Asked for more information on compulsory cooking lessons in schools, the PMS replied that it was probably better to speak to DCSF. Ed Balls had been out and about this morning giving numerous interviews on this. ...
Asked if the Prime Minster had any sense as to the risk he could be taking by pushing ahead without any concessions on 42 days given that both opposition parties and back benchers were against this, the PMS replied...
Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about the fall in global stock markets, the PMS replied that what we had seen in relation to the volatility in the financial markets was clearly a global phenomenon originating...
The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began by saying that Cabinet this morning met for around one and a half hours. Main items discussed included the usual update on parliamentary business next week from the Chief...
Gordon Brown has made an impassioned plea for the Holocaust never to be forgotten.
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Cabinet, economy, counter-terrorism and cooking lessons
Why should the tax-payers be funding Immigrants to come and recieve free...
Britain is Known as a Multi-cultural country and famed for its tolerance....
During my last visit to Switzerland I was nicely surprised to see dogs and...
It is requested that you ban all telecommunications systems employing 0800...
Every young person will do compulsory practical cooking lessons for the first time ever, Children, Schools and Families Secretary of State Ed Balls announced today.
Gordon Brown today launched a GBP9 million "International Inspiration" sports team designed to help London's 2012 Olympics leave a lasting legacy around the world.
Gordon Brown has welcomed Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to Downing Street.
Ask John Hutton about the Energy Energy Bill as it reaches the second reading stage in the House of Commons. John will be online next Monday to answer your questions.
This report gives the results of a separate analysis for Scotland of literacy and numeracy data collected in the 1970 British Cohort Study at age 34. It relates performance in these skills to a wide range of other...
The South West could soon join a national cycling revolution, as Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Kelly, invited towns and cities across the region to bid for a record £140 million fund to help a...
The Pension Service and the Disability and Carers Service are to be brought together into a single Agency - the Pension, Disability and Carers Service - Peter Hain, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, ...
Dogs sniffing for drugs in hand luggage while passengers have their passports checked by immigration officers is just one of the visible changes to border security being brought in at Gatwick.
The objective of this report is to use comparative information improve mental health services from a basis of common understanding.
Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) Financial Investigators, working in partnership with Leicester Trading Standards, have secured a Confiscation Order worth £77,500 against Steve Edward Walters aged 46 of 1 ...
The massive potential for tidal power from the Severn Estuary to provide low carbon, renewable electricity was highlighted today by Energy Secretary, John Hutton, with the publication of the terms of reference for...
COMMUNITIES SECRETARY HAZEL BLEARS announced plans for new 'community contracts' across England today - giving communities the opportunity to agree deals and written guarantees with their council on a wide range...
The Prime Minister has re-appointed Professor Lisa Jardine and The Right Honourable Sir Timothy Sainsbury as Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum for a period of four years from 17 December 2007.
On 1 February, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will be launching the first ever national survey of amateur arts groups in England. Groups of voluntary and amateur participants from all artistic walks...
Following action taken by the OFT, the High Court has granted an injunction against a Brighton based trader behind a number of misleading racing tipster mailings.
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held in Brussels on 22 January 2008. The items on the agenda are as follows:
Presidency Work Programme
Slovenia took up the Presidency of the European...
I regret that the answer given to the hon. Member for Aylesbury (Mr. Lidington) on 17 December, Official Report, column 1196W, about the number of deaths in custody at Broadmoor hospital was incorrect.
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Today I am publishing the "Terms of Reference for the Review of Physics". I asked Research Councils UK (RCUK) to commission as part of the science budget allocations announced on 11 December. I have placed copies...
In response to an undertaking given to the Commons Committee considering the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act (TCEA) 2007, on 16 January I published the consultation paper "Administration and Enforcement ...
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Alistair Darling) has made the following Written Statement.
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held in Brussels on 22 January ...
Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of ninety-eight (98) new Queen's Counsel. The full list (in order of seniority, alphabetical order, and arranged by Inn) is attached.