Scotland Rural development Programme 2007-2013: Impact Assessment on Voluntary Modulation
The Foreign Secretary David Miliband has arrived in Islamabad on his first official visit to Pakistan. He has commented:
Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Lord Drayson, welcomed the announcement of the decision to build the two 65,000 tonne aircraft carriers, to be named HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, and BAE...
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a request by Kent County Council to vary the admission arrangements of Dover Grammar School for Girls for September 2008. The request was made as...
(Issued jointly by the Met Office, University of Exeter, and Centre for Ecology & Hydrology)
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, today announced that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will introduce a series of measures for individuals and businesses affected by the recent severe flooding.
Whilst additional public holidays is a good idea. A public holiday in...
We. local residents and park users object to the Goals plc five-a-side...
We Call to Promote the Good Name of the Native British Red Squirrel the most...
Rather than simply paying someone to plant trees everytime you fly, a...
As you may know across parks across the country children use swings and...
The ONS has just announced that the public search room at Myddleton Street...
The British Government during the troubles under invested in Northern...
This document is available as a download only The current work of the CRC is guided by our Corporate Plan which has been agreed with our sponsoring department, Defra.
Put that there were 39 Written Statements on the Order paper today, and could people assume that that was the bulk of them, or would there be more tomorrow, the PMS replied that he did not know how many Written...
Put that when David Davis had said that Lord West was wrong about the 28 day review, who was correct, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that the Home Office had checked with the police this morning, and ...
The PM has travelled to Gloucestershire to thank the emergency and rescue services for working so hard to prevent flood waters shutting down a substation.
The Government today signalled its intention to purchase two new aircraft carriers, offering unprecedented capabilities for the UK's Armed Forces, after the MoD agreed its budget for the next three years from April...
The MoD has today published the Royal Air Force Board of Inquiry (BOI) into the loss of an RAF Hercules in Afghanistan on 24 May 2006.
The development of the US missile defence system will enhance the collective security of the UK and Europe, Defence Secretary Des Browne said today.
Portsmouth and Plymouth Naval Bases will remain, Bob Ainsworth, Minister for the Armed Forces said today.
Clyde Naval Base will remain, Des Browne, Secretary of State for Defence and Scotland said today:
Following the collapse of the Farepak Hamper company last year, the OFT is launching a pilot scheme in Scotland on Friday (July 27) to help consumers decide how best to ensure they can afford to pay for Christmas...
SRDP 2007-13
Scotland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013: Aid for Agri-Environmental Commitments
The aim of the research was to conduct an evaluation of the Scottish University for Industry (SUFI) in order to inform future spending reviews.
The aim of the research was to conduct an evaluation of the Scottish University for Industry (SUFI) in order to inform future spending reviews.
Local Government Minister John Healey has today announced that nine proposals for unitary status will now go ahead towards implementation with the intention that all new authorities are fully up and running in 2009...
The RNLI is a multi-billion pound organisation, who's service is...
This petition is to call for the release of Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh. It...
Much of our broadcast and print media are in the hands of foreign owned or...
Young children should NOT be left without a babysitter, carer or similar....
The Express & Echo newspaper has launched a campaign to reduce the number of...
The next steps in tackling regulation reform and creating a dynamic business environment were today announced by John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
The PM has proposed a series of measures to increase national security and help defeat terrorism.
The Prime Minister's ePetitions website has won an award in the annual New Statesman new media awards for "modernising government".
Gordon Brown answered questions on flooding, Iraq and Europe in his weekly PMQs session.
The PM has said that the UK succeeded in negotiating everything they set out to in Brussels in June.
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Counter Terrorism and Parliament Business
Plans to fly the Union flag on Government buildings every day of the year were published today by Culture Secretary, James Purnell.
Released by the Cabinet Office on behalf of the Intelligence and Security Committee
Following the statement by the Prime Minister today, Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell has announced changes in the organisation of the Security and Intelligence function in the Cabinet Office.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a brief further statement to update the House on the serious flooding which is affecting central and southern England. COBRA met yesterday evening and again first...
Defra has today published details of a plan to release householders from a liability most don't even realise they have - until something goes wrong and they face a bill for fixing the problem.
NHS patients in Cumbria and Lancashire are set to benefit from reduced waiting times and more choice as the Department of Health today announced that approvals are in place to progress a new partnership with independent...
The Department of Health today announced that planned diagnostic services to be operated by Atos Healthcare in the South West will now not proceed.
Peter Hain, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, today announced he will be asking employers, trade unions and other organisations to come together and find ways to reduce fatalities in the construction...
National Statistics First Release
Responding to Robert Whalley's investigation into the disturbances at Harmondsworth and Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centres, Border and Immigration Agency Chief Executive Lin Homer said:
As a part of the Government's Better Regulation Agenda the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have initiated a dedicated project to help small and medium size businesses...
The MoD has signed a partnering contract with Rolls-Royce worth up to £1 billion over 10 years for the provision and through-life support of pressurised water reactors for the Royal Navy's nuclear powered...
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Kitty Ussher today laid Regulations that will implement a reform package for Individual Savings Account (ISAs).
Check against delivery It is a pleasure to give my first speech as Chancellor of the Exchequer at London Business School. Let me thank Sir Andrew for his words of introduction - someone who I know well from his ...
Today the Economic Secretary, Kitty Ussher, published new tough and targeted Regulations to fight Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. The Money Laundering Regulations, which will come into effect on the 15th...
Responses received to the "Energy Efficiency & Microgeneration - Achieving a Low Carbon Future - A Strategy for Scotland" consultation.
ADJUDICATOR PUBLISHES DECISION ON A STATUTORY PROPOSAL TO CLOSE BYRON STREET INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL AND HIGH BARN JUNIOR SCHOOL AND ESTABLISH A NEW COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
ADJUDICATOR PUBLISHES DECISION ON A STATUTORY PROPOSAL TO CLOSE WERNETH INFANT AND NURSERY AND WERNETH JUNIOR SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISH A NEW COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on an objection by the governors of Droitwich High School, Worcestershire to the planned admission number (PAN) set by Wokingham LEA. The school wished...
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a statutory proposal to discontinue Turlin Moor Community First School and Turlin Moor Community Middle School and establish a new community combined...
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a request by Tameside Local Authority to vary the admission numbers of Arlies Primary School, Millbrook Primary School and Ridgehill Primary School...
If they go ahead building the new stadium, it will affect the school and...
A lot of the flooding that has occurred in the uk over the last few weeks...
The men&women of this once Great country gave their lives freely.Now their...
With many people drinking the night before, or having the one or two pints...
Geography brings a vital and relevant look at local, regional and global...
In Horwich, Bolton, Lancs, our parade has been cancelled. This is due to...
The vast majotity of the people of Cornwall do not want Unitary status....
The next steps in tackling regulation reform and creating a dynamic business environment were today announced by John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
Every child will be able to access breakfast clubs, out-of-hours tuition and after-school clubs in sport, music and drama as Ed Balls today announced a massive investment of more than £1billion in the ...
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has extended the suspension of the cross compliance standard to enable farmers to use mechanical equipment and vehicles on waterlogged soil and access their crops.
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Peter Hain today announced the appointment of Paul Myners as Chair Designate1 of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority. His appointment will take effect from 1 August.
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Minister for Pensions Reform Mike O'Brien today welcomed an independent report examining how workplace pension provision could be encouraged by easing the burden of regulation on employers.
The Highways Agency today publishes its Annual Report for 2006-07. We met or exceeded all but one of our Ministerial Targets and established ourselves as a true network operator and traffic manager for England's...
Children and vulnerable adults have been protected from over 60,000 unsuitable people as a direct result of CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) checks in the last three years, according to new research published today...
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a statutory proposal to close Byron Street Infant and Nursery School and High Barn Junior School and establish a new primary school.
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a statutory proposal to close Werneth Infant and Nursery and Werneth Junior Schools and establish a new primary school.
A free for all is obviously unsustainable and an outright injustice to...
It is ludicrous that the prime minister is even considering reducing the...
A desalination plant would not be required if the vast quantity of water...
Private home owners deserve the right of freedom of choice as to who are...
Spouses of British citizens who marry outside the eu need to take the life...
- Proposals for service charge payers to receive regular statement of account - Plans will protect landlords and leaseholders from disproportionate costs -
For the first time a comprehensive framework of rigorous professional and national occupational standards is available for classroom practitioners. To sit alongside the recently published professional standards...
The Financial Secretary, Jane Kennedy MP, has announced details of the UK's treaty negotiating priorities for the year to 31 March 2008.
We the undersigned ask government to allow workers of any background to use...
Many people are currently working in excess of 50 hrs per week, thus eroding...
18 months ago after thorough consultation and 10 million pounds being set...
If a company suffers a security breach which puts customers' sensitive...
For reasons unknown to the rest of us, the open source movement has seen fit...
I'm disabled and I'm fed up of thoughtless morons taking up the spaces I'm...
Insurance claims are taxed, meaning that the Inland Revenue stand to profit...
Although the BBC iPlayer will initially only be available to Windows users,...
with all our armed forces helping out other countries around the world,...
We beleive that local authority housing should give more preference to its...
We believe that Mr Peter McGuigan should be honoured at the earliest...
The Elderly Mentally Infirm (EMI) Unit at Glastonbury Court in Bury St...
Almost every woman at some point in her life will have to buy a feminine...
In light of the unprecedented disaster to hit our country, we feel the need...
'...require Utility Companies to make the flood protection of their facilities, to a standard approved by the Environment Agency as able to withstand a July 2007 event, as a first and over-riding charge upon their...
Stop the inequality in funding for public transport systems in the north. We...
Considering that there is no Severn crossing between Gloucester and Chepstow...
With the minimum legal age being raised for various things such as buying...
Royal Mail is on the brink of closing the only post office in Soho, forcing...
Thousands of spies in the sky will remove the need for traffic wardens or...
The future of the UK's search and rescue helicopter services is being...
On July 24th my paper had the following report: "It will take 200 years to...
Gordon Brown will answer questions from MPs today in his weekly PMQs session beginning at 12:00 BST.
Car Production rises in the 3 months to June
The Prime Minister announced the appointment of Sir David Varney as his adviser on public service transformation. In this role he will:
Scottish Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter of 2007
This research assesses the extent to which training and education related to violence against women are already taking place across the public sector services and identifies levers for change.
My honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is today publishing the final report of the review of the future role of the third sector in social and economic regeneration. This review was announced...
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Peter Hain) has made the following Statement.
I am pleased to announce that the Department for Work and Pensions has today laid in the House the 2006-07 annual...
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Peter Hain) has made the following Statement:
The Disability Rights Commission's annual report and accounts 2006-07 have been published today and laid before...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office is today laying before Parliament the 2006-07 annual report and accounts for the National School of Government. The report will be placed...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Peter Hain) has made the following Statement.
I am pleased to announce publication of the annual report on the Social Fund 2006-07...
The 2006-07 annual report and accounts for the National School of Government was laid before Parliament today. The report will be placed in the Library of the House for the reference of Members and copies will...
The Government are today publishing the final report of the review of the future role of the third sector in social and economic regeneration. This review was announced in Budget 2006 and forms part of the analysis...
The Ministry of Defence, through Multi-National Division - South East (MND-SE) personnel, has supported the Iraqi authorities since 2004 in the commercialisation of Basra International Airport. Our support to...
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia, has been invited to pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom from 30 October to 1 November 2007. The visit will further ...
The 2006 Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls will be published at 11.00 today as a Command Paper. Copies will be placed in both Libraries of the House. The Report describes UK policy and international ...
I will today lay before the House the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Command Paper on Prospects for the European Union in 2007. Copies will be placed in the Library of the House. Additional copies can also be...
General practitioners in England are,among the best in the world. A recent international survey by the Commonwealth Fund showed that the United Kingdom stands out as a clear leader in providing the right incentives...
The Government have today published a consultation paper setting out proposals for improving the process of death certification in England and Wales.
The consultation paper sets out proposals to address...
A summary of the responses received during a public consultation exercise, based on the Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson's report, "Bearing Good Witness: Proposals for reforming the delivery of medical...
I am pleased to announce that the Annual Report and accounts of the Security Industry Authority (SIA), 2006-07, will be laid before Parliament on 24 July 2007 and published on that day.
Copies of the report...
I would inform the House that the Learning and Skills Council for England has today published its Annual Report and Accounts for the period to 31 March 2007. Copies will be placed in both Libraries of the House...
I have today laid before Parliament the 2006-07 Annual Report and Accounts for Her Majesty's Courts Service.
Her Majesty's Courts Service has been in operation for two years and during that period it has...
I have today laid before Parliament the Annual Report and Accounts for the Tribunals Service covering the period for financial year 2006-07.
Tribunals are a vitally important part of our legal system, providing...
The Youth Justice Board's Annual Report and Accounts for 2006-07 has been laid before Parliament today.
Copies of the Report are available on the Youth Justice Board Website at http://www.yjb.gov.uk/...
I am pleased to announce that the Department for Work and Pensions has today laid in the House the 2006-07 annual reports and accounts for its executive agencies: Jobcentre Plus (HC712), The Pension Service (...
The Disability Rights Commission's Annual Report and Accounts 2006-07 have been published today and laid before Parliament. The Annual Report demonstrates the DRC's continuing success in its important work to...
I am pleased to announce Publication of the Annual Report on the Social Fund 2006-07 and the Social Fund Commissioner's annual report.
The Annual Report on the Social Fund for 2006-07 (Cm 7161) was published...
The Department for Transport has today announced funding grants of more than £20m to support freight transport in the UK. The awards, from three separate funding programmes, combine to improve the freight...
The Government's discussion with the public about the country's future energy needs has moved up a gear with an extensive programme of nationwide consultative events arriving in Manchester today.
Trusts asked to improve progress against infection
Investing a further £5.65 million in drugs education will boost our efforts to drive down drug misuse, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said today as she launched the country's largest ever public consultation...
Gibson v. United States of America (The Bahamas) [2007] UKPC 52 (23 July 2007)
McLaughlin v. Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands) [2007] UKPC 50 (23 July 2007)
Persad v. Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago) [2007] UKPC 51 (23 July 2007)
This is the trial of preliminary issues ordered by Master Rose on 2 May 2007. The issues arise out of alleged inducement by the Defendant of breach of contract on the part of various customers of the Claimants...
On 20 November 2006 Sheila Banton was convicted at the Inner London Crown Court after a trial before His Honour Judge Van der Werff, by a majority of 10 to 2, of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm contrary...
This appeal is concerned with whether there should in this case be something in the nature of a public investigation into the near suicide of a young man held in custody. Article 2 of the European Convention on ...
In August 1992 the second and third claimants, Mr Mortazavi and Mr Chotani, instructed the defendants, a firm of solicitors ("the Solicitors"), to act in connection with a proposal for the development and sale of...
The question is whether the employment tribunal was wrong in law to dismiss the claim by Mrs Beryl Luke that her employer, the Stoke-on-Trent City Council (the Council), made unauthorised deductions from her salary...
This is an appeal from a decision of Mitting J raising points relating to what constitutes an arguable case on an application for an interim receiving order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), the proper...
Coastguard Officers began delivering water late this evening to the vulnerable and needy across Gloucester.