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07 April 2008
Generic design assessment: next stage
seen at 19:01, 7 April in
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform News - national.
Following the withdrawal of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) from the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process a Department for Business spokesperson said:
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Johnson: proposed three-year pay award is good news for staff, the nhs and patients
seen at 16:18, 7 April in
Department of Health News - national.
Health Secretary Alan Johnson today announced that the Department had agreed with NHS Employers, UNISON and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) a proposed three-year pay package for all NHS Agenda for Change (AfC...
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£17 million cash-back to fight crime
seen at 16:13, 7 April in
Home Office News - national.
Police forces across England and Wales and other front-line agencies will receive £17 million to go into front line policing and asset recovery.
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'...Ban tractors at rush hour' -- A Spink
seen at 15:08, 7 April in
Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions.
You should bar tractors from the highways at peak traffic times. Nothing...
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Olympic torch at Downing Street
seen at 13:24, 7 April in
Number10.gov.uk » Latest News.
Gordon Brown welcomed the Olympic torch outside 10 Downing Street during its London relay on Sunday.
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UK Australia to tackle key issues
seen at 13:24, 7 April in
Number10.gov.uk » Latest News.
The UK and Australia will work more closely together on key shared issues such as climate change, trade and the global economy, the PM has said.
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Coastguard helicopter called to mountain rescues
seen at 13:14, 7 April in
Maritime And Coastguard Agency News - national.
At midnight last night Stornoway Coastguard were alerted by ARCC (Air Rescue Coordination Centre) Kinloss of two walkers that had not been seen for five hours after setting out to walk from Ben Mor Lodge to Inchnadamph...
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£310 million to help local authorities deliver carbon benefits through the diversion of over a million tonnes of england's waste from landfill
seen at 12:48, 7 April in
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national.
Defra has awarded PFI credits to four projects across England to improve local waste management. The projects will make a significant contribution towards meeting the UK's landfill directive targets by helping to...
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Lord rooker announces publication of the uk's views on the common agricultural policy "health check" reforms
seen at 12:48, 7 April in
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national.
Farming Minister, Jeff Rooker, has announced the publication of the UK's response to the European Commission's consultation on the next round of Common Agricultural Policy reform, the CAP "Health Check", which is...
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Local housing allowance goes live nationally
seen at 12:45, 7 April in
Department for Work and Pensions News - national.
A new way of calculating Housing Benefit will help tenants become more financially independent and put them on the road back to work, announced Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform Stephen Timms today.
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Natural England launches its Future of Farming Awards 2008
seen at 12:15, 7 April in
Natural England.
Farmers and farm managers across England are invited to enter Natural England’s 2008 Future of Farming Awards. The award scheme, which opens on Monday 7 April, recognises and celebrates farmers�in England who...
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More than 450,000 new voters registered
seen at 12:12, 7 April in
Ministry of Justice News - national.
New figures show nearly half a million extra people in the United Kingdom have signed up for May's elections.
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Common commencement date
seen at 12:10, 7 April in
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform News - national.
Government has worked to ensure that important laws come into force on only two dates per year, allowing companies to plan ahead and save time and money.
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New code to cut more red tape
seen at 12:10, 7 April in
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform News - national.
The government introduced a new code of practice yesterday that will help save businesses time and money by improving the way regulators work with them.
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Business minister shriti vadera announces new investigation into automotive industry
seen at 12:10, 7 April in
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform News - national.
Business Minister Shriti Vadera today launched a new investigation into the UK's automotive industry to identify measures to tackle the twin challenges of low cost competition and the move to lower-carbon transport...
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Suffragan See of Stockport
seen at 11:30, 7 April in
Number10.gov.uk » Latest News.
The Queen has approved the nomination of the Reverend Robert Ronald Atwell BA MLitt, to the Suffragan See of Stockport.
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Health workers to tackle climate change
seen at 11:24, 7 April in
Department of Health News - national.
Health workers and local authorities throughout the country are being encouraged to play their part in tackling the health effects of climate change, Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo announced today
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Water vole is set to benefit from increased legal protection
seen at 11:14, 7 April in
Natural England.
From 6 April 2008 the water vole, along with the Roman snail, spiny and short-snouted seahorses and the angel shark, receives an increased level of protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation...
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Hutton waves ahead tidal energy project in the humber
seen at 10:02, 7 April in
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform News - national.
The UK is continuing to lead the world in marine renewables technology as the Secretary of State for Energy, John Hutton, grants planning permission for a prototype tidal stream generator to be tested in the Humber...
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New government study to explore the future use of land
seen at 10:00, 7 April in
Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills News - national.
The latest project from Foresight, the Government's futures think tank, will examine land use in the UK, it was announced today.
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The development of new settlements on green...
seen at 10:00, 7 April in
CRC.
The development of new settlements on green field sites is of obvious interest to developers (relatively easy to do - e.g. no brown field pollutants to remove, control of the whole site etc..), and is attractive...
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Thanks for your comments. I'll pass them onto...
seen at 10:00, 7 April in
CRC.
Thanks for your comments. I'll pass them onto our Sustainable Communities team, and ask one of them to respond.
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Circuit judge appointment - john hand qc
seen at 03:09, 7 April in
Ministry of Justice - Judicial Appointments News - national.
HM The Queen has appointed John Lester Hand QC 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, has assigned...
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