national A feed from The Government Says. en-gb Copyright The Government Says 2004-2005 rss@thegovernmentsays.com rss@thegovernmentsays.com Government news daily 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374983&NewsAreaID=2 The Foreign and Commonwealth Office today changed its Travel Advice for Guinea. We no longer advise against all but essential travel to Guinea. The relevant summary points now read: http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374978&NewsAreaID=2 Work on the largest civil engineering project in Europe to get underway http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/press/news2008/230708.htm Environmental organisations, farmers, landowners and the public are being invited to have their say on how the laws protecting the natural environment are enforced as Natural England today launched a consultation... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374976&NewsAreaID=2 The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill, aimed at delivering better regulation to businesses across the country, has received Royal Assent. http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374934&NewsAreaID=2 The age at which someone can apply for a marriage visa will increase from 18 to 21 as part of a crackdown on forced marriage, the Home Office announced today. http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374948&NewsAreaID=2 A Royal Marine Reservist who dived on a live grenade to save his comrades in Afghanistan is to be honoured with the nation's highest gallantry award, it was announced today. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/07/23112256 This circular replaces Circular No JD/9/2006 and includes updated guidance on the processes for releasing long term prisoners on Home Detention Curfew http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374940&NewsAreaID=2 Transport Minister Rosie Winterton, the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Civil Aviation Authority were at London City Airport today to outline measures coming into force this month giving up to 15 million... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374960&NewsAreaID=2 The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection by Dudley Metropolitan Council and the Dudley Admission Forum to the admission arrangements of Windsor High School for 2009/10. http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374966&NewsAreaID=2 The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a proposal by the governing body of Windsor High School, Halesowen to change its age range from 11 - 16 to 11 - 18 with effect from September 2008... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374950&NewsAreaID=2 The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP, has appointed His Honour Robert Ian Martin and His Honour Judge Phillip Sycamore to be the first two Presidents of the First Tier Tribunal following the restructuring... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374956&NewsAreaID=2 The UK government has welcomed plans for a European ban on trade in seal products. http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/07/22/5971 Asked for more details on an announcement by BERR on nuclear sites, the PMS said that they were publishing their strategic site assessments for new nuclear power stations. This would be issued in the form of a Written... http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/07/22/5970 Asked whether the Prime Minister would be publishing a written statement on the National Security Strategy today and whether the Prime Minister would be publishing a statement on the Intelligence and Security Committee... http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/07/22/5969 Asked who would be running the Government when the Prime Minister was on holiday, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister would be in charge of the Government over the summer, as would normally be the case. Put ... http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/07/22/5968 Asked if the consultation was about binge drinking, the PMS said that it was a consultation reporting on the recently completed review of the alcohol industry's social responsibility standards. original source. http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/07/22/5967 Asked for more information on the Prime Minister's statement, the PMS advised people to wait until after the statement had been given. Put that Sir Jock Stirrup had said last week that there would be a change in... http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/07/22/5966 Asked whether the Prime Minister would be saying anything on the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, the PMS replied that there was a statement from the Foreign Secretary setting out the Governments position. Asked if this... http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/07/22/5965 The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled press that Cabinet had lasted for roughly an hour. The Cabinet mostly discussed the business of the Government over the summer, with Secretary'... http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/07/22/5964 Asked about the Liberal Democrat complaint about the large number of Prime Ministerial WMSs that they claimed was a potential breech of the Ministerial Code with so many of them on the last day of term, the PMS ... http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/07/22/5963 Asked if a fundamental change in mission in Iraq meant a fundamental change in troop numbers, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister dealt with this comprehensively in his statement to the House earlier today. ... http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2008/07/22/5962 Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to other leaders on Karadzic's arrest, or if it came up at Cabinet, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that the Prime Minister was obviously kept informed on the ... http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page16016.asp Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Karadzic Arrest, Iraq and Misc http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page16015.asp Gordon Brown has praised the decision of the government and people of Kenya to "step back from the brink" following disputed election results and form a unity administration. http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374925&NewsAreaID=2 The Government today welcomed Matthew Taylor MP's report into rural economies and affordable housing saying that his core proposals support and extend the commitments we have already made to boost affordable housing... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374925&NewsAreaID=2 The Government today welcomed Matthew Taylor MP's report into rural economies and affordable housing saying that his core proposals support and extend the commitments we have already made to boost affordable housing... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374900&NewsAreaID=2 Get the latest news from HMRC as and when it happens by signing up to its instant news alert service today. http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374900&NewsAreaID=2 Get the latest news from HMRC as and when it happens by signing up to its instant news alert service today. http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374930&NewsAreaID=2 All eighteen-year-olds will be eligible for a new 'universal offer' of Government support for continued education or training, Skills Secretary John Denham confirmed today, speaking at the first ever Vocational ... http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page16014.asp Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Cabinet, Radovan Karadzic, Iraq, Consultation on Alcohol Responsibility, Recess Arrangements, Written Statements, Nuclear Sites and Irish Referendum http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374895&NewsAreaID=2 Plans to improve patient safety and support professionals in sustaining their high standards, were today set out by the Chief Medical Officer for England (CMO) Sir Liam Donaldson. http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374915&NewsAreaID=2 Health Secretary Alan Johnson will tonight call for a national movement to tackle the growing problem of obesity. In a major speech on public health the Secretary of State for Health will outline the public health... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=374921&NewsAreaID=2 In a landmark cross border case a Dutch Court has granted the OFT an injunction stopping Best Sales B.V., a mail order company, from sending misleading prize draw mailings to UK consumers. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/07/21115427 Guidance document for the Amendment of the Definition of Child Care Position Order 2008 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/07/22103449 Consultation responses. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/07/23103413 This guide gives an overview of the funding available from August 2008 for disabled learners and is a useful guide for practitioners giving advice to others http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/07/23103033 This guide gives an overview of the funding available from August 2008 for disabled learners and is a useful guide for practitioners giving advice to others. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/07/GDP2008Q1 Gross Domestic Product for Scotland, Quarter 1 2008 http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.133.1 <p>My right honourable friend the Prime Minister (Gordon Brown MP) has made the following Statement.</p><p>I have today published the ninth report of the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments. ... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.133.5 <p>My right honourable friend the Prime Minister (Gordon Brown) has made the following Statement in the House of Commons.</p><p>The United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.137.1 <p>I have instructed my department to ask the European Investment Bank (EIB) to return the relevant payments of the Lomé debt service directly to heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC). It is estimated that... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.139.3 <p>The Justice and Home Affairs Council will be held on 24 and 25 July 2008 in Brussels. My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice (Bridget Prentice), my honourable... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.143.3 <p>My right honourable friend the Prime Minister (Gordon Brown MP) has made the following Statement.</p><p>I have today laid before both Houses the annual reports of the Chief Surveillance Commissioner, the right... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.144.1 <p>I am pleased to announce that following fair and open competition, regulated by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments, my right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.144.3 <p>My right honourable friend the Prime Minister (Gordon Brown MP) has made the following Statement in the House of Commons.</p><p>I have today published lists of gifts given and gifts received by Ministers. Both... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.144.5 <p>My right honourable friend, the Prime Minister (Gordon Brown) has made the following Statement in the House of Commons.</p><p>I am today publishing a list of all visits overseas undertaken by Ministers costing... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.146.3 <p>I regret to inform the House that the Written Answer I gave on 24 June to a Parliamentary Question, (Official Report, col. WA217), about the number of occasions that Ministers and Department for Transport officials... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.149.1 <p>Listed below are the names of special advisers in post at 22 July 2008, the special advisers' pay ranges for 2008-09, the number of special advisers in each pay band by department and the total pay bill cost ... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.83WS.2 <p>It was announced in the White Paper on Nuclear Power 2008 that the Government would publish a public consultation on the Strategic Siting Assessment (SSA) process and criteria.</p><p>I have today issued a consultation... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.83WS.4 <p>I have today laid before Parliament the annual reports and accounts for 2007-08 for the eight Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) outside of London. Copies have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.84WS.2 <p>I have today published a list of official receptions hosted by Ministers at my Department in the financial year 2007-08.</p><p>The total cost of official receptions held by Ministers at the Department for Children... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.84WS.4 <p>I would inform the House that the Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy has published its annual report for 2007-08. Copies will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.84WS.6 <p>Yesterday, I wrote to the chair of the DCSF Select Committee to update him on the position with the return of national curriculum test results to schools, placing a copy of the letter in the Libraries of both... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.85WS.2 <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is today publishing proposed changes to the draft revisions of the Regional Spatial Strategy for the South-West.</p><p>The Regional... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.86WS.1 <p>The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is today publishing proposed changes to the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for the East Midlands ("The East Midlands Plan"). They follow the Public... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.87WS.2 <p>In July 2007, the Prime Minister asked my right hon. Friend the Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Mr. Ingram), to undertake a detailed study into the role of the Ministry of Defence in counter... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.87WS.5 <p>Copies of the British Council's annual report and accounts for the 2007-08 financial year have been placed in the Library.</p><p>During the period the British Council received £189,462,000 grant-in-aid from... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.87WS.8 <p>My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced in his statement on 14 November 2007 a review of what more we need to do to strengthen security to protect against the use of hazardous substances for terrorist... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.89WS.1 <p>The Justice and Home Affairs Council will be held on 24 and 25 July 2008 in Brussels. My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, the Member for Lewisham, East (Bridget Prentice), Cabinet... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.92WS.2 <p>I have instructed my Department to ask the European Investment Bank (EIB) to return the relevant payments of Lomé debt service directly to Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) countries. It is estimated... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.92WS.7 <p>The following list of key performance indicators has been set for Her Majesty's Courts Service for 2008-09:</p><p>To commence 78 per cent. of cases within the following time scales in the Crown court:</p><p>defendants... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.93WS.1 <p>I am pleased to announce that my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has appointed Mr David Lebrecht for three years as a member of the Prison Service Pay Review Body, commencing June 2008. My right hon. Friend... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.93WS.4 <p>I am today publishing the outcome of my review into the operation of topical debates. I announced the review on 7 February, following their introduction in November 2007, on an experimental basis for the 2007... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.96WS.1 <p>I wish to make the following statement.</p><p>Procedure Committee reports on public petitions</p><p>The Procedure Committee published a report on e-petitions on 6 April (First report, 2007-08, HC 136). This followed... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.99WS.2 <p>Listed below are the names of special advisers in post at 22 July 2008, the special advisers' pay ranges for 2008-09, the number of special advisers in each pay band by department and the total pay bill cost ... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.102WS.1 <p>I am today publishing a list of all visits overseas undertaken by Ministers costing £500 or more during the period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008, which has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. The... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.102WS.3 <p>I have today published lists of gifts given and gifts received by Ministers. Both lists provide details of gifts valued at more than £140 for the period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008. Copies of the lists... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.103WS.1 <p>I have today published the ninth report of the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments. The report provides an account of the work of the Committee in giving advice about appointments that Ministers... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.103WS.3 <p>I have today published a list of UK visits made by my predecessor and me during the financial year 2007-08.</p> Date Official visit to Rt. hon. Tony Blair 2-3 April 2007 Edinburgh/ Glasgow/ Nottingham/ Birmingham... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.104WS.1 <p>I have today published a list of those who have received official hospitality at Chequers for the financial year 2007-2008 since I became Prime Minister:</p><p>Lord Richard Attenborough CBE</p><p>Lady Attenborough... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.108WS.1 <p>I have today published a list of official and charity receptions held at 10 Downing Street for the financial year 2007-08.</p><p>The total cost of official receptions held at 10 Downing Street and Chequers for... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.110WS.1 <p>The United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and Assembly of the Western European Union is as follows:</p> Leader:Rt. Hon. John Prescott MP Full Representatives Substitute... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.110WS.3 <p>I have today laid before both Houses the annual reports of the Chief Surveillance Commissioner, the Rt. Hon. Sir Christopher Rose (HC 659); the Interception of Communications Commissioner, the Rt. Hon. Sir Paul... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.111WS.1 <p>On 19 March, I published the United Kingdom's first ever national security strategy. It set out how we proposed to address and manage an increasingly diverse but interconnected set of security challenges and ... http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2008-07-22a.112WS.2 <p>On 20 February 2007 the then Attorney-General, Lord Goldsmith, announced a review of criminal cases in which Dr. David Southall had been a prosecution witness. The General Medical Council (GMC) had started a ...