would it not be more sensible for adults(even raise the age of smoking to 18...
At the instant a single parent is sent to custody they are not allowed to...
This ill thought out piece of legislation is far to broad and discriminates...
'...Support Welsh freedom' -- Andrew Hatter
At present, a householder wishing to carry out certain modifications to his...
Right Honorable Prime Minster Tony Blair must be only decision making power...
This will not only stop the health problems associated with the drug, but...
The unpleasantness, expense, inconvenience and insecurity of public...
All drivers must be prosecuted for not having road fund tax ,insurance and...
Ken Livingstone is determined to force a tram down the narrow, congested...
Current farming subsidies enable the farmers of the UK to flood the...
England cricket hero Monty Panesar is deserving of a peerage and a seat in...
The goverment should make Bletchley park, home of Enigma, and code breaking...
Oppose and stop elective abortion for personal or social convenience,...
Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO) is a colourless and odourless chemical compound,...
Many people in the UK own a cat but don't own a child. Cats are loved just...
That the Fines and penalty points are increased substantially for those...
Asked if the loans issue came up in discussions with other leaders at the EU Council, the PMOS said he was not aware if it had and that there were probably issues there that were discussed along side broader issues...
Asked if the British Government would tell the Turks what they have to do in relation to Cyprus, the PMOS said we understand that Turkey does have obligations as part of its accession to the European Union, we understand...
Asked if the Prime Minister had met any executives or representatives from BAe in the last three months, the PMOS replied that he was not aware that he had. Summarising what was said yesterday on Saudi Arabia, the...
Asked if the Prime Minister accepted that what had been agreed in Brussels on Turkey in net terms was a negative rather than a positive, the PMOS replied that the Prime Minister believed the important point was ...
Asked to comment on John Major's call for an independent inquiry following the Carne Ross revelations, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) replied that there had been four independent inquiries into these...
Some of the main business carried out by Tony Blair this week.
The Prime Minister has flown to Turkey ahead of a tour of the Middle East.
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Carne Ross, Turkey and Middle East, BAE/Saudi Arabia, Cyprus and Loans Inquiry
The Prime Minister has defended the decision to drop a fraud inquiry into alleged bribery linked to a multi-billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
This is where we reflect on some of the main business carried out by Tony Blair this week.
The Prime Minister has flown to Turkey ahead of a tour of the Middle East, with the aim of making progress between Israel and Palestine.
Audited figures on household recycling and composting rates released today show that 261 (66%) local authorities met or exceeded their individual targets for 2005/6. 210 (53%) of them also met or exceeded the national...
Steelmaker Corus UK Ltd has been fined £1.333 million and ordered to pay £1.74 million costs following charges brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Three workers died in 2001 from...
The 6th Annual Environmental Report of the Scottish Executive
Acas has achieved a 90% satisfaction rating for its handling of individual conciliation cases. Results also show that in 05/06 Acas saved 73% of potential tribunal hearing days as a result of its interventions. ...
Ofwat today launched a consultation into any regulatory issues arising from the new ownership of Anglian Water Services Limited (Anglian Water), the regulated water and sewerage company.
I think that we, people who use this site, and British citizens in general,...
Prices are rising and the services do not match the rising tariffs. Delays...
Young Kirsty Howard who has raised so much money whilst terminal ill, should...
9 December to 15 December This is where we reflect on some of the main business carried out by Tony Blair this week. You will find a number of links within the text which will take you to the relevant story...
A new research report into the range of programmes being implemented across EU states and North America to help tackle low levels of ethnic minority employment is published today.
The Veteran's Minister, Derek Twigg, announced a significant increase in MoD support for next year's annual Veterans Day Events today in Birmingham.
Consultation on the draft Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
The Government announced today that it has invited a consortium of racing interests - the Race Course Association, the Racehorse Owners Association and the Racecourse Holdings Trust - together with management and...
The Full SP - Supporting People: Issue 23 December 2006
Supporting People Matters: Issue 23: December 2006
The Metropolitan Police Authority has written to Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for Transport, seeking the designation of London City Airport under section 25 of the Aviation Security Act 1982, meaning the...
A meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) will be held in meeting room 1 (ground floor), 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1 on Tuesday 19 December 2006 at 10.00 a.m.
He was asked if it would have been better for Lord Falconer to have organised a consultation about how the Act was working rather than to publish a draft proposal to extend the £600 limit for dealing with requests...
The Leader said that Sir Hayden was continuing his deliberations, which were now on the penultimate if not the last lap. Sir Hayden had produced two indications - not proposals - of some of the key issues involved...
The Leader, in response to a question, said he had nothing to add to the earlier comments of the PMOS and the PMS. In response to further questions, he thanked journalists for their ingenious line of questioning...
Asked if there would be a substantive motion, the Leader said that it would be on a motion for the Adjournment of the House, which was the usual - but not exclusive - basis for foreign policy debates. Mr Straw...
The Leader said that, on Monday, December 18, the House would debate the second reading of the Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill (Tessa Jowell and Shaun Woodward speaking for the Government). On...
Asked if she was aware that the police were talking to the Prime Minister when she left Downing Street for this morning's briefing, the Prime Minister's Spokesman replied that Tom Kelly the Prime Minister's Official...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Police Inquiry
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman and Leader of the House Jack Straw on: Police Inquiry, Forthcoming Business, Foreign Affairs debate/Iraq, Police, Party funding/Sir Hayden Phillips and...
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
Input-Output Tables and Multipliers for Scotland 2003
At its meeting of 28 November 2006 the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) adopted a 104(8) Council Decision regarding Poland's Excessive Deficit Procedure.
ECOFIN adopted Conclusions on multilateral...
The Government have decided, after much consultation and deliberation, to retain the Horserace Betting Levy Board (Levy Board) and the associated horserace betting levy scheme. It is doing so on the basis that...
I am pleased to announce that QinetiQ have been awarded the contract to operate the subsonic target element of the Combined Aerial Target Service (CATS) programme worth £364.7 million.
This contract...
The Defence Training Review (DTR) Programme aims to improve, modernise and rationalise the delivery of phase 2 and phase 3 specialist training. A PPP solution is being considered to deliver training on a defence...
I have today placed in the Library of the House copies of the Ministry of Defence's autumn performance report. This shows that defence continues to deliver on its primary objectives in challenging circumstances...
The Government are committed to ensuring that regulations are necessary, give effective protection, balance cost and risk, are fair and command public confidence.
In accordance with this, we require Departments...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will publish the "2006 Autumn Performance Report", which highlights progress since the publication of the departmental report in May towards the Department...
I will be representing the United Kingdom at this month's Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels. The Scottish Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Ross Finnie, will also attend.
The presidency...
My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary (Mrs. Margaret Beckett), Sir John Grant (UK Permanent Representative to the EU) and I represented the UK at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC...
The Government have today laid before Parliament a Command Paper (Cm 6989) detailing proposals for revision of the law on assisted reproduction and embryo research. Copies have been placed in the Library.
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"The Good Practice Guidance on Managing the Introduction of New Healthcare Interventions and Links to NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance" has been placed in the Library.
This good practice guidance responds...
I am pleased to announce the publication of the independent Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) Complaints Audit Committee (CAC) annual report for the year 2005 to 2006. Copies are available in the ...
I am pleased to inform the House that I have today placed in the Library the annual report of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Inspectorate for the year 2005. This is the second annual report published by ...
Copies of the Salmon and Inland Fisheries Annual Report of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure for 2005 have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
The document provides details of the Department...
I have placed a copy of the current list of Cabinet Committees, their full membership and terms of reference in the Libraries of both Houses. I have also placed the membership of the Policy Review Working Groups...
The Government are today launching a 12 week consultation on their proposals for changes to the charging regime at the Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing (the Crossing). A draft charging order, consultation document...
In my statement of 24 July 2006, Official Report, columns 94-96WS, I promised that the Department would carry out a review of progress on implementing new measures in respect to the release of data from the UK...
I am today publishing a progress report on "The Future of Air Transport" White Paper, 2003. Copies are available in the Libraries of both Houses and Vote Office. This document fulfils a commitment to report on...
I am publishing today the "Autumn Performance Report" of the Department for Work and Pensions. The report is intended to supplement the Department's annual report published in May 2006 (Cm 6829).
The report...
On behalf of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate (BFI) has today announced its phase 18 programme of work.
The authorities that will be inspected...
I have today placed a copy of the pensions regulator's latest discussion document "Abandonment of Defined Benefit Pension Schemes" in the Library of the House. The pensions regulator's statutory objectives require...
On behalf of my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate (BFI) has today announced its phase 18 programme of work.
The authorities that will be...
My right honourable friend the Prime Minister has placed a copy of the current list of Cabinet committees, their full membership and their terms of reference in the Libraries of both Houses. My right honourable...
I am publishing today the autumn performance report of the Department for Work and Pensions. The report is intended to supplement the department's annual report published in May 2006 (Cm 6829). The report provides...
The Government are today publishing for consultation the draft Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2007, which give effect to the changes the Government announced...
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Maria Eagle) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
Copies of the salmon and inland fisheries annual report of the Department of Culture...
The right to vote in the UK is considered by many to be a privilege as well as an entitlement, and that persons who are convicted of an offence serious enough to warrant a term in prison have cast aside that ...
The Government are committed to ensuring that regulations are necessary, give effective protection, balance cost and risk, are fair and command public confidence. In accordance with this, we require departments...
My honourable friendthe Minister of State for Transport (Dr Stephen Ladyman) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
The Government are today launching a 12-week consultation on its proposals for ...
My honourable friendthe Minister of State for Transport (Dr Stephen Ladyman) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
In my Statement of 24 July 2006 (Official Report, cols. WS 161-64) I promised that...
The Department for Transport today announced it is inviting Expressions of Interest to operate services on the InterCity East Coast Mainline. It is expected that the operator for the new franchise will be in place...
The Government and the National Governing Body of motorcycle sport in the Country, the Auto-Cycle Union are calling on parents considering buying a mini motorbike for Christmas for their child to stop and think ...
Making it quicker and easier for staff to report incidents and ensuring local Trusts have a stronger focus on patient safety will help make healthcare services safer, according to a report published by the Chief...
In the early hours of the morning of 20 April 2003 the Claimant, who had had a considerable amount of alcohol and taken half an ecstasy tablet, was raped and indecently assaulted by Ian Tolmaer, a probationer police...
Elliott International L.P. & Ors v Law Debenture Trustees Ltd [2006] EWHC 3063 (Ch) (23 November 2006)
Income support and child support maintenance are administered by separate parts of the Department of Work and Pensions. There is heavy reliance on computers. In 2002 at least, child support maintenance was administered...
These appeals were listed as test cases, to clarify the law on the effect of delay by the Secretary of State on claims that rely on article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights to resist removal from this...
I set out no more than is necessary to understand the issues in the appeal. Much of what follows is taken largely verbatim from the judgment of Eady J, which was described by the constitution of this court that...
This appeal concerns the powers of a local authority under the Highways Act 1980 (the Act) to create, divert and extinguish footpaths. The appellant is the Hertfordshire County Council (the Council). With permission...
The issue raised on this appeal relates to the powers of administrators under the Insolvency Act 1986 prior to its amendment by the Enterprise Act 2002 ("the 2002 Act"). I shall refer to the Insolvency Act 1986, ...
Review Inspection of Scottish Criminal Record Office
Minutes of the NCSC meeting from Nov 06