Scottish Executive Consolidated Accounts For 2005 - 2006
Transporters can, from today, apply for authorisation to carry animals under new rules which become law in January.
Asked what the next steps were post-Stern and whether the Germans would need persuading on Friday, the PMOS said, as way of background, we had initiated several things before Stern: Gleneagles; then the Gleneagles...
Asked whether the Prime Minister would be taking part in the Iraq debate today, the PMOS said the Prime Minister and the Government were very clear in their view of the issue at the core of this. As the PMOS...
Asked for a read out of the Prime Minister's meeting with the Sudanese Vice President, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said journalists would not be surprised by the messages the Prime Minister had...
Tony Blair held talks with General Salva Kiir Mayardit to discuss the conflict in Darfur.
Online gambling has more than doubled in the last five years, an independent research review published by the Government today reveals.
Tony Blair has praised those carrying out important work at the frontline of safeguarding child welfare by inviting them to a special reception at Number 10.
Delaying action on climate change - even by a decade or two - will take the planet into dangerous territory, a new report warns. Make sure you see our special climate change pages.
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Sudan, Iraq Inquiry Debate and Stern Report
Education and Skills Secretary Alan Johnson today announced the launch of the first three National Skills Academies to drive up the standard of industry training, improve productivity and tackle skills shortages...
Schools Minister Jim Knight today announced the appointment of Dr Nick Johnson to the board of the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). The three-year appointment starts with immediate effect.
26 October - How local authorities drive improved outcomes in education - NLGN report
Invitations to Tender (ITT) for bidders for three new rail franchises, New Cross Country, East Midlands and West Midlands will be issued by the Department for Transport today.
A Belgian trawler caught fishing illegally inside the UK's 12-mile limit was ordered to pay more than £12,000 yesterday (October 30).
Speaking to the Kings Fund, Lord Hunt of Kingsheath called for public health professionals to ensure that the health benefits of work are recognised and continue to form a key part of any strategy to improve the...
At the initiative of the Prime Minister senior decision-makers in the international business community will join Ministers, investment bankers and CEOs from the Caribbean at an investment conference in London on...
Following the merger of the National Archives and The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) on 31 October 2006, the Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information (APPSI) will now advise Ministers at the Department...
The key elements of a programme to help farmers tackle the causes of harmful water pollution are now in place, Environment Minister Ian Pearson announced today.
£10 million capital fund for NHS Plus
The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) has published its Report for the period from August 2005 to July 2006. The report will be presented to the Committee's first 'Stakeholder Seminar', to be held in London...
If you're one of the millions of people who visit NHS Direct Online every month, you'll notice that your favourite health website now has a fresh new look and feel, and lots of new features to help you get the health...
Asked if the Prime Minister had had a call from the police today, the PMOS said no....
Asked if there was any comment on the David Mills trial, the PMOS said no. Asked whether the Prime Minister still had full confidence in the Culture Secretary, the PMOS said yes....
Asked about the visit of the Sudanese Vice President, the PMOS said that anybody who had read the recent statements by the Prime Minister would know where he was coming from. The Prime Minister believed that all...
Asked about new climate change targets, the PMOS said that the problem was not with targets per se. It was with annual targets. The problem with annual targets was they were subject to fluctuations of the economy...
Asked if the Prime Minister was adamant that he would not agree to a Franks style inquiry into the Iraq war, including in when deployment was over, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that people...
Delaying action on climate change - even by a decade or two - will take the planet into dangerous territory, a new report warns. Make sure you see our special climate change pages.
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Iraq Inquiry, Climate Change, Sudanese Vice President, David Mills and Police Inquiry
A new centre for students who have ambitions to work in the world of fashion retail has been opened by Tony Blair in the heart of London's West End.
The Department for Communities and Local Government published today the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) Operational Statistics Bulletin, which covers operational statistics for the period 1 April 2004 to 31 March ...
The latest national fire statistics covering the 12-month period up to 31 December 2005 continue to show a fall in the total number of fire related deaths - now the lowest since 1959.
The purpose of this statistics release is to present national figures on visually impaired persons registered with Local Authorities in Scotland.
This statistics release presents information on reconvictions of offenders who were released from custody or given non-custodial sentences in Scotland in 2002/03, over two year intervals. Reconviction statistics...
This Sponsored Research project aimed to evaluate the national frameworks for Education for Citizenship in terms of awareness, implementation, impact and possible obstacles, focusing on teachers in their induction...
More than 300 nature reserves, parks and reservoirs are being added to the list of sites where wild birds are tested for signs of avian influenza, Environment Secretary David Miliband announced today.
The following statistics were released today by the Information Centre For Health and Social Care:
£10 million capital fund for NHS Plus
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform (Jim Murphy) has made the following Statement.
Today, I am pleased to announce that Jobcentre Plus is to introduce enhanced services...
As an experiment this summer Members were entitled to table six additional Questions for Written Answer, on Monday 4 September. I am grateful to the House authorities, particularly the Table Office, for their...
With the support of Her Majesty's Government, the United Nations Security Council on 14 October 2006 unanimously adopted UNSCR 1718 (2006) under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. The Security Council's rapid and...
A report was commissioned of the Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, by the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, Dr Stephen Ladyman, and the then Minister of State for Children, Young...
On 5 June I was pleased to announce new funding of £27 million spread over three years for children's hospice services. Applications for the Children's Hospice and Children's Hospice at Home Grant have...
Today the Government publish a consultation paper on a new charging regime for immigration and nationality fees, meeting our commitments to consult on charging for the new points based system and significant ...
Following the decision to abandon plans for police force mergers in the immediate future, I agreed in principle to provide police authorities with assistance towards the additional costs incurred through the ...
I have today published two papers on pensions reform.
In May, the Government published its Command Paper "Security in retirement: towards a new pensions system". In the 15-week consultation period we have...
Today, I am pleased to announce that Jobcentre Plus is to introduce enhanced services across the country for people who wish to apply for working age benefits.
In response to feedback from customers, staff...
Tony Blair has praised those carrying out important work at the frontline of safeguarding child welfare by inviting them to a special reception at Number 10.
Bandwith Shipping Corporation v INTAARI [2006] EWHC 2532 (Comm) (17 October 2006)
This appeal arises out of evidence given by Professor Sir Roy Meadow, whom I will call Professor Meadow, in the prosecution of Sally Clark. In November 1999 Mrs Clark was tried for the murder of her two sons. ...
Regeneration charities may be the newest kids on the charity block but a report published today by the Charity Commission, the charities' regulator, shows they are streets ahead in terms of performance, effectiveness...
50th Foundation Trust amongst those approved
30 October - Crime and criminal justice reform - CSF publication
30 October - Economics of climate change - Stern review
Local authorities in England are to receive £3.47 billion to improve the quality and management of their council homes.
Consultation on the proposal to lower the minimum age of appointment of Police Officers to 18 and consequently the age of retention of Police Cadets
Asked the daily police question, the PMOS said his answer was unchanged: no....
Asked if the Government had changed its mind with regards to the Climate Change Bill, the PMOS said that it had not. As people knew, there were certain proprieties around The Queen's Speech, and therefore, the PMOS...
Put that the UK was moving its staff from the consulate to the airport in Basra, and was this a bad sign for security in the area, the PMOS replied that they were adjusting to local circumstances. What it would...
Asked for further information about the Prime Minister's meeting with the Sudanese Vice President, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) replied that he was in London and it should be an interesting meeting...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Sudanese Vice President, Iraq, Climate Change, Turkey and Cash for Peerages
Temperature figures for October 2006 show that the month is likely to end at least 2C above the long-term average, according to preliminary Met Office data.
The Combined Services Culinary Challenge (CSCC) 2006 will take place at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey 31 October - 2 November 2006. Each day will be dedicated to an individual Service (Army, RAF and Navy respectively...
Climate change legislation will form a fundamental part of the UK's strategy to tackle climate change and address the issues raised by the Stern Review, Environment Secretary David Miliband announced today.
The Privy Council dismissed the appeals of six Pitcairn Islanders against their convictions for child rape and indecent assault today. The decision follows a lengthy investigation and legal battle including trials...
On Sunday 29 October, the people of DRC voted in the second round of presidential elections and in provincial elections. These elections are the first democratic elections in DRC for over 40 years. Voting passed...
As part of the modernisation of court services, claims for possession of residential property can be made online from today.
A new £4million road safety scheme has been launched today by Transport Minister Stephen Ladyman. The Road Safety Partnership Grant Scheme will provide funding to approximately 20 local highway authorities...
New advice published to assist NHS organisations address service change as official redundancy figures are published
The Department of Health today announced a revised model clinical trials agreement, which will mean that industry-sponsored clinical trials on hospital patients in the NHS can start sooner. This will also mean that...
Minister for Pensions Reform James Purnell today welcomed the broad consensus around the Government's pensions reform proposals and announced further radical simplification to the state pension system was under ...
A new hard-hitting campaign will tell benefit thieves that there is no excuse for benefit theft - commit it and you will be caught and punished. The No Ifs No Buts campaign warns benefit customers that no excuse...
E2.75 billion of European Social Fund (ESF) money will be invested in jobs and skills in England over the next seven years, announced Work and Pensions Minister James Plaskitt today.
A consultation on how we charge those coming to the UK to work, live, visit or study and at the same time ensure a fair and effective immigration service, was jointly launched by the Home Office and the Foreign ...
Dr Howells MP has today issued the following statement after three days of widespread political violence in Bangladesh, which has resulted in up to 2,000 reported injured and 17 reported dead:
Tony Blair made a donation to the Poppy Appeal today when the collectors came calling at Number 10. Last year the appeal raised £25 million for the Royal British Legion.
This progress review, conducted by the authors from the University of Strathclyde, provides an assessment of the impact of Fresh Talent to date as well as the evaluation process in place
This progress review, conducted by the authors from the University of Strathclyde, provides an assessment of the impact of Fresh Talent to date as well as the evaluation process in place
The Scottish Executive commissioned BMRB Scotland and DTZ Consulting & Research to undertake the evaluation of the first year of the Relocation Advisory Service (RAS), a three year pilot, which aims to provide a...
The Experience of People who Relocate to Scotland study was commissioned by the Scottish Executive and Scottish Enterprise, and conducted by TNS System Three Social in 2005/6. It looks to understand why people ...
The Experience of People who Relocate to Scotland study was commissioned by the Scottish Executive and Scottish Enterprise, and conducted by TNS System Three Social in 2005/6. It looks to understand why people choose...
The Scottish Executive commissioned BMRB Scotland and DTZ Consulting & Research to undertake the evaluation of the first year of the Relocation Advisory Service (RAS), a three year pilot, which aims to provide a...
Children should be able to have a greater say in family court decisions made about them, DCA Minister Harriet Harman said today. Speaking to child and health care professionals at a conference about opening up family...
Delaying action on climate change - even by a decade or two - will take the planet into dangerous territory, a new report warns.
Contents: VAT: Liability of agents' credit and debit card handling services
Sir Nick Stern has led a major review of the economics of climate change. His report outlines the economic challenges it poses and how they can be met, in the UK and globally. Research carried out at the Met Office...
Statistical Release
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Minutes of Meeting.
A radical overhaul of the system for providing medical expert witnesses for the family courts is proposed by Professor Sir Liam Donaldson, England's Chief Medical Officer (CMO), in a report out today.
New 0800 numbers for people claiming working age benefits is one of a number of improvements to people's first contact with Jobcentre Plus, announced today by Employment and Welfare Reform Minister, Jim Murphy MP...
East Renfrewshire Performance Inspection Report
East Renfrewshire Performance Inspection Summary
There has been a £2 billion rise in UK companies' R&D investment according to figures published today in the DTI's 2006 R&D Scoreboard.
The issue raised on this application is whether on an application for the appointment of an interim receiver over certain property, an enforcement agency (such as the Assets Recovery Agency) is entitled to...
Sussex Skips v Sussex Waste Recycling Ltd [2006] DRS 3886 (20 October 2006)
1st Choice Leisure Buildings v Shearhod [2006] DRS 3944 (24 October 2006)
The Claimant P4 Limited ("P4") is engaged in the business of manufacturing and supplying specialist lighting systems. In particular, it produces emergency lighting systems, which are designed to comply with the...
Until 2002 the site at 135-137 Battersea High Street ("the Site") was occupied by a two storey brick building which had formerly been used by the Royal Naval Association as a Members Club under a 99 year lease from...
The Claimant, 3C Waste Limited ("3C"), is a limited company incorporated in England and Wales. It owns and operates a landfill site known as Arpley Meadows Moore, off Liverpool Road, Sankey Bridges, Warrington, ...
HM Revenue and Customs ("the Revenue") claims that the claimant, Crystalmews Ltd ("the Company"), has been the vehicle for missing trader intra-community VAT fraud. On February 13, 2006 the Revenue issued a winding...
On 27th January 2006, at the Middlesex Guildhall Crown Court before His Honour Judge Karsten QC and a jury, the Appellant was convicted of an offence of inflicting grievous bodily harm contrary to section 20 of ...
In July 2002 police officers from the National Crime Squad began keeping observations on movements at a wood yard in Rotherham. The main focus of their attention was the first appellant, Philip Hadley, the owner...
We have before us four further applications and appeals in money laundering cases which were decided in the Crown Court before the House of Lords decision in Saik. We have heard them together in view of the common...
This is an appeal against sentence by Christopher Richards. It raises an important point of principle about the jurisdiction of the court, and possible restrictions on the power created by Sexual Offences Act 2003...
This appeal is from the dismissal by the judge of an action brought by the landlords of certain premises against their former tenants for breach of the covenant to repair the premises. The landlords adduced no ...
These two appeals are about some of the categories declared by Art. 52(2) and (3) of the European Patent Convention ("EPC") not to be "inventions" and so unpatentable. The "Aerotel appeal" is in what was a patent...
Debby Reynolds, Chief Veterinary Officer said:
The detailed benefits of the FiReControl Project were set out today by the Government in the interim 'Draft Full Business Case' published by the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Planning publications programme and timetable.
The UK has provided a way for companies from non-Kyoto countries to participate in the global carbon market through the Clean Development Mechanism, Climate Change Minister Ian Pearson announced in Beijing today...
Mrs Catherine Royle has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in succession to Mr Donald Lamont who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Mrs Royle will take up...
Debby Reynolds, Chief Veterinary Officer said;
There will be £6.2 million more funding available under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP) for people who want to install micro-wind turbines, solar panels and other microgeneration technologies...
Asked if the Prime Minister backed Patricia Hewitt's calls for an increase in taxation on alcohol and in particular alcopops the PMS first checked that there were no First News journalists in the room. She then ...
Asked how the Prime Minister planned to take forward the Stern Review the PMS said that as the review had not yet been published journalists should wait to see how the Government would respond. Asked if the Government...
Asked if any pressure had been put on Alan Johnson with regard to the change of policy on faith schools the PMS said as Mr. Johnson had set out in his statement, he had the support of two of the...
Asked if the Prime Minister thought that MP's were good value for money the PMS said as the issue was a matter for the House authorities and as the Prime Minister was himself an MP it was not wise for...
Asked if the Prime Minister had been contacted by the police regarding cash for honours the PMS said that there had been no change to the position. Asked why the answer was, "no change" rather than, "...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Honours, MP's Expenses, Faith Schools, Stern Review and Tax on Alcohol
During the last few days Tony Blair lent his support to an energy-saving campaign, helped launch a White Paper on local government and paid tribute to footballing legend Alan Shearer.
Copies of responses received to the Consultation on the Award of University Title to Queen Margaret University College
Report of an investigation by the Inspector appointed by the Scottish Ministers under Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure)Regulations - IRMER.
Consultation on the draft Gambling Act 2005 (Mandatory and Default Conditions)(Scotland) Regulations 2006
Court users in Camberwell Green are benefiting from simple, speedy, summary justice, Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer said today.
Community groups will be the first to take advantage of new action packs and resources launched today, part of a Defra backed initiative aimed at helping people take action on the environment.
Main Points This Month
Asked about the timetable, the Leader said that he hoped the White Paper, which was subject to the normal clearance procedures, would be published by the end of November, followed by a free vote. This would take...
Asked about the release of the data today and the increase in the total sum, Mr Straw said that, aside from those which related to second homes and travel, all the rest related to the running of constituency offices...
Mr Straw said that the motion on September sittings would welcome the introduction of written questions and written ministerial statements in September this year and, in the light of that and other consultations...
The Leader said that on Monday, October 30, the debate would be on Lords amendments to the Violent Crime Reduction Bill, followed by a debate on the Security of Energy Supply on a motion for the Adjournment. The...
Asked if the police had spoken to the Prime Minister yet, the Prime Minister's Spokesman replied that nothing had changed since the question was asked at the morning lobby briefing....
provides information about the transport facilities available to private households, some travel by household members and some aspects of travel.
Memorandum of Understanding between The Portman Group, the Department of Health, the Home Office, Scottish Executive, Welsh Assembly Government and Northern Ireland Office Re: The Drinkaware Trust
Primary care trusts (PCTs) and practices are continuing to make real progress in adopting practice based commissioning (PBC), with no indication that the run-up to recent PCT mergers has slowed uptake.
A Doncaster pilot scheme to improve access to talking therapies for people with mental health problems has seen 1000 clients in just its first three months of operation.
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Plaskitt) has made the following Statement.
On behalf of my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for...
My honourable friendthe Minister of State for Transport (Dr Stephen Ladyman) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
In my Answer of 25 July 2006 (Official Report,col. 1291W), to a Written...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (John Hutton) has made the following Statement.
I am pleased to be able to inform the House that we have decided to exempt payments...
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ed Balls) has made the following Written Statement.
The Treasury has been working closely with the DTI and industry in developing a regime dealing...
Excess winter mortality falls
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman and Leader of the House Jack Straw on: Cash for Peerages, Forthcoming Business, September sittings and House motions, MPs' expenses and House of Lords ...
Much needed improvements to the A3 trunk road at Hindhead, Surrey, will go ahead Stephen Ladyman, Transport Minister, confirmed today. The Government is committing £371M to improve the last remaining single...
The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally cleared the acquisition by Hampden Agencies Ltd (HAL) of the members' agency business of CBS Private Capital Limited (CBSPC).
The Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has welcomed this evening's overwhelming UN vote in favour of drawing up an international Arms Trade treaty. She commented:
The Treasury has been working closely with the DTI and industry in developing a regime dealing with liability in damages for damage suffered by reliance upon certain financial disclosures to be made under FSA...
The European Commission presented in January 2006 a proposal for a directive on the exercise of voting rights by shareholders in EU companies whose shares are traded on regulated markets in the EU. My Department...
There are now 4.3 million businesses in the United Kingdom—the highest number ever recorded. There are 600,000 more businesses, and employment in small and medium sized enterprises has risen by over a million...
In my answer of 25 July 2006, Official Report, column 1291W to a written parliamentary question (UIN 84849) from the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Mrs. Dunwoody), regarding "Passenger Carrying Vehicle Delegated...
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 10 October and will...
I am pleased to be able to inform the House that we have decided to exempt payments made in respect of asbestos related diseases by subsidiaries of Federal Mogul from the Department's Compensation Recovery Scheme...
On behalf of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the BFI inspection reports on the following councils were published today: London Boroughof Ealing council, Gravesham borough council...
Tony Blair paid tribute to the "remarkable" former England captain Alan Shearer as he helped him hand over £1.64 million to charity.
The City of London Academy has won the Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award for 2006. You can see photographs of all the finalists on our website.
In 1983 Mr. Kevin Bell set up the claimant company ("Bell Australia") to carry on business as scaffolding manufacturer and hirer. It has now become one of the leading manufacturers and contractors operating in the...
This is an appeal against three decisions of HHJ Cotran sitting at the Shoreditch County Court on 7 March 2006. It is brought with the permission of the High Court granted on 15 June 2006. It raises the question...
I am giving this judgment in public in an anonymised form because it covers points of some general interest and matters that are private and personal to the parties.
The Defendants are the freeholders of a property known as Enfield House, 467 Baker Street, Enfield, Middlesex. The Claimant is the tenant of the property under a 25 year lease between the parties dated 14 April ...
MR JUSTICE WILKIE: This is an application by Robert Slator against a decision of the Bow Street Magistrates' Court on 21 December 2005, which refused to adjourn the application for an extradition order made by ...
On 25th August 2005 at Witham Magistrates' Court, on the application of the Chief Constable of Essex, an anti-social behaviour order for two years was made against the appellant, Joseph Hills. He was then 12 years...
MRS JUSTICE DOBBS: On 10th March 2006 at the Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court, this appellant pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent assault and one count of indecency with a child. He was sentenced to an extended...
This is a reference by the Criminal Cases Review Commission on sentence under section 9 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1995.
The plea of adverse possession in this case turns on the construction and application of the provisions in the Limitation Act 1980 (the 1980 Act) relating to acknowledgement of title. The court below concluded that...
At issue in this appeal is the validity of a document purporting to be a Certificate of Lawful Use or Development issued by the South Gloucestershire County Council under section 192 of the Town and Country Planning...
This appeal arises out of evidence given by Professor Sir Roy Meadow, whom I will call Professor Meadow, in the prosecution of Sally Clark. In November 1999 Mrs Clark was tried for the murder of her two sons. ...
This is a case of infringement of rights to light. The appeal, for which permission was given by Neuberger LJ and for which an expedited hearing was ordered, is solely on the question of remedy: whether the proper...
Patients entitled to "opt out"
More women are using long-acting methods such as the coil to prevent pregnancy, according to new figures about use of NHS contraceptive services.
Asked whether the Prime Minister would be meeting Alan Shearer in the North East today, the PMOS said there would be a fundraising photo-call....
Asked if there had been any contact from Scotland Yard, the PMOS said no. Asked if the PMOS would confirm to journalists if it were to happen, the PMOS said the only person he would talk about was the Prime...
Asked whether the PMOS agreed that the phrase " black economy" should not be used because it was racially sensitive, the PMOS said if the journalists were referring to Tuesday's press briefing, then it was...
Asked what did the Prime Minister think of the Russian Foreign Minister rejecting the text for Iran, the PMOS said rather than respond here, the proper place to so was at the United Nations, and that was what the...
Asked whether the Prime Minister agreed that US soldiers allegedly responsible for killing a UK journalist should not face questioning in the UK, the PMOS said that as the Prime Minister had told the House of Commons...
Asked where the Government was on Northern Ireland, the PMOS said it was a matter for the parties to decide if and when they met. The deadline remained essentially the 10th November for parties to indicate whether...
Asked what was the reaction to the Stern Report, the PMOS said it was difficult to talk about the Stern Report without revealing the contents of it. However, the Cabinet recognised this was a very serious piece ...
The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said at this morning's Cabinet Peter Hain updated colleagues on Northern Ireland, primarily because he had not been able to do so last week, not because there was anything...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Cabinet, Climate Change, Northern Ireland, Extradition, Iran, Migration, Police Inquiry and Alan Shearer
The Department for Transport has today published the results of an Office for National Statistics (ONS) Omnibus Survey from May 2006 of public experiences and attitudes towards air travel.
Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly today published new proposals significantly strengthening leadership and devolving power to local government as well as providing a major expansion of opportunities for local people...
Coventry Law Centre is at the heart of delivering legal advice to the community and improving the fundamental rights of the most vulnerable, Legal Aid Minister Vera Baird QC MP said today.
Summer time will end on Sunday 29 October at 1 am GMT throughout European Union Member States. The clocks go back, giving an extra hour; this means that at 2 am (British Summer Time) the UK will move to 1 am GMT...
People across the country will gain a greater say in the issues that matter to them most under government proposals published today.
Today UK companies involved in developing and constructing low energy, low emission buildings were given inside information on how to sell their expertise in the US. The USA Green Building seminar at The Royal Over...
Children, Young People and Families Minister Beverley Hughes today announced how a £16.8 million package of investment would be used to help small and medium sized businesses provide childcare for their...
The Department for Transport has today published National Statistics on port traffic, and UK and world fleet statistics in Maritime Statistics 2005.
Public Health Legislation in Scotland: A Consultation
The consultation paper proposes general binding rules (GBRs) to apply to the use of fertilisers, keeping of livestock, land cultivation, construction of roads and tracks and the handling of pesticides.
Changes to the Government's Small Business Service (SBS) - making it a smaller, more sharply focused policy unit within DTI with close links to HM Treasury - were announced today by Margaret Hodge, Small Business...
Today Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, John Hutton, and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Stephen Timms announced that the Government will bring forward legislation to ensure that at least 800 sufferers ...
I am pleased to advise the House that we have agreed to extend the existing grant-in-aid paid to the National Memorial Arboretum Company Ltd. in support of the running costs of the National Memorial Arboretum...
The Government have today laid before Parliament its response to the Health Select Committee's report on Independent Sector Treatment Centres (ISTCs), Cm 6930
The Government are responding to the 25 recommendations...
On 1 April 2004 my right hon. Friend the Member for Torfaen (Mr. Murphy) announced the Government's intention to establish public inquiries into the deaths of Robert Hamill, Rosemary Nelson and Billy Wright, ...
I have today given programme entry approval to a scheme to extend the Nottingham Express Transit (NET).
The promoters, Nottingham city council and Nottinghamshire county council, are seeking to build on...
New research from Met Office scientists shows that an additional quarter of the earth's land surface could be affected by drought by the end of this century.
Government efforts to improve the quality of care and learning opportunities for very young children gained an important boost today.
Gillian Merron, Transport Minister, today announced the provision of £3.127M to allow the completion of the Tunstall Northern Bypass in the West Midlands. The funding will allow the construction of a strategic...
The Home Office will today, on police advice, resist requests by the Associated Newspapers Ltd, News International (News Group and Times Newspapers), Guardian Newspapers, the Telegraph Group and the BBC to lift ...
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