Following last year's flooding and outbreaks of animal diseases, the Prime Minister asked Stuart Burgess, our chair and the Government's Rural Advocate, to advise on how rural economies...
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Press release to accompany the publication of 'England's rural areas: steps to release their economic potential - Advice from the Rural Advocate...
Following last year's flooding and outbreaks of animal diseases, the Prime Minister asked Stuart Burgess, our chair and the Government's Rural Advocate, to advise on how rural...
Defra has confirmed Avian Influenza in chickens at a free-range egg unit on premises near Banbury in Oxfordshire after preliminary tests were positive for the H7 strain.
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The Prime Minister has welcomed the King of Jordan, Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, to Number 10 today.
Chief Veterinary Officer Nigel Gibbens has today confirmed that the strain of Avian Influenza found on the premises near Banbury in Oxfordshire is highly pathogenic H7N7. Preliminary analysis also indicates that...
The Ministry of Defence is holding an official service to honour members of the UK Forces and civil servants who lost their lives or were injured in Northern Ireland. It will also pay tribute to over 300,000 personnel...
Flexsys is proposing to close it manufacturing facility located in Cefn Mawr...
I would like to see the law changed to ensure nut and other allergy sufferes...
Gordon Brown has welcomed Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, to Number 10 to discuss Europe's priorities ahead of the EU Council meeting later this month.
Police, local authorities and Government Ministers met today to discuss stepping up the use of powers designed to clamp down on those who sell alcohol irresponsibly.
Stronger third sector involvement in delivering the Government's radical welfare to work reforms is called for today as a new 'third sector' taskforce is announced by James Purnell, Secretary of State for Work and...
A consultation paper looking at how employers can continue to maintain good occupational pension provision through greater risk sharing is published today.
The Treasury is inviting applications for the position of independent valuer to assess any compensation that may be payable as a result of the transfer of shares in Northern Rock plc to the Treasury earlier this...
Peter Housden, Permanent Secretary, has today announced the appointment of five non-executive members to the Board of Communities and Local Government:
Venues cancelling bookings at the last minute, wedding dresses not arriving on time, guests coming down with food poisoning and photographers disappearing without a trace. These were just a few of the wedding complaints...
Secretary of State John Hutton today visited a Chinese school to see how British technology is putting Chinese children in touch with the rest of the world.
The Consumer Council for Water today (Thursday 5 June) called for customers to share in the success of Thames Water's 34% increase in profits.
An European funded project to survey the seabed off the northern coast of Ireland, parts of which have not been surveyed since Victorian times, has started to provide some spectacular results showing underwater ...
The Government often makes issue of "the minimum a person needs to live on...
I am not a supporter of this Government, however given the current situation...
I and my friends are passionate skaters. We have a local shop for our...
The residents of Eastham Village are fighting back against the proposed...
With more parking spaces at home becoming less available, especially on road...
ice cream vendors are in close contact with children in many unsupervised...
The fact that existing VAT rules make it more profitable for developers to...
Expand the A1 both directions North & South to a 6 lane motorway between...
There was a previous petition that the government did not listen to on this...
The FA have what would appear to be an agenda when it comes to dealing with...
Apple is a global technology company which offers a digital download service...
National Service should be brought into force for any person under the age...
The NCT has a charitable status although it's activities do not really allow...
Why not do something positive towards tackling climate change? Why not...
According to food safety, you cannot work with food if you have had dihorrea...
The current gift allowance of £145 per person travelling into the UK from...
Wiltshire County Council proposed to sell the site at Stoneover lane (...
there are some times 3or 4 double deckers going through a housing estate...
Mr Prime Minister, I feel it is your responsibility as a member of the G8,...
The "Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000" infringes upon the civil...
Gordon Brown welcomed the President of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias, to Downing Street this morning.
The Prime Minister has announced an extension of tough measures aimed at getting knives off the streets and reducing knife-related crime.
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: The ACT ON CO2 calculator - which helps people to work out and reduce their carbon footprint - has received its one millionth unique visitor, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural...
A public information film designed to challenge employer assumptions about mental health is launched today.
The OFT is today warning consumers to be careful before responding to unsolicited mailings which advise them to cancel existing individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs) and which suggest they opt for an alternative...
Floods Recovery Minister John Healey has heard from the Association of British Insurers about how insurers are reassuring those customers still in temporary accommodation following last summer's floods about when...
The Department for Transport has today published the Transport Statistics Bulletin 'Road Conditions in England 2007'.
The Department for Transport has today published the first stand-alone web bulletin in a new monthly series of National Statistics covering congestion on inter-urban roads in England.
A consultation on the development of up to three 2,500-place Titan prisons was launched today by Prisons Minister David Hanson MP.
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A new podcast offering advice for travellers on what can, and can't be, brought back into the UK is now available.
Asked if the Government had a response to the report by the Commission on Human Rights, the PMS said that we had always said that we believed the legislation we were proposing on 42 days was compatible with the ...
Asked whether the Prime Minister would be discussing the EU Treaty with President Barroso tomorrow, the PMS said he would not expect them to take up too much time on that subject. The main issues being discussed...
Put that the Prime Minister had talked about knives in PMQ's and had signalled an announcement was likely tomorrow, the PMS replied that tomorrow the Prime Minister would be holding a meeting with representatives...
Asked if people should take the Prime Minister's remarks on vehicle excise duty to mean there was no possibility of changing the back-dating proposals, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Vehicle Excise Duty, knife crime, President Barroso and 42 days
The Prime Minister has announced that he will meet the Northern Ireland First Minister, Peter Robinson, and Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, at Downing Street this Friday 6 June.
Companies face little or no competition when selling Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) to their credit customers and as a result customers appear to be overcharged by over £1.4 billion a year, the Competition...
Walthamstow Greyhound track has not only provided 75 years of fun,...
Happiness is the goal of all humans, it’s at the core of everything we do....
My employer rightly recognises and adopts the DDA for conditions such as...
Like many families my wife and I are on a low income & rent privately. We...
Parent and Child parking spaces are discriminatory against those without...
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An end to knife cautions for those over the age of 16 was signalled today by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, Justice Secretary Jack Straw and Attorney General Baroness Scotland sending ...
Latest National Skills Academy prospectus launched Skills Secretary John Denham today urged employers to act to prevent skills shortages as he announced the fourth competitive bidding round for National Skills...
A Justice circular
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...
Key targets for the financial year 2008-09 for the following Ministry of Defence agencies and trading funds have been placed in the Library of the House:
Defence Support Group
Defence Science and ...
The Minister for Science and Innovation, my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley, South (Ian Pearson) announced the start of a review of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP) on 27 November 2006...
I will be representing the UK at the Environment Council in Luxembourg on 5 June.
At this Council, the Slovenian presidency will hold a policy debate on the climate and energy legislative package. The policy...
On 2 June, suspicion of avian influenza was reported on premises near Banbury in Oxfordshire, following deaths in the chicken-laying flock and a reduction in egg production. Following initial tests, the chief...
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will meet on 9-10 June 2008. The health and consumer affairs part of the Council will be taken on 10 June.
Items on the main agenda are...
Land Registry's revised framework document is published today, 4th June 2008.
Land Registry became an executive agency of the Lord Chancellor in July 1990 and over the last 18 years has enthusiastically...
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will be held on 9 June in Luxembourg. The UK will be represented by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and...
Following the recent BBC report on broadband speeds in the UK, Ofcom has announced that it has launched a programme of independent research to identify the actual speed of broadband around...