Gardener, Paul Schooling (pictured), started work at 10 Downing Street in 1989. He remembers Baroness Thatcher’s love of flowers and plants:
“Mrs Thatcher loved the garden, and after she left office...
Latest Tributes to Lady Thatcher from Parliament Funeral arrangements Leave your condolences PM’s statements on Lady Thatcher’s death Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street...
This JSP also contains guidance and regulations to aid compliance with Legislation and MOD Policy. This edition, takes account of updated fire safety legislation and regulation, fire safety management plans and...
Updated: Interim government response published.
These developments in European law mean that, where a pension scheme is equalising its benefits as between men and women, it has to assume a notional comparator...
A North Yorkshire farmer died when he was crushed under a half-tonne roller shutter door that had been badly installed, a court has heard today (16 April).
Sarah Rapson will lead UK Visas and Immigration, bringing her experience of managing a successful customer-focused organisation as Chief Executive of the Identity and Passport Service.
David Wood will...
Asked whether the Prime Minister was worried that some of his MPs might vote against Government proposals, the PMS said that the govt would continue to focus on making the case for them. He confirmed that councils...
Asked whether the Prime Minister was disappointed with the American delegation coming to Lady Thatcher's funeral, or whether it was a snub that no former presidents would attend, the PMS said absolutely not and...
Asked whether there would be any security changes to Lady Thatcher's funeral or the London Marathon in light of the explosions in Boston, the PMS said that security arrangements for major public events were always...
As is usual in Tuesday morning's session, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMS) gave journalists a brief run down of what was discussed at Cabinet that morning. He was asked what the Chancellor had said...
Tuesday 16 April 2013 ...
AFFIRMATION OF FREEDOM TO MARRY
I Joe William Bloggs holder of British passport No 00000000 issued at UKPA on 01/01/2001 expiring on 01/01/2010 do solemnly and sincerely affirm that:
a) I am eligible...
Query about eligibility to claim Universal Credit where the claimant’s partner is subject to immigration control.
These directions came into force on 1 April 2013. They inform Health Education England and the National Health Service Litigation Authority on the payment of grants, fees, travelling and other allowances to GP...
Updated: Updated to include the statistics notice published on the same date as Family Food 2011
‘Family Food’ is an annual publication which provides detailed statistical information on purchased quantities...
The Court of Appeal announced at 10am, on Friday 12 April, that it had dismissed an appeal by Mrs Saiqa Bibi and Mrs Saffana Abdulla Mohammed Ali in their Judicial Review challenging the lawfulness of part of...
Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May):“I have been informed by the Chair of the SOCA that they have identified an error in the way in which the Agency has captured and reported the number...
Latest Tributes to Lady Thatcher from Parliament Funeral arrangements Leave your condolences PM’s statements on Lady Thatcher’s death Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street...
Explains the government’s responses to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) recommendations. The LPC has recommended that the hourly rates for the national minimum wage (NMW) should increase in October 2013:
the...
Request for information about Luton Borough and Community Care Grant’s
This publication is relevant to all kinds of healthcare settings, including A&E, primary care, sexual health services and genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinics.
Guidance includes:
providing...
From 1 April 2013, when the National Information Governance Board (NIGB) is abolished, the HRA will take on certain additional functions relating to the processing of confidential patient information, including...
Updated: Updated to reflect changes relating to building regulations.
This document (HBN 00-04) provides guidance on the design of circulation and communication spaces in hospitals and other healthcare ...
Updated: Replaced version of doc
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has committed more than £2 billion for flood and coastal erosion risk management over the current four...
Find out more about getting involved in celebrating Older People’s Day 2013.
This year we want to use the positive aims for Older People’s Day to encourage activities and celebrations throughout the ...
Freedom of information requests (444/445/446/2013) received 30 January 2013 and published 7 March 2013 about an amendment to the Work Programme regulations.
Communities Minister Mark Prisk MP has made three vital re-appointments to WNDC’s Board.
Councillors Jim Harker, Chris Millar and Joy Capstick have been reappointed until 31 March 2014. At that point...
Wheelchair basketball player Jack Gibbs has been suspended from all competition for two years.
A new pre-payment system to help prevent the abuse and increase the efficiency of premium visa appointments has been launched.
Pre-paymentThe previous, free booking system had been repeatedly abused...
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) judgment
Updated: Updated to reflect results from the 2012 inpatient survey.
The latest National Statistics for England about the experience of patients in the NHS, produced by the Department of Health and the Care...
Updated: Added May 2013 firing times
The Lulworth firing times are presented in three file formats so that the information is accessible to everyone. The TXT format is readable on mobile devices such as...
On behalf of all the UK funders of Jisc, we are seeking to appoint a member to the Board of the newly created Jisc (formerly known as the Joint Information Systems Committee, JISC). Jisc is a charity and a company...
This week a 10-strong British squad will compete at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow
Updated: Updated to include a link to a note explaining the effect of the single-tier proposals on women born between 6 April 1951 and 5 April 1953
On 14 January 2013, the Government published a White Paper...
The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel has conducted a review into the causes of complex legislation.
Find out what the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel are doing to promote good law.
The Court of Appeal announced at 10am, on Friday 12 April, that it had dismissed an appeal by Mrs Saiqa Bibi and Mrs Saffana Abdulla Mohammed Ali in their Judicial Review challenging the lawfulness of part of...
Contains cost indices (purchase of materials and fuels, earnings and National Insurance, general expenses and combined costs) relating to four aerospace and electronics industries. The data are based on the revised...
Contains price indices, percentage changes and weights for the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), Retail Prices Index (RPI) and the components that make up these indices. Internationally, the CPI is known as the Harmonised...
A comprehensive selection of data on input and output index series. Contains producer price indices of materials and fuels purchased and output of manufacturing industry by broad sector.
Weekly death figures provide provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest eight weeks for which data are available.
Contains indices on UK manufactured products together with the materials and fuel purchased, and the home sales at both broad and detailed industry levels. The data are used throughout business and government.
M4 private sector holdings of public sector debt Sterling Treasury bills and British government securities and Tax Instruments
Release compiling the latest statistics on the household economic situation, including key National Accounts aggregates.
The Low Pay Commission’s 2013 report and recommendations to the Government are being published today, alongside the Government’s response.
The Low Pay Commission’s 2013 report
The...
The UK has opted in to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings (“the existing regulation”...
Consolidates results from surveys in the National Patient Survey Programme to give overall experience scores (out of 100) for the NHS against 5 broad headings.
Weekly prices of unleaded petrol and diesel
I would like to update the House on developments since the Secretary of State’s written ministerial statement on 26 March 2013, Official Report, column 90WS, on the latest results from the testing of beef...
I want to update the House on developments. On 11 March 2013, Official Report, column 2WS, John Hayes, former Minister for Energy and Climate Change made a statement regarding UK Coal Operations Limited’...
My predecessor, the hon. Member for Mid Worcestershire (Peter Luff), announced updated Government profit formula (GPF) allowances to the House on 25 April 2012, Official Report, column 38WS, in line with recommendations...
I would like to update hon. Members on the main items of business undertaken by my Department since the House of Commons rose on 26 March.
Abolishing regional planning
Planning and house building ...
Today I am publishing a statement of progress made by Departments against their open data strategies and performance against the public data principles for the period quarter 3 2012-13, October to December 2012...
I previously committed to keeping the House up to date on the events in Cyprus as the situation developed, in particular the structure of the final bailout package, and the implications for the UK.
As I...
The coalition Government made a commitment to review public bodies, with the aim of increasing accountability for actions carried out on behalf of the state. The triennial review of the Council for Science and...
On 9 April I published the consultation paper “Transforming Legal Aid: Delivering a More Credible and Efficient System”, copies of which have been placed in the Library and are available in the Vote...
The Secretary of State for Justice, together with the Home Secretary and the Attorney-General, launched on 3 April 2013 a review of simple cautions. This will examine the way in which simple cautions are currently...
On 29 March, the Government launched the “Improving the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime” consultation.
The Government want to do all they can to ensure the right services and support is...
I would like to update the House on recent developments on the Korean peninsula and the action the Government are taking in response.
I am concerned by North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons...
I informed the House on 6 March 2013, Official Report, column 961, that I intended to provide additional non-lethal equipment to the Syrian opposition in order to help save lives. I have today laid a departmental...
I have today laid before the House a copy of the 2012 Foreign and Commonwealth Office report on human rights and democracy (CM 8593).
The report comprehensively assesses the global human rights situation...
Since submitting my answer to the hon. Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) on 25 March, Official Report, column 928W, it has become apparent that not all of the visits made by the Wales Office ministerial...
I am pleased to announce that all of the Department for Transport’s Executive agencies published their annual business plans on the 3 April. The Highways Agency (HA), the Driving Standards Agency (DSA), ...
On 4 April 2013 I announced the 78 schemes to be offered support under the cycle safety fund. The total value of the schemes is £40 million of which the DFT will contribute approximately £20 million...
Updated: Updated to reflect results from the 2012 inpatient survey
The Department of Health (DH) has produced a toolkit to help NHS managers and the general public understand what feeds in to the overall...
Updated: Latest table published.
Table last updated on 16 April 2013.
Weekly fuel pricesMS Excel Spreadsheet, 217KB
This file...
Updated: Latest version published.
DECC’s timetable of statistical releases for twelve months ahead is detailed below; all releases are National Statistics unless stated otherwise. The timetable will be...
Table CW0901CW0901 - Cycling to work: Data from the 2011 Census, with Department for Transport Statistics for comparison: England, 2011 [MS Excel Spreadsheet, 134KB]
The latest National Statistics on the overall patient experience measure, produced by the Department of Health (DH) and the Care Quality Commission (CQC), were released on 16 April 2012, under arrangements approved...
You can find out whether you need a UK visa and all the information on how to apply through the bi-lingual Home Office website. This also contains a link to our online visa application forms.
SummaryThis release updates the cycling data released on 30 August 2012, which was the first release in this series.
The release on 30 August 2012 included statistics on walking, as well as cycling. ...
A comprehensive selection of data on input and output index series. Contains producer price indices of materials and fuels purchased and output of manufacturing industry by broad sector.
Monthly CPI and RPI inflation indicators
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) House Price Index, previously published by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is a monthly release that publishes figures for mix-adjusted average...
Weekly death figures provide provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest eight weeks for which data are available.
A comprehensive selection of data on input and output index series. Contains producer price indices of materials and fuels purchased and output of manufacturing industry by broad sector.
Contains price indices, percentage changes and weights for the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), Retail Prices Index (RPI) and the components that make up these indices. Internationally, the CPI is known as the Harmonised...
Consolidates results from surveys in the National Patient Survey Programme to give overall experience scores (out of 100) for the NHS against 5 broad headings.
Weekly prices of unleaded petrol and diesel
M4 private sector holdings of public sector debt Sterling Treasury bills and British government securities and Tax Instruments
Release compiling the latest statistics on the household economic situation, including key National Accounts aggregates.
Contains cost indices (purchase of materials and fuels, earnings and National Insurance, general expenses and combined costs) relating to four aerospace and electronics industries. The data are based on the revised...
Contains indices on UK manufactured products together with the materials and fuel purchased, and the home sales at both broad and detailed industry levels. The data are used throughout business and government.