Today is a day of great significance in the long search for peace in the Middle East. The deployment of General Pietro Pistolese and his team at Rafah, will allow the border between Gaza and Egypt to be re-opened...

We acknowledge the work of the seven party alliance in conducting negotiations with the Maoists which could form the basis for a peace process in Nepal. We shall be considering, with our European and other international...

The Ministry of Defence is to invest £366M into educating its Service and civilian personnel, under a new contract with Cranfield University. Through this contract, the MoD will deliver postgraduate education...

Asked if there was any comment on the Guardian story on the FCO document criticising Israel, the PMOS said that his understanding was that this was a document that was drawn up as part of the EU process and therefore...

Asked if the prime Minister had any comment on the death penalty for Nguyen Tuong Van for drug trafficking in Singapore, the PMOS said that the British Government was against the death penalty. Equally however we...

Asked how concerned was the Prime Minister that the job cuts at the DWP appeared to be exacerbating computer problems and stopping people's benefit cheques and getting through to someone at the DWP, the PMOS said...

Following President Obasanjo's signal on corruption did we see developing nations taking it seriously, the PMOS said that it was clear that you saw through a process of peer review being carried out by the African...

Put to the Official Spokesman that a senior executive of Al Jazeera was looking to meet with the Prime Minister when he came to London next week, would the Prime Minister be willing to meet him and did he have...

Asked about Don McKinnon's comments on the G8 and trade barriers, the PMOS said that he was not aware of Don McKinnon's remarks. Anyone who had studied the outcome of Gleneagles would see nearly a £50 billion...

Asked in regard to the leaked letter from the Chancellor to the Turner Commission whether he could deny that it had come from No10 and if it had what would the consequences be, the PMOS said that he could categorically...

Asked if the Prime Minister would raise the trial of Dr. Kiiza Besigye with the Ugandan President, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that Hilary Benn and Lord Triesman had already raised this issue...

Tony Blair has paid tribute to George Best who passed away today at west London's Cromwell Hospital.

Here we reflect on some of the main business carried out by Tony Blair this week. In the last few days the PM has spoken about climate change, faced the Commons Liaison Committee, met the new German Chancellor and...

Press briefing from the Prime Ministers Official Spokesman on: Uganda, Pensions, Trade Barriers, Al Jazeera-Memo, Corruption, DWP Jobs, Death Penalty and EU Report on Israel

Entry requirements as agreed between HEI's, SEED, GTCS and HMIE to teacher education courses for entry in 2006 and beyond

The Law Society of Northern Ireland (LSNI), the professional body and regulator for Northern Ireland solicitors, has changed its practice regulations following an OFT investigation.

Partnerships set-up as part of the New Deal for Communities programme are providing models for neighbourhood renewal, according to an independent report published today.

For the first time the Government is to ask the public what kind of arts, film, heritage and sporting projects should receive Lottery funding, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Tessa Jowell announced...

DEFRA will organise and fund a conference of Governments throughout Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East to agree specific measures to protect migratory birds of prey and owls within the Africa-Eurasian region...

Older or disabled people are to receive a 'virtual money box' which will enable them to choose the NHS social care services they receive.

Prime Minister Tony Blair has paid tribute to George Best who passed away today at west London's Cromwell Hospital.

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health

This summary provides an overview of the post-campaign evaluation of the 2005 One Scotland media campaign.

This Office of Chief Researcher report provides a post-campaign evaluation of the 2005 One Scotland media campaign.

A research report on the nature of the gender balance in Scottish publicly funded schools, the underlying reasons for the growing imbalance and possible courses of action which might be taken to ensure greater diversity...

Web only full research report accompanying Insight 24

0.5 % 3 monthly rise into September 2005

Asked for a description of today's meeting between the Prime Minister and officials from Pakistan, the PMOS said that the purpose of the meeting had been to try and make sure that everything had been done to help...

Asked about whether the Government was rejecting the proposals in the Turner report on pensions, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister had spelled out the position very clearly when he said that despite what people...

Asked if there had been any progress on the EU budget during the meeting today between the Prime Minister and Chancellor Merkel of Germany, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that today was not ...

Prime Minister held high level round table meeting - including representatives of the UN, NATO, Aid agencies, Pakistan Community representatives, MPs, private sector representatives, and British contributors to ...

Press briefing from the Prime Ministers Official Spokesman on: Prime Minister's Day, Angela Merkel-Europe, Pensions and Pakistan Meeting

Tony Blair will spend the next three days at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta. Items on the agenda will include terrorism, trade, Africa and development.

A consultation on changes to the appointment processes for headteachers and deputies, in the context of the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Bill 2005.

This compendium publication presents a range of official statistics relevant to the Scottish economy. In addition it contains articles on the Executive's plans for the implementation of the Atkinson Review recommendations...

On 14 November I chaired the Education, Youth and Culture Council in Brussels, when the Culture and Audiovisual agenda items were taken. Patricia Ferguson MSP, Scottish Executive Minister for Tourism, Culture and...

On 31 October, a Pensions Appeal Tribunal announced its decision in the case of Mr Daniel Martin. The Government welcome the acceptance by the Pensions Appeal Tribunal of the umbrella term Gulf War Syndrome to cover...

On 16 December 2004 my predecessor announced to the House, Official Report, columns 1795–1800 (part no.6) volume 428, plans to re-balance the army and reduce the infantry from 40 to 36 battalions, with associated...

Today the Social Exclusion Unit in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is publishing a major report entitled "Transitions: Young Adults with Complex Needs".The report proposes:a renewed focus on the 16- to 25...

On 6 April I announced the database of parliamentarians' foreign affairs interests that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office had created.Since then, the FCO has been working on a new Parliamentary Question (PQ) management...

Today I am announcing referral to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) of topics for its 12th Wave work programme,I am referring to NICE clinical guidelines in the following areas:Low...

The 2004–05 annual report of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority was laid before the House today. Copies of the report have been placed in the Library.

The statistics for 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005 show that the number of police operations in which firearms were authorised was 15,981.The Police discharged a conventional firearm 18 times covering five incidents...

I am today committing a further £25 million to provide humanitarian assistance to those affected by the 8 October earthquake in Pakistan. This will bring DFID's total contribution to the relief effort ...

The Government propose the Commission for Equality and Human Rights would be based in two sites in England, with a majority of staff based in Manchester and a significant presence in London. The CEHR would also ...

A nine-year-old who opened a community cafe, a dedicated phone hotline to combat crime, litter, and graffiti and a community faith forum are among neighbourhood schemes honoured in an awards ceremony.

The forecast cost for the MoD's top 20 major equipment programmes show savings of £699 million according to an independent report issued by the National Audit Office (NAO) today.