The OFT is issuing this statement in order to clarify the position in relation to the interim measures direction issued to the London Metal Exchange on 27 February.

Improvements in Army training will continue with the establishment in April 2007 of a new Army Training and Recruitment Staff Leadership School (ASLS) in Pirbright, Surrey, Minister for the Armed Forces, Adam Ingram...

A new report recognising the link between air pollution and heart disease, was published today by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollution.

The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today published its Rapid Assessment Survey of opium poppy cultiation in Afghanistan. The FCO also published its annual Drivers of Opium Cultivation report.

The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) advised journalists that the timing of the publication of the Cabinet Secretary's response had yet to be settled because time was needed to collate and copy the relevant...

Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Tessa Jowell

This report sets out standards, criteria and recommendations to improve the patient's journey in relation to medicines throughout their stay in hospital

Findings from a consultation exercise on publicly funded legal assistance, consisting of a written consultation paper, supplemented by a qualitative exercise

Findings from a consultation exercise on publicly funded legal assistance, consisting of a written consultation paper, supplemented by a qualitative exercise

Findings from a consultation exercise on publicly funded legal assistance, consisting of a written consultation paper, supplemented by a qualitative exercise

Health and Safety Executive's construction division invite property developers to a free half-day training event. The seminar, which aims to provide construction clients with an understanding of the health and ...

Tony Blair has received a report about Tessa Jowell following questions over her personal finances. You can read his statement here in full.

An agreement on civil nuclear co-operation between President Bush and Prime Minister Singh of India is a "significant contribution" to future energy security, Tony Blair has said.

Teachers will get a clear legal right to discipline pupils under the new education Bill, the schools minister said in a Downing Street webchat.

The PM has helped mark World Book Day by launching a new scheme aimed at getting adults to read more, as he revealed which book got him interested in politics.

Take up of tax credits is higher than for any previous system of financial support for families according to new research published by the Government today.

The OFT has accepted commitments from Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) clearing the way for a new afternoon or evening newspaper to be distributed to London commuters.

The introduction of a Code of Best Practice has made a significant improvement in community consultation for planning for mobile network development, a study published today has revealed.

The search for young people in Dorset to become magistrates is on.

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Lord Falconer today announced the re-appointment of Zahida Manzoor CBE, as Legal Services Ombudsman (LSO) and Legal Services Complaints Commissioner...

A new award-winning computer system that gets court information to victims, witnesses of crime and crime fighters much quicker has been launched in Cheshire.

Lord Justice Neuberger and Professor Richard Susskind OBE have been appointed as co-chairs of the Information Technology and the Courts Committee (ITAC), which promotes effective and consistent use of IT in all ...

The Government has given the go ahead to watchdogs to step up spot checks on poor care homes, following a change to legislation announced by Care Services Minister Liam Byrne today.

The Department of Health has today published public health information for people travelling to countries that have been affected by bird flu.

The Government has set out the contracting out rebate rates that will apply from 2007.

"A painfully good example of an excessive risk-averse decision made with the best of intentions" was how Work and Pensions Minister Lord Hunt of Kings Heath described the decision by a head teacher who required ...

Speaking about the terrorist incident in Pakistan today, Foreign and Commonwealth Minister, Kim Howells MP said:

Tony Blair has received a report into Tessa Jowell's personal finances. You can read his statement here in full.

consultation document on Seeds RLE Regs 1985

The SafeBuy Consumer Code of Practice has successfully completed the first stage of the OFT's Consumer Codes Approval Scheme.

prepared by the DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS DIRECTORATE

To provide a centralised CCTV system deployed to meet the strategic and operational requirements of all the partners.

New guidance will help re-integration and provide a safe environment for rehabilitation

Ministers have rejected an application to construct a wind farm on common land at Whinash, near Tebay in Cumbria.

The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) Press Release

Firefighters who helped deal with the huge fire in Hemel Hempstead last year have been honoured at a Downing Street reception. We have a gallery of exclusive pictures.

Common information will be stored and shared in a standard format thus reducing costs whilst improving the quality of the service to the prospective learners

To harness existing web based technologies bringing data closer to the individuals the data represents, providing secure individual access to individual data, in order to facilitate electronic data transfer and ...

The Chewing Gum Action Group today announced funding for 15 local authorities across England to help them deal with the problem of gum litter.

My right hon. and noble Friend the Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor (Lord Falconer of Thoroton) has made the following ministerial statement:"The location and the setting for the UK Supreme Court should be...

My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (for Baroness Ashton) has made the following written ministerial statement:"I have today published a public consultation paper on the draft rules of procedure...

A new callout order has been made under section 56 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 so that reservists may continue to be called out to support UN operations in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

To meet the undertakings in its Race Equality Scheme, the Ministry of Defence has produced a third progress report against its Race Equality Scheme 2002–05. The report covers the period August 2004 to July 2005. ...

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, on the application of Folkestone and Dover Water Services under the Water Industry (Prescribed Conditions) Regulations 1999, has today designated the company's area to...

ODPM is today publishing a consultation paper on the handling of certain planning applications and appeals relating to listed buildings in England. Copies of the consultation document have been placed in the Libraries...

On the 19 January 2006 I made an oral statement to the House about arrangements for vetting those working with children, and for barring those who are unsuitable. In the course of my statement I made a number of...

Following the recent ruling by the High Court on a decision by Swindon Primary Care Trust concerning the drug, Herceptin, I can confirm to the House that the policy on the prescription and provision of Herceptin...

The Government are firmly committed to maintaining effective immigration controls while at the same time ensuring that genuine passengers are able to pass through our ports with the least possible inconvenience....

I announced on 14 February 2006 that my Department had been independently approached by a third party, with an interest in the potential acquisition of the shareholders' interests in London and Continental Railways...

The MoD has donated a piece of land in Aldershot for a new hostel that will provide ex-service personnel with temporary accommodation and help them find new jobs, Under Secretary of State for Defence, Don Touhig...

England's butterflies are increasingly at risk, with the number of farmland butterflies declining by 30 per cent during the last ten years, according to a study released by Biodiversity Minister Jim Knight today...