The Lloyd family has requested that the Foreign Office issue the following statement:   

A pilot programme of lay TB cattle testing is to start next month, Defra has announced today.   

The UK Government is to give an extra GBP 1 million aid to Niger, where millions of people are facing famine.

These are the published responses received to the Executive Consultation on Community Justice Authorities.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today signed an agreement with the National Trust and Swindon Borough Council to work together on health and safety at Trust premises. Senior managers from the three organisations...

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Police numbers have reached a record level of more than 141,000, the Home Office revealed today.

Tony Blair has held talks with with French Prime Minister, Dominique de Villepin, in Downing Street.

Police are continuing to search for those responsible for Thursday's attacks on the London transport network. The Prime Minister has urged support for the police as the investigation continues.

This outlines a draft Scottish strategy for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)to be consulted on between 25 July and 31 October 2005

The OFT has refused to issue a consumer credit licence to a Tamworth mortgage and general insurance broker.   

The OFT has refused to renew a consumer credit licence of an East Sussex car dealer. This decision will not take effect until after an appeal process (see note 5).   

Consumers using credit brokers to introduce them to sources of credit are reminded that if they are not found a suitable loan within six months and do not take up any loan offered - for whatever reason - the broker...

Police numbers have reached a record level of more than 141,000, Home Office Minister Paul Goggins announced today.   

Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt announced today that, from November, thousands of patients facing long waits for diagnostic tests such as MRI and CT scans in their local hospital will be offered the choice of going...

A Carmarthenshire couple have lost their appeal against a decision by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) not to renew their consumer credit licences.   

Asked if there were any changes to the Prime Minister's holiday, and also to Charles Clarke's holiday, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said the Prime Minister was here this week, and the Home Secretary...

Asked if the Prime Minister was attending Edward Heath's funeral, the PMOS said he was not able to attend the funeral because of a pre-arranged lunch with the Prime Minister of France, but he would be attending ...

Asked if during the meetings with the EU Ministers this week, they would discuss anything other that terrorism, the PMOS said it was a welcome fact that the meetings gave us the opportunity to talk about our EU ...

Asked if the Prime Minister expected compensation to be paid to the family of the Brazilian man shot on Friday, the PMOS replied that it was a matter for further consideration and for the relevant authorities. Asked...

Holidaymakers jetting off for their summer holidays are being encouraged to consider 'carbon offsetting' to reduce the environmental impact of their travel.

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Terror Shooting, Prime Minister's meetings, Edward Heath Funeral and Holiday Plans

The UK Government is to give an extra £1 million aid to Niger, where millions of people are facing famine.

HM Treasury today published a consultation document on its proposals to strengthen and modernise the arrangements under which a limited number of commercial banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland are permitted to...

Police are continuing to search for those responsible for Thursday's attacks on the London transport network. You can read Tony Blair's statement here.

Tony Blair will today hold lunchtime talks with French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin.

Increase of £404bn on previous year

Minister for Culture David Lammy and ODPM Minister Baroness Andrews launched a public consultation today on revisions to the criteria used to assess a building's suitability for listing.   

Holidaymakers flying to the sun this summer are being are being encouraged to consider 'carbon offsetting' as way of reducing the environmental impact of their holiday travel by Environment Minister Elliot Morley...