Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt. Hon Paul Boateng and Home Office Minister for Race Equality and Community Cohesion, Fiona Mactaggart today hosted a "Third Sector Summit" at Number 11 Downing Street...

Assembly 'delay' on diabetes test - A diabetes charity claims the assembly is dragging its feet on a screening programme for the disease. [BBC News feed]

Since launching in June, we've made hundreds of small improvements to the site. However, the cold winter nights have sparked an explosion of activity, and we've launched a slew of new features in response to requests...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted a scaffolding company, Crowe Fabrications Ltd, before the Old Bailey, London, following an investigation into a fatal incident on 12 July 2002 at Hindred...

The last full gathering of the Commission for Africa has taken place in London.

Prime Ministers Strategy Unit   

In response to the publication of the Foreign Affairs Committee Report on their Inquiry into UK policy towards the Western Balkans on 23 February, Denis MacShane UK Minister for Europe said:   

Asked what the Government's response to the NSO report that MRSA deaths have doubled since 1999, the PMOS said that as the ONS itself set out, firstly we recognised that this was a serious issue, but the ONS believed...

Asked about the meeting between Lord Falconer, Lord Goldsmith and Baroness Morgan, the PMOS said that he would neither comment on leaks nor on private meetings. Asked about whether the Parliamentary Statement on...

Asked if amendments to the Terror bill had been discussed at Cabinet, the PMOS said that Charles Clarke had been absent which perhaps indicated that the issue had not been a significant one at today's meeting. What...

Asked if Patricia Hewitt was right when she said the campaign for the referendum on the European Constitution would be launched on May 8th, which was the anniversary of VE day, the PMOS said that he didn't think...

Asked what we could expect from the meeting of the Commission for Africa today, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that this was very much a working meeting, finalizing the report. What people would...

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Commission for Africa, VE Day referendum, Terror, Attorney General's Advice on Iraq and MRSA.

HECA Report to cover the progress of Local Authorities for the period Apr 2001 - Mar 2003

The OFT welcomes the judgments given today by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) on the appeals brought by Apex Ashphalt and Paving Co Ltd and Richard W Price (Roofing Contractors) Ltd.   

The latest Quarterly Statistics (National Office of Statistics TSP4) are now available on the DASA website at www.dasa.mod/uk   

Today the UK ratified the United Nations' Aarhus Convention, covering the public's involvement in three areas of environmental democracy; access to environmental information, participation in environmental...

Carers get extra £60m   

Figures published today by the Office for National Statistics for 1999 to 2003 show that drug related deaths fell for the third year in a row to reach their lowest level since 1997. The total reduction...

The principles set to underpin reform of state and private pensions, were outlined today by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Alan Johnson.   

The Prime Minister has today appointed Sir John Guinness and Mrs Gilly Drummond DL as Trustees of the National Maritime Museum. The term of each appointment will be for four years.

Internet users can help protect themselves from viruses and hackers by using a free alerting service launched by the Government.

Draws together and reinforces the Executive's published design policy commitments and sets out the role of Architecture and Design Scotland.

Information booklet on how to consider a future research career in Nursing, Midwifery and the Allied Health Professions

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March 1st 2005 is the birth date of the New Forest National Park, Alun Michael Rural Affairs Minister confirmed today. The New Forest becomes the newest member of the National Parks family and the first...

National and Premium Rate Phone Numbers Banned From April   

Health Minister Rosie Winterton meets NHS Dental recruits in Poland   

Housing Benefit fraud and error has been cut by around £60m official estimates published by DWP today show.   

Asked about what we could expect from the Commission for Africa, the PMOS said that tomorrow was the final drafting session. What people will get is some idea of the literally thousands of people who had been spoken...

Asked why we were passing this legislation if, as the leader of the opposition had pointed out this afternoon, police already had very similar powers to arrest people suspected of terrorist activities, the PMOS ...

Asked if the Government was committed to the idea that the Home Secretary initiated a control, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister had given a very clear explanation at PMQs earlier today. The Prime Minister said...

Asked to clarify if the words of the Written PQ of March 17th were drafted by the Attorney General, or were they drafted instead by Downing Street, the PMOS said that for the avoidance of all doubt, the PMOS referred...

Asked if the Prime Minister was going to go to the Royal wedding, or just the reception, or the blessing, etc, the PMOS that he would await an invitation before making a comment or speculating. Put to him that so...

Asked if there had been a previous occasion when the Prime Minister had given casualty figures with regards to a terrorist attack, as he had done in today's PMQs, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman said that...

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Terror Attack Figures, Royal Wedding/Legal Advice, Attorney General, Charles Clarke/Anti Terror, Belmarsh Detainees and Commission for Africa.

The Queen has been pleased to approve that the Honourable John Alastair Cameron, Lord Abernethy and the Honourable Alan Charles Macpherson, Lord Johnston, be sworn of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council ...

Expensive telephone numbers that charge patients over the odds to call NHS services have been outlawed.

The Prime Minister has today re-appointed Dr Derek Langslow as a Trustee of the National Heritage Memorial Fund for a term of three years from 18 February 2005.

As snow and ice grip the UK, the Government has reminded elderly people to claim their Winter Fuel Payment.

An annual publication providing information on Scottish Local Authority income and expenditure, outstanding debt, and local taxes

Statistical Publication Notice

Consultation on legislative proposals to enable those who are put at risk of infection with a blood borne disease as a result of a crime to apply for the assailant to provide a blood sample

First Release Coverage: Great Britain Theme: Social and Welfare   

Deaths up in August heatwave

0.7% rise in fourth quarter 2004

Deaths continue to increase in 2003

Tony Blair answered questions about the education system, the terror control orders, housing, hospice care and tackling drug dealers during his weekly PMQs.

Tony Blair answered questions about the education system, the terror control orders, housing, hospice care and tackling drug dealers during his weekly PMQs.

The last full gathering of the Commission for Africa before their final report is published takes place in London today.

OAPs' assembly council tax demo - Pensioners demand a change to the council tax system as they protest at the Welsh assembly. [BBC News feed]