national A feed from The Government Says. en-gb Copyright The Government Says 2004-2005 rss@thegovernmentsays.com rss@thegovernmentsays.com Government news 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 1 daily http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/items/5472 <p>This document is available as a download only</p><p> </p><p>Paper for the <a>21st meeting of the Commission for Rural Communities</a>,&nbsp;28 January 2009.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411014&amp;SubjectId=12 <p>Housing Minister John Healey has today backed the country’s biggest ever green home building programme, with four areas sharing &amp;pound;60 million cash - including North West Bicester in Oxfordshire - to build... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411026&amp;SubjectId=12 <p>The last two members of a large London-based gang have been jailed for their part in a fraud that laundered over &amp;pound;24 million of cash received from organised crime gangs. Some of the money seized was... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411029&amp;SubjectId=12 <p>Housing Minister John Healey has today backed the country’s biggest ever green home building programme, with four areas - including Whitehill-Bordon in Hampshire - sharing &amp;pound;60 million cash to build ... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411037&amp;SubjectId=12 <p>An unregistered gas fitter from Reading has been fined a total of &amp;pound;3,500 after pleading guilty to four health and safety offences at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court today.</p> http://www.tellthemwhatyouthink.org/consultation/con-2782-proposals-next-generation-fund <p>This consultation started on 7th January 2010 and ends on 1st April 2010.</p><p>The consultation is aimed at seeking feedback on a number of specific questions regarding the proposed Next Generation Fund, including... http://www.tellthemwhatyouthink.org/consultation/con-2700-pharmacy-england-building-document <p>This consultation started on 1st December 2009, but we couldn't automatically determine when it ends. Check its website for more information.</p>We were unable to obtain a summary of this consultation. For more... http://www.tellthemwhatyouthink.org/consultation/con-2699-empower-inform-enrich-public-libraries <p>This consultation started on 1st December 2009, but we couldn't automatically determine when it ends. Check its website for more information.</p><p>On 1 December 2009 Margaret Hodge launched a two month consultation... http://www.tellthemwhatyouthink.org/consultation/con-2685-personal-care-at-home-guidance <p>This consultation started on 25th November 2009 and ends on 23rd February 2010.</p><p>A consultation document containing proposals for regulations and guidance made under the Personal Care At Home Bill has been... http://www.tellthemwhatyouthink.org/consultation/con-2692-a-proposals-innovation-pass-pilot <p>This consultation started on 28th November 2009, but we couldn't automatically determine when it ends. Check its website for more information.</p>We were unable to obtain a summary of this consultation. For more... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411033&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>This story is embargoed until 09 Feb 2010 - 00:01 Higher Education Minister David Lammy commenting on the Association of Graduate Recruiters, graduate recruitment survey said;</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410969&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>A new TV advertising campaign that shows how rewarding a career in social care can be and urges individuals to consider this as a career option, kicks off this week. </p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411006&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, today published ‘Fast and fair?’ a report on the UK Border Agency (the Agency).</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411009&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>New figures released today (9 February 2010) reveal that an estimated 900,270* adults in the South West still smoke</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411039&amp;SubjectId=2 <p> The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) today launched a six week public consultation on proposals for new legislation to regulate ship-to-ship transfers (STS) and bunkering operations of oil in UK waters.</... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410995&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>M1 Junction 25 to Junction 28 widening.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411039&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) today launched a six week public consultation on proposals for new legislation to regulate ship-to-ship transfers (STS) and bunkering operations of oil in UK waters.</... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411039&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>39/10 The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) today launched a six week public consultation on proposals for new legislation to regulate ship-to-ship transfers (STS) and bunkering operations of oil in UK waters... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411034&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning both employers and drivers about the consequences of not taking reasonable care for the safety of others after a council employee was killed.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411035&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>The Government has today accepted formal commitments from Sky (British Sky Broadcasting Group plc) that it will divest a proportion of its shares in ITV.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411037&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>An unregistered gas fitter from Reading has been fined a total of &amp;pound;3,500 after pleading guilty to four health and safety offences at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court today.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411038&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>A Solihull man was today ordered to repay &amp;pound;3.8 million of criminal profits or return to prison for a further seven and a half years for his part in a &amp;pound;54 million complex ‘missing trader’ VAT... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411033&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Higher Education Minister David Lammy commenting on the Association of Graduate Recruiters, graduate recruitment survey said;</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411031&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>His Honour Judge Edward Slinger retired as a Circuit Judge on 2 February 2010 and His Honour Judge James Anthony Hammond retired as a Circuit Judge on 6 February 2010.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411014&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Housing Minister John Healey has today backed the country’s biggest ever green home building programme, with four areas sharing &amp;pound;60 million cash - including North West Bicester in Oxfordshire - to build... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411026&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>The last two members of a large London-based gang have been jailed for their part in a fraud that laundered over &amp;pound;24 million of cash received from organised crime gangs. Some of the money seized was... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411029&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Housing Minister John Healey has today backed the country’s biggest ever green home building programme, with four areas - including Whitehill-Bordon in Hampshire - sharing &amp;pound;60 million cash to build ... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411028&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>A crane manufacturer and supplier was today (8 February) fined &amp;pound;10,000 after an electric overhead moving crane dropped a load, narrowly avoiding the crane operator.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411030&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>A Sheffield painting company has been fined &amp;pound;2,000 after a worker’s seven-metre fall caused life-changing injuries.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411031&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>His Honour Judge Edward Slinger retired as a Circuit Judge on 2 February 2010 and His Honour Judge James Anthony Hammond retired as a Circuit Judge on 6 February 2010.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411032&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Youngsters in Walsall will have no excuse for being bored over the half-term break with a range of activities being lined up across the borough.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411017&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Lord Hunt, Minister of State for Energy &amp; Climate Change, today confirmed the reappointment of Professor Alastair Hay, Dr David Faraday and Mr Douglas Leech to the CWC National Authority Advisory Committee... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411017&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Lord Hunt, Minister of State for Energy &amp; Climate Change, today confirmed the reappointment of Professor Alastair Hay, Dr David Faraday and Mr Douglas Leech to the CWC National Authority Advisory Committee... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411022&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Free advice on Tax Credits and Child Benefit will be available at a series of events in Ballymena next week from HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) teams offering face-to-face help and guidance. </p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411020&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>The people of Cumbria are to benefit from &amp;pound;4.6 million of Government funding to pay for a road bridge over the River Derwent Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced in Workington today.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411023&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>West Midlands companies are being urged to beat the economic downturn by discovering the secrets of the UK's top exporters at a series of free events around the region.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411005&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Housing Minister John Healey has today backed the country's biggest ever green home building programme, with four areas sharing &amp;pound;60m cash to build over 600 new homes to the toughest ever environmental... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410988&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>A Bolton-based engineering company which works with the petrochemical sector to help it to reduce risk has expanded into Saudi Arabia.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411008&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Talented teenagers from across Tameside are set to stage an all-singing, all-dancing talent show to raise money for the Earthquake victims in Haiti. </p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411011&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Kitchen staff at Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge have today backed a national campaign by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to make people aware of the potential devastating consequences of slips, trips... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411013&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>A mother and daughter team with a passion for horses are hoping to inspire young people across Wigan through the ancient art of horse whispering. </p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411012&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Minister of State for Higher Education, David Lammy Commenting on today’s UCAS figures for applications to university for 2010 said,</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410986&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>The Highways Agency has awarded a new contract to supply, manage and support vehicles used by the Agency’s Traffic Officer service.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411000&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Issued by the News Distribution Service on behalf of the Royal Collection Trust Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Mr Rufus Bird to the position of Deputy Surveyor of The Queen's Works of Art.  Mr Bird is currently... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411005&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Housing Minister John Healey has today backed the country's biggest ever green home building programme, with four areas sharing &amp;pound;60m cash to build over 600 new homes to the toughest ever environmental... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411002&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Families of police officers killed in the line of duty are to get financial support through a new government-funded scheme, Policing Minister David Hanson announced today.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=411003&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>The MOD and Wigan Council joined forces today to launch the Armed Forces Community Welfare Pathway initiative in Wigan to enable serving personnel, their families and veterans to receive the help, advice and ... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410999&amp;SubjectId=12 <p>An angler was rescued from a life raft this afternoon, after his boat sank two miles South West of St Catherine’s Point on the Isle of Wight.</p> http://www.tellthemwhatyouthink.org/consultation/con-2691-new-practical-fire-safety-catering-premises <p>This consultation started on 26th November 2009 and ends on 18th February 2010.</p><p>The consultation document has been developed by a working group to help owners and operators of small bed and breakfast and... http://www.tellthemwhatyouthink.org/consultation/con-2690-proposals-reducing-administrative-ireland-2004 <p>This consultation started on 26th November 2009 and ends on 4th March 2010.</p><p><p>Please note that Annexe E is available in Word format, via the link below, and should be completed and emailed to the address... http://www.tellthemwhatyouthink.org/consultation/con-2689-zero-carbon-new-non-domestic-policy-options <p>This consultation started on 24th November 2009 and ends on 26th February 2010.</p><p>This consultation sets out proposals for working towards the Government&#39;s ambition that all new non-domestic buildings... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410992&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on proposals by Plymouth City Council to close John Kitto Community College and Tamarside Community College on 31st August 2010, to enable replacement... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410979&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Thousands of road studs, or cat’s eyes, on the A2 in Kent are to be replaced, offering improved safety for the 25,000 drivers who use the road every day.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410995&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>M1 JUNCTION 25 TO JUNCTION 28 WIDENING </p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410987&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>M1, Junction 33 (Catcliffe) to Junction 34 (Tinsley), south and west of Rotherham Slight delays are expected on the M1 between Junction 33 (Catcliffe) and Junction 34 (Tinsley) due to central reservation barrier... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410946&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>HRH The Duke of York visited the region earlier today (4 February) to learn more about how two North East companies are succeeding on the international stage. </p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410989&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>A &amp;pound;1 million programme of works to re-line culverts and clear overgrown vegetation is due to take place duringFebruary.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410948&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>A group of girls in Coventry are boosting their confidence by showing off their dance moves, thanks to Government funding. </p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410990&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>A recycling company and its director have been fined a total of &amp;pound;145,000 for exposing workers to toxic mercury fumes at a site in Huddersfield.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410960&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Consumer minister Kevin Brennan today announced the next step in the Government’s plan to put in place a body to enforce compliance with the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP).</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410979&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Thousands of road studs, or cat’s eyes, on the A2 in Kent are to be replaced, offering improved safety for the 25,000 drivers who use the road every day.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410991&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers who work with silica-based materials to take correct safety precautions after two employees were left with potentially life-shortening lung diseases.</... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410999&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>An angler was rescued from a life raft this afternoon, after his boat sank two miles South West of St Catherine’s Point on the Isle of Wight.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410993&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>A Royal Air Force officer has become the first UK pilot to take to the skies in a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, known in the UK as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The aircraft is equipped with the most powerful... http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/banglassinpubs/ Statistics show that over 5000 glass related crimes occur in public drinking... http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/EarTagging/ We are a group of smallholders that are upset with being forced to ear tag... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410961&amp;SubjectId=9 <p>Businesses and organisations in Hammersmith and Fulham may receive a visit from Health and Safety Executive inspectors next week in a bid to clampdown on any unsafe working practices.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410998&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>At 11.52am Humber Coastguard received a 999 call from the distressed owners of a dog reporting that their animal had gone over the cliff at Browns Point near Seaton Sluice.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410997&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>At 9.40am Clyde Coastguard received a report from Caledonian MacBrayne ferries stating that the MV Isle of Arran had been in collision with the pier at Kennacraig, West Loch Tarbert in Argyll.</p> http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/items/5458 <p>Interesting update which gets below the numbers.</p><p>This is an issue that came through strongly in Oneplace - our new overview of local public services - and we'll be coming back to it again. </p><... http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/items/5463 Press release - England told to think &lsquo;local&rsquo; to make the most of &pound;105 million rural fund http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/items/5464 <p>We warmly congratulate the winners of the <a>Countryside Alliance Awards</a>, announced this week. The winners of the &lsquo;Rural Oscars&rsquo; are:</p> Local Food Award: Beadlam Grange Farm Shop... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410954&amp;SubjectId=12 <p>Work to resurface parts of the M4 near Maidenhead in Berkshire starts next week.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410979&amp;SubjectId=12 <p>Thousands of road studs, or cat’s eyes, on the A2 in Kent are to be replaced, offering improved safety for the 25,000 drivers who use the road every day.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=410980&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and South Lancashire - 7 days beginning Monday 8th February 2010 </p>