Asked about transparency regarding bankers' bonuses, the PMS said that Chancellor said in his statement a few days ago that he wanted to reach a new settlement where banks paid smaller bonuses and were also more...
Asked if the Prime Minister was pleased at the German support that seemed to be emerging for the new rescue scheme for the Eurozone, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that there was a lot of speculation...
Asked about the progress of the AV vote and if the Government was considering dropping part of the Bill, the PMS said that the Bill remained as set out originally and it was our intention to take it through. We...
Asked what the Prime Minister's position was on the fair fuel stabiliser, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had asked the Treasury to look at this issue, which they were doing. If there was an announcement ...
Asked what the Prime Minister discussed with President Van Rompuy, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that they discussed growth, jobs and the upcoming European Council. original source.
Asked if there was anyway the Government could act to cut fuel duty before the Budget, the PMS said that tax decisions were a matter for the Chancellor at the time of the Budget, but the Prime Minister had made...
Asked if the Prime Minister had a message for tanker drivers considering strike action, the PMS said that this industrial action was a matter for the particular unions and drivers involved. More generally, we ...
Asked if the date of the referendum would be moved if the AV Bill didn't get through in time, the PMS said that we were committed to the date of the referendum, and we were confident the bill would get through. ...
Put that the Bribery Act was being reviewed as part of the growth review and asked if that meant the Government was preparing to soften some of its provisions, the Prime Minister's Spokeswoman (PMS) said that the...
The Prime Minister has sent a letter to the Brazilian President Dilma Roussef on the floods. It reads: I was deeply moved and saddened by the terrible flooding that has caused such destruction and tragedy in Rio...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister s spokesperson on: European Presidency, strike laws, search and rescue, Eric Illsley and bankers’ bonuses
European PresidencyAsked whether the Prime Minister...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister s spokesperson on: Eurozone, bankers’ bonuses, inflation, Alternative Vote and miscellaneous
EurozoneAsked if the Prime Minister was pleased at the German ...
A transcript of press conference given by the Prime Minister David Cameron and the French Prime Minister Francois Fillon in London on 13 January 2011.
Read the transcript:Prime Minister:
Good afternoon...
Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed French Prime Minister Francois Fillon to Number 10.
The PM and his French counterpart held bilateral talks before a joint press conference.
Discussions...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister s spokesperson on: President Van Rompuy, Fuel, Alternative Vote
President Van RompuyAsked what the Prime Minister discussed with President Van Rompuy, the Prime...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister s spokesperson on: Bribery Act, Alternative Vote Bill, tanker drivers strike and fuel duty
Bribery ActPut that the Bribery Act was being reviewed as part of the ...
Prime Minister David Cameron has sent a letter to the Brazilian President Dilma Roussef following massive mudslides which have caused destruction in Rio and Sao Paulo states.
Mr Cameron said he sent &#...
The Biddick Hall Community Focus Group a project that has transformed the community through local action on health, crime, employment and activities for young people – is the latest winner of the Prime...
Construction output fell by 0.7%
Factory gate inflation rises 4.2%
A man has been arrested after the discovery of a diesel laundering plant on domestic property in the Co Fermanagh countryside. The illegal plant, which was capable of producing over half a million litres of illicit...
Police forces are a step closer to having equipment to test motorists suspected of drug driving, Home Office Minister James Brokenshire announced today.
Researchers in the field of dementia have been asked to come forward and take more advantage of the Government’s research budget in a bid to better understand the disease and help sufferers and their families...
The Highways Agency will be strengthening the bridge deck edges of the Kempley Road overbridge, between Junctions 2 and 3 of the M50.
Tera Allas has taken up her post as the new Director General for Economics, Strategy and Better Regulation at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Graham Aaronson QC, today notified the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke, of the experts who will work on his study into a General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR), and the areas they will cover.
Saturday 15 January to Friday 21 January
The Criminal Cases Review Commission referred the murder conviction of Simon Hall to the Court of Appeal in October 2009.
NEW WORK
M11 CAMBRIDGE - HAGGIS FARM BRIDGE JOINT REPLACEMENT Work is taking place between Monday 17 January and Friday 24 January to replace joints on the M11 Haggis Farm Bridge at Barton, Cambridge. Both...
Sharks, skates and rays under threat of extinction should be given bespoke protection to help them recover faster, according to a new Government conservation plan launched today.
Skip-hire and waste transfer sites across Derbyshire will be the target of spot checks between 24 − 28 January in a bid to reduce the high rate of death and injury in the waste recycling industry.
M6 Junction 8 (M6 / M5 Interchange Ray Hall) to Junction 10 (Walsall)
The northbound carriageway of the M6 between junction 8 and junction 10 will be closed overnight from 10.00pm to 5.30am from Monday...
Road works information for Highways Agency roads in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and South Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 17 January 2011
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency network from the w/c16 January:
A Moreton-in-Marsh quarry owner was prosecuted today after blocks of stone fell onto a worker, breaking his leg.
Recycling makes sense in every language
NEW, AMENDED AND ONGOING WORKS
LEICESTERSHIRE
Puppy training
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency roads on the week commencing 16 January:
Work to resurface and replace road studs in the A38 Saltash Tunnel is due to start on 4 January and is expected to be completed by the end of March 2011.
A London window manufacturer was prosecuted for ignoring two Improvement Notices requiring them to bring employee welfare facilities up to a clean and hygienic standard.
I have today published the report of the Leader's Group on Members Leaving the House. The group, chaired by Lord Hunt of Wirral, was set up in July 2010 to look into ways to identify options for allowing Members...
The Government are today publishing Cm 7998 Post-Legislative Assessment of the Parliament (Joint Departments) Act 2007 as part of the post-legislative scrutiny process detailed in the document Post-legislative...
My honourable friend the Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs (Edward Davey) has today made the following Statement.
The Government confirm that they will remove the default retirement...
The Government confirm that they will remove the default retirement age (DRA) so that people have more choice when to stop working. Currently the DRA enables employers to make staff retire at 65 regardless of...
Today the Government are publishing a consultation on the future of fire and rescue control services in England. This follows the closure of the FiReControl project, announced in my statement to the House of ...
I am today announcing the arrangements I have put in place to continue the post of forensic science regulator. The post was first announced in July 2007 following which Mr Andrew Rennison was appointed in February...
We are continuing to expand the prison estate and construction of new prisons is under way at Belmarsh West and Featherstone 2. The prison population has been growing but has not grown as fast as previously projected...
I am today publishing Cm 7998 "Post-Legislative Assessment of the Parliament (Joint Departments) Act 2007" as part of the post-legislative scrutiny process detailed in the document "Post-legislative Scrutiny-...
I am today publishing a consultation document which sets out the Government's proposals for implementing part 3 of the Equality Act 2010 in respect of ships and hovercraft.
Part 3 of the Equality Act 2010...
I am pleased to announce today the publication of "Strengthening families, promoting parental responsibility: the future of child maintenance". This Green Paper sets out our vision to empower and enable parents...
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency network from the w/c16 January:
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency roads on the week commencing 16 January:
Work to resurface and replace road studs in the A38 Saltash Tunnel is due to start on 4 January and is expected to be completed by the end of March 2011.
Skip-hire and waste transfer sites across Derbyshire will be the target of spot checks between 24 − 28 January in a bid to reduce the high rate of death and injury in the waste recycling industry.
NEW, AMENDED AND ONGOING WORKS
LEICESTERSHIRE
The Highways Agency will be strengthening the bridge deck edges of the Kempley Road overbridge, between Junctions 2 and 3 of the M50.
M6 Junction 8 (M6 / M5 Interchange Ray Hall) to Junction 10 (Walsall)
The northbound carriageway of the M6 between junction 8 and junction 10 will be closed overnight from 10.00pm to 5.30am from Monday...
A Moreton-in-Marsh quarry owner was prosecuted today after blocks of stone fell onto a worker, breaking his leg.
NEW WORK
M11 CAMBRIDGE - HAGGIS FARM BRIDGE JOINT REPLACEMENT Work is taking place between Monday 17 January and Friday 24 January to replace joints on the M11 Haggis Farm Bridge at Barton, Cambridge. Both...
A man has been arrested after the discovery of a diesel laundering plant on domestic property in the Co Fermanagh countryside. The illegal plant, which was capable of producing over half a million litres of illicit...
Police forces are a step closer to having equipment to test motorists suspected of drug driving, Home Office Minister James Brokenshire announced today.
Researchers in the field of dementia have been asked to come forward and take more advantage of the Government’s research budget in a bid to better understand the disease and help sufferers and their families...
The Highways Agency will be strengthening the bridge deck edges of the Kempley Road overbridge, between Junctions 2 and 3 of the M50.
Tera Allas has taken up her post as the new Director General for Economics, Strategy and Better Regulation at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Graham Aaronson QC, today notified the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke, of the experts who will work on his study into a General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR), and the areas they will cover.
Saturday 15 January to Friday 21 January
The Criminal Cases Review Commission referred the murder conviction of Simon Hall to the Court of Appeal in October 2009.
NEW WORK
M11 CAMBRIDGE - HAGGIS FARM BRIDGE JOINT REPLACEMENT Work is taking place between Monday 17 January and Friday 24 January to replace joints on the M11 Haggis Farm Bridge at Barton, Cambridge. Both...
Sharks, skates and rays under threat of extinction should be given bespoke protection to help them recover faster, according to a new Government conservation plan launched today.
Skip-hire and waste transfer sites across Derbyshire will be the target of spot checks between 24 − 28 January in a bid to reduce the high rate of death and injury in the waste recycling industry.
M6 Junction 8 (M6 / M5 Interchange Ray Hall) to Junction 10 (Walsall)
The northbound carriageway of the M6 between junction 8 and junction 10 will be closed overnight from 10.00pm to 5.30am from Monday...
Road works information for Highways Agency roads in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and South Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 17 January 2011
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency network from the w/c16 January:
A Moreton-in-Marsh quarry owner was prosecuted today after blocks of stone fell onto a worker, breaking his leg.
Recycling makes sense in every language
NEW, AMENDED AND ONGOING WORKS
LEICESTERSHIRE
Puppy training
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency roads on the week commencing 16 January:
Work to resurface and replace road studs in the A38 Saltash Tunnel is due to start on 4 January and is expected to be completed by the end of March 2011.
A London window manufacturer was prosecuted for ignoring two Improvement Notices requiring them to bring employee welfare facilities up to a clean and hygienic standard.
A man has been arrested after the discovery of a diesel laundering plant on domestic property in the Co Fermanagh countryside. The illegal plant, which was capable of producing over half a million litres of illicit...
Police forces are a step closer to having equipment to test motorists suspected of drug driving, Home Office Minister James Brokenshire announced today.
Researchers in the field of dementia have been asked to come forward and take more advantage of the Government’s research budget in a bid to better understand the disease and help sufferers and their families...
The Highways Agency will be strengthening the bridge deck edges of the Kempley Road overbridge, between Junctions 2 and 3 of the M50.
Tera Allas has taken up her post as the new Director General for Economics, Strategy and Better Regulation at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Graham Aaronson QC, today notified the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke, of the experts who will work on his study into a General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR), and the areas they will cover.
Saturday 15 January to Friday 21 January
The Criminal Cases Review Commission referred the murder conviction of Simon Hall to the Court of Appeal in October 2009.
NEW WORK
M11 CAMBRIDGE - HAGGIS FARM BRIDGE JOINT REPLACEMENT Work is taking place between Monday 17 January and Friday 24 January to replace joints on the M11 Haggis Farm Bridge at Barton, Cambridge. Both...
Sharks, skates and rays under threat of extinction should be given bespoke protection to help them recover faster, according to a new Government conservation plan launched today.
Skip-hire and waste transfer sites across Derbyshire will be the target of spot checks between 24 − 28 January in a bid to reduce the high rate of death and injury in the waste recycling industry.
M6 Junction 8 (M6 / M5 Interchange Ray Hall) to Junction 10 (Walsall)
The northbound carriageway of the M6 between junction 8 and junction 10 will be closed overnight from 10.00pm to 5.30am from Monday...
Road works information for Highways Agency roads in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and South Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 17 January 2011
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency network from the w/c16 January:
A Moreton-in-Marsh quarry owner was prosecuted today after blocks of stone fell onto a worker, breaking his leg.
Recycling makes sense in every language
NEW, AMENDED AND ONGOING WORKS
LEICESTERSHIRE
Puppy training
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency roads on the week commencing 16 January:
Work to resurface and replace road studs in the A38 Saltash Tunnel is due to start on 4 January and is expected to be completed by the end of March 2011.
A London window manufacturer was prosecuted for ignoring two Improvement Notices requiring them to bring employee welfare facilities up to a clean and hygienic standard.