Junction 29 (Lofthouse) to Junction 30 (Rothwell), south of Leeds Slight delays are expected on the M62 between Junction 29 (Lofthouse) and Junction 30 (Rothwell) due to verge barrier, drainage and junction...
Naphyrone – often advertised as the legal high 'NRG1' – and its related compounds will become Class B drugs from Friday 23 July 2010, Minister for Crime Prevention James Brokenshire announced today.
The Competition Commission (CC) has today cancelled its inquiry into the anticipated acquisition by Getty Images, Inc of Rex Features Limited.
A Birmingham automotive firm has been fined after one of its employees was struck by a manufacturing robot, leaving his voice box damaged and almost paralysing him down one side of his body.
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
The Highways Agency is advising exhibitors and visitors to the Country Land and Business Association Game Fair – which runs from Friday 23 July to Sunday 25 July 2010 at Ragley Hall, Alcester – to plan their ...
Rail franchises would be longer, more flexible and more responsive to the needs of passengers, and provide better value for taxpayers, under proposals set out today by Rail Minister Theresa Villiers.
Skills Minister John Hayes has today invited employers, individuals, colleges and training organisations to share their ideas on how they would like skills policy to be set out in the future.
Asked what the Prime Minister had to say about reports that the armed forces could be cut by 35,000, the PMS said that this was a speculative story; the Strategic Defence and Security Review was underway and was...
Asked about the Prime Minister's talks yesterday with President Obama and in particular what was said about Megrahi, the Prime Minister's Spokeswoman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister and the President shared ...
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg took the Prime Minister place in the weekly PMQs session.
Afghanistan, pensioners and benefits were on the agenda at today s PMQs.
The Deputy Prime Minister...
The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of John Hayes MP as Minister of State at the Department for Education in addition to his current role as Minister of State at the Department for Business, ...
Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama have spoken of the strength of the special relationship between the UK and US as they met in Washington.
They held talks at the White House as...
Briefing by the Prime Minister s Spokesman on: US trip and misc
US TripAsked about the Prime Minister s talks yesterday with President Obama and in particular what was said about Megrahi, the Prime Minister...
Deaths fall below half a million
Drivers are being reminded that motorway lighting along a carefully-selected section of the M6 in Lancashire will be switched off for the first time tonight - from midnight until 5am - in a Highways Agency move...
Two arms dealers who sold  military body armour to entities in the middle east and Iraq were sentenced today at Southwark Crown Court, after an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work.
A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
A £2.25m scheme to complete an upgrade of the M6 at Wigan in Greater Manchester will get underway on Monday (July 26).
A new age of co-operation between the UK Space Agency and its Russian and American counterparts has been announced today.
Proposals for the privatisation of the Port of Dover are set for further public scrutiny after Shipping Minister Mike Penning asked Dover Harbour Board to publish additional information about their plans.
Proposals designed to improve Britain's major airports were unveiled by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond today.
A scheme to improve safety and reduce congestion at the A449/M54 Junction 2 roundabout near Wolverhampton is nearing completion and the traffic lights will be commissioned on Sunday 25th July.
Issued by the News Distribution Service on behalf of the United Kingdom Marine Monitoring & Assessment Strategy
The Government has today proposed a new way of managing our seas.
A scaffolding contractor from Teesside has been fined after a scaffold collapsed into a public street.
At a quarter to eight this morning Swansea Coastguard were contacted by a member of the public expressing concern for a person seen walking unsteadily in the mud near the tide line some 500 meters away from hard...
Issued by the News Distribution Service on behalf of Change4Life Ipswich has been chosen to stage one of a series of events aimed at getting children and families in the town to Change4Life by getting fitter...
Issued by the News Distribution Service on behalf of Change4Life Watford has been chosen to stage one of a series of events, which began in February this year, aimed at getting children and young families in...
The Police Service of Northern Ireland contacted Belfast Coastguard earlier this afternoon to alert them to a stranded Scottish couple near Bloody Bridge at Newcastle at the base of Slieve Donard, one of the ...
At quarter past twelve this afternoon, a Mayday call was received by Stornoway Coastguard from the skipper of Yacht Dipper, reporting he had lost his rudder and was close inshore requiring immediate assistance...
My right honourable and learned friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Kenneth Clarke) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
The Bribery Act 2010 creates a new set...
In answer to a supplementary oral question from Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe on 29 June 2010 (Official Report, col. 1656), I reported in error that the Government had inherited 966 non-departmental public bodies...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable) has today made the following Statement.
Balanced and sustainable economic growth can only be driven by...
My right honourable friend the Prime Minister has made the following Statement.
Three machinery of government changes are being announced today affecting the responsibilities of the Food Standards Agency...
My right honourable friend the Minister for Agriculture and Food (James Paice) has today made the following Statement.
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) delivers £2.3 billion of common agricultural policy...
Balanced and sustainable economic growth can only be driven by business and enterprise. Business in the UK cannot prosper while the risk of a debt crisis hangs over the economy. This Government have therefore...
The independent Office of Tax Simplification has been established today to provide advice to the Chancellor on delivering a simpler tax system. Michael Jack and John Whiting have been appointed as the interim...
I am announcing today the coalition Government's three immediate priorities for sport. These are, in order: first, strongly to support England's bid to host the FIFA 2018 World cup; secondly, to deliver the London...
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) delivers £2.3 billion of common agricultural policy payments each year to the businesses and organisations which produce our food and maintain our rural economy, cultural ...
I have today placed in the Library the terms of reference for the Commission on the Funding of Care and Support. Copies are available to hon. Members in the Vote Office.
I am also pleased to announce to...
The annual report of the Serious Organised Crime Agency for 2009-10 is being published and laid before Parliament today. As required by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, the report includes an ...
The Bribery Act 2010 creates a new set of offences that should equip prosecutors and the courts with the tools they require to ensure that all forms of bribery, at home and abroad, are met with an effective criminal...
Three Machinery of Government changes are being announced today affecting the responsibilities of the Food Standards Agency in England; responsibility for Directgov; and responsibility for the Licensing Act 2003...
At a quarter to eight this morning Swansea Coastguard were contacted by a member of the public expressing concern for a person seen walking unsteadily in the mud near the tide line some 500 meters away from hard...
At quarter past twelve this afternoon, a Mayday call was received by Stornoway Coastguard from the skipper of Yacht Dipper, reporting he had lost his rudder and was close inshore requiring immediate assistance...
A scheme to improve safety and reduce congestion at the A449/M54 Junction 2 roundabout near Wolverhampton is nearing completion and the traffic lights will be commissioned on Sunday 25th July.
Issued by the News Distribution Service on behalf of Change4Life Ipswich has been chosen to stage one of a series of events aimed at getting children and families in the town to Change4Life by getting fitter...
Issued by the News Distribution Service on behalf of Change4Life Watford has been chosen to stage one of a series of events, which began in February this year, aimed at getting children and young families in...
A scaffolding contractor from Teesside has been fined after a scaffold collapsed into a public street.
Drivers are being reminded that motorway lighting along a carefully-selected section of the M6 in Lancashire will be switched off for the first time tonight - from midnight until 5am - in a Highways Agency move...
Two arms dealers who sold  military body armour to entities in the middle east and Iraq were sentenced today at Southwark Crown Court, after an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work.
A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
A £2.25m scheme to complete an upgrade of the M6 at Wigan in Greater Manchester will get underway on Monday (July 26).
A new age of co-operation between the UK Space Agency and its Russian and American counterparts has been announced today.
Proposals for the privatisation of the Port of Dover are set for further public scrutiny after Shipping Minister Mike Penning asked Dover Harbour Board to publish additional information about their plans.
Proposals designed to improve Britain's major airports were unveiled by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond today.
A scheme to improve safety and reduce congestion at the A449/M54 Junction 2 roundabout near Wolverhampton is nearing completion and the traffic lights will be commissioned on Sunday 25th July.
Issued by the News Distribution Service on behalf of the United Kingdom Marine Monitoring & Assessment Strategy
The Government has today proposed a new way of managing our seas.
A scaffolding contractor from Teesside has been fined after a scaffold collapsed into a public street.
At a quarter to eight this morning Swansea Coastguard were contacted by a member of the public expressing concern for a person seen walking unsteadily in the mud near the tide line some 500 meters away from hard...
Issued by the News Distribution Service on behalf of Change4Life Ipswich has been chosen to stage one of a series of events aimed at getting children and families in the town to Change4Life by getting fitter...
Issued by the News Distribution Service on behalf of Change4Life Watford has been chosen to stage one of a series of events, which began in February this year, aimed at getting children and young families in...
The Police Service of Northern Ireland contacted Belfast Coastguard earlier this afternoon to alert them to a stranded Scottish couple near Bloody Bridge at Newcastle at the base of Slieve Donard, one of the ...
At quarter past twelve this afternoon, a Mayday call was received by Stornoway Coastguard from the skipper of Yacht Dipper, reporting he had lost his rudder and was close inshore requiring immediate assistance...
Drivers are being reminded that motorway lighting along a carefully-selected section of the M6 in Lancashire will be switched off for the first time tonight - from midnight until 5am - in a Highways Agency move...
Two arms dealers who sold  military body armour to entities in the middle east and Iraq were sentenced today at Southwark Crown Court, after an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work.
A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
A £2.25m scheme to complete an upgrade of the M6 at Wigan in Greater Manchester will get underway on Monday (July 26).
A new age of co-operation between the UK Space Agency and its Russian and American counterparts has been announced today.
Proposals for the privatisation of the Port of Dover are set for further public scrutiny after Shipping Minister Mike Penning asked Dover Harbour Board to publish additional information about their plans.
Proposals designed to improve Britain's major airports were unveiled by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond today.
A scheme to improve safety and reduce congestion at the A449/M54 Junction 2 roundabout near Wolverhampton is nearing completion and the traffic lights will be commissioned on Sunday 25th July.
Issued by the News Distribution Service on behalf of the United Kingdom Marine Monitoring & Assessment Strategy
The Government has today proposed a new way of managing our seas.
A scaffolding contractor from Teesside has been fined after a scaffold collapsed into a public street.
At a quarter to eight this morning Swansea Coastguard were contacted by a member of the public expressing concern for a person seen walking unsteadily in the mud near the tide line some 500 meters away from hard...
Issued by the News Distribution Service on behalf of Change4Life Ipswich has been chosen to stage one of a series of events aimed at getting children and families in the town to Change4Life by getting fitter...
Issued by the News Distribution Service on behalf of Change4Life Watford has been chosen to stage one of a series of events, which began in February this year, aimed at getting children and young families in...
The Police Service of Northern Ireland contacted Belfast Coastguard earlier this afternoon to alert them to a stranded Scottish couple near Bloody Bridge at Newcastle at the base of Slieve Donard, one of the ...
At quarter past twelve this afternoon, a Mayday call was received by Stornoway Coastguard from the skipper of Yacht Dipper, reporting he had lost his rudder and was close inshore requiring immediate assistance...