Updated: The closing date for this consultation has been extended to 15 March 2013.
BackgroundAs explained in our government response to the street trading and pedlary consultation, the Governments...
The work of amateur photographers who took part in a special competition run by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is now being showcased in the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes.
Crime Prevention Minister Jeremy Browne has urged the public to confront the 'barbaric practice' of Female Genital Mutilation describing it as child abuse.
This FOI request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is reviewing the Research Councils in accordance with the government’s commitment to review public bodies. These reviews aim to increase the accountability...
After nearly forty years of working in planning and local government, Snowdonia National Park Authority's Planning Director will retire this summer.
The enquirer asked the duty manager of a DIY store why an ‘out of order’ sign was not put at the beginning of the passageway to a lift, so that customers, especially disabled ones, would not have ...
A small independent residential school for pupils with specific learning difficulties is alleged to have advised parents that all electrical items brought to school must be checked and labelled by an electrician...
A family went for a short break to a holiday park and had been told prior to arriving that all beds would be made up. When they arrived they found that the cot had not been made up. When staff were questioned...
In various pubs/hotels, the enquirer was refused a pint glass with a handle, and told they are now illegal, due to health and safety. Subsequently, served with them in other pubs and bars.
A Halifax firm that makes shopfitting equipment has been prosecuted after one of its employees had his arm crushed when it was drawn into an unguarded machine.
When a child was using a shop’s toilet, the shop assistant insisted on waiting outside for health and safety reasons, claiming it was because the tap water was very hot.
Today Robert Francis has published the report of the Public Inquiry into The Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Mr Speaker, I have a deep affection for our National Health Service. I will never forget...
Service Inquiry report into the occurrence involving Chinook ZA671 near US Marine Air Station Yuma, Arizona, on 07 Apr 12.
The Coalition Government is committed to publishing departmental spend over £25,000 as part of its commitment to transparency and open government.
This is the Foreign Office spend in the UK ...
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) reviewing the Research Councils in accordance with the government’s commitment to review public bodies. These reviews aim to increase the accountability...
Updated: Updated organisation chart
DE&S organisation chart February 2013.
Diving's elite will return to the UK in April for the FINA/Midea Diving World Series
The 10th series of Exmoor Awareness is now open for booking.
Two national park information centres will be re-opening after refurbishments when half-term Lake District visitors start coming through their doors at the weekend.
The people of the South Downs National Park are being called to become ‘citizen scientists' by taking part in Star Count 2013 – a cosmic census to help map light pollution across the country.
A Darlington firm has been fined after a construction worker suffered severe burns to his face, neck and arms when he struck a buried electricity cable.
A metal manufacturer in Manchester has been sentenced after an employee was killed when a machine weighing half-a-tonne fell from a forklift truck.
St Austell Community Kitchen has a simple core aim, which is to offer a nutritious and affordable meal in a welcoming, warm and dry environment to anyone in their community who needs it. Their success is due...
Today Robert Francis has published the report of the Public Inquiry into The Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Mr Speaker, I have a deep affection for our National Health Service. I will never forget...
Service Inquiry report into the occurrence involving Squirrel ZJ276 at Chetwynd field landing site on 20 Apr 12.
This spreadsheet contains details of the workforce management data for December 2012.
These figures are not official statistics. They are internal workforce management information published in the interests...
HM Treasury requires that all central government departments publish details of their spending for transactions over £25,000, and publish monthly data by the last day of each month. This department ...
Over 120 delegates from industry and research institutions came together on 29 and 30 January at STFC's Hartree Centre to explore how high performance computing (HPC) enhances product and service innovation
The UK Border Agency have arrested 20 people across the UK in a major operation targeting a gang suspected of smuggling people into the UK to evade immigration controls
The Focus on Enforcement project asks the public to help identify where regulation can be improved, reduced or done differently.
This paper examines the effect of regulation imposed on the chemicals industry...
Updated: Updated version of commercial contracts list
This British Forces Post Office (BFPO) commercial contracts list contains a list all companies that are able to send items using the BFPO mail system...
Updated: Updated list.
This document lists all British Forces Post Office (BFPO) locations, together with their respective numbers and their post codes.
The first round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup will come to Manchester this April
Summary report analysing HSE’s consultation on proposals to implement European Directive 2010/32/EU on preventing sharps injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector, is now available.
Letter from Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis to local authority leaders, explaining that councillors do not need to declare their interest as a Council Tax payer and get a dispensation to take part in ...
This report examines the characteristics of self-employed workers in April to June 2012. For example it looks at the hours worked, age and occupation of self-employed workers. It also looks at the rise in the number...
The annual statistics compendium of the Ministry of Defence. This year UKDS is being published in two stages. Chapters 2 to 7 are being published on 12 December 2012. Chapter 1 will be published at a later date...
Provides information on selected building materials and contains monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks; and quarterly data on sand and gravel, slate, concrete roofing tiles and ready-...
I announced on 18 September 2012, Official Report, column 31WS that I had asked the right hon. Peter Riddell CBE to carry out a review of the Committee on Standards in Public Life. In the course of his review...
The Treasury can confirm that the Equitable Life payment scheme has made £535 million in payments and has paid nearly 80% of eligible individual policyholders. In addition, the scheme has today published...
Legislation governing public service pensions requires them to be increased annually by the same percentage
as additional pensions—state earnings related pension and state second pension. Public service...
I have today placed a copy of the annual statement on the Government wine cellar for the financial year 2011-12 in the Libraries of both Houses.
Following the outcome of the review of the Government hospitality...
In my oral statement on 29 October 2012, Official Report, column 32, I said that I had asked Dr Geoffrey Harris to conduct an independent review into the technical irregularities that had occurred within four...
On 17 July 2012, my predecessor informed the House that he had written to the heads of jurisdiction setting out his proposals for reform of judicial pensions, Official Report, column 131WS.
The Government...
I am grateful to the Intelligence and Security Committee for its valuable work and its latest report, entitled “Access to communications data by the intelligence and security Agencies” (Cm 8514). ...
The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) today launched a consultation on the language support available to candidates taking theory and practical driving tests. The consultation seeks views on whether foreign language...
I am pleased to announce that later today the Government will publish the Command Paper: “Government’s response to the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee’s third report of Session...
This statistical release, classified as experimental official statistics, was published on 6 February 2013.
This is the third annual statistical release following the introduction of revised guidance ...
Presents information on selected building materials, including monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks. It also presents quarterly data on sand and gravel, slate, concrete roofing tiles...
Updated: Updated table to includes figures up until 03 February 2013.
The statistics presented in the table below, show the number of sub 50kW solar photovoltaic installations and capacity installed at...
Arts Council England joins forces with VisitEngland to boost cultural tourism
First funded projects for Digital R&D programme announced
ONS publishes a report looking at trends in self-employment and the characteristics of self-employed people.
This report examines the characteristics of self-employed workers in April to June 2012. For example it looks at the hours worked, age and occupation of self-employed workers. It also looks at the rise in the number...
The annual statistics compendium of the Ministry of Defence. This year UKDS is being published in two stages. Chapters 2 to 7 are being published on 12 December 2012. Chapter 1 will be published at a later date...
Provides information on selected building materials and contains monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks; and quarterly data on sand and gravel, slate, concrete roofing tiles and ready-...