A member of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority's planning team was celebrating today (April 29) after beating 401 other runners to win a gruelling 61-mile fell marathon at the weekend.
There's excitement in the air in the Yorkshire Dales thanks to the arrival of three special chicks. Since hatching earlier this month, the young peregrines are proving to be quite an attraction at Malham Cove in...
More than 90 per cent of planning applications received by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) were approved in the last financial year, according to latest figures.
Asked if the PM would support the funding of a memorial to those service personnel that had died in Afghanistan, the PMOS said he hadn?t seen the Opposition?s proposals and so could not comment on the specifics...
Asked if the government was looking at all options to deport Abu Qatada, including temporarily leaving the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), the PMS said the Prime Minister had been very clear that all...
Asked whether the PM believed the UK could learn about economic growth from Latvia or Estonia, the PMS said that the PM believed the economy was healing. There were still some challenges facing the country, but...
Asked if the government should scrap the spare room subsidy bill the PMS said that the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made a written statement and the PM has made the fundamental point on a number...
This information has been released by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
The policy on the noise pollution caused by propane gas guns.
This information has been released by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) under the Environmental Information Regulations...
Official statistics on the Income Support Lone Parent (ISLP) Regime, including figures on Lone Parent Work Focused Interviews (WFIs) and ISLP sanctions up to December 2011.
DWP publishes a range of statistics...
The British Embassy/High Commission certify that Mr [name] and Mrs [name] are British citizens (at least one of them is) and, not being habitually resident in the UK, are eligible to seek to adopt in [country...
Updated: Updated to May 2013 issue
Defence Focus magazine issue 270 May 2013
Creative employment programme funding for Farnham Maltings for young people apprenticeships in South East and East of England
Green-minded students at Newcastle Sixth Form College spent the day getting their hands dirty with rangers at Northumberland National Parks.
A roofing company has been fined for exposing workers to serious risk of injury at a site in Deeside, Flintshire. The work involved replacing fragile asbestos cement roof sheets with metal roof cladding, no safeguards...
The Care Bill was introduced into Parliament on 9 May 2013, and published on 10 May 2013. Factsheets have been produced to accompany the Bill.
The draft Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill was published on 11 February 2013 for pre-legislative scrutiny.
It contained a number of draft measures to effect institutional change in Northern...
Request for information on any departmental analysis, undertaken since 1 June 2010, to determine the future impact on local authority audit fees arising from the reform of the Audit Commission.
The Department...
This document summarises in plain English the main measures set out in the Local Audit and Accountability Bill.
This impact assessment quantifies the costs and savings associated with the government’s programme of reforms to local audit set out in the Local Audit and Accountability Bill. This includes abolishing...
DWP publishes a range of statistics on topics including its employment programmes, benefits, pensions and household income. For more information see ‘Statistics at DWP’.
DWP publishes a range of statistics on topics including its employment programmes, benefits, pensions and household income. For more information see ‘Statistics at DWP’.
DWP publishes a range of statistics on topics including its employment programmes, benefits, pensions and household income. For more information see ‘Statistics at DWP’.
This note is to advise users of changes to the publication schedule for Ministry of Justice Statistics covering the period May to July 2013.
A short survey was completed in December 2012 on how local enterprise partnerships are using the Growing Places Fund. The results capture information on the projects agreed by January 2013, the expected outcomes...
Updated: Data added for February to March 2013
In line with UK government commitments to increase transparency, we publish details of spend over £500 from 1 April 2011. We will continue to publish...
Updated: Added data for February-March 2013
In line with UK government commitments to increase transparency, we are now publishing details of spend over £25,000 since 1 April 2010 and over &...
St Dogmaels in North Pembrokeshire is the start (or the finish!) of the 186-mile Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail, but did you know that this area also has a fantastic network of popular inl
A new display has just been installed in the National Park Centre in Dunster highlighting and celebrating the key landscapes and wildlife found on Exmoor, offering a fantastic introduction to the special qualities...
Sentencing Remarks of Mr Justice Flaux
World Press Freedom Day is an opportunity for the international community to renew its commitment to freedom of expression in challenging times.
We have experienced a revolution over the last 20 years. ...
Asked whether the Prime Minister met anyone in particular at the Global Investment Conference (GIC13), the PMS said that the Prime Minister was keen to meet with people investing in the UK but that the meetings...
Questioned on the PM?s trip to Russia and discussions on Syria, the PMS said that the PM would meet President Putin ahead of the G8 meeting and would discuss a range of issues including Syria. Russia was an important...
Asked whether the Prime Minister met anyone in particular at the Global Investment Conference (GIC13), the PMS said that the Prime Minister was keen to meet with people investing in the UK but that the meetings...
Questioned on the PM?s trip to Russia and discussions on Syria, the PMS said that the PM would meet President Putin ahead of the G8 meeting and would discuss a range of issues including Syria. Russia was an important...
Asked whether the Prime Minister met anyone in particular at the Global Investment Conference (GIC13), the PMS said that the Prime Minister was keen to meet with people investing in the UK but that the meetings...
Questioned on the PM?s trip to Russia and discussions on Syria, the PMS said that the PM would meet President Putin ahead of the G8 meeting and would discuss a range of issues including Syria. Russia was an important...
Asked whether the Prime Minister met anyone in particular at the Global Investment Conference (GIC13), the PMS said that the Prime Minister was keen to meet with people investing in the UK but that the meetings...
Questioned on the PM?s trip to Russia and discussions on Syria, the PMS said that the PM would meet President Putin ahead of the G8 meeting and would discuss a range of issues including Syria. Russia was an important...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Owen Paterson) has today made the following Statement.
I attended the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 22 April...
Following yesterday’s State Opening of Parliament, and for the convenience of the House, I am listing below the 17 Bills which were announced yesterday:
Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill...
Under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA 2010), the Treasury is required to report to Parliament, quarterly, on its operation of the UK’s asset-freezing regime mandated by UN Security Council...
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food (David Heath) has today made the following Statement.
I have received the annual report of the Veterinary Products Committee and its sub...
The quality of the air impacts upon health and the environment.
The air quality impacts of any proposed policy, programme or project need to be understood and accounted for in appraisal.
This...
It describes the abatement cost valuation process and highlights sources of further information, building on the principles set out in Air Quality Appraisal – Valuing Environmental Limits.
This...
This guidance provides an overview of the impact pathway methodology, which is the central methodology for valuing changes in air quality.
It values the air quality impacts of proposed decisions by estimating...
The Care Bill was introduced into Parliament on 9 May 2013, and published on 10 May 2013.
I have applied to the United States Immigration authorities for permanent residence status in the United States.
I was admitted to the United States on a J1 Exchange Visitor’s Visa and ...
This release contains statistics relating to Housing Benefit fraud volumes and amounts of incorrectly overpaid benefit. It is aggregate level data received on a quarterly basis from each local authority, but ...
Updated: Updated to include consultation response documents
Our aim for adult safeguarding is to ensure there is a clear legal and policy framework, enabling the most effective local arrangements and practices...
The number of staff hired by Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in the 2011 to 2012 financial year ending April 2012, and how many were retained by the department following the end of their ...
Access to Work (AtW) is a specialist disability programme delivered by Jobcentre Plus (JCP), which provides practical advice and support to disabled people and their employers to help them overcome work related...
The number of staff hired by the BIS in the 2011 to 2012 financial year ending April 2012, who have since received a promotion.
This information has been released by the Department for Business, Innovation...
Access to Work (AtW) is a specialist disability programme delivered by Jobcentre Plus (JCP), which provides practical advice and support to disabled people and their employers to help them overcome work related...
Access to Work (AtW) is a specialist disability programme delivered by Jobcentre Plus (JCP), which provides practical advice and support to disabled people and their employers to help them overcome work related...
Access to Work (AtW) is a specialist disability programme delivered by Jobcentre Plus (JCP), which provides practical advice and support to disabled people and their employers to help them overcome work related...
Access to Work (AtW) is a specialist disability programme delivered by Jobcentre Plus (JCP), which provides practical advice and support to disabled people and their employers to help them overcome work related...
Access to Work (AtW) is a specialist disability programme delivered by Jobcentre Plus (JCP), which provides practical advice and support to disabled people and their employers to help them overcome work related...
Access to Work (AtW) is a specialist disability programme delivered by Jobcentre Plus (JCP), which provides practical advice and support to disabled people and their employers to help them overcome work related...
Access to Work (AtW) is a specialist disability programme delivered by Jobcentre Plus (JCP), which provides practical advice and support to disabled people and their employers to help them overcome work related...
I know there is great disappointment that neither minimum unit pricing nor plain packaging were included in the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday. The Government has made no decision on either measure, despite what...
Updated: Originally published on 14 December 2012, this guidance was updated on 25 April 2013.
This guidance was updated on 25 April 2013. It is issued by the Secretary of State under section 221 of the...
The DBS referral chart
Updated: Replaced XLSX file with the correct CSV file
A series for the GDP deflator in index form is produced by the Treasury from data provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The GDP deflator...
Updated: Monthly bulletin for April 2013 added
Latest prison population figures for 2013.
Earlier editions
Updated: Added survey report and appendix
Summaries of a number of Dartmoor surveys.
Related information:
Cramber Tor survey photos
Updated: Added new Top level messages
The Ministry of Defence top level messages help defence personnel and external audiences understand the MOD’s position on current departmental issues each month. They...
Updated: Updated the DBS referral form with a new version.
Read the guidance and fill out the form to refer a person to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Updated: Updated version of this guidance.
Guidance notes on how to complete the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) countersignatory application form.
Updated: Updated version of this guidance.
Guidance notes on how to register your organisation with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and nominate a lead countersignatory. Also includes information...
Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres
Changes to the Station Access Conditions and Independent Station Access Conditions
This consultation seeks your views on the revision of HSE guidance Health and Safety in Care Homes (HSG 220), originally published in 2001. Consultation opens 8 May and closes on 5 July 2013.
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May): Daniel Morgan, a private investigator, was found murdered in a pub car park in south east London on 10 March 1987. It is one of the country’s most...
Report by Nicholas Gould, Christina Lockwood, Claire King
On the afternoon of Sunday 28th April six students and three members of staff joined members of local community to take part in the annual Swithlan...
On the evening of Wednesday 1st May, 27 students and 3 staff musicians assembled in St Paul's Church in Woodhouse Eaves to perform in a concert whi...
Asked whether the Prime Minister met anyone in particular at the Global Investment Conference (GIC13), the PMS said that the Prime Minister was keen to meet with people investing in the UK but that the meetings...
Questioned on the PM?s trip to Russia and discussions on Syria, the PMS said that the PM would meet President Putin ahead of the G8 meeting and would discuss a range of issues including Syria. Russia was an important...
Asked whether the Prime Minister met anyone in particular at the Global Investment Conference (GIC13), the PMS said that the Prime Minister was keen to meet with people investing in the UK but that the meetings...
Questioned on the PM?s trip to Russia and discussions on Syria, the PMS said that the PM would meet President Putin ahead of the G8 meeting and would discuss a range of issues including Syria. Russia was an important...
Asked whether the Prime Minister met anyone in particular at the Global Investment Conference (GIC13), the PMS said that the Prime Minister was keen to meet with people investing in the UK but that the meetings...
Questioned on the PM?s trip to Russia and discussions on Syria, the PMS said that the PM would meet President Putin ahead of the G8 meeting and would discuss a range of issues including Syria. Russia was an important...
Asked whether the Prime Minister met anyone in particular at the Global Investment Conference (GIC13), the PMS said that the Prime Minister was keen to meet with people investing in the UK but that the meetings...
Questioned on the PM?s trip to Russia and discussions on Syria, the PMS said that the PM would meet President Putin ahead of the G8 meeting and would discuss a range of issues including Syria. Russia was an important...
Asked whether the PM would raise the allegations of torture in Dubai with the President of the UAE on his visit to Downing Street, the PMS said that he would not comment on the content of bilaterals, but the PM...
Asked if the PM would support the funding of a memorial to those service personnel that had died in Afghanistan, the PMOS said he hadn?t seen the Opposition?s proposals and so could not comment on the specifics...
This consultation concerns a proposed amendment to the Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt) Regulations 2005 to address a drafting issue identified by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI...
The Work and Pensions Select Committee undertook pre-legislative scrutiny of the single-tier provisions in the draft Pensions Bill and they published their report on 4 April 2013. This document is the Government...
This Memorandum identifies the provisions in the Pension Bill which confer power to make delegated legislation. It explains the purpose of the delegated power proposed; why the matter is to be dealt with in ...
The summary of impacts document explains the measures in the Pensions Bill and summarises their impact. The impact assessments for the relevant individual measures are attached as annexes.
The programme will be continued to 2014 and will remain under review by the Joint Commitee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
Updated: Updated information with references to publication of the Pensions Bill.
The summary of impacts document explains the measures in the draft Pensions Bill and summarises their impacts. The...
Updated: Updated information with references to publication of the Pensions Bill.
On 14 January 2013, the Government published a White Paper – The single-tier pension: a simple foundation for saving. It...
Updated: Updated information with references to the publication of the Pensions Bill.
In his 2011 Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced that the Government intended to bring forward the increase in...
Updated: Updated information with references to the publication of the Pensions Bill.
We published the draft Pensions Bill on 18 January 2013 and submitted it to the Work and Pensions Select Committee for...
Updated: Updated information with references to the publication of the Pensions Bill.
In the response to the consultation document Meeting future workplace pension challenges: improving transfers and...
Public Health England has 15 local centres providing advice and services tailored to local needs.
UK Sport Chair Rod Carr and CEO Liz Nicholl comment on the passing of double Olympic sailing medallist Andrew Simpson
A York firm that fits solar panels has been prosecuted after an employee fell four metres through the fragile roof of a pig shed at an East Yorkshire farm.
An independent panel will be established to review the police handling of the Daniel Morgan murder investigation, Home Secretary Theresa May announced today (Friday 10 May).
Mr Morgan was killed in south...
The Consumer Trends publication presents comprehensive estimates of Household Final Consumption Expenditure (HHFCE), constructed to conform to the European System of Accounts 1995 (ESA95) Classification of Individual...
The brochure provides a guide on how UK Trade & Investment can help UK business thrive in this market.
On Friday 10 May, licence condition modifications were laid in Parliament to require:
energy suppliers and network operators to accede and comply with the Smart Energy Code; and energy suppliers to ...
Updated delivery plan representing the Government’s current view of the approach and timescales for delivery of the GB Smart Metering Programme.
Updated: Updated file
Monthly statistics on the population in custody of children and young people within secure children’s homes (SCHs), secure training centres (STCs) and young offender institutions (...
Updated: The Government response has been published today.
Smart meters will be installed in two stages: the foundation stage and mass roll-out stage. The foundation stage started in April 2011 and will...
‘The inclusion of The Local Audit and Accountability Bill in this year’s Queen’s Speech represents a significant step towards a smooth transition to new public audit arrangements. Even as we move closer towards ...
Construction output is a monthly series of the output of the construction industry in both the private and public sectors. In the months before the quarter month, current and constant price not seasonally adjusted...
Construction output is a monthly series of the output of the construction industry in both the private and public sectors. In the months before the quarter month, current and constant price not seasonally adjusted...
Latest monthly statistics on trade in goods classified according to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) as well as monthly estimates for total trade in services.
Cancelled operations.
This publication provides details of the overseas trade in goods statistics (OTS) of the United Kingdom (UK) which are published as National Statistics by HM Revenue and Customs. The OTS are a detailed dataset...
The coalition Government believe that a swift and responsive planning system is vital for delivering sustainable development. We want to promote the use of brownfield land to assist regeneration, and get empty...
As part of plans to reform the education system we need better support for young people aged over 16 who are focused on securing an apprenticeship or sustainable jobs. We want to make it the new norm that young...
I attended the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 22 April in Luxembourg. I was accompanied by the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Newbury (Richard...
I have received the annual report of the Veterinary Products Committee and its sub-committee 2012, which has been published today.
Copies of the report have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
The Home Secretary has commissioned an independent review of the Riot (Damages) Act 1886. This will be led by Neil Kinghan and is expected to conclude by the end of September 2013.
The review will examine...
Following yesterday’s state opening of Parliament, and for the convenience of the House, I am listing below the 17 Bills which were announced yesterday:
Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill...
The legislative programme unveiled in the Queen’s Speech on 8 May 2013 contains measures which will apply to Northern Ireland.
The following is a summary of the legislation announced in the Queen&#...
Thirteen of the 15 new Bills mentioned in the Queen’s Speech for this Session of Parliament contain provisions that apply in Scotland, either in full or in part. Once again this is a strong programme of...
The Government’s Third Session legislative programme announced in the Queen’s Speech on 8 May contains a wide range of measures that will apply to Wales, either in full or in part.
The following...
This report provides a summary of a programme of work for an AHRC/ESRC Public Service Placement Fellowship ‘Measuring Cultural Value (Phase 2)’, based at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. It focuses...
Request for information on how much was paid to wind farm companies in (a) Wales and (b) Great Britain through constraint payments in 2012, and which energy companies supplying energy from wind farms in the UK...
Updated: Added recipients of additional funds
The Social Action Fund has been created to support the government’s vision for a Big Society by funding proposals that will embed long term increases in giving...
Updated: Updated weekly banana prices.
Prices for selected agricultural and horticultural produce are published on a weekly or monthly basis in the following spreadsheets. The data source depends on the...
Plants use underground fungal networks to warn their neighbours of aphid attack, UK scientists have discovered.
Construction output is a monthly series of the output of the construction industry in both the private and public sectors. Current and constant price not seasonally adjusted data by sector are published along with...
UK Trade is a major component of two other key economic statistics – UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the UK Balance of Payments. This means that there is a threefold potential for UK Trade statistics to inform...
Construction output is a monthly series of the output of the construction industry in both the private and public sectors. In the months before the quarter month, current and constant price not seasonally adjusted...
Construction output is a monthly series of the output of the construction industry in both the private and public sectors. In the months before the quarter month, current and constant price not seasonally adjusted...
Latest monthly statistics on trade in goods classified according to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) as well as monthly estimates for total trade in services.
Cancelled operations.
This publication provides details of the overseas trade in goods statistics (OTS) of the United Kingdom (UK) which are published as National Statistics by HM Revenue and Customs. The OTS are a detailed dataset...
Project Implementers, who intend to make a bid for funding, should contact the relevant British Embassy or High Commission and refer to the Programme Strategy for the fund to which they are bidding. When completed...
Project Implementers, who intend to make a bid for funding, should contact the relevant British Embassy or High Commission and refer to the Programme Strategy for the fund to which they are bidding. When completed...
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) Prosperity Fund focuses on opening markets, promoting sustainable global growth and ensuring access to resources, particularly energy but also food.
The FCO...