TGS


29 December 2006

Smokers hooked on 5000 cigarettes a year
seen at 15:33, 29 December in NHS News Feed (Our copy).
The average British smoker is 'hooked' on 14 cigarettes a day, or 5,110 a year, with 70 per cent of them feeling dependent on cigarettes.
Mccartney announces crackdown on cross-border scams
seen at 15:30, 29 December in Department of Trade and Industry News - national (Our copy).
UK consumers will gain better protection from big cross-border scams and fraud under new measures announced today by Consumer Minister Ian McCartney.
'...emit debt-free UK notes, repeal the Bank Charters and Acts, call for a participatory and democratic constituent assembly, transfer useful BofE services to public and democratic institutions, withdraw from %
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
1. Pay off the debt with debt-free UK Notes. As Thomas Jefferson said: "If...
'...Cease all child benefit payments to the families of non UK nationals not residing in the UK.' -- Philip Nourse
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
'...Cease all child benefit payments to the families of non UK nationals not residing in the UK.' -- Philip Nourse
'...ensure that the new regional casino goes where local people have been fully consulted and both want and need a regional casino. Greenwich and south-east London does not want one.' -- Rachel Mawhood
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The people of Greenwich and south-east London have not been asked whether or...
'...Address the problem of water shortages by stopping immigration and new house building,' -- Robert Pape
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
untill adequate water supplies are provided, not much point in persuing the...
'...allow that there to be a one Local Involvement Network (LINks) assign to every Hospital and Specalist Trusts' -- Emmerson Walgrove
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The Government has published the Local Government and Patient Involvement in...
'...move traverling people from illigal living on green belt sites' -- William Taylor
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The people of Wickford Essex are sick to the teeth with traverling people...
'...Call for British intervention to bring lasting solution to the Tibetan issue' -- Mashfiqul Alam
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
We remain committed to finding a lasting solution that will mutually benefit...
'...afforest areas of the UK to restore the isles to their original natural state' -- Jamie Males
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
To give native wildlife a chance in the 21st century and far beyond, we must...
'...Put in place guidelines to stop Homophobic bullying' -- Mashfiqul Alam
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Homophobic bullying affects not only pupils who grow up to be gay, but those...
'...ban new drivers from driving cars above 1.2 litres' -- Andrew Lewis
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Every year 17 year olds pass their test and immediatley jump into very...
'...put a £50 a year tax on all caravans on British roads' -- Andrew Lewis
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Every summer caravans clog up the motorways and A-roads and cause alot of...
'...STOP ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE UK' -- Mashfiqul Alam
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
In recent years and months, we have viewed violence and verbal abuse at...
'...STOP ISLAMOPHOBIA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM' -- Mashfiqul Alam
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Stop Islamophobia within the United Kingdom In recent months, we have...
'...grant more power to the House of Lords' -- Lord Radnor
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The House of Lords has been losing power throughout the years. This once...
'...Plant fruit trees and other edible plants in public spaces' -- Hugh Barnard
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
It costs the same to manage fruit trees, nut trees and blackberries as it...
'...Instruct the Home Office to stop changing the rules of engagement for HSMP already running cases.' -- Ifalowo Obomwen
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
To apply new HSMP policies to running cases is unfair to the participants...
'...Scrap the New Deal for the unemployed' -- Matthew Aldred
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
New Deal is an insult to tax-payers. To ask us to pay for these pointless...
'...make car insurance swipe cards' -- wesley metcalfe
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
We need to stop the people who are driving with no insurance or license, the...
'...restrict speed-limited HGVs from overtaking on motorways and dual carriageways' -- Dan Halford
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Under European law, all HGVs are speed-limited to 90kph (56mph). However,...
'...introduce a higher speed limit for motorcycles.' -- Dan Halford
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Motorcycles have the sort of acceleration that makes overtaking slower-...
'...Make the teaching of Anglo Saxon (Old English) compulsory in all schools in England from the age of 7.' -- Ian K Irons
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
To make the teaching of Anglo Saxon (Old English) compulsory in all schools...
'...Established a Special Ministerial/Airlift Division and Create a Downing Street Military Office' -- Ash Thankey
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Our leaders travel all over the world and as a permanent member of the...
'...repeal the recent laws regarding the compulsory usage of booster seats for children under 12 years old and under 135cm tall' -- Christo Archer
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
This law is crazy. People are not killed by sitting in badly-suited seats,...
'...repeal the current law concerning the usage of bicycle bells' -- Christo Archer
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
This is another foolish stealth tax that the government has dared to force...
'...Legislate to oblige MOT testing stations and insurance companies to issue expiry dated windscreen discs' -- Paul Woolley
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
These would be mandatory display by law on all road vehicles in addition to...
'...Create a national/regional network of job exchange internet sites where users can register their details' -- Paul Woolley
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The purpose is to encourage employers and employees to seek out possible job...
'...order the closure of Heathrow airport for civil aviation purposes for both environmental and homeland security reasons.' -- Andrew Constantine
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The closure of the world's busiest airport would be a very strong signal to...
'...Introduce the Highway Code as enforcable law' -- Paul Woolley
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Speed is not the killer on our roads - stupidity, carelessness, recklessness...
'...Lower Council Tax' -- Carla Scott
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Due to the level of council tax the majority of the residents in this block...
'...Add extra Council Tax on Holiday Homes/Second Homes' -- Stephen Andrews
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Add an additional higher Council Tax to Holiday/Second Homes,whether...
'...create fulltime on-the-job apprenticeships.' -- keith brock
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
As we all know many youths in our society today are asked to achieve useless...
'...Give Government Funding to the North West Air Ambulance' -- Christian Cox
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The North West Air Ambulance does a fantastic job saving lives. Yet despite...
'...form alternative dispute resolution framework' -- David Ritchie
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Dear sir, i would like to suggest that alternative dispute resolution is a...
'...prevent shops over 3000 sq ft from opening on the Boxing Day Bank Holiday' -- Glyn Berrington
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
It is utterly ridiculous that shops are open on Boxing Day. Who really needs...
'...abolish parking charges in all uk hospitals' -- tim clark
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
i believe that it is moraly wrong to charge visitors,patients and hospital...
'...Make it impossible to access child pornograpghy!!' -- Lee Haverson
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
I would like the PM to do more to stop the accessibilty of child...
'...Help Stop Bullying. Put a full stop to bullying.' -- Mashfiqul Alam
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
In the United Kingdom, every year- It has been estimated by various children...
'...commit £ 7.5 millions to Motor Neurone Research' -- David McNaughton
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
I have personal direct experience of the condition as my wife died of it 13...
'...Prevent arms companies operating within the UK if they sell arms to dictators' -- John Driscoll
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
We must create humanitarian legislation to ban international and national...
'...Freeze the cost of TV Licences' -- Gary Angel
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
It goes up every year between 2% and 5%, and we still get the same rubbish...
'...Create Motorway driving license/minimum experience period required to drive on motorway' -- Teg Badhan
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
There should be either a minimum period required of driving experience...
'...Create a driving re-test every 10 years' -- Teg Badhan
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Make everyone who has a driving licence take a retest or refresher test...
'...REPLACE TRIDENT with more CONVENTIONAL weapons to support our troops.' -- Jack
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Reduce the nuclear missile (built and designed in Britain) fleet to 2...
'...Never switch to a differint currency and KEEP the pound' -- Jack Young
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The pound has always been stronger then the dollar and the Euro, I therefore...
'...Align our clocks with Central European Time' -- Graham Faul
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
This will give an extra hour of daylight every evening with consequent...
'...Remove Christianity or any other organised religion from the legal process and start the process of consigning them to the history books.' -- Martin-Bacon
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Religion, or the organised worship of a mythical deity, is not only divisive...
'...Compulsory purchase the Coventry Peugeot site for £1 and create a world beating UK vehicle manufacturing base' -- Paul Woolley
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Don't let this manufacturing asset become a redundant brownfield site...
'...Grant full tax relief on all ISA contributions as a viable alternative to Private Pensiion funds' -- Paul Woolley
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Encourage people to invest for retirement whilst retaining their invested...
'...Withdraw From Iraq, And Concentrate On Home Affairs' -- Andy Gaffney
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
This Is To Get The PM To Withdraw From Iraq And Concentrate More On Current...
'...Replenish affordable home's In Lyme Regis and across UK.' -- Matthew Puddy
seen at 14:57, 29 December in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Fed up with the "Not In my back yard" mentality? People are wasting away on...
Defra opens up bio-energy capital grants scheme third round - support for biomass heat
seen at 12:38, 29 December in Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national (Our copy).
Defra today opened a ten week application window for the third round of the Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme. The £10-15m scheme was announced this Spring in the new Climate Change Programme and the Government...
Local communities to help courts with sentencing
seen at 11:59, 29 December in News from Department of Constitutional Affairs - national (Our copy).
Two new initiatives will see local communities help magistrates' courts with sentencing.
A Partnership for a Better Scotland - Delivering our Commitments
seen at 10:46, 29 December in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
A Partnership for a Better Scotland - Delivering Our Commitments
Smokers hooked on 5000 cigarettes a year
seen at 03:29, 29 December in Department of Health News - national (Our copy).
The average British smoker is 'hooked' on more than 5000 cigarettes a year*, says a hard-hitting government campaign due to air in the New Year.
Guidance to tackle homophobic hate crime
seen at 03:27, 29 December in Home Office News - national (Our copy).
New ways to tackle homophobic hate crime and help make gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual people (LGBT) feel safer has been published by the Home Office today.
Child sex offender details posted on most wanted
seen at 03:17, 29 December in Child Exploitation And Online Protection Centre (CEOP) News - national (Our copy).
Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre posts its sixth most wanted convicted offender after 4 of first 5 offenders are located