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02 September 2008

Morning press briefing from 2 September 2008
seen at 21:51, 2 September in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

Briefing from the Prime Minister s Spokesman on: housing announcement.

Housing announcement

Put that the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) had previously said that taxation matters were for the Pre-Budget...

Gordon Brown praises Afghan operation
seen at 21:50, 2 September in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

The Prime Minister has congratulated the British army on the success of a major operation to transport a massive hydroelectric turbine through southern Afghanistan.

Thousands of British and NATO troops...

'...Formally apologise for the child emmigration policy to Western Australia,that was effective from 1947 to 1967.' -- James R Green
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
From 1947to1967,a policy begun by the Labour Attlee Govt,was for the mass...
'...amend the existing job descriptions of some of his ministers. With the advent of devolution, and the consequent reality that some Ministers of HM government now only have responsibility over England alone, we believe it is wrong both factually and des
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The term Secretary of State has a UK wide remit. A Secretary of State is...
'...Ban local authorities from charging council tax on empty and unfurnished residential properties whilst those houses are being offered for sale.' -- P Deacon
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
An owner of a property that has perhaps been inherited faces large council...
'...Create a state owned energy supply authority using windfall taxes from the profits of existing energy suppliers in the UK.' -- Steven Macaulay
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The current situation in UK is that our Energy Industry is virtually...
'...use ni and tax contributions to pay back student loans' -- Tendai Nyabango
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Use part (or whole) of national insurance and tax contributions to...
'...ban or reduce the post office counter fee for making bill payments' -- Tendai Nyabango
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Consider reducing or removing the counter fee at the post office for making...
'...De-classify up to 50cc. Motor Scooters' -- A.Davies
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
De-classify motor scooters up to 50cc to bicycle status, but requiring...
'...Re-classify Motor Scooters up to 50cc.to status of bicycles' -- A.Davies
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Re-classify motor scooters up to 50cc of bicycles, but requiring CBT and...
'...to expand the electrification of Britain s rail network.' -- James McGowan
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
We support ASLEF s electrification campaign which urges the government to...
'...take into account the personal circumstances of the non-resident parent when calculating maintenance.' -- Danielle Shaw
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
At the present time, the child maintenance is calculated on the gross pay of...
'...Ban Road Tax and Put an extra 10p on fuel. have an insurance disc displayed instead.' -- Bernard Barry
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
This would ensure all users of our roads contribute towards the upkeep, the...
'...scrap the t.v licence and force the bbc to fund itself!' -- Nathan Norman
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
this petition is meant to force the bbc to stop charging extortionate prices...
'...allow intending Home Sellers (and their estate agents) to be permitted to continue to put their homes on the market on the day they choose after 31/12/2008 without having to wait for a Home Information Pack (HIP) to arrive.' -- Trevor Kent PPNAEA
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
As matters stand, the Government has legislated that it will be illegal...
'...Prevent the Sun 'newspaper' from launching The Sun Military Awards -also to be known as the 'Millies' on the grounds of decency.' -- Richard Hepworh
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The scheme should be prevented as it totally cheapens the Armed Forces and...
'...Make law that mortgages being lent cannot be more than 3 and a half times your annual salary' -- Joey Pierce
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
We ve all seen what happens when people borrow more than three and a half...
'...increase the amount of motorcycle parking in London and to increase the parking charges for one year in order to pay for it.' -- Ian Higgins
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
People are incessantly banging on about motorcycle thefts around London but...
'...tackle the problem of binge drinkers more effectively and to stop being so soft.' -- Edward Henson
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The goverment needs to take more action to stop the booze culture in this...
'...extend the 1967 Abortion Act to Northern Ireland, and grant women there the same rights to abortion as women in the rest of the United Kingdom.' -- Dr Audrey Simpson OBE
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
We believe that the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Assembly should...
'...give the Leashold Valuations Tribunal guideline figures on the 'reasonable costs' that a landlord may pass on to lessees' -- John Asbridge
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Currently when the owners of leasehold properties decide to exercise the...
'...to prevent the BPI s monopolization of the music market by putting in place a small tax for downloading music without paying a licence fee, making music more cheaply available to consumers while rewarding artists.' -- Callum McCormick
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
It s undeniable that downloading and sharing music and other data via the...
'...correct the welfare rule caps that restrict under 25's who no longer live with their parents in these new times and make it fair for ALL taxpayers in britain to have equal rights to long, healthy life. Without Prejudice of age.' -- JED WALKER-SLOSS
seen at 17:29, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Under 25's in britain are recieving minimal benefits to live a life of the...
Housing announcement
seen at 17:23, 2 September in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Put that the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) had previously said that taxation matters were for the Pre-Budget Report (PBR)/Budget and asked why a taxation matter had been announced before the PBR/Budget, the ...
PM launches 1 billion housing package
seen at 17:21, 2 September in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

The Prime Minster has launched a major Government initiative aimed at making the housing market fairer for all.

The 1 billion Homeowners Support Package includes a one-year holiday...

top image - housing market
seen at 17:20, 2 September in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

PM launches 1 billion housing package
seen at 17:19, 2 September in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

The Prime Minster has launched a major Government initiative aimed at making the housing market fairer for all.

The 1 billion Homeowners Support Package includes a one-year holiday on stamp duty for all...

Suffragan See of Aston
seen at 17:18, 2 September in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

The Queen has approved the nomination of the Reverend Andrew Watson MA, to the Suffragan See of Aston, in the Diocese of Birmingham, in succession to the Right Reverend John Michael Austin, on his resignation...

Homeowners Support Package
seen at 17:17, 2 September in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

The Government has launched a major initiative, the Homeowners Support Package, aimed at helping first-time buyers and keeping the housing market moving.

Read the Homeowners Support Package in detail...

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seen at 17:16, 2 September in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

Read all about the Government’s Homeowners Support Package aimed at making the housing market fairer.

Top image - PM Housing
seen at 17:15, 2 September in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

Top image - Housing video
seen at 17:14, 2 September in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

Overnight safety upgrades of m4 junction 6 chalvey roundabout, slough
seen at 16:55, 2 September in Highways Agency News - national (Our copy).
Safety works to install new bridge beams over the Chalvey roundabout at junction 6 of the M4 start in September.   
'...abandon the UK government's hostility and rhetoric towards Russia and to recognise South Ossetian/Abkhazian independence' -- Ben Parish
seen at 15:26, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
On 08/08/2008 the US/Israeli backed Georgian government forces attacked the...
'...Outlaw ticket touting' -- morgan bowden
seen at 15:26, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Ticket touting is the act of buying a mass of tickets for a popular event/...
'...award official student status to british trainee professional pilots...' -- Craig Baker
seen at 15:26, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Air travel is becoming ever more important and the demand for professional...
'...make repeat prescriptions free' -- Lewes Epps
seen at 15:26, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
currently people with certain conditions, such as epilepsy, get free...
'...Remove the rights of utility companies and local councils to employ debt collection agencies to recover sums of money owed by people on low incomes.' -- Matthew Smithson
seen at 15:26, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Recent price hikes by by fuel companies and local councils have made it...
'...instruct the Foreign Secretary to take the strongest possible measures against the LEADERS of the Iranian GOVERNMENT for the human rights abuses of their citizens. These measures should not be such that they impact on the "ordinary" citizens in any w
seen at 15:26, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The situation of the "ordinary", powerless, citizens of Iran is appalling;...
'...Restore flowers to Loughborough's roundabouts!' -- Cllr Max Hunt
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Loughborough used to have beautiful floral displays, we even won a Britain...
'...Look into saving RSPB Titchwell Marsh from the North Sea' -- Tony Hedges
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The RSPB has decided to let the sea encroach on their reserve at Tichwell...
'...Take all action possible to close down guantanamo bay and camp x-ray in Cuba' -- Anne-Marie francis
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Guantanamo bay is a prison camp in Cuba where human rights atrocities are...
'...Make Ballroom/Latin Dancing an Olympic Sport at the 2012 Games' -- Giles Haydon
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Ballroom dancing is a lost art in this country and something that nobody...
'...NEVER use nuclear weapons!' -- Margaret King
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
A recent petition requested that he should "threaten rogue countries with...
'...sponsor legislation to prohibit the publication of asking prices on residential houses in England and Wales' -- Timothy Hepner
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The value of anything for sale is the price which a willing buyer and a...
'...ban the deliberate incestuous breeding or import of animals with genetic defects or characteristics that cause suffering' -- Ben Parish
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Pedigree dogs,cats, rabbits and other domesticated animals are suffering...
'...allow the use of the Segway HT on public roads and pathways.' -- Callum Burns
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
I am fighting to allow the use of the Segway HT on public roads and pathways...
'...allow lesbian couples to have IVF Treatment through the NHS' -- Rebecca Evans
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
This is to petition for the rights of lesbian woman to have help from the...
'...Build an East Coast motorway across the Wash' -- G Hicks
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Lincolnshires single carriageway roads are for the vast majority not...
'...Reduce the amount of time need to qualify for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Long Service Medal,' -- M Cunningham
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The RFA have been supporting the Royal Navy for the last 100 years. Its...
'...Allow Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Personnel to be awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)' -- M Cunningham
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The RFA are considered by some as an integral part of the Royal Navy. So...
'...Amend the rules governing Seafarer's Earnings Deduction (SED)' -- M Williams
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
The rules governing SED should be changed. Any day onboard ship should be...
'...Allow tax code changes to increase the state pension and or yearly family budgets..' -- Mr Leroy Hickson
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Allow people over the course of thier working life to alter thier tax...
'...Give Devolved Powers to Counties and Cities' -- Ed Woods
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
As regional assemblies in England have proven to be unpopular, why not give...
'...Make a change to life sentences so that they serve a minimum of 20 years' -- p lee
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
When someone is sentenced to a life sentence they should serve a minimum of...
'...encourage more research into urinary incontinence and break the taboo surrounding this condition.' -- Rose-Mary Gower
seen at 15:25, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
Many people, particularly women, suffer often in silence, from this...
The Last Post? - NFU Countryside article
seen at 15:18, 2 September in Commission for Rural Communities (Our copy).

Malcolm Craig, Senior Policy Advisor in our Rural Services: Fair Access and Equitable Outcomes team, has been interviewed for an article in the latest NFU Countryside magazine.

The...

The Last Post?
seen at 15:18, 2 September in Commission for Rural Communities (Our copy).

Malcolm Craig, Senior Policy Advisor in our Rural Services: Fair Access and Equitable Outcomes team, has been interviewed for an article in the latest NFU Countryside magazine.

The...

The Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Task Force: Report on the Scottish Government's Two HAI Programmes between January 2003 and March 2008
seen at 14:37, 2 September in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
The Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Task Force: Report on the Scottish Government's Two HAI Programmes between January 2003 and March 2008
Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning 2008
seen at 14:37, 2 September in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
SAQP 2008 entries.
Consultation Documents
seen at 14:37, 2 September in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
Consultation Documents
Hmrc reminder about changes to basic personal income tax allowance
seen at 13:18, 2 September in HM Revenue & Customs News - national (Our copy).
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued a reminder about this month's change to the 2008/09 basic personal income tax allowance.   
Hmrc reminder about changes to basic personal income tax allowance
seen at 13:18, 2 September in HM Revenue & Customs News - national (Our copy).
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued a reminder about this month's change to the 2008/09 basic personal income tax allowance.   
'...Allow Beverley Minster's bells to continue to go off every 15 minutes and every hour 24 hours' -- Janet Morris
seen at 12:37, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
I call upon the people of Beverley to show their support, allow The Beverley...
'...Cut Funding for IVF treatment.' -- Lindsay Smith
seen at 12:37, 2 September in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions (Our copy).
This is a non essential healthcare treatment, and as such should not be...
Appointments to the board of the consumer council for water
seen at 12:22, 2 September in Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs News - national (Our copy).
Phil Woolas, Minister for Water, has made the following appointments to the Board of the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater):   
National patient choice survey latest results
seen at 12:21, 2 September in Department of Health News - national (Our copy).
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Report on the National Patient Choice Survey, March 2008, England, and provisional headline results of the May 2008 survey   
Stamp duty
seen at 11:59, 2 September in Treasury News - national (Our copy).
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has today announced that stamp duty land tax will not apply to purchases of residential property of £175,000 or less. This will provide an exemption from stamp duty land tax ...
Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland: Annual Report 2006-2008
seen at 11:58, 2 September in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland Annual Report 2006-2008
Action on Climate Change: Proposals for Improving the Energy Performance of Existing Non-domestic Buildings - A Consultation by the Scottish Government
seen at 11:58, 2 September in The Scottish Government Publications - Latest (Our copy).
Proposals for improving the energy performance of non-domestic buildings
Ensuring a fair housing market for all
seen at 11:44, 2 September in Department for Communities and Local Government News - national (Our copy).
A major cross-government package of new measures to meet current challenges in the housing market was announced today.   
Gangs: you and your child new advice for parents on gangs
seen at 04:29, 2 September in Home Office News - national (Our copy).
New advice for parents on preventing their children from becoming involved in gangs was published today as Home Secretary Jacqui Smith attended the launch of the New Year Shooting Memorial Trust in the West Midlands...
Gangs: you and your child new advice for parents on gangs
seen at 04:29, 2 September in Home Office News - national (Our copy).
New advice for parents on preventing their children from becoming involved in gangs was published today as Home Secretary Jacqui Smith attended the launch of the New Year Shooting Memorial Trust in the West Midlands...
EU “wholly united” on Georgia crisis
seen at 00:24, 2 September in Number 10 » News Stories (Our copy).

The European Union is “wholly united” on the central issues of condemning Russian action in South Ossetia and arranging humanitarian aid for Georgia, the PM has said.

Speaking to reporters ...