The OFT has obtained assurances from a Hong Kong based company that it will no longer market their slimming chocolate in the UK.
Following the PM's latest Our Nation's Future lecture, you now have the chance to take part in a webchat with Defence Secretary Des Browne.
Britain should continue to engage in "hard" and "soft" power on the world stage, Tony Blair has argued in his latest Our Nation's Future lecture.
Work to tackle fraud in the NHS has saved enough money since 1998 to pay for 53,000 kidney transplants or 35,000 nurses for a year.
The Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, formally opened the Defence Academy's new Leadership and Management Training Centre at Beckett House in Shrivenham today.
Summary of Consultation Responses
Police authorities and police forces from across the country are meeting next week to discuss how they can work together to recover more fully the costs of policing the UK's nine major airports.
Home Secretary John Reid today announced that all communities in England and Wales will have the opportunity to get something back from offenders who have committed crimes in their area.
Asked if an announcement would be made next week, the Leader responded by saying that it was imminent....
The Leader, asked if there was any sign of a White Paper, said there was. He would be studying a further chapter to the proposed document later today. While he did not wish to quote a precise time, the aim...
Asked about plans to wind it up, the Leader said that when it had been established the Government initially did not have clear plans to merge the National Criminal Intelligence Service, the National Crime Squad ...
Ian Russell CBE has been appointed as the Non-Executive Chair of Remploy, the UK's leading provider of employment opportunities for disabled people. Mr Russell will take up his post immediately.
Asked if, given his previous experience as Home Secretary, he was surprised that two Ministers appeared to have seen a letter which had raised a potential problem involving convicts from abroad, the Leader said ...
The Leader added that, as he had indicated during Business Questions earlier, it was likely that the House would debate defence issues in the week beginning January 29 or the following week. Asked if it was too ...
The Leader said that, on Monday, January 15, the House would debate the second reading of the Planning Gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill (John Healey for the Government). On Tuesday, January 16, MPs would discuss...
Asked if the Prime Minister would attend the Iraq debate in 10 days, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister did not normally attend such debates. He said that the Prime Minister had indicated yesterday that once ...
Asked to clarify who the Prime Minister would meet in the South West today, the PMOS replied that he would meet members of the armed forces. He would visit Westland Helicopters, the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman and Leader of the House Jack Straw on: PM's Regional Viist, Iraq Debate, Forthcoming Business, Defence debate, Home Office, Assets Recovery Agency, Lords...
Report on an evaluation of two pilot schemes to visually record joint police/social work investigative interviews (JIIs) with children.
Report on an evaluation of two pilot schemes to visually record joint police/social work investigative interviews (JIIs) with children.
Following an open competition, I am pleased to advise the House of the reappointment of two members to the National Employer Advisory Board (NEAB).
They are:
Viscount Brookeborough
Mr. Gordon...
On 23 December 2006, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1737, on Iran's nuclear programme. The Resolution was adopted by consensus, once again underlining that the international community ...
In July 2003, the Government responded to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) report "The Control of Entry Regulations and Retail Pharmacy Services in the UK" which had recommended total deregulation, by setting...
The Government will be bringing forward proposals to merge the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) with the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), and to extend to prosecutors the power to launch civil recovery action...
I am pleased to announce that Richard Mackenzie CB will be appointed as the next District Electoral Areas Commissioner for Northern Ireland. His appointment will have effect from 1 June 2007, following the completion...
On 13 June 2006, 1 announced the launch of a consultation on proposals to increase the holiday entitlement from four weeksto 5.6 weeks, subject to a maximum entitlement of28 days, implementing the Government'...
The Department for Transport has today published the "South Eastern and Southern Regional Planning Assessments" for the railway (RPAs), the latest in the series of eleven RPAs covering England and Wales.
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Tomorrow (13.01.07) is St Hilary's day, the coldest day of the year, according to folklore. This dates back to 1086 when a great frost held the country in its grip until late March. It remains true to the present...
By a voyage charterparty the defendants ("the owners") chartered the motor tanker Count to the claimants ("the charterers") for the carriage of a cargo of petroleum products from Sitra to "1, 2 or 3 safe ports East...