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24 April 2008

'...ensure that the production of biofuels does not lead to food shortages in the developing world.' -- Timothy Clifton
seen at 19:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The government has set a target that, as of 15/04/2008, 2.5% of all petrol...
'...Allow Belly and Tribal Dancers to retain access to swords for dancing under the VCR Bill' -- Lee Edwards
seen at 19:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Belly and Tribal dancers in the UK are covered in the VCR (Violent Crimes...
Drug dealer loses £2 million
seen at 17:43, 24 April in HM Revenue & Customs News - national (Our copy).
Convicted drug smuggler Brian Brendon Wright was today ordered to pay a confiscation order of £2,311,371 following a hearing at Woolwich Crown Court. Wright, 61, who headed an international drugs smuggling...
Eleven year old boy rescued by coastguard rescue team
seen at 17:37, 24 April in Maritime And Coastguard Agency News - national (Our copy).
At three minutes to one this afternoon, Solent Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public reporting a young boy cut off by the tide near Badgers Watch car park, Peacehaven.
'...Bring Basra Troops Home' -- Sohail Khan
seen at 17:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
We have served under consequent UN Mandate in Iraq as part of a Coalition...
'...Stop any plans of an internet license fee now and in the future' -- Andrew Fenn
seen at 17:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
There are attempts to introduce a license fee on anyone with a connection to...
'...Re-think the proposals on banning in-store cigarette displays.' -- Darren Norman
seen at 17:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Displaying tobacco products at the point of sale is essential to enable...
'...*NOT* ban the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh), In The UK' -- Alex Smart
seen at 17:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Just because you dont agree with something, doesn't mean it should be banned...
'...Immediately stop aid to Nuclear countries; China and India.' -- Sidney Harding
seen at 17:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
India, and China are both nations who have nuclear capabilities, and that...
'...persuade Revenue & Customs to give prizes for early submission of Tax Returns online.' -- LEONARD WELLS
seen at 17:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Why do we have to keep having the stick of penalties for late submission...
'...force isp's to abandon plans to make content providers pay for elevated speeds on there network' -- Alistair senior
seen at 17:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Isp virgin media's Ceo said recently that the company had begun plans to...
'...Allow PAYE employees to claim tax deductable travel expenses to/from their normal place of work.' -- Nigel Coleshill
seen at 17:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The commuting costs of a PAYE employee to their normal place of work is an...
'...Raise the entry to clubs and sale of alchohol to 21, but reduce the drinking age to 16 within pubs.' -- Jason Rose
seen at 17:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Problems with underage drinkers comes from the fact that they are unable to...
'...Make it compulsory that all owners of temporary allotment sites make them statutory sites.' -- Kevin N Pearson
seen at 17:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Make it compulsory that all owners of temporary allotment sites make them...
'...suspend direct foreign aid payments to to the current government of Zimbabwe until the election result is released and ratified.' -- Graham Peck
seen at 17:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
It is essential that aid continues to reach those in need in Zimbabwe but...
'...to re-categorise lap dancing clubs as Sex Encounter Establishments.' -- Sandrine Leveque
seen at 17:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Under current legislation lap dancing clubs are licensed in the same way as...
'...Stop Adult Adverts Shown On Childrens Tv Channels' -- Sarah McNair
seen at 17:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Nick Jr, and many more childrens tv channels are bombarded with constant...
'...make sales of pre-mixed high-caffeine drinks age restricted.' -- Jonathan McCallum
seen at 17:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
There has been an increase in sales of pre-mixed high caffeine drinks in...
'...make 0800 calls free from mobiles' -- Helen Whaley
seen at 17:15, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
When you try to dial a 0800 number from a mobile phone, you get a recorded...
'...Ban the use of CCTV cameras for issuing PCNs for parking contraventions.' -- Nicholas Fallon
seen at 17:15, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Do we really need more automated surveillance cameras on our streets - this...
'...make more venues, concerts, events and competitions avaliable to under 18s' -- Rachel White
seen at 17:15, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
I have found that there are a lot of concerts that under 18s are not allowed...
'...Abandon the 2012 London Olympics and return them to the IOC for reassignmnet.' -- Michael Bright
seen at 17:15, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The cost is now an unjustifiable £14 billion and rising compared to the £4...
Icelandic Prime Minister
seen at 16:35, 24 April in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked what was on the agenda for the Prime Minister's meeting with the Icelandic PM, the PMS replied that this was their first official meeting, although both attended the NATO Summit in Bucharest and were both ...
Teacher’s Strike
seen at 16:35, 24 April in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked how the Government was responding to the teachers' strike, the PMS replied that there were words from the Prime Minister earlier today, and Jim Knight had been out and about this morning.Asked why Ed Balls...
Abortion Legislation
seen at 16:35, 24 April in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the Government was still committed to retaining the abortion time of 24 weeks, the PMS replied that the Government had no plans to change the legislation on abortion. Any changes to the abortion laws would...
Tax
seen at 16:35, 24 April in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked why it was decided to limit the protection against loss of those aged between 60-64, and not extended to people who retired early, the PMS replied that that was the decision taken by the Treasury and it was...
Terror Assets
seen at 16:35, 24 April in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked for any reaction to the High Court ruling on asset freezing, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that a statement had gone out from both the Home Office and the Treasury on that. The Treasury were...
Morning press briefing from 24 April 2008
seen at 16:34, 24 April in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Terror asset, tax, Abortion Legislation, teacher's strike and the Icelandic Prime Minister
Dr howells on deaths of colombian trade unionists
seen at 16:26, 24 April in Foreign and Commonwealth Office News - national (Our copy).
Dr Kim Howells, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, today commented on reports of a number of deaths among Colombian Trade Unionists.
Oft welcomes high court ruling on unarranged overdraft charges
seen at 16:22, 24 April in Office of Fair Trading News - national (Our copy).
The High Court has today confirmed the OFT's view that personal current account unarranged overdraft charges can be assessed for fairness. This is an important early milestone for the OFT and our investigation into...
'...insist on a ban on dividends and management bonuses to banks in receipt of state help' -- Thomas Howell
seen at 15:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Today saw the announcement that the bank of England is working on a lending...
'...Abandon plans to build an Eco Town in Elsenham & Henham' -- ken mcneil
seen at 15:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Government plans to build 3 million houses by 2020,and have resulted in a '...
'...Stop the use of road salt on Britain's roads' -- Steven Reilly
seen at 15:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The use of Road Salt on Britain's roads causes unnecessary damage to cars,...
Denham announces next steps to assess research excellence
seen at 15:11, 24 April in Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills News - national (Our copy).
The next steps in developing the system for allocating more than £1.4 billion in funding to universities for research are announced today by John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities...
Gordon Brown meets Icelandic Prime Minister
seen at 12:54, 24 April in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
The Prime Minister has met Geir Haarde, the Prime Minister of Iceland, in Downing Street
Quids In: Sharing Good Practice for Financial Inclusion in Rural Areas
seen at 12:11, 24 April in Commission for Rural Communities (Our copy).

Our Quids In Symposium brought together representatives from government and the financial sector to hear about financial inclusion projects which are already changing people's lives.

At...

Land Use and Management: The New Debate
seen at 12:11, 24 April in Commission for Rural Communities (Our copy).

We're hosting and supporting this workshop, also supported by the RELU programme, bringing together a wide range of academics to contribute to one of the first books to reflect the remarkable ...

Misc
seen at 11:30, 24 April in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked for the Prime Minister's message to teachers who were intending to strike tomorrow, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister's view on this, as made clear yesterday, was that it was unacceptable that parents...
Flags
seen at 11:30, 24 April in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if other national flags would be flown on other patron saint's days, the PMS said yes; that had been made clear yesterday and had come out of the consultation on flag flying which concluded in March.Asked ...
Meeting with Jacob Zuma
seen at 11:30, 24 April in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked what was on the agenda for the Prime Minister's meeting with Jacob Zuma, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was meeting Jacob Zuma because Mr Zuma was the president of the African National Congress (ANC) ...
10p Tax Rate
seen at 11:30, 24 April in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if there had been any developments regarding the 10p tax rate, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that presently he did not have much to say about this subject. As journalists were aware, Yvette Cooper...
Misc
seen at 11:30, 24 April in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the Prime Minister's position on cannabis had changed, the PMS said no.Asked about the summit on fuel poverty, the PMS said that that had been an event organised by the Department for Business, Enterprise...
10p Tax Rate
seen at 11:30, 24 April in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked for detail as to how the decision about the 10p rate came about, the PMS replied that the key thing was that the fundamental principles of the 2007 Budget were intact. The Prime Minister continued to believe...
Zimbabwe Arms Embargo
seen at 11:30, 24 April in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked if the arms embargo on Zimbabwe was new, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that the way the Prime Minister had expressed it was a way that we had not expressed it before. There was already an EU arms...
Afternoon press briefing from 23 April 2008
seen at 11:30, 24 April in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Zimbabwe Arms Embargo, 10p Tax rate and misc
Morning press briefing from 23 April 2008
seen at 11:30, 24 April in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: 10p Tax rate, meeting with Jacob Zuma, flags and misc
Culture minister defers export of rare portrait of pioneering maritime chartmaker alexander dalrymple
seen at 11:25, 24 April in Department for Culture, Media and Sport News - national (Our copy).
Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge, has placed a temporary export bar on a rare likeness of Alexander Dalrymple, the first Hydrographer to the Admiralty.
Mushroom area england 2007
seen at 11:24, 24 April in Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national (Our copy).
National Statistics on Mushroom area produced by Defra were released on 24 April 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. This release shows that both the quantity of compost and...
'...ensure that at least 10% of all new social housing is built to wheelchair standard.' -- Tom Goode
seen at 11:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Young disabled people trying to work towards independent living are...
'...lower the age of screening in england for bowel cancer from 60 to 50 years' -- Sandra Addison
seen at 11:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
bowel cancer is one of the cancers that if caught early has a great record...
'...Change the existing law and allow carers to claim carer's allowance whilst in full-time education.' -- Kate Thomas
seen at 11:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
As the law stands at present, a person can receive Carer's allowance if they...
'...make concessionary bus travel available to all people with mental health problems who fit the definition of disability used in the 2005 Disability Discrimination Act.' -- Mental Health Action Group (S.Derbyshire)
seen at 11:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Thousands of people across the country experiencing mental health...
'...ensure that the Post Office at Potten End, Herts is not closed.' -- michael a wallis
seen at 11:16, 24 April in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The Post Office is situated in a small rural village and is currently being...
Process announced for appointment of new lord chief justice
seen at 11:12, 24 April in Ministry of Justice News - national (Our copy).
The process for appointing the next Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has been announced. The current Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, has been appointed as the Senior Lord of Appeal in...
EU Competitiveness Council (Gareth Thomas, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform)
seen at 11:09, 24 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My noble Friend Baroness Vadera, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Competitiveness, has today made the following statement:

The following statement provides information on the Informal...

OGCbuying.solutions (Angela Eagle)
seen at 11:09, 24 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

OGCbuying.solutions has been set four performance targets for 2008-09. These are as follows:

To facilitate at least £725 million value for money improvements for the public sector in 2008-09;

Research Excellence Framework (John Denham, Secretary of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills)
seen at 11:09, 24 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I have decided on the next steps for the implementation and development of the Research Excellence Framework. We will move towards a single unified funding and assessment framework for all subject areas as originally...

Government Chemist Review (Ian Pearson, Minister of State (Science and Innovation), Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills)
seen at 11:09, 24 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The eleventh annual review of the Government Chemist has been received. The review will be laid before the Scottish Parliament and copies will be placed in the Libraries of the House plus those of the devolved...

Legal Services Board (Jack Straw, Lord Chancellor, Ministry of Justice)
seen at 11:09, 24 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Legal Services Act received Royal Assent on 30 October 2007. Two of the key elements of the Act are the provision of a Legal Services Board (LSB) and the establishment of an Office For Legal Complaints (OLC...

Northern Ireland Prison Service (Paul Goggins, Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office)
seen at 11:09, 24 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I have placed copies of the Northern Ireland Prison Service's corporate and business plan for 2008-11 in the Libraries of both Houses.

The corporate and business plan contains key performance targets I ...

EU: Informal Competitiveness Council (Baroness Vadera, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform)
seen at 11:09, 24 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The following Statement provides information on the Informal Competitiveness Council in Brdo, Slovenia on 16 April 2008, at which I represented the UK. The meeting was chaired by Andrej Vizjak, Slovenian Economics...

Northern Ireland Prison Service (Lord Rooker, Minister of State (Sustainable Farming, Food and Animal Welfare), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
seen at 11:09, 24 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Minister of State for Northern Ireland (Paul Goggins) has made the following Ministerial Statement:

I have placed copies of the Northern Ireland Prison Service's corporate and business plan for 2008...

Acas press statement
seen at 11:07, 24 April in Acas News - national (Our copy).
At conciliation talks held at the offices of Acas over two days, 22 and 23rd of April, although the parties have not come to an agreement, time has been spent addressing the issue of the safety and integrity of ...
Circuit bench retirement - david morton jack
seen at 03:10, 24 April in Ministry of Justice - Judicial Appointments News - national (Our copy).
His Honour Judge David Morton Jack is due to retire as a Circuit Judge on 24 April 2008.
HM Inspectorate of Prisons: Report on HMP Inverness: Unannounced Full Inspection, 5-9 November 2007
seen at 00:51, 24 April in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
Full Inspection