Transcript of a speech given by the Prime Minister at a reception at Downing Street as part of the Invest Iraq conference on 30 April 2009.
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The Prime Minister held a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at Downing Street on the 30 April 2009.
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The Queen has been pleased to approve that Professor Carol Ann Duffy CBE be appointed Poet Laureate in Ordinary to Her Majesty in succession to Professor Andrew Motion for a term of ten years.
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The Prime Minister has written an article for Pakistan-based newspaper the Daily Jang on May 2 2009, following his visit to Pakistan in April.
Read the articleI have recently returned from Pakistan where...
Gordon Brown has sent a message to Buddhists in Brtain as they celebrate Wesak, the festival marking the Buddha’s birthday.
He said that everyone could learn from the Buddhist philosophy and should...
Her Majesty The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Professor Carol Ann Duffy as the next Poet Laureate. Carol Ann Duffy, who succeeds Andrew Motion as Laureate, is appointed for a fixed-term of...
Young artists are being offered the chance for their work to appear in every supermarket and greengrocer's in the European Union.
OVER £220 MILLION ALSO ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK TO BOOST NHS INNOVATION
A statistical programme has undermined claims that radio travel news is of little use to most motorists.
Four police officers and two members of the public, whose courage earned one of them a Queen's Gallantry Medal and the others Queen's Commendations for Bravery, were praised yesterday by Home Secretary Jacqui...
A brand new £14 million training area officially opened yesterday at Stanford Training Area (STANTA) in Norfolk that will provide all troops deploying to Afghanistan with the most advanced and relevant training...
The OFT is considering an offer by Sports Direct International Plc to divest stores in five local areas following its acquisition of 31 stores from JJB Sports Plc.
The Code covers all domesticated Equidae for which a person is responsible, including all horses, ponies, donkeys and hybrids. The Code gives a practical guide for these types of animals in Scotland and details ...
Summary report of consultation with children and young people re SG action plan in response to UN Committee Concluding Observations
The Summary Report on the Consultation Responses Strengthening for the Future A consultation on the Reform of the Children's Hearings System
Responses to Strengthening for the Future a Consultation on the Reform of the Children's Hearings System
Summary report of written consultation responses recieved re SG action plan in reponse to the UN Committee Concluding Observations
The Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage has brought together the expertise of a number of our leading scientists, engineers and technologists from a range of disciplines and organisations to address the potential...
Summary Report of Consultation Seminars on SG action plan in response to UN Committee Concluding Observations
I am pleased to announce that I have decided to appoint two new business position RDA board members to East of England Development Agency and East Midlands Development Agency.
RDA Board Member New Appointees...
The sum of £1,555,162,313 was paid out of the Consolidated Fund on 30 March 2009 under section 228(5) of the Banking Act 2009. The Treasury is satisfied that the need for this expenditure was too urgent ...
As part of the Children's Plan, we committed to a fundamental review of the primary curriculum, and I was delighted that Sir Jim Rose accepted my invitation to carry out this important work. The remit for the...
A new call-out order has been made under section 56 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable members of the reserve forces to continue to be called out into permanent service and deployed to Cyprus as part of...
Key targets have been set for the chief executive of the Defence Vetting Agency for financial year 2009-10. These are provided below.
Key target 1: External validation of quality
To achieve at least...
I am today placing in the Library of the House and on the MOD website, a copy of two reports "The Puma Force—A Review of Contemporary Operating Issues" and the earlier report "A Strategic Review of the ...
I would like to inform the house that the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has successfully concluded its auction process for the disposal of land adjacent to three existing nuclear sites at Bradwell in...
On 17 March 2009 the Healthcare Commission, the independent health regulator, published its comprehensive report into the severe failings in emergency care provided by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust between...
On behalf of the Home Secretary and the Minister for the Department of Health and Social Services and Public Safety for Northern Ireland, I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Hannah Buchanan...
On 5 December 2007, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor announced that my right hon. and noble Friend Lord Bradley, reporting jointly to the Department of Health and the...
In order to offer further support to families on low incomes during the recession, the Chancellor's Budget report on 22 April included the announcement that additional funding has been made available for social...
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs (Mr Pat McFadden) has made the following Statement.
I am pleased to announce that I have decided to appoint two...
Statistics showing insolvencies in the first quarter of 2009 are published today (1 May) by the Insolvency Service. These can be found along with an electronic version of this release at www.insolvency.gov.uk.uk...
The latest corporate and personal insolvency statistics have been released today by The Insolvency Service.
The Government today safeguarded a potential Crossrail route from Maidenhead to Reading.
The dangers of texting while driving are highlighted in a new hard-hitting THINK! campaign launched today by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick after research showed that 30% of young drivers admitted to texting...
Scarborough, Filey and Burniston Coastguard Rescue Teams are currently recovering an elderly man who has gone over the cliff at Esplanade Crescent in Scarborough in his electric wheelchair.
Clyde Coastguard are currently co-ordinating a search for an overdue 62 year old male diver after a call from the dive vessel `Equinox' in the Sound of Mull. The divers were exploring the wreck of the 'Thesis...
In the very early hours of this morning, Falmouth Coastguard received an emergency call from the yacht 'Fleur' which, in very poor conditions, had suffered a partial knockdown with three men on board heading...