The European Council has today agreed to follow the UK's lead and reduce red tape arising from EU law by 25%.
The National Probation Service will receive a boost of 560 new trainee probation officers as part of a national recruitment drive across England and Wales commencing on 12 March 2007.
Asked where the talks were on the various proposals, the PMOS said that even as he spoke the leaders and heads of government were discussing it round the table, so we were not yet there. He added that we believed...
The PMOS went on to say that the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach had done a short doorstep this morning on Northern Ireland and the summary was that both leaders had congratulated the parties who had been elected...
Asked about the comments made by the Lord Chief Justice that convicted killers be released from gaol because otherwise gaol would be full of geriatrics, the PMOS said it was a question for the Lord Chief Justice...
Asked if the comments made by Sir Alan Sugar that Lord Levy had been hung out to dry by No.10 and was being fixed up for a prosecution by the police, the PMOS said that anyone who had been at...
Put to him that yesterday, when the BBC in trying to lift the injunction terms on the cash for peerages case, Mrs Justice Swift had revealed that Jonathan Powell had been the intended addressee of Ruth Turner's ...
The PMOS started by telling reporters that the Summit needed to be set in context and seen as a stepping-stone. No one would have predicted a few years ago that climate change would have been such a key agenda item...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on: EU Summit, Police Inquiry, Sir Alan Sugar, Lord Chief Justice, Northern Ireland Elections and Environment
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell today took action to protect the remains of a cargo of 19th Century Cornish mining equipment discovered by local divers off Little Ganinick in the Isles of Scilly in 2005.
Defence Minister Lord Drayson visited Basra yesterday. He paid tribute to the work of UK Forces based there to help the Iraqis build their ability to protect their own society.
NEWS FROM THE ASSET RECOVERY AGENCY (ARA)
'...Immediately scrap bus lanes and prevent local authorities from implementing so-called "traffic improvement schemes",which restrict traffic flow and cause congestion and are then used as reasons to introduce ...
Unnecessary lighting cuases so much light pollution that most people are no...
There are six housing blocks on the crouch hall estate, north London, and as...
about a third of the population pay this tax out of income which has already...
Any twice-elected MP should be able to ascend to the Lords at a time of...
Why is is that once a tennant has been placed in a council house they can...
in France the motorways are unlit they do not have more accidents just less...
Currently, the school year operates upon random term lengths up to 11 weeks...
The only money available to teens at the moment is the EMA and this only...
Possibly 40% or more of goods carrying vehicles are travelling empty on our...
When a child hits the age of one, automatically a mothers right to free...
The goverment recently stopped the free m.o.t retest for motor vehicle,s,...
i think that if we are going to have to have id cards, this card should...
This allowance is supposed to help disabled people buy in extra care they...
Many people are moderate earners but are caught within the 40% tax band,...
The US Network of Spiritual Progressives are issuing newspaper...
pupil referal units are under paid for what they have to put up with. many...
It is proposed that council tax is frozen at current or reduced rates, and...
We petition the Prime Minister to stop the legislation currently being...
This would be a much fairer system than the current suggestion of road...
to bring the united kingdom into line with most of western europe
Ruth Kelley is proposing that council house tenants may have their right to...
As a partner in policy making i am aware that there are certain councils in...
I think the way we insure our cars in needs changing. I believe that having...
Why are are personel being sent home early because the base carnt afford the...
people that pay to a works pension have their state pension reduce because...
Low rate APR's, no annual fees, no monthly charges....we have heard it all...
92% of union reps feel that their careers have been sacrificed for helping...
Students should pay less on the daily fares using oyster cards on the tube...
Ban Jamie Olivers meals from school menu lists, as children do not like the...
This measure will also mean that increased use of these vehicles will reduce...
Our town centre needs to have car park spaces open to enable people to use...
A bait car is a car used by the police to capture car thieves. The vehicles...
To change Speed limits to the Road type. e.g near a school 20mph. Town...
Rubbish collection to be charged in line with amount of water used.
So far an incredible ammount of govermental time has been wasted on attempts...
The government should provide assistance, both financial and legislative, to...
this is a petition to try and get free WiFi for all the country and at least...
Due to the high expense and extortionate charges that schools expect parents...
Speculation in the housing market has made it impossible for many people to...
Too many accidents occur every year with electrical equipment that could be...
European leaders have agreed to binding targets on the use of renewable energy sources and pledged to cut carbon emissions.
The UK Government and Devolved Administrations announced today that four Commissioners - Rebecca Willis (Vice Chair Policy); Bernard Bulkin (Energy & Transport); Hugh Raven (Scotland); and Tim Jackson (Economics...
Environment Secretary David Miliband today called for a "radical rethink" about land use to take account of climate change impacts and to enhance the quality and beauty of our environment.
The amount of dental activity commissioned by the NHS is continuing to rise, according to new statistics released today.
The Army's Apache Attack Helicopter units will co-locate at Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk later this year, Defence Minister Adam Ingram announced in Parliament today.
The OFT has obtained assurances from a United States based company that it will no longer distribute certain mailings advertising its penis enhancement product in the UK.
The Whole School Approach (WSA) pilot programme was funded by the Hunter Foundation and the Scottish Executive’s Determined to Succeed strategy and directed at two learning partnerships. The key aim of the programme...
The Whole School Approach (WSA) pilot programme was funded by the Hunter Foundation and the Scottish Executive’s Determined to Succeed strategy and directed at two learning partnerships. The key aim of the programme...
We always seem to be taxed more as a way of stopping us doing anti social...
The solution to moving travellers from car to public transport is not rocket...
Drivers should not assume that they have an incontrovertible right to use...
Many telephone users have been tricked into calling premium rate numbers...
I work shifts as a nurse in Derriford Hospital. This means I leave work late...
It appears the "Child Trust Fund" was introduced in 2002 to encourage "Tax...
As a matter of common law the Government is obliged to pay reasonable...
The BBC is supposed under its charter to be independent of outside influence...
Working parents are increasingly under pressure to meet both work and school...
Iraq is in a terrible state. The UN, various NGOs, other governments and...
Private sector employees and businesses pay taxes that keep the rest of the...
Companies take a lot of time and trouble to protect their staff from work...
Public transport is a joke it stop running at night or is greatly reduced...
Road safety cameras can only tackle problems such as speeding and red light...
All those legally alowed to drink will have to apply for a personal license...
The Prime Minister shall make it his responsibility to: 1 Set up a national...
Completely remove all benefits allowance for people who are capable of working.
I work as an assistant caretaker in a large girls school in Kent.More and...
I want the PM to reduce tuition fees, i, along with thousands, am paying £...
It is vital that we do not put the pressure on the final consumer but much...
Do away with the house of Lords and replace it with an elected/appointed mix...
Old Billy lived a full horse-life of 30 years pulling canal barges along the...
One of the barriers to the Government's Identity Card system is the cost of...
Flower of Scotland is the anthem of choice for most Scots both at home and...
'...Create equal length school terms and reduce the length of the summer holiday from 6 weeks to 4 weeks.' -- John Leighton
You know it makes sense - motorways major and A roads should be for fast...
at 13/14 schools should know if a child is going to get a-c grades, if not...
The Wheal Maid area is an ex-industrial mining area near Redruth, Cornwall...
The middleclass in this country are getting a raw deal. Helping students...
Every one that is claiming unemploymnt benefit for longer than 8 months...
Our hospital is under threat of downgrading or closure under the 'Fit for...
Use the Condorcet voting system to determine the 2 favourite candidates in...
On GMTV news to-day they are saying that the Government will greatly...
'...make avaliable soical housing for those people who work and pay their taxes before those who don't work at all' -- james reynolds
Local Authorities should not offer a poorer service, for example fortnightly...
I believe that the government should make medical degrees more accessible to...
1. Could you be working from home? Are you forced by your employer to be...
The restaurant must provide a full list of any ingerdients in their food,...
I believe the above is a true British Icon and deserves to be hournered by...
A call on the PM to reverse with immediate effect the amalgamation of...
I am labelled a "non-resident father" of my wonderful 3 sons. I willingly...
The media has reported today that banks, not content with making billions of...
Tobacco companies used false advertising to promote cigarettes until the...
I am an avid reader of a free bi-monthly magazine which is published and...
Water and sewage companies should be renationalised. We have no choice about...
The Roads of England get more congested every year and will continue to...
'...stop the raising cost of learning to fly due to air fuel tax' -- edward cannon
In lieu of removing the Queen as unelected Head of State, taxpayers money...
Did you know, schools in England use approximately 5 million tonnes of...
Extended operating hours in any hospital ward are bound to increase overtime...
Divorced and separated parents who go to court to settle disputes risk making matters worse for their children.
Changes to Defra's disease control measures put in place to tackle the H5N1 outbreak in turkeys in Suffolk were announced today.
A debt collection agency has had its consumer credit licence revoked by the OFT for withholding money from its clients that it had collected on their behalf.
To feed into the Strategy for a Scotland with an Ageing Population, the Executive commissioned Ipsos MORI to undertake qualitative research among the general public between 9-17 May 2006. The research focused on...
A Petition That ,The Public Will Never Be Subjected To Any Kind Of Human,...
The forecourts of petrol stations could have the technology installed that...
The selective system in Buckinghamshire is undemocratic and discriminating....
Pensioners' who left the U.K. to live in the E.U. before claiming their...
The EC Directive, “extra measurement information” will become illegal within...
I would like to see the dual carrigeway extended from Lewes to the new Cople...
With the current housing market, military personnel are being left behind on...
The BBC is a valued institution, and contributes to programming. But, it is...
...and to change their very misleading insurance policy against such events...
We all know that folks from Africa are wonderful, lovely people who are...
A huge proportion of crime derives from the need for addicts to feed their...
Support the system of Lifetime tenancies for council and housing association...
We the undersigned, petition Her Majesty’s Government (Ministry of Defence)...
Returning the Olympics permanently to Athens would put an end to the corrupt...
Encourage a nation of self sufficient entrepreneurs, and not frighten people...
Call for Breath tests in supermarkets to ensure that people arent over the...
The government gets an immense amount of money from taxes from alcohol and...
The younger the child, the easier it is for the child to learn another...
The 30mph speed limit on wide open and well lit roads is ludicrouse. Many...
We specifically request that a tenants right to accomodation for life is...
As someone who has been limited from many jobs by not having a C1 licence, I...
The problem of congestion is often made worse by the number of lorries on...
Children from lesser financial backgrounds are less likely to attend private...
I suffer from Multiple Sclerosis and was in receipt of the higher rate...
Computer software prices are generally higher in the UK, than the same...
Climate change is not just the biggest single issue we face today, it is the...
Ken livingstone has too much power and regardless of what Londoners say in...
We argue that the existing community of Upminster, Cranham, Hornchurch and...
Staff working at Luton Airport are unable to take any liquids of more than...
Our government has funded part of the developement of aircraft in the past...
Lets put a stop to fuel companies charging 91.9p, 90.5p, for fuel by the...
Analysis of consultation responses.
Web publication of the email responses to the Age and Experience consultation
A 2 page guide to the Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006
This government keeps on telling us we are fast becoming a unhealthy, obese...
The laws of the United Kingdom have been set out through the ages to protect...
'...reinstate the married persons tax relief for the over 70s' -- Francis Aslin
In recent years there has been an increase in the number of car parks, often...
It is most dangerous for a fast moving lorry or car to pass a much slower...
'...Exempt every UK citizen from all Air Travel Tax for two trips per year for social purposes and impose a higher punitive tax for all trips in excess of the personal allowance and for all trips made on business...
Council tax, inheritance tax, income tax, and road tax will be axed and...
80% of cases are rejected - Joke! Poor case investigations / they fail to...
Council housing embodies socialist ideals. Before it the poor were forced to...
Treasury policy has created the forced relocation of specialist staff from...
We need to pay for our roads but there are never suggestions on how to do...
A politician or senior civil servant should not be entitled to a "private...
16-18yrs is the time to pickup academic/vocational skills, vital for one's...
War with Iran must not happen. It will lead to mass casualties and only make...
We the Undersigned call upon the Prime Minister to Abolish Parliament...
The fact that blasphemy is still a criminal offence in Britain shows the...
Five-time Oscar-winner John Barry is the UK's premier composer of film music...
If Tony Blair wants to do something immediate and effective towards reducing...
To promote the relative truth of both science and religion. To promote...
The Leader, asked to respond to an announcement that an Opposition frontbench spokesman Patrick Mercer had stepped down because of comments in the media, said that his resignation had been an appropriate step in...
The Leader produced a list of tables, analysing the breakdown by party, of the votes in the Commons last night. Drawing comparison with the votes on the issue in 2003, which are contained in the Government's recent...
The Leader read out the terms of the Government's motion, which had been tabled earlier and which would appear on the Order Paper on Friday, March 9: "That this House supports the Government's decisions, as ...
The Leader said that, on Monday, March 12, the debate would be: Estimates (2nd Allotted Day) - a debate on National Health Service Deficits (Andy Burnham for the Government), followed by a debate on Local Transport...
Tony Blair and his Cabinet held a special meeting to look at the conclusions so far of the policy review.
Get your questions on the UK economy in now for the Trade and Industry Secretary.
Press briefing from the Leader of the House of Commons: Forthcoming Business, Trident Debate/Vote, House of Lords Reform Debate/Vote and MP/Racism Comments
There is no good reason not to restore devolution to Northern Ireland, Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern have said.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission and the University of Birmingham are to host a major conference in May to mark the 10th anniversary of the Commission's inception.
Statistical Press Notice: Dental Contracts
Performance Inspection for Orkney Islands
Performance Inspection Report for Orkney Islands
Evaluation of the C1400 Young Careleaver Programme that was set up as a pilot in 2004 and run for two years, with 1.2 million funding from the Scottish Executive.
Research Findings of the evaluation carried out on the pilot of C1400 Young Careleaver Programme.
All Our Futures: Planning for a Scotland with an Ageing Population: Volume 2
Following the announcement that the Budget will take place on 21 March 2007, HM Treasury plans to publish "Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2007" on April 2007.
I am today publishing a White Paper on the future of the Heritage Protection System entitled "Heritage Protection for the 21st Century".
The paper sets out a vision of a unified and simpler heritage protection...
On 18 January this year, Official Report, column 933, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport announced that, from 1 April 2007, the fee for a colour television licence would ...
I am pleased to be able to announce to the House today the outcome of a wide-ranging review of Gurkha Terms and Conditions of Service, which was announced by the then Secretary of State for Defence in January...
On 22 November 2005,1 announced in the House of Commons that a review of the arrangements currently in place for the seasonal influenza programme in England would be carried out. This review has now been completed...
The statistics for 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006 show that the number of police operations in which firearms were authorised was 18,891.
The police discharged a conventional firearm in nine incidents. In...
For many years the drafting of primary legislation has relied on section 6 of the Interpretation Act 1978, under which words referring to the masculine gender include the feminine. In practice this means that...
I shall be representing the UK at the EU Development Ministers' informal meeting in Bonn on 12-13 March 2007.
The agenda items are as follows:
Monday 12 March
Over dinner Development Ministers...
My Department has today initiated the procurement of a new fleet of trains for the Intercity Express Programme (IEP) by issuing a notice to the market through the Official Journal of the European Union.
I am today announcing that we have issued bidders for the InterCity East Coast Mainline franchise with an Invitation to Tender (ITT). The shortlist of the four organisations who will receive an ITT was announced...
Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Department for Education and Skills Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL), (including the Office for Her Majesty's Chief Inspector...
My right honourable friend the Prime Minister has made the following Statement.
[This Statement should have been printed yesterday.]
Following a machinery of government review of the Privy Council...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for International Development has made the following Statement.
I shall be representing the UK at the EU Development Ministers' Informal Meeting in Bonn...
Well as we all know Welsh is a growing language in a country right next door...
the amount banks charge us nowadays i feel is scandalous. most of us have...
Gun Crime is becoming the new trend in our towns and cities, yet the...
We would ask the Prime Minister to examine the state of Military Bands in...