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02 November 2006

Millions touched by lottery veterans programme: report
seen at 22:36, 2 November in Big Lottery Fund News - national (Our copy).
One in five people in the United Kingdom has been touched by a Big Lottery Fund programme of remembrance for World War II veterans, says an evaluation report released today.
Healthcare for young offenders - joint report
seen at 18:33, 2 November in The Policy Hub (Our copy).
1 November - Healthcare for young offenders - joint report
Fireworks: minister urges people to be safe not sorry
seen at 18:22, 2 November in Department of Trade and Industry News - national (Our copy).
As the nights draw in and millions of families across Britain look forward to their traditional bonfire night celebrations, Consumer Minister Ian McCartney, has reminded people to be extra vigilant.
PM begins two-day science tour
seen at 18:21, 2 November in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Tony Blair is in Oxford to focus on the role science and technology will play in Britain's future. His visit to the Thames Valley will culminate in a keynote lecture at 1100 GMT Friday morning.
Cabinet
seen at 16:23, 2 November in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked what was discussed in Cabinet the PMOS said that there was a presentation by Dr John Reid on ID cards, which was part of series of selected subjects for Cabinet and an overview of those. What was stressed ...
Syria
seen at 16:23, 2 November in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if we concurred with the US that Syria was trying to destabilise and topple the government in Lebanon bearing in mind the talks that had taken place there recently, the PMOS said in terms of Syria, Syria had...
Surveillance
seen at 16:23, 2 November in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the number and increase of A8 nationals in to the country last year was too high the PMOS replied that what was important was the contribution that migration was making to the economy, that we had the means...
Chancellor Merkel and Climate Change
seen at 16:23, 2 November in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked about the agenda for the Prime Minister and Chancellor Merkel, the PMOS said that talks would range over the usual European issues and also, partly following on from the last informal summit in Finland, he...
Margaret Beckett and Geoff Hoon
seen at 16:23, 2 November in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the Prime Minister was happy with the harmonious partnership which was being formed between Margaret Beckett and Geoff Hoon the PMOS said, as he had yesterday, their respective roles are clear and the Prime...
Memorial
seen at 16:23, 2 November in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the Prime Minister believed that there should be a permanent war memorial to all those have died and served their country since World War II, the PMOS replied that for once we agreed with the Daily Mail...
PM Speech
seen at 16:23, 2 November in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the lobby would be able to get a brief of the Prime Minister's speech tomorrow, this afternoon, the PMOS replied that the traditional aspiration of being able to brief was there but the certainty was not...
Caribbean investment summit
seen at 16:23, 2 November in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Mr Blair and Barbados PM [pictured] discussed how to help Caribbean economy.
Morning press briefing from 2 November 2006
seen at 16:23, 2 November in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: PM Speech, Memorial, Margaret Beckett and Geoff Hoon, Chancellor Merkel and Climate Change, Surveillance, Immigration, Syria and Cabinet
Why equality and diversity is a key issue in today's workplace
seen at 14:28, 2 November in Acas News - national (Our copy).
In just over seven years, only a fifth of the workforce will be white, able-bodied, male and under 45. This is the fact that has driven Acas, Britain's leading employment relations advisers, to develop its first...
Rural Scotland Key Facts 2006
seen at 14:28, 2 November in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
Rural Scotland Key Facts 2006: People and Communities, Services and Lifestyle, Economy and Enterprise
Treasury and fsa make changes to give faster help to victims of mesothelioma
seen at 14:27, 2 November in Treasury News - national (Our copy).
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls, today announced that, following consultation, the Treasury will legislate to allow the Financial Services Authority to make changes to the Financial Services Compensation...
Working days lost down by a quarter
seen at 14:26, 2 November in Health and Safety Executive News - national (Our copy).
Statistics published today by the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) reveal that the number of working days lost in Great Britain due to work-related injury and ill health fell from 40 million in 2000/02 to 30 million...
Hsc/e publishes health and safety statistics for 2005/06
seen at 14:26, 2 November in Health and Safety Executive News - national (Our copy).
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has today published the latest statistics on work-related ill health, workplace injury and enforcement in Great Britain. 'Health and Safety Statistics 2005/06' presents the...
Levy payers invited to have their say
seen at 14:23, 2 November in Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national (Our copy).
Information Bulletin
Litter levels at five year low
seen at 14:23, 2 November in Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national (Our copy).
The results of this year's Local Environmental Quality Survey of England (LEQSE) and local authority fixed penalty returns data were announced today.
Extension of nigel stapleton's appointment as chair of postcomm
seen at 14:22, 2 November in Department of Trade and Industry News - national (Our copy).
Trade and Industry Secretary, Alistair Darling today announced the reappointment of Nigel Stapleton as Chair of the Postal Services Commission (Postcomm), the independent regulator for postal services, for a further...
Government responds to public administration select committee
seen at 14:22, 2 November in Department for Work and Pensions News - national (Our copy).
The Government today gave its formal response to the Public Adminstration Select Committee's report into the Government's rejection of the findings of maladministration in the Ombudsman's report on occupational ...
Lord hunt welcomes progress on britain's health and safety record
seen at 14:22, 2 November in Department for Work and Pensions News - national (Our copy).
Health and safety minister Lord Hunt of Kings Heath welcomed today's announcement of improvements in Britain's health and safety record, but warned that there remains no room for complacency.
Foreign secretary welcomes chinese human rights defender's sentence being overturned
seen at 14:22, 2 November in Foreign and Commonwealth Office News - national (Our copy).
The Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett today said:
Ian mccartney calls for restraint in fiji
seen at 14:22, 2 November in Foreign and Commonwealth Office News - national (Our copy).
Following statements by the Fijian military criticising the elected government of Fiji, and demanding its resignation, Ian McCartney, Foreign Office Minister said:
A review of the Scottish Executive document - Guidance on the Circumstances in which parents may choose to educate their children at home: Consultation Paper Online Form
seen at 11:29, 2 November in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
A consultation exercise which looks at proposals to review the Home Education guidance.
A review of the Scottish Executive document - Guidance on the Circumstances in which parents may choose to educate their children at home: Consultation Paper
seen at 11:29, 2 November in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
A consultation exercise which looks at proposals to review the Home Education guidance.
England's biodiversity: progress report
seen at 11:24, 2 November in Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national (Our copy).
A major report is launched today that details the important progress that has been made in conserving England's biodiversity.
Improved safety for mental health inpatients
seen at 11:23, 2 November in Department of Health News - national (Our copy).
£30 million package to ensure that vulnerable people are properly protected
Nanotechnology centre stage at innovate 2006
seen at 11:23, 2 November in Department of Trade and Industry News - national (Our copy).
A new era with a complete network of 22 Nanotechnology Centres linking up across the UK will be officially ushered in at a networking reception to be held today at the Technology Strategy Board's annual conference...
Gateway (Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire) Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder (Yvette Cooper, Minister of State (Housing and Planning), Department for Communities and Local Government)
seen at 11:22, 2 November in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Government will make available up to £10.7million in grant to the Gateway pathfinder in 2006-07 and, subject to the availability of resources, up to £23 million in 2007-08.

Building...

EU Environment Ministers Meeting (July 2006) (Ian Pearson)
seen at 11:22, 2 November in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

On 14-16 July, I met with Environment Ministers from the EU member states, candidate countries, EFTA and EEA countries, at an informal ministerial meeting in Turku, Finland. We discussed issues related to the...

Rural Development Programme for England (David Miliband, Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
seen at 11:22, 2 November in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Rural Development Programme for England 2007-2013, implementing the new European Rural Development Regulation, is an important element of the Government's strategy for the future of rural development and ...

NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (Andy Burnham, Minister of State (Delivery and Quality), Department of Health)
seen at 11:22, 2 November in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The annual report and accounts of the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency has today been laid before Parliament and the agency's business plan for the coming year has been placed in the Library.

The business...

Technology Strategy Board (Alistair Darling, Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry)
seen at 11:22, 2 November in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

he March 2006 report "Science and Innovation Investment Framework: Next Steps", published alongside the Budget, announced that the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) would have a wider remit to stimulate business...

Delivering on Child Poverty: What Would it Take? (John Hutton, Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions)
seen at 11:22, 2 November in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I am publishing today "Delivering on Child Poverty: What Would it Take?" (Cm 6951), an independent report by Lisa Harker for the Department for Work and Pensions.

This Government are committed to eradicating...

Government responds to select committee report on further education
seen at 10:35, 2 November in Department for Education And Skills News - national (Our copy).
The Government today responded in full to the Select Committee report on Further Education. Bill Rammell, Minister for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education, welcomed the Committee's report and strongly...
Transport statistics great britain 2006 - 32nd edition
seen at 10:33, 2 November in Department for Transport News - national (Our copy).
The Department for Transport has today published statistics on a range of topics relating to transport in its annual compendium volume Transport Statistics Great Britain 2006.
New construction orders: september 2006
seen at 10:23, 2 November in Department of Trade and Industry News - national (Our copy).
Orders in the twelve months to September 2006 rose by eight per cent compared with the previous twelve months, and orders in the third quarter 2006 rose by four per cent compared to the same quarter a year earlier...
Population: International Migration 2005
seen at 10:22, 2 November in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Net inflow 185,000
PMQs
seen at 10:22, 2 November in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Read the transcript of this week's Question Time session, or watch the broadcast again.
Science vital to Britain's economic future - PM
seen at 10:22, 2 November in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Tony Blair has spoken of his passion for science ahead of a lecture he's due to deliver on Friday. You can listen to the interview as a podcast on our website.
Glaxosmithkline Biologicals SA v Sanofi Pasteur SA [2006] EWHC 2333 (Pat) (28 July 2006)
seen at 02:55, 2 November in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
The defendant, Sanofi, is the proprietor of patent EP UK 0 983 087 entitled "Multivalent Vaccine Composition with Mixed Carrier". In this action the claimant, GSK, applies to revoke the patent on the grounds that...
Merz Pharma GmbH & Co. KGaA v Allergan Inc. [2006] EWHC 2686 (Pat) (30 October 2006)
seen at 02:54, 2 November in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
In this action the claimant ("Merz") seeks revocation of European Patent (UK) 1 366 770 ("the Patent") standing in the name of the defendant ("Allergan").
Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of Canada & Ors v Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (UK) Ltd & Anor [2006] EWHC 2716 (Comm) (01 November 2006)
seen at 02:54, 2 November in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
In October 2000 Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (UK) Limited ("Sun Life"), the first defendant, was required by the Financial Services Authority ("FSA"), acting on behalf of the Personal Investment Authority...
Sparrow v HM Coroner for District of East Somerset & Anor [2006] EWHC 2718 (Admin) (01 November 2006)
seen at 02:54, 2 November in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
This is an application under section 13 of the Coroners Act 1988 ('the Act') for an order quashing the inquisition in respect of the death of His Honour Judge Andrew Vyvyan Chubb taken before the defendant, Her ...
JL, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWHC 2558 (Admin) (01 November 2006)
seen at 02:54, 2 November in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
At Feltham Young Offenders' Institution on the 19th of August 2002, Prison Officer Chalcraft discovered the claimant hanging from the bars of his cell window by a sheet which formed a noose around his neck. A code...
Thomas v The Home Office [2006] EWCA Civ 1355 (19 October 2006)
seen at 02:54, 2 November in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
This is an appeal from a decision of District Judge Bellamy given in the Southport County Court on 21 November 2005. It raises yet further points in relation to the provisions of the CPR regarding service of a claim...
Davies & Ors v The Department of Trade & Industry & Ors [2006] EWCA Civ 1360 (20 October 2006)
seen at 02:54, 2 November in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
On 26th June 2006 (subject to the approval of the Head of Civil Justice), HH Judge Grenfell made a Group Litigation Order covering ten common or related issues of fact or law the first two of which will provide ...
Mbasogo & Anor v Logo Ltd & Ors [2006] EWCA Civ 1370 (23 October 2006)
seen at 02:54, 2 November in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
This is an appeal against an order made on 21 September 2005 by Davis J in which he struck out both claimants' claims for damages but refused to strike out the claim for an injunction. There is a cross-appeal by...
Oakfern Properties Ltd v Ruddy [2006] EWCA Civ 1389 (25 October 2006)
seen at 02:54, 2 November in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
The appellant, Oakfern Properties Ltd ("Oakfern"), is the freeholder of a building in Fulham Road, London SW6, consisting of a basement, ground floor and three upper floors. The ground floor and the basement ...
Arthur v London Eastern Railway Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 1358 (25 October 2006)
seen at 02:54, 2 November in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
This is an appeal from the order of the Employment Appeal Tribunal dated 13 June 2005. Sedley LJ granted permission to appeal on 17 March 2006.
Miller v Garton Shires (a firm) [2006] EWCA Civ 1386 (25 October 2006)
seen at 02:54, 2 November in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
This application concerns a second appeal by the claimant in proceedings in which there has been a summary judgment dismissing the claimant's claim. The background is this. On 26th September 1997 the claimant, ...
Ferguson Latimer & Anor v Carney & Ors [2006] EWCA Civ 1417 (27 October 2006)
seen at 02:54, 2 November in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
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 ...
F (a child) [2006] EWCA Civ 1426 (01 November 2006)
seen at 02:54, 2 November in BAILII - Recent Decisions (All cases) (Our copy).
This is an application by B ('the mother') for permission to appeal against an order made by the President, Sir Mark Potter, on 22 March 2006. That Order granted to P, the father, limited and carefully defined indirect...