Joint announcement by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and the Welsh Assembly Government.

New figures show "striking" link between numbers of people claiming incapacity benefit and deprivation as Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton writes to MPs ahead of welfare reform green paper.

The annual 'Measuring Progress Towards a Smart, Successful Scotland' reports measure Scotland's progress towards achieving the ambitions identified in the Executive's enterprise strategy...

The Executive consulted in 2003 on proposals for Oil Storage Regulations under the Control Of Pollution Act 1974...

This exercise is designed to gather the views of consultees to feed into a review on the operation of certain aspects of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

The Scottish Executive is seeking comments on draft Guidance on the procedures to follow for local inquiries into Core Paths Plans...

Diffuse pollution has emerged as a major threat to water quality in Scotland, as in other countries, and the Water Framework Directive requires new measures to be taken to tackle it...

This consultation deals with the legislative changes the Government will need to make to transpose the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID) into UK law. The purpose of the consultation is to explore...

Transmission Price Control Review Second Consultation

Consultation Paper on Technical Specifications to further regulate the use of snaring.

A consultation on the Executive's plans for the Scottish Charity Appeals Panel and the proposed Appeals Panel rules.

Consultation on electricity distribution use of system charging modification proposal: Central Networks - excess capacity charges

The consultation paper will set out the Scottish Executive's proposals for the regulation of benevolent fundraising under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005...

This consultation is intended to gather opinion on the Scottish Ministers' proposals for the draft Bill on aquaculture and freshwater fisheries, to be introduced to the Scottish Parliament in June 2006...

Revising the Model Standards for Park Homes: Consultation Paper on revised standards and guidance

Prepayment meters: Update document on new powers under the Energy Act 2004 including draft statutory instrument

Notice under section 11(2) of the Electricity Act 1989 - Transmission reliability incentive: Scottish Hydro-Electric Transmission Limited

Notice under section 11A of the Electricity Act 1989: Proposal to modify standard condition D3 of licences granted or treated as granted under section 6(1)(b) of the Electricity Act 1989

Emergency Service Arrangements provided by Distribution Networks to Independent Gas Transporters - Initial Proposals Document

BSE: Related Supplementary Consultation on Lifting the Export Ban-Live Exports from the Republic of Ireland

Therapy Strategy Consultation

Proposals for tackling Flytipping

Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer has decided to appoint Pauline Mary Hughes to be a Salaried Full-time member of the panel of Chairmen of Employment Tribunals in the...

From the New Year, for the first time in the history of the NHS, all eligible patients across England will have the right to exercise choice over where and when they get hospital treatment.

Asked when the list of new working peers would be released the PMS said that it would be announced at the appropriate time. Asked when there might be a reshuffle, the PMS said that there was a long standing convention...

The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) briefed journalists on the New Year's Honours list. She said: This Honours List reflects and pays tribute to outstanding achievement and service right across the community...

Put to him that John Hutton had suggested more powers for the Child Support Agency (CSA) including perhaps putting electronic tags on fathers who failed to support their children, the PMOS said that John Hutton ...

Put to him that the Government's proposal's for reform of incapacity benefit did not seem to be as radical as had previously been suggested, the PMOS said that the time to judge the radical nature of the proposals...

Asked about the instability of Europe's dependence on gas supply from Russia, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said there were three factors to consider, firstly the immediate supply situation for ...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Gas Supply, Incapacity Benefit and Child Support Agency

This consultation document contains draft legislation to enable the creation of UK-REITs.

Measuring Instruments Directive: Implementation - Gas and Electricity Meters

This consultation seeks the views of consumer bodies, academics, businesses and enforcement authorities on policy issues relating to the transposition of the Directive and the accompanying draft Regulatory Impact...

Consultation on the 2006 amendment to the CAP Wine Regulations transfer of enforcement powers from the Wine Standards Board to the Food Standards Agency

Starting from 15 December 2005 the Department for Education and Skills, Home Office and Department of Work and Pensions are consulting on new strategy ideas to help reduce re-offending. This consultation is based...

Draft Regulations implementing the Measuring Instruments Directive, in relation to gas and electricity meters

Consultation on controlling the spread of bovine tuberculosis in cattle in high incidence areas in England: badger culling

Leadership and Development in the Fire and Rescue Service

Exchange of Faroe Islands Driving Licences and Driving Licence Changes Consultation Document

This is the third report of the Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG). The report provides an examination of the linkages between mitigation policies for climate change and air quality.

Care homes: Provision of information about prices/fees

This consultation paper sets out the Government's proposals to modernise and streamline the system of licensing of operators of goods vehicles and public service vehicles

Draft Ceramic Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Timothy Parker has been appointed to the Board of the Audit Commission, Local Government Minister Phil Woolas announced today.

Over 6,000 test kits have been handed out in Boots stores across the capital in the first month of a pilot aimed to make chlamydia testing more accessible for 16-24 year old men and women.

New figures released today by John Hutton, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, show a clear link between high numbers of people claiming incapacity benefit and deprivation.