Asked whether the Government would consider stepping in if HSBC failed to raise the money needed through private investors, the PMS said that he would not answer a hypothetical question on something that was very... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Asked if the Prime Minister was open to further consultation on the Royal Mail package, the PMS said that we were happy to discuss our proposals with whoever wanted to discuss them with us. However, we set out ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Asked if the scheme was behind schedule, the PMS said that we were on track with the launch of the Working Capital Scheme. We were now formally entering negotiations with the banks in relation to specific portfolios... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Asked if there were any particular countries that President Obama and the Prime Minister would be asking for more help from, the PMS said he would not start naming individual countries, but clearly this would be... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Asked for more information on the US trip, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would be travelling to the US later today. The Prime Minister would be meeting President Obama tomorrow as well as Vice President ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Asked repeatedly whether the Prime Minister agreed with Harriet Harman that Sir Fred Goodwin would not get his pension, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
European leaders are united in their support for fiscal stimulus and anti-protectionist measures in the effort to take the global economy out of the current crisis and towards recovery, the Prime Minister has... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Briefing by the Prime Minister s Spokesman on: Sir Fred Goodwin, US trip, Afghanistan, Business Lending Guarantee Scheme, Royal mail and misc
Sir Fred GoodwinAsked repeatedly whether the Prime Minister... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The Prime Minister has taken part in a public phone-in on the national radio station TalkSport, answering callers’ questions on subjects such as employment, policing and national sport.
The PM answered... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Ministers today welcomed a new report setting out practical measures to support councils' efforts to boost employment in their areas. Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Ministers today welcomed a new report setting out practical measures to support councils' efforts to boost employment in their areas. Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The Kirklees adminisration have proposed to close the Community Science... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The recent turmoil in our financial industry has been hugely exacerbated by... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
We need the current age limit of 50 changed to allow mammograms for all... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The preventable deaths of Baby P & all like him are a clear indictment of... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
As increasingly the second home allowance is being misappropriated, we the... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Those with these conditions should NOT be just swept under the carpet for a... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
If banks are contractually obliged to pay exorbitant bonuses with money... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
With the award of 7bn contract for the new rolling stock to a Japanese... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Thousands of under 60's, mid & high rate DLA claimants do or nearly do... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The foundations of "financial architecture" are money. Whether a financial... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
We demand to know the details of every high risk transactions the semi... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Clause 76, paragraph (2) of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008 states that a... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
We request that British citizens living abroad should no longer loose their... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Day after day supposed experts are paraded before the public by the media... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The strategic missile submarine HMS Vigilant will be kitted out with updated weapons systems and a new nuclear reactor core under a refit contract worth in excess of £300 million, Secretary of State for Defence... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The strategic missile submarine HMS Vigilant will be kitted out with updated weapons systems and a new nuclear reactor core under a refit contract worth in excess of £300 million, Secretary of State for Defence... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
I feel it is moraly wrong that vat is put onto common pain relief tablets,... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Paul Moore, an ex-whistle blower at HBOS, until he was sacked, clearly has... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Please encourage the powers that be to provide an Ice Rink for the people of... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
CREATE A NEW ENGLISH COIN TO HONOUR ST GEORGE Read more Comment (0), Email this.
We think the government should include all types of ageism within the '... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The government roll out the red carpet to the Saudi Royal Family yet the... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
We should revert back to making a councillor an unpaid job.This would help... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
In Handsworth in the west midlands in secret there has been a bail hostel... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Grey squirrels were introduced by us to the UK over a hundred years ago and... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
I am sure that I not alone in thinking that, dispite the late night drinking... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Our unwritten constitution, the very bedrock of our society, the rule of law... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
In light of the above's intention to protest outside the production 'Laramie... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The Health and safety executive has many priced publications available.... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Given the fall in house sales, it would be opportune to perform the re-... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Community sports clubs bills for waste water drainage have risen at an... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The government needs to demonstrate boths it's commitment to creating high... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
We believe the legislation the government have introduced to help employees... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
It's a well known phrase among bikers... "Bikers Make Safer Drivers". We... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
At present the National Blood Service sells blood at the same price to the... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The trade in Polar Bear skins is currently outlawed in the US under The... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
With a growing problem of age discrimination, we the undersigned petition... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The north Dorset WISH Community Green/Wood Waste Composting Project diverts... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The Skylon design aims to take off from a specially strengthened runway, fly... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
This is a petition to try and save the Peat Moors Visitor Centre. Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Prisons Minister David Hanson MP today visited HMP Liverpool to see the Timpson Academy workshop where prisoners learn shoe-mending skills, engraving and watch repairs. Read more Comment (0), Email this.
This is a very useful website, as with the above comment it too has helped with my course work. Thanks Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Culture Minister, Barbara Follett, has placed a temporary export bar on a rare Iron Age Celtic mirror and two associated brooches. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep this historically significant... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
We believe that the Government should change its mind on its decision to... Read more Comment (24), Email this.
Inroduce a five per cent (5%) pay cut on the 500,000 plus members of the... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Instead of all the parties wasting precious time and energy on scoring... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
A new state of the art £8 million national ballistics service to assist police in solving gun crimes was officially opened today by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Seeking views on the reform of the EC Marketing Standards for fresh fruit and vegetables Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Amendment to Circular DSW4/1993. This circular updates previous advice regarding the payment of such travel expenses to offenders subject to various forms of community disposal. Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Replacement of previous Circular SEJD/14/2001. This circular concerns the BMA 'Collaborative Atrrangements' for fees in respect of medical certificates required for absences from Community Service placements due... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The RF contains findings from an analysis of written responses to the Scottish Government consultation: 'Changing Scotland's Relationship with Alcohol: A Discussion Paper on Our Strategic Approach' Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Response to alcohol consultation Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Report on the consultation on changes to the Regulations covering fitness requirements for providers, managers and employees in regulated care services Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The report contains findings from an analysis of written responses to the Scottish Government consultation: 'Changing Scotland's Relationship with Alcohol: A Discussion Paper on Our Strategic Approach' Read more Comment (0), Email this.
Following announcements about the design of the Asset Protection Scheme yesterday, HM Treasury confirms that discussions with Lloyds Banking Group regarding their participation in the Scheme (APS) are well advanced... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
I would like to inform the House that further investigations have revealed that the answer given to Question 196589 in the 2007-08 session was incomplete. Question 196589 was tabled by the hon. Member for Fareham... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
I represented the UK at the General Affairs and External Relations Council in Brussels.
The agenda items covered were as follows:
General Affairs
Preparation of the European Council, 19-20 March... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
On 25 February, and in consultation with the Medicines and Healthcare products regulatory Agency (MHRA), Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics issued a precautionary recall of two batches with a total of 17,000 doses... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
On 2 April 2001, the then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Social Security, my hon. Friend the Member for Wallasey, (Angela Eagle), debated the Social Security (Breach of Community Order) Regulations... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
I have appointed Professor Paul Rock, Professor David Downes and Professor Tim Newburn from the London School of Economics to write the official history of the Criminal Justice System.
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Further to my statement of 3 February 2009, I am pleased to announce that yesterday the United Kingdom Ambassador to the United Nations, Sir John Sawers, signed the optional protocol to the UN Convention on the... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued an alert to employers with 50 or more employees - important PAYE changes come into effect in April, so make sure you're ready for them. Read more Comment (0), Email this.
I have discovered that a gas company has a price differential, between the... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The Ministry of Defence today welcomed the Healthcare Commission's first ever review of Defence Medical Services (DMS). The independent report praised the MoD's trauma care and rehabilitation facilities ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The UK Government will invest more money in scientific research “than at any time in the country s history”, the Prime Minister has said.
Delivering the Romanes Lecture at the Sheldonian Theatre... Read more Comment (0), Email this.
The Prime Minister has sent his best wishes to Welsh people around the world on the occasion of St David’s Day.
PM’s St David’s Day message
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