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...