The Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill became an Act of Parliament today. The Act will allow the Government and Parliament to do more to strip away outdated and unnecessary red tape to further reduce burdens...
Charities Bill receives Royal Assent
Following the 8 November agreement by the Government of Nepal and the Maoists for a comprehensive peace agreement, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister, Kim Howells, said:
Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells today expressed his shock at the death of 42 Pakistani military personnel in a suicide bombing in the city of Dargai, North West Province.
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The Civil Aviation Act received Royal Assent today. It:
Three Low Pay Commissioners will visit Leicester on a fact-finding visit about the National Minimum Wage on Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 November.
The Police and Justice Bill received Royal Assent today, placing on the statute books important measures that will improve the safety of our communities.
Details of a review of how the UK can make the most of the key opportunities that environmental protection can present for wealth creation and employment growth were released by the Government today (Wed).
The Companies Bill received Royal Assent today and introduces sweeping changes to simplify and improve company law. Company law has been substantially rewritten to make it easier to understand and more flexible - ...
- STC report 8 November - Scientific evidence, risk and evidence based policy making
The completed A500 Pathfinder project in Stoke on Trent was officially opened today by Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander. The £55M improvements will ease local congestion, is acting as a catalyst for...
The Government's ongoing drive to improve safety on our roads took a significant step forward today after the Road Safety Bill was granted Royal Assent.
- statement from Dame Suzi Leather, Chair of the Charity Commission
A Southport publishing company which sold licences for the production of golfing brochures was wound up in the High Court following an investigation by the Companies Investigation Branch (CIB) of the Insolvency ...
The Armed Forces Minister, Adam Ingram, today presented Veterans Badges to veterans of the 1960s.
The most important piece of animal welfare legislation for nearly a century received Royal Assent today.
Minister for Europe Geoff Hoon today repeated the UK's clear commitment to EU enlargement following the publication of the European Commission's report on enlargement and progress reports on Turkey and the Western...
Tony Blair has helped pay tribute to the man who opened the UK's first-ever charity shop. Read all about Joe Mitty.
A group of schoolchildren got the chance today to voice their concerns about global warming directly to the Prime Minister. We have some photos from their visit.
Better ways of tracking satellites and other space objects could come into force following the completion of a successful trial of a new space surveillance system in Cyprus.
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"I am gravely disturbed by the deaths of Palestinian civilians, including women and children, in an Israeli strike on Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip, in which at least 22 Palestinians were killed and many more ...
Asked what role the Attorney General played, the PMOS said that it was entirely a matter for the Attorney General who had an independent role which we completely respected. Asked who would advise the Prime Minister...
Asked if Scotland Yard had interviewed the Prime Minister, the PMOS said: no....
Asked if the Prime Minister welcomed the sentence on Mr. Barot today, the PMOS said what the Prime Minister had always welcomed was whenever there was a threat to our national security, it had been dealt with. What...
Asked by the Times whether at the press conference today with the Polish President, did the Prime Minister demure when the President had said that the UK was the destination for the "feckless", the PMOS ...
Asked if the Prime Minister would give up a day's salary for Farepak's relief, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) replied that Ian McCartney had said that this was a matter for individual MPs. Therefore...
Large commercial and public sector organisations must become more energy efficient to help avoid dangerous climate change, Environment Secretary David Miliband said today as he launched a consultation on the most...
Visits to the UK from overseas increase
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Farepak, Polish President, Dhiren Barot, Police Inquiry and Attorney General
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr James Plaskitt) has made the following Statement.
I announced on 18 July 2006 that the DWP would bring forward amendments...
In line with measures I announced to Parliament on 10 October regarding the strengthening of counter-terrorist financing frameworks, the Government will be seeking the agreement of the Privy Council on 14 November...
Items on the agenda were as follows:
Financial Management—Ministers received a presentation from Hubert Weber, the President of the Court of Auditors, on the Court of Auditors' report on the 2005 General...
Today I have published the outcome of the "Review of Planning Enforcement" that has been carried out by the Department for Communities and Local Government. There was a high level of response to the review—around...
The Government are today announcing that they will be establishing a new non-departmental public body in England—The National Housing and Planning Advice Unit.
In response to Kate Barker's review of housing...
I am publishing today the Government's response to the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee report, of 1 August, on "Reform of the Coroners' System and Death Certification". Copies have been placed in the ...
In my reply on 26 October 2006 to the below question from the hon. Member for Cotswold (Mr. Clifton-Brown) two pages were omitted from the answer (Official Report, column 2071W). I regret this error and now attach...
The rules governing redundancies are set out by the Cabinet Office and include schemes for Compulsory Early Retirement (CER) for officers over 50 and Compulsory Early Severance (CES) for those under 50.
On 18 October 2006 in a written answer to the hon. Member for The Wrekin (Mark Pritchard) Official Report, column 1331W, I stated that 187,086 tattoos were removed by the NHS between April 2004 and March 2005...
I am today announcing changes which the Home Office is making to the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme.
We believe that properly managed migration is in the interests of the UK and that we should aim to ...
I have today placed in the Libraries of the House papers relating to decisions that have been taken during the period 13 June to 13 October 2006 which relate to the North/South Implementation Bodies and Tourism...
The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, as amended by the Boundary Commissions Act 1992, requires that the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland undertake periodical reviews of constituencies...
I announced on 18 July 2006 that the DWP would bring forward amendments to regulation 9 of the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions and National Insurance Numbers) to make explicit the evidence...
Tony Blair has helped pay tribute to the man who opened the UK's first-ever charity shop.
The Claimants are project managers who were employed by the Defendants.
I have before me two applications in a patent action concerning EP (UK) 1 296 947 ("the Patent"). The first is an application by the claimants (collectively "Servier") for an interim injunction under the Patent...
Mr Michael Keisner ("Mr Keisner") is a chartered accountant by profession but for the last twenty years he has also had a number of business interests as a shareholder in and director of various companies. These...
A new manual to boost opportunities for people to learn about how to make a difference to their communities is published today.
The Armed Forces Act 2006, received Royal Assent today. The Act harmonises and streamlines the discipline systems of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, and pardons over 300 soldiers including Private Harry...