Asked about reports that the Prime Minister was sending an envoy to Palestine in advance of the march conference the PMOS said that there would be continuing conversations with both the palestinians and the israelis...

Asked why the Government thought it necessary for MI6 to have a business advisor the PMOS said that a businessman had actually been an advisor of MI6 since 2002.  That arrangement was merely being formalised...

Asked if the Prime Minister or anyone in Downing Street was co-operating with Andrew Rawnsley on a book the PMOS said that we were not aware that we were co-operating with a book.  Being the innocent souls ...

Asked for a reminder on the Government's position on 24-hour drinking the PMOS reminded journalists that it was not 24-hour drinking, but flexible closing times.  The reason for the proposed changes to...

Asked if the Home Secretary's statement would represent a change in the Government's position on reasonable force the PMOS said that before christmas we had promised to talk to ACPO and other relevant people about...

Asked if there was anything further from the talks the Prime Minster had held yesterday with Dr. Paisley, the PMOS said no, but he added that the DUP were going to return with some proposals, and it was a...

Asked if the Prime Minister was satisfied that proper procedure was used following the appointment of Lord Justice Potter, the PMOS said the short answer was: yes. Lord Falconer had issued a statement on the appointment...

Asked what first prompted the Prime Minster to take the law on self defence further, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) replied there was a series of cases in the Autumn that led to this issue becoming...

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Reasonable Force, Iraqi Elections, Prime Minister/Chancellor, Making Poverty History, Prince Harry, 24 hour licenses, Olympics bid, Mark Thatcher, Arms Embargo...

James Rogerson, a dairy farmer, was given a 12 month conditional discharge yesterday after pleading guilty to veterinary medicines offences. He was also ordered to pay costs of £500.   

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Reid publishes new guidance for the NHS   

Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell MP is attending a UN Conference on Small Island Developing States in Mauritius on 13 and 14 January. The meeting which will be attended by the UN Secretary General...

FEATURE STORY   

Minister Stephen Twigg has welcomed the continuing progress of schools located in England's most challenging areas.

The Prime Minister paid tribute to the emergency services for their hard work during the recent flooding in Scotland and the north of England.

We are looking at ways to improve the Number 10 website, and would like to ask people who use the site for their views.

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Reasonable Force, Lord Justice Potter and Northern Ireland

Proposed new legislation aimed at bringing about further reductions in crime and improving protection for the public was today unveiled by the Government.   

A former police chief and a retired army major general have been named as Chair and Chief Executive designate of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, the watchdog body which will regulate for the first...

The Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, today reminded those travellers leaving for the annual Hajj Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca to get their quadrivalent meningitis jab before they leave if they ...

Orders in the year to November 2004 rose by three per cent compared to orders in the previous twelve months period, and orders in the three months to November 2004 rose by two per cent compared to the ...

Children evacuated during the war will soon be recalling their extraordinary stories on the home front for a new national database.

Minister Stephen Twigg has welcomed the continuing progress of schools located in England's most challenging areas.

STATISTICAL RELEASE   

Air quality in 2004 returned to the low-pollution levels of recent years following last year's peaks caused by the summer heat-wave, according to latest estimates.   

Extra help is going to people who have not yet converted to having their pension or benefits paid into an account at a bank or Post Office.   

Manufacturing: 0.5% three monthly fall