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28 October 2005

Look back at the PM's week
seen at 16:47, 28 October in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Here we reflect on some of the main business carried out by Tony Blair in the last few days. This week there has been a focus on education and Europe.
Watch health policy being made this weekend
seen at 16:47, 28 October in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
One thousand people from around the country will be in Birmingham on Saturday 29 October to have their say in shaping policy on primary health and social care services.
Strategic Environmental Assessment: Draft Information Note on Procedures for Consultation with the Scottish Consultation Authorities
seen at 14:36, 28 October in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
The process for strategic environmental assessment (SEA) set out in the Regulations includes requirements for the provision of specified information to and consultation with designated Consultation Authorities. ...
Seventh Survey of Mathematics 2004: Summary
seen at 14:36, 28 October in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
Summary Report
FOI - Report on Information Requests Handling in the Scottish Executive January - June 2005
seen at 14:36, 28 October in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Report on Information requests handling in the Scottish Executive January - June 2005
Consultation on Proposed Radioactive Contaminated Land (SCOTLAND) Regulations: Extension of Part of the Environmental Protection ACT 1990 to Include Radioactivity
seen at 14:36, 28 October in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
proposed regulations and statutory guidance on the introduction of a radioactively contaminated land regime for Scotland.
Counter-Terrorism
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the Delivery Unit that the UK's counter-terrorism strategy was immature, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that first of all we should recognise what action...
Smoking Ban
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked for an update on smoking, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that he had no reason to believe anything had changed....
EU Constitution and the Abatement
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked about what progress the Prime Minister hoped to make on the EU constitution and the UK's abatement, the PMOS said that he doubted that the constitution would be discussed this week and our position on that...
Global Trade
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the Prime Minister tomorrow would be setting out a strategic vision for global trade talks and try to break the deadlock in the Doha round on agriculture, the PMOS said that he thought that would be taking...
Future Financing
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked why there wouldn't be detailed discussions of the European budget at the informal meeting, the PMOS said that we had been very clear, as had the Commission, that we did not see the informal meeting as being...
Europe - Joint Briefing between London and Brussels
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
European Parliament and the Informal meeting at Hampton Court The PMOS set out how the Prime Minister viewed his visit to the European Parliament tomorrow. It was important to set this in the context of our presidency...
Bird Flu
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the Prime Minister was confident that DEFRA could handle the issue of Avian flu, the PMOS said that the important thing to recognise was that the quarantine procedures had actually worked. They did identify...
Informal EU Summit
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked for further information about the Informal Summit arrangements, the PMOS said the Prime Minister would sum up where he believed the consensus was at the end of the meeting. As he said the morning, the proof...
George Galloway
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the row between George Galloway and the Senate committee might damage the special relationship, the PMOS said that there were some issues which one learned to stay out of. This was top of that list....
Avian Flu
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if we were expecting a ban by the end of the day, and also how did the Government justify its U-turn regarding the import and export of birds, the PMOS replied that in terms of the ban, it was...
Smoking
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the bill on smoking would definitely be published tomorrow, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said he had no information to suggest otherwise. Asked why the Government couldn't just stick to...
Smoking
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked what the current position was on the Smoking Bill, and if it would be published tomorrow, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said the position was the same as it was this morning and yesterday ...
Transcript of press briefing given by Tom Kelly in Strasbourg
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Mr Kelly: Here at the European Parliament the Prime Minister will be meeting the Party of European Socialists group, the European Socialists, then President Borrell, then the Conference of Presidents, then the UK...
Reasonable Force
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked what the latest on "burglar bashing" was, the PMOS said he thought the journalist was asking about the use of reasonable force against intruders, which was a more bureaucratic way of putting it! The...
Iran
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Put to the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) that the Prime Minister had said that he would be consulting allies regarding Iran, and was there anything further to be added, the PMOS said that first of all...
Morning press briefing from 28 October 2005
seen at 14:34, 28 October in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Iran and Reasonable Force
New Trustees appointed to the National Maritime Museum
seen at 11:27, 28 October in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
The Prime Minister has today appointed David Moorhouse and Dr David Quarmby CBE as Trustees of the National Maritime Museum. The terms of appointment will be for four years.
Statistics Publication Notice: Health and Care Series: Children's Social Work Statistics 2004-05
seen at 10:25, 28 October in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
Children's Social Work Statistics 2004-05
Public Attitudes and Environmental Justice in Scotland: A Report for the Scottish Executive on Research to Inform the Development and Evaluation of Environmental Justice Policy
seen at 10:25, 28 October in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
The study investigates people's perceptions of, and priorities amongst, local environmental problems and how these impact on health and quality of life. It will contribute to the evidence base for the Executive'...
Environment Group Research Findings No. 25/2005 Public Attitudes and Environmental Justice in Scotland
seen at 10:25, 28 October in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
The study investigates people's perceptions of, and priorities amongst, local environmental problems and how these impact on health and quality of life. It will contribute to the evidence base for the Executive'...
Labour Market: Public Sector Employment
seen at 10:24, 28 October in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
1 in 5 of all workers
Disabled Facilities Grant (Yvette Cooper, Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)
seen at 09:28, 28 October in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).
I would like to make the following statement with regard to the progress of the Government's review of Disabled Facilities Grant. This is an interdepartmental review being conducted jointly between the Office of...
Planning Regulations (Antennas, including Satellite Dishes) (Yvette Cooper, Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)
seen at 09:28, 28 October in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).
Today the Government are laying SI 2005–2935 to change the planning regulations for antennas, including satellite dishes.In April 2003, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister issued a consultation document, Satellite...
18-week Patient Pathway (Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State, Department of Health)
seen at 09:28, 28 October in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).
The NHS Improvement Plan gave a commitment that by December 2008 no one will have to wait longer than 18 weeks from general practitioner referral to hospital treatment.Today I am launching a listening exercise on...
Police Performance Assessments 2004–05 (Hazel Blears, Minister of State (Policing, Security and Community Safety), Home Office)
seen at 09:28, 28 October in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).
Today I have published Police Performance Assessments 2004–05 for individual forces in England and Wales. This publication has been brought together by the Police Standards Unit (PSU) and Her Majesty's Inspectorate...
Report of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland (Peter Hain, Secretary of State, Office of the Secretary of State for Wales)
seen at 09:28, 28 October in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).
The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland, Denis Stanley is responsible for all aspects of electoral administration in Northern Ireland, including the conduct of all elections and referendums, as well as ...
Fraud Review (Mike O'Brien, Solicitor General, Law Officers' Department)
seen at 09:28, 28 October in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).
My right hon. Friend the Attorney General has made the following written ministerial statement:"Fraud has been estimated to cost the economy at least £14 billion a year and is an increasing threat to our...
Cold Weather Payments (James Plaskitt, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions)
seen at 09:28, 28 October in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).
I am pleased to announce that, following advice from the Meteorological Office, the annual review of the Cold Weather Payments scheme has now been completed. Amending regulations were laid on 7 October and will ...