Asked when and where Hilary Benn would be saying something on the outcome of the Bali climate change talks, the PMS replied that he did not know the exact timings. The talks were taking place some way ahead in terms...
Asked whether the Government accepted that the private sale process had run its course, the PMS replied that he would not accept the premise of the question. Negotiations with Virgin and Olivant were still ongoing...
Asked for an outline on the kind of language people could expect concerning Iran, the PMS replied that there would be discussion of that today. The key thing to look out for was how things would be taken forward...
Asked if the Government would be pushing for the EU to recognise Kosovan independence, the PMS said that the Government's position, which was increasingly the position of the EU, was that we would like some form...
The Prime Minister's Spokesman began by giving details to the assembled press about the main issues the Prime Minister would be focussing on in Brussels. The PMS said we were anticipating a declaration from the ...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Brussels, Kosovo, Iran, Northern Rock and Climate Change
There will be no more reform to the institutions of the European Union for the "foreseeable future" the Prime Minister said today at a one-day summit with other European leaders.
The European Commission has now adopted a decision that lifts the remaining Foot and Mouth Disease control measures in Great Britain. Resumption of normal EU movements and trading, particularly exports within the...
Ofwat has amended South East Water's Conditions of Appointment to allow it to replace Mid Kent Water as the water service provider for nearly 250,000 customers in the Kent area.
Defra today announced that Bluetongue virus has been detected in an imported cow on a premises near Middlesbrough which is outside the existing Bluetongue Protection and Surveillance Zones.
The Ministry of Defence today signed a £1bn Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract with Serco Denholm Marine Services Limited for the future provision of marine services (FPMS) over the next 15 years...
consultion on the code of practice and associated regulations for the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007
Strategic direction for workforce planning in NHSScotland
From today all homebuyers will benefit from A-G energy ratings which will help them to cut their fuel bills and carbon emissions and first time buyers will see their upfront costs drop, with the completion of the...
Local people will have the opportunity to give their views on their priority concerns for their local councils and agencies to tackle, under new plans published by Local Government Minister John Healey today.
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a proposal by Surrey County Council to discontinue Darley Dene Infant School and make prescribed alterations to Ongar Place Infant, Sayes Court Junior...
Christmas has arrived at Number 10 with the installation of the traditional Christmas tree and lights.
From next April, rural communities will benefit from more than £10 million of Defra funding, Rural Affairs Minister, Jonathan Shaw announced today.
Fire Statistics Monitor: Covering period up to 31 December 2006
Asked about the report that the Russian Government had ordered the British Council to close down its two offices outside Moscow, the PMS said that the British Council's activities in Russia were fully compliant ...
Asked if it was felt that southern Iraq was being handed over whilst in a stable state, the PMS said that, as the Prime Minister had been saying at the weekend, we had seen a reduction of approximately 90% in violent...
Asked about the reports this morning that the British Government had given the go ahead for Afghan President Hamid Karzai to undertake talks with the Taliban, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that the...
Put that the Prime Minister had said this morning that there was no room for manoeuvre regarding Police pay and that that was a rather difficult way to start a negotiation, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had...
Asked if there was any reaction to the reports on Counter Terrorism, the PMS said that it was appropriate that the Home Secretary had already issued a short written statement on the Select Committee's report welcoming...
Put that the Prime Minister had said in PMQ's that there would be an announcement in the next few days on a financial assistance scheme for pensioners and what did the term "in the next few days" mean, the PMS explained...
Asked what the mood was after the Liaison Committee and asked if it was something the Prime Minister would want to do again, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had expressed his thanks to the members of the Liaison...
Asked for an update on the Prime Minister's plans for tomorrow once he got to Lisbon, the PMS replied that it was anticipated that the Prime Minister would be able to attend some of the lunch and would then sign...
The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) started by telling journalists that the Prime Minister had signed the Treaty and was expected to have bilateral meetings with EU leaders afterwards, including Prime Minister ...
Asked if Lord Ashdown was any nearer being appointed to a UN role, the Prime Minister's Spokesman told the assembled press that she would not speculate on individuals at this stage, as this was an appointment for...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: EU Reform Treaty, Liaison Committee, Counter Terrorism and Police Pay
Overseas visitors to the UK down 1%
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
Intelligence led targeting of high risk domestic violence repeat offenders and the use of video recording to collect evidence at the scene of incidents are just some of the actions that police will be taking to ...
Targets for the recruitment and retention of staff from minority ethnic communities are on course to be met across the core Home Office, a report published today shows.
Scottish Ministers proposed draft modifications and reasons.
The evaluation examined impact on widening participation; prioritising needs of certain groups of learners; supporting the development of a quality learning provider base in Scotland etc.
The evaluation examined impact on widening participation; prioritising needs of certain groups of learners; supporting the development of a quality learning provider base in Scotland etc.
E-Planning Newsletter.
In the new development planning regime introduced by the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006, examinations are intended as the principal means of independently testing the issues arising from representations on proposed...
Changing Lives Newsletter - Autumn/Winter 2007
I am today announcing the publication of detailed operating proposals to deliver the commitments made in the government response to the Home Affairs Select Committee's inquiry into young black people and the ...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Anne McGuire) has made the following Statement.
I notified the House on 23 October that the European Court of Justice...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Plaskitt) has made the following Statement.
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Peter Hain) has made the following Statement.
Today I am publishing Ready for Work: Full Employment in our Generation, the Government...
The Government took action against two types of avoidance schemes involving the leasing of plant or machinery at PBR 2007. Further disclosures and other evidence indicates that two further types of avoidance ...
I announced to the House on 7 November 2007 that the Government had decided to delay final implementation of the Companies Act 2006 until October 2009, in the light of advice from the Registrar of Companies that...
I have decided to appoint the new board members listed below:
Professor John Brooks
Peter Allen
Susan Williams
Robert Hough
Cllr Anthony McDermott
All the new appointments ...
I am informing the House that I have signed the Central-Local Concordat on behalf of Her Majesty's Government. The Concordat was co-signed by Sir Simon Milton, Chair of the Local Government Association.
The Government's commitment to provide decent final salary pensions for those employed by local authorities and other organisations associated with local government is matched by the need to ensure that members...
This statement follows on from that made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence on 3 July 2006, (Official Report, column 28WS) which covered the intent to close RAF Brampton. Once DE&S units...
I told the House on 4 December that, following the board of inquiry's report about the loss of Nimrod XV230, I would establish an independent review by a senior Queen's counsel into a range of broader issues ...
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has today launched its strategy for creating greater innovation within the defence supply chain. The MOD innovation strategy builds on the Defence Industrial Defence Strategy (DIS...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2007 Autumn Performance report will be published today. The report highlights progress since the publication of the departmental report in May towards the...
I announced on 7 September that I had asked Sir Bill Callaghan to lead a review of the regulatory framework for handling animal pathogens.
The purpose of the review was to take forward recommendations of...
The Russian authorities announced yesterday that they planned to shut down the British Council's offices in St Petersburg and Yekaterinburg on 1 January 2008.
Russia's threatened actions are illegal. The...
The House will be aware that, with the agreement of my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, I wrote to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on 7 August to request the release from Guantanamo Bay and return...
The Government regret the unilateral decision by the Russian Federation to cease compliance with its obligations under the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CPE) from 12 December. Russia has sought to explain...
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council was held on 5 and 6 December 2007. The health part was held on the 6 December. I represented the UK.
The Council adopted conclusions on...
I am pleased to announce today the 2008-09 revenue allocations for primary care trusts (PCTs) and the NHS Operating Framework for 2008-09.
All primary care trusts will receive a cash increase of 5.5 per...
I am pleased to inform the House that I have today placed in the Library the annual report of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Inspectorate for the year 2006. This is the third annual report published by the...
In September I announced that I was establishing an Advisory Committee on Civil Costs and that its chair would be Professor Stephen Nickell. I undertook to make a further announcement on the membership of the...
I am today announcing the publication of detailed operating proposals to deliver the commitments made in the Government response to the Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry into young black people and the criminal...
Today I have deposited copies of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Statistics on Implementation in Central Government. Q3 - July - September 2007 in the Libraries of both Houses. Copies are also available...
Earlier this year, the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, my hon. Friend the hon. Member for Bradford South (Mr Sutcliffe), outlined the Government's intention to review the forum for preventing...
I am launching today a consultation exercise on proposals and recommendations arising from the Electoral Commission review, led by the independent expert Mr. Ron Gould, into the conduct of elections to the Scottish...
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council was held on 5 December in Brussels. I represented the UK, except for the items on the working time directive and the agency workers directive...
I notified the House on 23 October that the European Court of Justice has decided that for the purposes of European Law, three benefits—Disability Living Allowance (care component), Attendance Allowance and Carer...
Today I am publishing "Ready for work: full employment in our generation", the Government's response to the Green Paper on welfare reform published in July 2007.
"Ready for work" sets out the strategy to...
A new wave of partnerships between schools, universities, charities and local businesses aimed at raising standards was announced by Children, Schools and Families Secretary Ed Balls today. This means the Government...
This week's NESTA Summit: Making innovative places identified Rural Innovation as one of the areas in need of new attention by policy makers.
Roger Turner, Head of our Rural Economies...
Ofwat today confirmed that, following consultation, it will allow two small water supply companies to increase the limits on the prices they can charge their customers - but by less than the companies wanted.
Success in Afghanistan will require a significant and concerted international effort, the Defence Secretary Des Browne said today as NATO defence and foreign ministers from countries operating in the south of Afghanistan...
Media Statement
Preferred developer announced for Hanham Hall, near Bristol Shortlisted developers announced for South Bank Phase 1, Peterborough New sites announced in Wigan and Doncaster
The number of deaths during and following police contact has fallen in the last year, according to a report published by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) today (Friday 14 December).
SRAMEL v. SLOVENIA - 39154/02 [2007] ECHR 1091 (13 December 2007)
GASHI v. CROATIA - 32457/05 [2007] ECHR 1076 (13 December 2007)
ESER CEYLAN v. TURKEY - 14166/02 [2007] ECHR 1087 (13 December 2007)
DACTEKIN AND OTHERS v. TURKEY - 70516/01 [2007] ECHR 1083 (13 December 2007)
CEM v. TURKEY - 4819/02 [2007] ECHR 1084 (13 December 2007)
SENCAN v. TURKEY - 7436/02 [2007] ECHR 1085 (13 December 2007)
UYSAL AND OSAL v. TURKEY - 1206/03 [2007] ECHR 1093 (13 December 2007)
ANGELOVA v. RUSSIA - 33820/04 [2007] ECHR 1099 (13 December 2007)
SAKANOVIC v. SLOVENIA - 32989/02 [2007] ECHR 1088 (13 December 2007)
KENAR v. TURKEY - 67215/01 [2007] ECHR 1082 (13 December 2007)
SUCIU WERLE v. ROMANIA - 26521/05 [2007] ECHR 1098 (13 December 2007)
ROMANOVA v. UKRAINE - 33089/02 [2007] ECHR 1089 (13 December 2007)
KOLNOOCHENKO AND OTHERS v. UKRAINE - 12636/03 [2007] ECHR 1095 (13 December 2007)
MOOREN v. GERMANY - 11364/03 [2007] ECHR 1094 (13 December 2007)
TOMAZIC v. SLOVENIA - 38350/02 [2007] ECHR 1090 (13 December 2007)
BAKAY v. TURKEY - 9464/02 [2007] ECHR 1086 (13 December 2007)
TKACHEV v. UKRAINE - 39458/02 [2007] ECHR 1092 (13 December 2007)
KACHANOV v. UKRAINE - 9062/04 [2007] ECHR 1097 (13 December 2007)
SINITSYNA v. RUSSIA - 2814/04 [2007] ECHR 1096 (13 December 2007)
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN SHIPPING LINES v. TURKEY - 40998/98 [2007] ECHR 1081 (13 December 2007)
John Burns and Fáilte Ireland [2007] IEIC 3 (09 May 2007)
Ms. T and the Order of Sisters of Charity of Jesus & Mary (the Order). [2007] IEIC 4 (21 May 2007)
Mr X and the HSE [2007] IEIC 5 (31 May 2007)
Ms X and Mr Y and a Hospital [2007] IEIC 6 (12 June 2007)
X Ltd c/o Y Solicitors and the Department of the Taoiseach [2007] IEIC 7 (18 June 2007)
Ms. X and the HSE [2007] IEIC 8 (07 September 2007)
Mr X and Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government [2007] IEIC 9 (12 September 2007)
Ms X and the Health Service Executive North Western Area [2007] IEIC 10 (28 September 2007)
Ms Y and the Health Service Executive (HSE) [2007] IEIC 11 (31 October 2007)
Mr X and Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government [2007] IEIC 13 (16 November 2007)
Mr X and Department of Transport [2007] IEIC 12 (16 November 2007)
Clarke v Fennoscandia Ltd & Ors (Scotland) [2007] UKHL 56 (12 December 2007)
In this claim, the claimant seeks alternative injunctions. Those are set out in paras.12 and 13 of its particulars of claim. The claimant is a building contractor who was employed by the defendant developer under...
The Claimant (who has adopted the name of Jake Pierce) is aged 31. He is clearly a troubled young man in numerous respects. In particular, it is stated in the joint psychiatric report that he is "a very disturbed...
LBH (The Local Authority) v KJ (The Mother) & Ors [2007] EWHC 2798 (Fam) (28 November 2007)
This is an application by Mr Vjacheslav Dostenko for permission to bring a second appeal against the judgment of HHJ Ryland sitting at the Central London County Court on 30th August 2007. HHJ Ryland dismissed Mr...
This is the renewed application by Dr Etedal Khudados (whom I shall call "the claimant") for permission to appeal which Sedley L.J. and I directed should be heard on notice to the respondents, Professor Jacky Hayden...
This appeal is about the relationship between the provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986, as amended, (the 1986 Act) for the release of bankruptcy debts on the discharge of a bankrupt and the provisions of the Social...
This appeal arises out of a somewhat unusual road traffic accident. Some facts are beyond dispute. Others give rise to uncertainty. The questions are whether the judge properly analysed the facts, decided the...
Nigel Mercy commenced employment with Peterborough Software (UK) Ltd in 1991. Sometime later the company became known as Rebus Human Resource Services Ltd. In late 2003 or early 2004 the company was taken over...
This is an appeal from an order made on 8 December 2006 by His Honour Judge Gilbart QC, sitting a Deputy Judge of the High Court in the Administrative Court, in proceedings for judicial review of a decision of the...
This is the Home Secretary's appeal, brought by leave of Moses LJ, against a decision of the AIT (Hodge P and SIJ Batiste) upholding the decision of an adjudicator given under the pre-April 2005 system in favour...
HM the Queen has appointed Donella Jane Nicolle 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 assigned...
HM The Queen has appointed Martin William Denton Beddoe to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, ...
Report on the performance inspection of social work services in The Moray Council
consultation papers on changes we propose to make to the Plant Health Fees (Scotland) Regulations 1996 - plant passporting fees
Document from internal trawl of Health Directorates to identify policy areas to be taken forward in the next 1-3 years as part of the work in developing the document "Better Health, Better Care - Planning tomorrow...