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07 December 2005

Anticipated acquisition of ottakar's plc by hmv group plc through waterstone's plc
seen at 18:39, 7 December in Competition Commission News - national (Our copy).
Competition Commission invites evidence
City slickers found guilty
seen at 18:37, 7 December in Department of Trade and Industry News - national (Our copy).
Two of the three men accused of using the Daily Mirror 'City Slickers' column to inflate share prices have been found guilty today at Southwark Crown Court, following a DTI prosecution. A third pleaded guilty at...
Iran nuclear programme
seen at 18:36, 7 December in Foreign and Commonwealth Office News - national (Our copy).
The UK regrets recent comments by Dr Larijani, suggesting that Iran would shortly resume centrifuge activity. Such activity, including research on centrifuges, would be contrary to the repeated requests of the ...
Eritrea - statement by minister for africa
seen at 18:36, 7 December in Foreign and Commonwealth Office News - national (Our copy).
The Foreign Office Minister for Africa, Lord Triesman has today expressed his shock and concern at the actions of the Eritrean Government to expel US, Canadian and European members of the United Nations Mission ...
Government proposes new compensation arrangements and better support for victims of crime
seen at 16:30, 7 December in Home Office News - national (Our copy).
Victims Minister Fiona Mactaggart today announced proposals for wide-ranging reforms to improve services for victims of crime, including changes to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
Eu ministers strike a deal for sustainable communties
seen at 14:36, 7 December in Office of the Deputy Prime Minister News - national (Our copy).
An historic agreement to unite Europe behind a common goal of creating sustainable communities was announced today at the EU Informal Meeting of Ministers, hosted by Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott.
Advice to pregnant women during lambing season
seen at 14:32, 7 December in Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national (Our copy).
The Department of Health, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Health and Safety Executive advise that pregnant women should avoid close contact with sheep during the lambing season.
Rising to the challenge - delivering quality and value for money in the nhs
seen at 14:32, 7 December in Department of Health News - national (Our copy).
Innovation and reform are creating a patient-led health service
Statistical press notice: hospital episode statistics
seen at 14:32, 7 December in Department of Health News - national (Our copy).
The following statistics were released today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre
Boost for global health
seen at 14:31, 7 December in Department of Trade and Industry News - national (Our copy).
Alan Johnson, Trade Secretary, yesterday welcomed the announcement by the WTO, making it easier for developing countries to get access to medicines to tackle global health issues like HIV/AIDS and malaria.
Change of ambassador to romania
seen at 14:31, 7 December in Foreign and Commonwealth Office News - national (Our copy).
Mr Robin Barnett has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Romania in succession to Mr Quinton Quayle who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Barnett will take up his appointment...
Statement by norman kember's family issued at their request by the foreign and commonwealth office press office
seen at 14:31, 7 December in Foreign and Commonwealth Office News - national (Our copy).
"My husband Norman doesn't believe in violence and neither does his family. We believe as he does that everyone should live in peace. That is why Norman went to Iraq, because he wanted the Iraqi people to know that...
Norman Kember
seen at 14:30, 7 December in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the Prime Minister was being kept informed of the Norman Kember situation as the deadline was tomorrow, the PMOS said that all along he had refused to comment publicly for very good reasons, as they could...
EU Future Financing
seen at 14:30, 7 December in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the Prime Minister still thought a deal was possible given President Chirac's comments, the PMOS said, as he had yesterday, that we were in a period where we had tabled proposals. Inevitably there would...
East-West Dinner
seen at 14:30, 7 December in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked whether the Prime Minister would be speaking or taking questions at the dinner, the PMOS said that the East-West Institute was handling the arrangements. For guidance the Prime Minister would be given an award...
PMQs
seen at 14:30, 7 December in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked about the Prime Minister's approach to Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) today following David Cameron's comments about not wanting a Punch and Judy show, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said...
Prime Minister's Question Time
seen at 14:30, 7 December in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Tony Blair answered questions on health, education, climate change and Europe during this week's PMQs.
Afternoon press briefing from 6 December 2005
seen at 14:30, 7 December in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Press briefing from the Prime Ministers Official Spokesman on: New Conservative Leader, Pensions, Rendition and Incoming European Visits.
PM hails breakthrough in affordable housing
seen at 14:30, 7 December in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Allowing young couples to take out shared equity schemes to help them buy homes is a 'major step forward', Tony Blair said today.
Morning press briefing from 7 December 2005
seen at 14:30, 7 December in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Press briefing from the Prime Ministers Official Spokesman on: PMQs, the East-West Dinner, EU Future Financing and Norman Kember.
Digital challenge £9 - million announced to drive ict innovation
seen at 11:43, 7 December in Office of the Deputy Prime Minister News - national (Our copy).
The 'Digital Challenge' - providing the opportunity to create a world class exemplar of a "wired up community" - was launched today by Minister for Local E-Government Jim Fitzpatrick. The challenge is to use ...
Fuel from feckenham for eco-friendly boiler at defra's worcester office
seen at 11:39, 7 December in Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national (Our copy).
Defra's Rural Development Service in Worcester has installed an environmentally friendly, woodchip burning boiler to heat and provide hot water for a building on the Whittington Road base. Fuel for the boiler is...
New measures for nitrate vulnerable zones - farmers have their say
seen at 11:39, 7 December in Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national (Our copy).
Farmers across England are being given the opportunity to contribute to the development of new Action Programme measures for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs).
Advice to pregnant women during the lambing season
seen at 11:38, 7 December in Department of Health News - national (Our copy).
Issued jointly by the Department of Health, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Health and Safety Executive
Statistics Publication Notice: Educaton Series: Desitination of Leavers from Scottish Schools 2004/05
seen at 10:31, 7 December in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
This Statistics Publication Notice presents national and education authority level information on the destinations of young people leaving Scottish schools (publicly funded, independent and grant-aided)
Statistics Publication Notice Lifelong Learning Services: Higher Education Graduates and Graduate Destinations 2003/04
seen at 10:31, 7 December in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
Statistics on higher education graduates from Scottish universities and colleges and their destinations
19 in 2005 - Scotland's Young People: Findings from the Scottish School Leavers Survey
seen at 10:31, 7 December in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
A web only full report in the Scottish School Leavers Survey Series
Survey of english housing 2003-04: part 3
seen at 10:29, 7 December in Office of the Deputy Prime Minister News - national (Our copy).
Statistical Release
Incoming European Visits
seen at 10:23, 7 December in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if there was anything new on the schedule for Thursday and Friday, the PMOS said on Thursday the meeting with the Prime Minister of Belgium would be at 8am, Portugal at 12pm, Finland at 1pm, Slovenia at 3pm...
Rendition
seen at 10:23, 7 December in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the Prime Minister had anything to add or say about the All Party Group set up to investigate whether Britain might have had knowledge of some of the CIA flights and extraordinary renditions, the PMOS said...
Pensions
seen at 10:23, 7 December in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if there was any reaction to the criticism from the pensions industry about the u-turns on Share Incentive Plans, the PMOS said that the Treasury had been dealing with this matter and it was probably best ...
New Conservative Leader
seen at 10:23, 7 December in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the Prime Minister had any reaction to the election of David Cameron, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said there were none that he could speak of because it was party political. Asked if ...
Afternoon press briefing from 7 December 2005
seen at 10:23, 7 December in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Press briefing from the Prime Ministers Official Spokesman on: New Conservative Leader, Pensions, Rendition and Incoming European Visits.
Rights of Succession: A brief guide to the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964: Revised 2005
seen at 09:31, 7 December in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
A leaflet summarising inheritance rights under the current succession law of Scotland
Completed acquisition by heinz of hp foods
seen at 09:26, 7 December in Competition Commission News - national (Our copy).
Statement of issues
Ecofin (Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury)
seen at 09:23, 7 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).
I will chair the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) on 6 December 2005. The Paymaster General will represent the UK. Items on the agenda are:Economic Reform: Council will consider two reports from the...
Reserve Forces (Iraq) (John Reid, Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence)
seen at 09:23, 7 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).
In line with our policy of employing the Reserves as an integral component of the armed forces, and our normal pattern in Operation TELIC, we shall shortly begin mobilising approximately 700 Reservists to deploy...
Votes A 2006–07 (Presentational Changes) (John Reid, Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence)
seen at 09:23, 7 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).
Ministry of Defence Votes A seek the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for service in the armed forces during each financial year.As of 1 April 2006, we are amending the presentational format. The figures...
Oversight Commissioner's Report (Shaun Woodward, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Northern Ireland Office)
seen at 09:23, 7 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).
I have today laid before this House a copy of the Oversight Commissioner's third statutory report for the year 2005 which was published today, in accordance with Section 68(4)(a) of the Police (Northern Ireland) ...
Office of the Police Ombudsman (Peter Hain, Secretary of State, Office of the Secretary of State for Wales)
seen at 09:23, 7 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).
The Government have received a report from the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland on the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (OPONI). The report has today been published.The ...
European Union Energy Council (Brussels) (Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State (Energy), Department of Trade and Industry)
seen at 09:23, 7 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).
I chaired, for the UK Presidency of the EU, the Energy Council in Brussels on 1 December. Alun Michael represented the UK.The Council considered several matters of interest to the UK; chief among these were Better...
EU Telecoms Council (Alun Michael, Minister of State (State (Industry and the Regions)), Department of Trade and Industry)
seen at 09:23, 7 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).
I chaired the Telecoms part of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council of the UK's EU presidency in Brussels on 1 December 2005.The Council began informally over lunch, where I chaired a policy debate...
Morning press briefing from 6 December 2005
seen at 09:23, 7 December in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Press briefing from the Prime Ministers Official Spokesman on: EU Budget, Rendition flights, World Leaders Meeting, Pensions and Incoming European Visits.
Watch Prime Minister's Questions live here today
seen at 09:23, 7 December in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Tony Blair will answer questions from MPs today in his weekly PMQ session. You will be able to watch the broadcast live here from 1200 GMT. A summary of the topics covered, along with a transcript, will be available...
Get clever with credit this christmas
seen at 02:47, 7 December in Office of Fair Trading News - national (Our copy).
Top tips for managing borrowing
Defra dishes out more cash for green business support
seen at 02:40, 7 December in Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national (Our copy).
Over £90 million is to be dished out to fund green business support services, Ben Bradshaw Minister for Local Environmental Quality confirmed today.
Health minister welcomes landmark census on mental health and race
seen at 02:40, 7 December in Department of Health News - national (Our copy).
Independent report is vital building block to eradicate discrimination
Appointment of an author of the secret intelligence service history
seen at 02:38, 7 December in Foreign and Commonwealth Office News - national (Our copy).
Professor Keith Jeffery, of Queen's University Belfast, has been appointed to the new position of author of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) history.