Two restaurant owners from Glasgow have been detained on suspicion of failing to pay the right amount of VAT, in an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
West Midlands plumber David Williams, 53, was today jailed for 12 months for evading £91,000 of income tax and national insurance during 10 years of trading as a self-employed plumber.
One of the UK’s leading printing groups has been fined £112,500 at Peterborough Crown Court today after a maintenance engineer was crushed to death in a printing press.
The Highways Agency has today published its business plan, which sets out how it will operate, maintain and improve the 4,300-mile network of motorways and trunk roads in England in the year ahead.
HM Revenue & Customs is continuing its programme of free half day workshops in Carmarthen in April, May and June. The workshops are aimed at employers, sole traders and those in partnerships, and cover a ...
HM Revenue & Customs is continuing its programme of free half day workshops in Swansea next month. The workshops are aimed at employers, sole traders and those in partnerships, and cover topics ranging from...
HM Revenue & Customs is continuing its programme of free half day workshops in Cardiff next month. The workshops are aimed at employers, sole traders and those in partnerships, and cover a range of topics...
The Government has today launched a consultation on an Above the Line (ATL) Research and Development (R&D) credit. The Government is committed to creating the most competitive tax system in the G20 and R...
The Highways Agency has today published its business plan, which sets out how it will operate, maintain and improve the 4,300-mile network of motorways and trunk roads in England in the year ahead.
The Minister for Trade and Investment, Lord Stephen Green, visited Gateshead today (27 March) to encourage the region’s business advisers to play their part in improving the North East’s economy by supporting...
The UK Green Investments (UKGI) team from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, which will manage investment in the UK’s green infrastructure, is seeking expressions of interest from experienced...
The Health and Social Care Bill today gained Royal Assent to become the Health and Social Care Act (2012).
Driving test candidates in the Worcester area are set to benefit from a more convenient service as the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) extends a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery.
Driving test candidates in the Glasgow area are set to benefit from a more convenient service as the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) extends a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery.
Driving test candidates in the Watford area are set to benefit from a more convenient service as the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) extends a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery.
Driving test candidates in the Manchester area are set to benefit from a more convenient service as the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) extends a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery.
Driving test candidates in the Kettering area are set to benefit from a more convenient service as the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) extends a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery.
Driving test candidates across the country are set to benefit from a more convenient service as the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) extends a trial exploring a new approach to test delivery.
From the most digestible fish bait to turbines which generate electricity from river currents, the brains behind the region’s brightest export ideas have been named as finalists in the UK Trade & Investment...
Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning John Hayes today welcomed the interim report of the independent review of professionalism in the further education and skills sector.
A Cheshire worker could have been killed when he fell from the top of a chemical storage tank, a court has heard.
New information that will help put the NHS on the side of patients and improve results for patients has been published today.
Douglas Oakervee has been appointed as the new chair of HS2 Ltd, the independent company set up by the Government to deliver a high speed rail network between London and the North of England. He will commence...
Big changes for VAT-registered businesses are happening this April, as VAT returns go online.
Road users are being informed that the Highways Agency will be resurfacing the A5 at the Mancetter roundabout in north Warwickshire starting tonight (26 March) for 3 nights.
The Prime Minister has announced his commitment to make the UK a world leader on dementia.
An extra £15 million for smart ticketing and bus payments devolved to local authorities
Commuters and bus passengers across England will see better buses, more innovative services, and greater...
A speciality bread manufacturer has been fined for a series of health and safety failings including a failure to control its employees’ exposure to up to six times the legal limit of flour dust.
The Highways Agency is to undertake resurfacing works on the A50 where it meets the A500 at the Queensway roundabout at Stoke-on-Trent, starting tonight.
Improvements to bus services in Greater Manchester, including new measures to support services crossing the city centre, will take place after the Cross City Bus Package scheme was given the green light by Local...
On 1 November 2010, I informed the House that the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) had been established and had started work to investigate the allegations of abuse of Iraqi citizens by British service personnel...
Today I am announcing our next steps in reforming the school funding system. These build on the plans we consulted on in July 2011, “A consultation on school funding reform: Proposals for a fairer system...
On 30 June 2011, Official Report, column 62WS, I published a vision for the way ahead in simplifying the CRC energy efficiency scheme. Since then we have engaged extensively with stakeholders and have developed...
On 19 March the House of Commons debated the waste water national policy statement which I laid for approval on 9 February 2012. In the light of the satisfactory completion of that process I am pleased to announce...
In line with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s strategic framework priority of safeguarding Britain’s national security by countering terrorism and working to reduce conflict, and as a demonstration...
I regret to inform the House that there was an inaccuracy in the answer I gave to parliamentary question 85078 about staff pay to the hon. Member for Harrow West (Mr Thomas), 8 December 2011, Official Report, ...
In my statement to the House on 5 December 2011, Official Report, column 6WS, about the colonial administration files held by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), I informed the House that the first batch...
Today, the Prime Minister launches his challenge on dementia to tackle one of the most important issues we face arising from an ageing population. The challenge sets out the Government’s ambition to increase...
Today we have laid before Parliament the Government’s response to the Science and Technology Committee Report on Alcohol Guidelines (Cm 8329). Clear and easily understood information is central to ensuring...
I am pleased to say that in accordance with sections 14(3), 14(4) and 14(5) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, David Anderson QC has completed the report on the operation of the Act in 2011, which will ...
Section 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of every relevant...
I undertook to update the House on the transfer of the National Policing Improvement Agency’s (NPIA) critical functions to successor bodies.
On 1 April, the Central Witness Bureau, Crime Operational...
Today we are publishing our response to the consultation on the “Strategy for the Secure Estate for Children and Young People for England and Wales” alongside plans for the secure estate until 2015...
I am today announcing a series of reforms which I propose to make to improve the system of local bus subsidy and regulation in England. These are set out in the paper “Green Light for Better Buses”...
The current restrictions on night flying at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports were set in 2006 and are due to expire in October 2012.
The Government’s forthcoming aviation policy framework will...
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) made proposals to me, following consultation, for the level of penalty charges and associated fees that should apply for civil contraventions of parking and other traffic ...
I am pleased to announce that the gross discretionary social fund budget for 2012-13 will be £703.4 million.
With the net funding available, I have been able to allocate a gross national social fund...
Some defined benefit occupational pension schemes pay members who retire before state pension age a higher pension at the outset, which is then reduced at state pension age to take account of the payment of state...
Disability living allowance is being replaced by a new benefit called personal independence payment for people aged 16 to 64.
We will be publishing a formal consultation later today on the detailed benefit...
I am pleased to announce that today I will be laying one of the final building blocks to enable the start of automatic enrolment from later this year—the draft Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and ...
Road users are being informed that the Highways Agency will be resurfacing the A5 at the Mancetter roundabout in north Warwickshire starting tonight (26 March) for 3 nights.
The Highways Agency is to undertake resurfacing works on the A50 where it meets the A500 at the Queensway roundabout at Stoke-on-Trent, starting tonight.
A speciality bread manufacturer has been fined for a series of health and safety failings including a failure to control its employees’ exposure to up to six times the legal limit of flour dust.
Douglas Oakervee has been appointed as the new chair of HS2 Ltd, the independent company set up by the Government to deliver a high speed rail network between London and the North of England. He will commence...
Big changes for VAT-registered businesses are happening this April, as VAT returns go online.
Road users are being informed that the Highways Agency will be resurfacing the A5 at the Mancetter roundabout in north Warwickshire starting tonight (26 March) for 3 nights.
The Prime Minister has announced his commitment to make the UK a world leader on dementia.
An extra £15 million for smart ticketing and bus payments devolved to local authorities
Commuters and bus passengers across England will see better buses, more innovative services, and greater...
A speciality bread manufacturer has been fined for a series of health and safety failings including a failure to control its employees’ exposure to up to six times the legal limit of flour dust.
The Highways Agency is to undertake resurfacing works on the A50 where it meets the A500 at the Queensway roundabout at Stoke-on-Trent, starting tonight.
Improvements to bus services in Greater Manchester, including new measures to support services crossing the city centre, will take place after the Cross City Bus Package scheme was given the green light by Local...
Douglas Oakervee has been appointed as the new chair of HS2 Ltd, the independent company set up by the Government to deliver a high speed rail network between London and the North of England. He will commence...
Big changes for VAT-registered businesses are happening this April, as VAT returns go online.
Road users are being informed that the Highways Agency will be resurfacing the A5 at the Mancetter roundabout in north Warwickshire starting tonight (26 March) for 3 nights.
The Prime Minister has announced his commitment to make the UK a world leader on dementia.
An extra £15 million for smart ticketing and bus payments devolved to local authorities
Commuters and bus passengers across England will see better buses, more innovative services, and greater...
A speciality bread manufacturer has been fined for a series of health and safety failings including a failure to control its employees’ exposure to up to six times the legal limit of flour dust.
The Highways Agency is to undertake resurfacing works on the A50 where it meets the A500 at the Queensway roundabout at Stoke-on-Trent, starting tonight.
Improvements to bus services in Greater Manchester, including new measures to support services crossing the city centre, will take place after the Cross City Bus Package scheme was given the green light by Local...
Improvements to bus services in Greater Manchester, including new measures to support services crossing the city centre, will take place after the Cross City Bus Package scheme was given the green light by Local...