The chef Antonio Carluccio was today presented with an honorary Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, for his services to the British hospitality industry.
Asked if the White paper on the House of Lords reform would be put before Cabinet tomorrow, the PMOS replied that it was. Asked if the subject of a Home Office split would be put to Cabinet tomorrow, the PMOS...
Asked if the Prime Minister had any more thoughts on the developments in the Midlands on today's terror raids, the PMOS said that the police had warned people that this was a live investigation, and therefore, everyone...
Asked for further clarification about Lord Levy's travel arrangements, and the FCO's role with regards to Lord Levy, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that Lord Levy travelled at his own expense...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Police Inquiry, Terror Raid and Cabinet
A Government campaign to help people living on low incomes find out about how they can get bank accounts and low cost loans, and advice on how to manage their money better, is launched today.
The Foreign Office today removed the advice against all travel within the area 2km south of Israel's border with Lebanon. However we continue to advise against all travel to the Sheba'a Farms and Ghajar because ...
our soldiers wounded while on duty - or discharged from the miltary because...
How can a SIPP be classed as tax avoidance when 40% inh. tax is charged on...
To prevent unsocial behaviour I would like to see a curfew of 7.30 for under...
As more groups are freed from restriction there arises the possibility of...
The Government has decided to introduce a sport wide "United Kingdom...
The government should not be allowed whether girls can do abortion or not....
College and University students have free transport passes to allow them...
I do feel that whilst the BBC does put on some good programmes it does not...
'...Omit road fuel taxes in favour of road charges without the effect of overall government increase in tax.' -- Eric Adkins
'...publicly answer why home owners are loosing out on thier endowment policy's' -- stephen
The proposal by Lord Layard to increase by 10,000 the number of cbt...
The Analogue Television system should not be turned off as digital...
Crossrail has been in planning for decades now, leaving west-east routes in...
Without VAT costs in the calculation, it can cost less to repair an historic...
Today there are hundreds and even thousands of young people whom have a...
Dudley council West midlands is considering spending twenty million building...
I read in my paper that Gordon Brown is to lobby for the U.K. to hold the...
Every time you read the papers or watch the news a major British company has...
i feel 12 is an age where children have a sense of right and wrong and are...
CaSC–Campaign for the Sustainability of Canterbury Communities advocates a...
We are campaigning to ensure the members of the British forces are given the...
Trolleybuses are directly powered electric road vehicles on rubber tyres,...
Many foreign imports are wiping out Britain's manufacturing industry,...
Why should an innocent insurance paying motorist have to suffer financially...
Legistlation is difficult enough for any student to understand, but even...
These cameras use a similar technology to X-rays & are already used at...
The proposed motorcycle test due to come into force in 2008 is both unsafe...
Darwinian Theory, as has been taught in schools for decades, is generally...
I am sick of cyclists always being looked down upon by motorists and...
Limit the definition of homophobia/anti-gay speech to the act of saying hate...
'...prevent the selling of any land currently used for sports. We believe that sports fields should be classified in the same way as national parks.' -- Matthew Phelan
We believe train companies are inflicting unreasonable suffering on London's...
Chris Kamara (born 25 December 1957 in Middlesbrough) is a former...
'...Create a system akin to the Amber Alert system in the USA to alert the public to instances of missing or abducted children' -- Sarah S
Borough market is over 250 years old and is a part of life for Londoners....
Asked whether the Prime Minister had received assurances from Sinn Fein that they would demonstrate on the street that they were signed up to supporting the police, the PMOS set out what had happened so far. Firstly...
Asked to clarify Lord Levy's role and title, the PMOS replied that Lord Levy remained the Prime Minister's Middle East envoy. The journalist was pointed to the Prime Minister's remarks in Ramallah in December, which...
Asked for the Prime Minister's reaction to this morning's terror raids in Birmingham, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) replied that a major counter-terrorism operation had taken place earlier today...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Terror Raids, Police Inquiry and Northern Ireland
Scottish Executive Planning News 2006
Nuclear power, GP's salaries and the Home Office were on the agenda at this week's PMQs. Tony Blair was also asked about Northern Ireland and Prison places. Watch the broadcast again here.
British GP's are the best in Europe and should be paid as such, the Prime Minister has told MPs.
The Lord Chancellor has today laid before Parliament guidance to help registering authorities in England carry out their duty to specify and publish fees payable for local land charge services from 1 April 2007.
An initiative to enlist more countries around the world to the anti-whaling cause has been launched by the government.
Work-shadowing exercise prompts new plans to engage with staff and help them to lead reform
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has presented a petition in the High Court to wind up P.P.A. (UK) Limited in the public interest.
The first homes in a scheme that enables first time buyers to get a foot onto the property ladder by paying 50 per cent of the price of a new home, were unveiled today by Housing Minister Yvette Cooper.
in an effort to tackle youth crime, and to tackle the "yob" culture of binge...
Back in 1997, before devolution, the UK was a harmonious unitary state with...
This petition is to allow Properly registered veterinary ambulances with...
'...guarantee that the British people will be permitted a binding referendum on any and all attempts to resurrect the EU "constitution" (and any or all of its content) regardless of nomenclature' -- rj mansfield...
The incinerator proposed by East Sussex County Council will dominate the...
People with disabilities and pensioners are often amongst the poorest in...
Burundi is facing a catastrophic situation. Floods have left at least 23,...
At a time when we need to reduce fossil CO2 emissions it is irresponsible...
Clearly if gay people should be allowed equal access to the services of...
Universally, the brightest women are given the longest education due to...
A number of biotechnology companies (which cannot be named here) are trying...
i am not alone in saying that the government has gone money mad! what...
Ballistic Opposition (operational) Boards (as) Standard Apparently they DON...
Alcohol leads to violence. This is a FACT that is impossible to deny and the...
'...Legislate to make every 29th of February that falls as a weekday, a Public Holiday.' -- Alan Broadhurst
ALL the government's initiatives to curb public drunken disorder have failed...
Neckties are a major source of infection in our hospitals. Whilst examining...
Doctors wear their street clothes into hospitals and examine and treat...
Every member of society has seen nurses and other NHS clinical staff wearing...
Tobacco kills! If it were a new invention it would never get a licence for...
We in Britain should be as proud of our flag as the Americans are & it...
Scrap plans to build new speed cameras. Remove all existing speed cameras.
Each year billions of pounds are raised through stamp duty (£3.4 billion in...
'...Stop toll charges on Severn bridges for historic vehicles' -- Mr M E Peart
I have long suffered, along with many people who have conditions such as...
Animal research has enabled scientists to find treatments for cancer,...
As we are all aware, the provision of the Bible in the vernacular, spread...
'...ban homework for all British school children.' -- rj mansfield
Organisations are using 0870 and 0845 numbers more and more frequently....
In the last few months the amount of advertising brochures in every paper...
Current legislation only provides leaseholders with remedy after the fact....
The Fifteenth of August should ring aloud in the collective memories of...
MP's have had a 26% increase in their funds whilst FAS Has not even...
Climate change, Iraq and prison places were on the agenda at this week's PMQs. Watch the broadcast again here.
Wildwood in Poole and 38 Millfield Lane in Camden Town, have been listed at Grade II, Culture Minister David Lammy has announced.
The Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, and the Scottish Ministers have extended Lord Newton of Braintree's term of appointment as Chairman to the Council on Tribunals until March 2009. They have also re-appointed ...
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SEA Consultation of A Forward Strategy for SCottish Agriculture: Next Steps. Consultation date from 31 Jan to 28 March 2007
Report provides information on local authority income and expenditure from the Housing Revenue Account.
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has presented petitions in the High Court to wind up Hamilton Forbes Limited and Price Chamberlain Limited in the public interest.
A guide offering practical advice to local authorities on how to work most effectively with strategic partners in the shaping of sustainable, mixed communities was launched today by Angela Smith, Minister at Communities...
The UK remains on a course to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to almost double its Kyoto target, figures published by Defra today show.
A director of a television and satellite installations and repairs business has been banned for seven years by the High Court from acting as a director following an investigation by the Companies Investigation Branch...
This Statistical Release presents statistics on designated Green Belt land in individual local authorities in England. It relates to the extent of Green Belt in 2006 and is based on a methodology in which the extent...
The first homes in a scheme that enables first time buyers to get a foot onto the property ladder by paying 50 per cent of the price of a new home, were unveiled today by Housing Minister Yvette Cooper.
Asked what was discussed at the Sarkozy lunch, the PMOS said that it was a wide-ranging discussion, as you might imagine, which went over Europe, the Middle East, and other relevant issues climate change included...
Asked why Manchester had been chosen as the site for the new super casino, the PMOS said that it was that is what the Casino Advisory Panel announcement said. What is important is that we take their independent ...
Asked what No.10 made of HM Inspector of Prisons comment that the Government had, 'created an ark after the flood' in response to calls to reform prisons, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that...
Downing Street's e-petition service has received its one millionth online signature. The PM and the French Interior Minister have seen a demo of the system.
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Prison Service, Super Casino and Monsieur Sarkozy
Tony Blair is answering questions from MPs in his weekly question time session. You can watch the broadcast live NOW on our website, or return later this afternoon to watch it again or read the transcript. We'll...
Lowest rate of 8.4% in South Northants
Lowest rate of 1.8% in Eden, Cumbria
Highest rate of 91.1% in South Northants
Culture Minister David Lammy today announced that he was seeking the public's views on listing Garden Ground in Durrington, built by - and for - the architect Robert Townsend, at Grade II.
Publication of the 2006 Annual Vacant and Derelict Land Survey Bulletin
I have today laid before Parliament an updated National Asset Register. A decade on from its first publication, this revised and updated edition highlights the Government's commitment to transparency, accountability...
Our local Government White Paper, "Strong and Prosperous Communities", made clear that the status quo in two-tier areas is not an option. Accordingly, in parallel with the White Paper's publication in October...
I am announcing today my intention to strengthen the public protection role of coroners in England and Wales. In the draft Coroners Bill, published last June, there was provision for coroners to make reports ...
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will be representing the UK at this month's Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels.
This being the first Council...
The informal Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held in Dresden on the 15-16 January 2007. Baroness Ashton and I attended on behalf of the United Kingdom. I thought it would be useful if I were to outline...
Guidance has today been issued to civil servants in UK Departments on the principles which they should observe in relation to the conduct of Government business before the forthcoming elections to the Northern...
I have received the 13th Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). This report has been made under articles 4 and 1 of the international agreement that established the Commission and it reports on...
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Cabinet Office is today issuing guidance to civil servants in UK departments on the principles which they should observe in relation ...
The Informal Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held in Dresden on 15 and 16 January 2007. Joan Ryan and I attended on behalf of the UK. I thought it would be useful if I were to outline the main issues...
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Peter Hain) has made the following Ministerial Statement.
I have received the thirteenth report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). This report has...
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has today alerted fishermen to the dangers of tiredness while working. In a move aimed at improving safety at sea the MAIB has issued a flyer urging fishermen to take...
Hudson Contract Services Limited ("Hudson") appeals from the decision of the Special Commissioner dated 23rd August 2005 whereby he determined that Hudson was not entitled to a Construction Industry Scheme Certificate...
This is an appeal and cross appeal from a decision of the London VAT and Duties Tribunal delivered on 7th April 2006. It concerns the classification in terms of supply for VAT purposes of the consideration provided...
This is a Reference under s 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 by HM Attorney General of a profoundly disturbing and anxious case.
This appeal concerns the law and policy relating to unaccompanied minors who arrive in the United Kingdom and seek asylum, but whose claim under both the Refugee Convention and the European Convention on...
The court is concerned with two appeals. In C1/2006/1693 (Johnson) Mrs Johnson and others, all of whom are resident in a care home maintained by the London Borough of Havering [Havering] under the provisions of...
The court is concerned with two appeals. In C1/2006/1693 (Johnson) Mrs Johnson and others, all of whom are resident in a care home maintained by the London Borough of Havering [Havering] under the provisions of...
remove all HGV's from Britain's roads. In doing so making climate change...
Vast numbers of puppies are produced in conditions akin to battery farming....
A majority of the country opposes complete metrification. I do not want to...
Patient power will help to tackle infection
Northern Ireland has "moved on" and can look forward to a peaceful future, Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern have said. Read their joint statement.
The petition is for a nation wide release for the right to hold free parties...
Currently the entertainer is responsible, and playing of illegal counterfeit...
As a matter of stated confidence in the National Health Service, it should...
To often our press is plagued with stories of street gangs running riot...
I am fed up, like most tax payers, of the pot holes and general state of...
If a child or young person commits an offence and is under the age of...
I, like thousands of other motorists, get fed up with drivers going...
Inheritance tax is an immoral form of taxation that penalises hard work and...
The current system of evaluating existing Incapacity Benefit cases is...
Criminals who pose a danger to society should be jailed rather than let free...
'...strip the England cricket team of the honours that were prematurely awarded to them' -- Andrew Cowell
I am sick of hearing people moaning about how 'easy' we young people have...
As history has shown, any religion that is founded on the principle of its...
Why should people on average earnings pay the same for a speeding ticket as...
Put pressure on vehicle manufacturers to make cars that are friendlier on...
Traffic policies are outdated, environmentally unfriendly and poorly...
Members of the government would take the problems facing the NHS and...
Income tax slashed to 15% if you have never been on the dole claiming...
If this basic principle which has been respected for thousands of years was...
CONVENTION ON ACTION AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS We call upon the...
Allow Divorcing couples in Scotland, the same rights as their English/Welsh/...
In the December 2006 First Great Western rail timetable this early morning...
Free prescriptions should be available for everyone in the u.k. they are...
'...Proclaim St Andrews Day a National Bank Holiday in Scotland' -- AJD
We believe that Cornwall should have its own public holiday on the 5th March...
At the moment there is barely any tax on short haul flights in the UK so...
Motor home users pay their Road Tax, pay their insurance, MOT their vehicles...
Public holidays are an important part of national life, many organisations...
James Whale should be knighted for his work as a broadcaster and his charity...
'...not go ahead with giving drug addicts money incentives to stay off drugs' -- amy barnbrook
Fact:Prisons are overcrowded. Maybe if they are not so comfortable offenders...
America is currently acting as a global policeman, governing by force rather...
We would like to see every single penny that each indevidual speed camera in...
Children in need of care require a normal homely environment, i.e a mother...
Retailers require a licence to sell alcohol, but not tobacco. This petition...
We,the undersigned,ask the government to seriously consider the re-...
Make it law that all public buildings display the union flag at all times,...
We would like to see criminals punished properly and kept off the streets to...
Kingston pays a lot more of its council tax back to the Government than its...
At present many Employment Agencies roll up holidays into hourly or daily...
A number of companies selling by mail order currently rely on e-mail as a...
Current cycle way schemes involve mixing cyclists with traffic in a...
It has been stated that the tax payers should not be expected to bail out...
The environmental damage being caused by industrialised nations is...
There must be two separate interest rates set for the country of GB, one for...
Currently whenever an animal is in need of care because of ill-health or...
The British Government requires me and all others like me to go to the...
One of the biggest congestion causes on the A12. A lot of traffic comes out...
It has come out from the Home Office that Police Clearance Checks have been...
Reduce the amount dentists charge, its way too much for what they do and the...
Downing Street's e-petition service has received its one millionth online signature. The PM watched a demo today with the French Interior Minister.
Next week you'll have the chance to quiz the Health Secretary about the future of the UK's public services.
The Iraqi Government is making encouraging strides in its efforts to curb violence in the country, the Defence Secretary Des Browne said on a visit to Basra today.
Following the completion of his review of the Office of Government Commerce and the publication of "Transforming Government Procurement" on 23 January, John Oughton has today announced that he will stand down as...
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The PMOS told journalists that today, the millionth person had signed an e-petition in a process that had only begun in November, which showed that it was very popular with the public. Petitions had always played...
Asked if it was usual for the Prime Minister to meet with visiting politicians who were on a campaign tour, the PMOS replied that we had met many politicians who were in the process of elections, and Monsieur Sarkozy...
Asked for further information on the Prime Minister's talks with Bertie Ahern this evening, the PMOS said that where we were today was different from where we were yesterday. What had changed was that Gerry Adams...
Put by ITN's Political Editor that last week they had reported that the police investigation for the honours inquiry had discovered in their investigation that there was a second computer system used by senior Downing...
Put that now there had been a decision on the super casino, would we be minded to accept the recommendation on casinos, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) replied that the next step was Tessa Jowell'...
Tottenham and England stars Paul Robinson and Ledley King headed to Number 10 to help launch a community football project. Watch our film of the event.
Downing Street's e-petition service has passed a landmark by receiving its one millionth online signature.
Tony Blair met with the French Interior Minister in Number 10 today - the PM offered a demonstration of the e-petitions system.
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: Super Casinos, Police Inquiry, Northern Ireland, Prime Minister's meeting with Monsieur Sarkozy and E-Petitions
The advisory board members to support the development of the end of life care strategy for adults were announced today. The board, appointed by the Health Minister Rosie Winterton, will provide advice on the ...
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The Department of Health Chief Nursing Officer and departmental sponsor for the NHS Litigation Authority, Professor Christine Beasley, CBE, applauds the appointment of Professor Dame Joan Higgins as Chair of the...
The search is on to find the UK's enterprise champions, with the launch of the DTI's Enterprising Britain 2007 competition. This year's competition was launched by Industry and Regions Minister Margaret Hodge from...