The OFT is launching the Save Xmas campaign in the North East this Friday 2 November. The campaign was launched following the collapse of the Farepak hamper company last year when 11,000 people in the North East...
The charity regulator has published a revised and updated timetable for the development of its advice and guidance for charities on public benefit. This follows consultation earlier this year on draft guidance ...
Water butts to collect rainwater and patios with permeable surfaces must become standard features of gardens within a few years, Environment Minister Phil Woolas said today.
Nhs referral to treatment (rtt) times data - july 2007
Vulnerable babies, young children and their families will continue to benefit from improved life chances thanks to a £30million expansion of an initiative to help equip young people with parenting skills...
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Floods Recovery Minister John Healey was in Brussels today (31 October 2007) meeting Danuta H?bner, European Commissioner for regional policy, to discuss the Government's application to the EU Solidarity Fund. During...
New funding to improve the infrastructure between the Port of Liverpool and the national rail network, and so allow an increase in rail freight through the port, has been announced by Transport Minister Rosie Winterton...
"Trick or Treat" is really an American tradition and is basically making...
Teacher's working in state schools currently put in a very large number of...
Smoking cigars on special occasions such as Christmas and New Year is a long...
'...recommend to the Queen that Alex Salmond is honoured with a knighthood' -- Gareth Young
At least then you'd know who you're dealing with and it may provide...
Scientific consensus is that climate change is a serious and man-made issue...
Greater London has a population of 7.5 million people and a land area of 1,...
It should be made easy for people to recycle, local authorities should be...
Perhaps the reason for videos and video-games enciting violence is the...
The Legal Services Ombudsman and Legal Services Complaints Commissioner, Zahida Manzoor CBE, has welcomed the new Legal Services Act which received Royal Assent yesterday.
Russell Grossman FCIM, MCIPR is to be the new Director of Communications at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).
Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks will tonight set out the facts on gas and electricity supplies for the coming winter.
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Our response to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee inquiry into the economic impact of immigration.
Gordon Brown has outlined changes to the UK entry system to regulate the movement of workers from abroad.
The UK and Saudi Arabia have pledged to boost cooperation on issues such as technology and taxation.
Members of the public met Local Environment Quality Minister Jonathan Shaw today to present the findings of a Citizens' Jury on air quality issues.
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill received Royal Assent yesterday, heralding a fresh approach to giving people a say in their local health services.
Chefs from across the Armed Forces are putting their culinary skills to the ultimate test - by going head to head in a three day competition to serve up a feast fit for frontline troops. The judging panel, including...
The Royal Navy's newest and most advanced nuclear submarine, ASTUTE, is taking her first dive for an underwater test of her systems.
Discussion paper on the future direction of housing policy in Scotland.
Discussion paper on the future direction of housing policy in Scotland
The launch today of a web-based list of newly-registered charities will help umbrella, membership and support organisations introduce the help they can offer these new charities more swiftly than ever before.
The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) today welcomed Prime Minister Gordon Brown's speech on education. The TDA's Chief Executive, Graham Holley, said:
Solicitors and conveyancers are flocking to HMRC's Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) Online Service, new figures released today reveal.
During the State Visit to the United Kingdom of His Majesty King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, a first-time comprehensive double taxation convention between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was signed...
A Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer has been required to resign and another fined 13 days pay and reprimanded over an incident in which a man was racially abused at a South London police station.
Vehicles parked on footpaths mean that children, elderly, infirm, & mothers...
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has appealed to the Law Lords against...
The letter that was received from the deputy prime minister stated that the...
The police used to have this power but it was transferred to local councils...
The European Court of Justice ruled at the end of 2006 that the PMOI shouldn...
Identify a set of core crimes which most affect the public and ring fence at...
More money is wasted in the NHS on admin etc than is spent on patient care,...
The performance of a major bus operator in the Northen area of Greater...
A lack of adequate safe cycle parking in London (and other major cities)...
Black History is being celebrated at an enormous cost to the UK taxpayer....
Parents can save £200 million p.a. if the Government scrapped VAT on school...
Pay as you throw schemes for waste disposal are the latest buzz word....
Buytolet should be made unattrative to give first time buyers a chance at...
Make women pay for abortions unless it is for serious health reasons. This...
High treason being crime endangering the lives of citizens of the state by...
The Scottish Executive Executive Consolidated Accounts For 2006-2007
UK Fisheries Minister Jonathan Shaw has backed new European Union moves to stamp out the global trade in illegal fish.
UK consumers will continue to be protected when purchasing goods overseas on their credit cards following a landmark ruling by the House of Lords today. The Lords confirmed that section 75 of the Consumer Credit...
Consultation on the Scottish Agricultural College being added to the list of bodies which may be funded by the Scottish Funding Council, and being designated as a higher education institution
The CSA are regularly mis-calculating payments due by non resident parents...
Currently numerous teachers are being driven out of the profession by...
The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) has successfully obtained a Property Freezing Order (PFO) on assets worth an estimated £1.5million linked to Athos Thanos Pelekanos, of Lower Road, Chorleywood, Herts.
COMMUNITIES Secretary Hazel Blears today announced a major acceleration in Government work to support communities to confront and isolate violent extremism.
Gordon Brown has pledged to help Britain achieve a "world class" education system where young people from every background can prosper.
Gordon Brown travelled to South London today to meet parents and pupils at the City of London Academy.
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Recently a christian minister and his wife resigned from providing foster...
The commuter service between Kent and London Cannon St via Medway towns...
The UK groceries market is delivering a good deal for consumers but action is needed to improve competition in a number of local markets and to address relationships between retailers and their suppliers, the Competition...
Talks between the three main political parties to reach agreement on measures to reform political party funding have been suspended, Sir Hayden Phillips, the Chairman of the Talks, announced today.
Judith Hackitt, Chair of the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) will today sent out a clear message to those who hide behind so called health and safety rules to stop children from enjoying a normal childhood. ...
Consultation on Regulations Relating to the Responsible Pharmacist
The Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 introduced new powers for enforcement of planning controls in Scotland. The Act allows detailed aspects of the new powers to be prescribed by Scottish Ministers through regulations...
Consultation Paper responses.
To summarise and respond to the main points raised by respondents to the June 2007 consultation seeking views on proposals for amending PartII of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999.
The Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 introduced a new system of development planning in Scotland. The Act allows many detailed aspects of the system to be prescribed by Scottish Ministers through regulations. This...
I am announcing today our decisions following the consultation on schools' revenue balances which ended on October 26 2007.
All local authorities and schools have a responsibility to spend every penny of...
In my statement of 9 October, I outlined details of ex gratia assistance to be provided to Iraqi staff working for our armed forces and civilian missions in Iraq. This statement gives further details of the categories...
Following a review by the Identity and Passport Service, I have decided that the present requirement for parental consent to passport applications for people aged 16 or 17 should be dropped.
This brings...
The informal G6 group of Interior Ministers from France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland and the UK held their most recent meeting in Sopot, Poland on 17-18 October. The Home Secretary attended on behalf of the...
I am today announcing that the Government have decided to maintain the restrictions on the labour market access of migrants coming to the UK from Romania and Bulgaria (the A2) until at least the end of 2008.
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following statement to the House about the inquests of servicemen and women who have died overseas. All casualties suffered by the...
I am today publishing a Command Paper—'Towards a Sustainable Transport System: Supporting Economic Growth in a Low Carbon World' (Cm 7226)—setting out the Government's approach to transport policy in light of...
Almost 241,000 written complaints were made by customers to water and sewerage companies in 2006-07, an increase of nearly 30% compared with the previous year, the Consumer Council for Water announced today.
The issue is not to reduce carbon emissions that people produce, this is a...
"Pay as you throw" will present a threat to public health; as people avoid...
We believe that the most ageist employers are the public sector(government...
The 20th of November, is national children's rights day, and we at the youth...
As we know the government are trying to help get us more sites, But all...
We as a group,are recognised for our own culture, we have a national day...
'...extend the annual heating allowance to include disabled persons' -- Karon Woodfine
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to: 'abolish,regulate or...
We the undersigned call on our government to oppose the fielding of a '...
Black History is being celebrated at an enormous cost to the UK taxpayer....
Tom Baker has been one of this country's best loved actors for many years...
Whilst the increase in the level of the inheritance tax band to £600,000 for...
John Surtees is truly unique in motorsport. Riding for the celebrated MV...
Fireworks are increasingly used as offensive weapons, especially by the...
Between 2001-2 and 2005-6 there were a total of 13,020 deaths of patients in...
Why is it England & Wales get less Bank Holidays then in Scotland & Northern...
As the British Olympic committee have chosen to ignore the concerns that a...
The Honours List is to recognise merit in terms of achievement and serivce...
Exceeding the speed limit or travelling too fast for the conditions is a...
Many countries allow their citizens greater access to publically collected...
Charge industry for their unnecessary waste and not the people. Reduce the...
Many people are concerned about how much salt we consume. There has been a...
school uniform is a way to split communities on what colour theyre wearing...
THis has been rejected by you as similiar to another petition. My petition...
Innocent children should be policed for one"s own safety at Cinemas and the...
HM the Queen has appointed Sean Martin Philip Hale to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, has ...
STEFANIKOVA v. SLOVAKIA - 23846/02 [2007] ECHR 856 (23 October 2007)
YAKOVENKO v. UKRAINE - 15825/06 [2007] ECHR 877 (25 October 2007)
EFENDIYEVA v. AZERBAIJAN - 31556/03 [2007] ECHR 869 (25 October 2007)
KARAGYOZOV v. BULGARIA - 65051/01 [2007] ECHR 865 (25 October 2007)
ALMAYEVA v. RUSSIA - 966/03 [2007] ECHR 867 (25 October 2007)
LEBEDEV v. RUSSIA - 4493/04 [2007] ECHR 873 (25 October 2007)
OSHER AND OSHER v. RUSSIA - 31296/02 [2007] ECHR 866 (25 October 2007)
HUSIC v. CROATIA - 14878/04 [2007] ECHR 872 (25 October 2007)
KORSHUNOV v. RUSSIA - 38971/06 [2007] ECHR 878 (25 October 2007)
BALATSKYY v. UKRAINE - 34786/03 [2007] ECHR 870 (25 October 2007)
LESNINA D.D. v. CROATIA - 18421/05 [2007] ECHR 875 (25 October 2007)
VAN VONDEL v. THE NETHERLANDS - 38258/03 [2007] ECHR 871 (25 October 2007)
LISNYY v. UKRAINE - 4204/03 [2007] ECHR 868 (25 October 2007)
BALEN v. CROATIA - 43429/05 [2007] ECHR 876 (25 October 2007)
GOVORUSHKO v. RUSSIA - 42940/06 [2007] ECHR 879 (25 October 2007)
BORSHCHEVSKAYA v. UKRAINE - 9962/05 [2007] ECHR 874 (25 October 2007)
BODON v. HUNGARY - 16412/05 [2007] ECHR 842 (30 October 2007)
KALOVITS v. HUNGARY - 26958/04 [2007] ECHR 887 (30 October 2007)
PALLOS v. HUNGARY - 44726/04 [2007] ECHR 888 (30 October 2007)
MARCIC AND 16 OTHERS v. SERBIA - 17556/05 [2007] ECHR 886 (30 October 2007)
McCartney, R v [2007] NICA 41 (26 October 2007)
Convery v The Irish News Ltd [2007] NICA 40 (26 October 2007)
These appeals arise from decisions of Costs Officers in respect of work undertaken by Court of Protection Appointed Receivers (and his/her assistants) in relation to the general management of patients' affairs.
On 23 October 2007, I handed down judgment in this case. The Claimant ("Ringway") was a contractor employed by the Defendant ("Vauxhall") to carry out various works in connection with a new vehicle distribution...
Westbrook Resources Ltd v Globe Metallurgical Inc [2007] EWHC 2353 (Comm) (16 October 2007)
LORD JUSTICE TOULSON: David Shaw renews an application for permission to appeal following refusal by the single judge. In November 2006 he and a co-accused, Luke Hutchison, stood trial at Nottingham Crown Court...
Grundy v British Airways Plc [2007] EWCA Civ 1020 (23 October 2007)
This is an appeal against an order made by David Steel J. on 24th July 2007 giving judgment for the claimant, Korea National Insurance Corporation ("KNIC"), under CPR Part 24 on certain issues arising in the action...
The issue in this appeal is whether there was an error of law in the decision of the employment tribunal (ET) upholding a claim by a former employee for breach of contract.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal promulgated on 20th December 2006, permission to appeal having been given in this court by Sir Henry Brooke.
Full inspection of HMYOI Polmont
The Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, and the Defence Secretary, Des Browne, today welcomed Prime Minister Maliki's statement during the handover of Karbala province on Tuesday that Basra Province will transfer...
Housing and Planning Minister Yvette Cooper today confirmed that an ideas competition would be run to develop and set the design standards for ten new eco-towns. She wants to engage the leading creative thinkers...
JOINT STATEMENT FROM DAVID MILIBAND AND DOUGLAS ALEXANDER
The MoD today published the results of the single-Services' families' attitudes surveys.
Defence Secretary Des Browne is in Basra, Southern Iraq, today for an update on the progress of the Iraqi Security Forces and to see the situation for himself.
The Department for Transport has today announced funding grants of more than £132 million towards supporting rail freight. The awards will improve freight infrastructure on four specific projects across...
We urge the British government to request for the removal of Turkish TROOPS...
Asked if the Prime Minister welcomed the IOC's decision to allow a British Olympic football team, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had set out his views on such matters in the past and the position had not...
Asked to comment on what the Prime Minister would be talking to the King of Saudi Arabia about and would that include human rights violations, the PMS replied that he could not say anything in advance of the meeting...
Asked about the possibility of there being a bin tax, the PMS replied that the Government's response had not changed since he was last asked about it on Thursday. It was a complex issue, there were lots of difficult...
Asked what steps were being taken by the Government to make sure figures for the number of immigrants were correct, after the Government got its figures wrong for the number of foreign workers in the UK, the PMS...
The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled press that the main item discussed at Cabinet that morning was the Queen's Speech. Asked about the contents of the speech, the PMS said that the...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Queen's speech, Migration figures, Bin tax, Saudi Arabia and Misc
Immigration officers received tough new powers to protect the border and tackle immigration crime when the UK Borders Bill received Royal Assent today.
The Serious Crime Bill has received Royal Assent today, providing police with strong powers to crack down on serious crime.
11 Oct - Young people: positive behaviour and community-based activities - JRF report
Councils and communities received confirmation today of a new era of greater power and influence to tackle the issues they care about with less Whitehall control as the Local Government and Public Involvement in...
A petition to abolish planning consent for house to flat conversions, to...
Congratulations on making progress with flu vaccines ! BUT can health...
This would make it more likely that public sector pensions would be safe...
At present the vast majority of formats that the goverment and its'...
Without wishing to pass judgement on the existence of so-called psychic...
The Beatles are a major part of British post-war history. The last Beatle to...
The USA has recently changed the dates on which Summer Time (Daylight...
Whilst on Operations, Military members are on duty 24 hours a day. Often...
Prostitution (sexual activities performed in exchange for remuneration),...
Those objecting to the proposed 18% flat rate CGT will have made £millions...
Instead motorists guilty of causing or having accidents should become...
For he has been acting now for 49 years is well loved by the british public...
The Guardian has reported a secret document advising Gordon Brown to dilute...
Today, in civilised British society an individual can be fined up to £1000...
An independent body which will handle consumer complaints about legal services in England and Wales is now a step closer under new legislation approved today.
Consent was given today under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to EDF Energy Ltd for the construction and operation of a 1,270 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station at West Burton, Nottinghamshire...
Stuart Burgess, our chair and the government's Rural Advocate, has responded to the revised figures for foreign nationals working in the UK: “Migrant workers make a huge contribution...
The Department for Transport has today announced funding grants of more than £132 million towards supporting rail freight. The awards will improve freight infrastructure on four specific projects across...
Asked if the Prime Minister had had a chance to congratulate the Foreign Secretary yet, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was aware of the Foreign Secretary's good news and would be passing on his good wishes...
Asked if it was a slightly unusual procedure for a statement to be released by the Labour Party under the name of the Immigration Minister, attacking David Cameron's speech on immigration and did the Government ...
Asked if the Prime Minister would be calling off his meeting with the King of Saudi Arabia, the PMS said that the Prime Minister's meeting would go ahead as planned. As the PMS had said that morning, Saudi Arabia...
The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began by referring journalists to a quote from the Prime Minister in reaction to FIFA's decision regarding the Football World Cup, opening the way for European countries to bid...
The Queen has been pleased to approve that the honour of Knighthood be conferred upon David Robert Foskett QC, Alastair Hubert Norris QC, Nicholas Felix Stadlen QC and Robert Akenhead QC on their appointment as ...
The Queen has been pleased to approve that Sir Colin Percy Farquharson Rimer be sworn of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council on his appointment as a Lord Justice of Appeal.
Defra has today published the first epidemiology report into the Bluetongue outbreak, based on the situation up to 19 October.
Health Minister, Ivan Lewis, today published a groundbreaking Nutrition Action Plan in conjunction with over 25 leading stakeholders, outlining a range of actions to tackle malnutrition and ensure the nutritional...
Links between the UK and China in the scientific and academic sectors have been strengthened today, as Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills John Denham officially opened the China office of...
Following our successful 'Rural Democracy' fringe events at the recent party conferences, our Chair Stuart Burgess has written to all the party leaders, encouraging them to 'Think Rural' and address...
A new framework to deliver a transport system to support the economy and reduce carbon emissions was unveiled by Ruth Kelly today.
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: World Cup, Saudi Arabia, Immigration and Misc
instead of the second chamber forever being locked in a political football...
'...force utility companies to reduce the out of control and over priced utility bills for everybody not just the elderly' -- dave harrison
Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin have both contributed to some of the best...
Royal Mail have ceased sunday collections from postboxes throughout the...
At the moment most air ambulance services appear to be run on a county lines...
I, as a potential first time buyer, find that affordable housing, ie one and...
I would like to petition The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown to ensure that The...
At present certain types of fertility treatments are only available in...
As I understand that Gordon Brown wants to stop obesity and increase peoples...
Please show your support for a yes vote in a referendum (in this Assembly...
In December, there is a live televised vote to decide who should receive the...
We have an unending and guaranteed source of power which is being needlessly...
We in Britain pay more into the EU dictatorahip than almost all the other...
allow local government to implement changes to the waiting list for housing...
Due to the high levels of expenditure to run parliment, the criminal use of...
Young people aged 16 or 17 will be able to apply for a passport without parental consent, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) announced today.
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) has today launched a new campaign aimed at highlighting the financial support available to students going into University from September 2008. The campaign...
Scottish Government's response to Review of Scotland's Colleges