Works have begun to transform Southwark's Flat Iron Square into a better, brighter and cleaner public space. This is another step in the London Development Agency (LDA) backed 'Bankside Urban Forest' initiative...
A Hammersmith company has been fined after a worker had his leg amputated following a fall at a property in West London.
In partnership with ourselves, the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) is publishing a new suite of good practice guidance materials for local councils entitled 'Continuing Effective Engagement for Town...
As the public consultation on reform of the student route to the UK draws to a close, the Government has today called on people to take this opportunity to make their views heard.
A Hammersmith company has been fined after a worker had his leg amputated following a fall at a property in West London.
Minister for Trade and Investment Lord Green met with exporters - many of them small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) - in the East of England today - the first of a series of regional visits across the country...
A partner in a Nottingham construction firm has been fined after a sub-contractor suffered permanent leg injuries when falling under a telehandler.
Works have begun to transform Southwark's Flat Iron Square into a better, brighter and cleaner public space. This is another step in the London Development Agency (LDA) backed 'Bankside Urban Forest' initiative...
The Highways Agency will begin work on 31 January to resurface the A66 between Yarm Road Interchange and Teesside Park Interchange to prolong the life of the carriageway and improve safety.
The Highways Agency will be carrying out work to resurface the carriageway and roundabout on the A1(M) at Bradbury, Durham, to provide an improved road surface for drivers.
The Highways Agency will be resurfacing sections of the southbound A1 between Catterick North Interchange and Leeming Bar Interchange overnight on 26 and 27 January.
Farmers across Herefordshire are being encouraged to attend a free event next month to gain vital advice on staying safe in the country's most dangerous industry.
Welcoming today's report from the Government Office for Science on the future of global food and farming, David Willetts Minister for Universities and Science said:
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today outlined how the NHS must embrace value-based competition if it is to meet the future needs of the public it serves.
There needs to be a worldwide agricultural revolution, with farmers growing more food at less cost to the environment, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman and International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell...
A major upgrade of technology along the motorway network in Lancashire and Cumbria has been completed by the Highways Agency.
A new report, published today by Foresight, the Government’s futures think tank, argues for fundamental change to the global food system, and beyond if a rapidly expanding global population is to be fed over ...
Today’s businesses are facing tough times and the most successful know what help is available and make use of it. Help is at hand for businesses in North Yorkshire next month when HM Revenue & Customs brings...
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Today’s businesses are facing tough times and the most successful know what help is available and make use of it. Help is at hand for businesses in North Yorkshire next month when HM Revenue & Customs brings...
Today’s businesses are facing tough times and the most successful know what help is available and make use of it. Help is at hand for businesses in North Yorkshire next month when HM Revenue & Customs brings...
Asked whether the Prime Minister believed the Speaker had remained impartial, the PMS said this was a question for the Speaker to answer. original source.
Asked if there would an announcement on control orders today, the PMS said he understood that there would be an announcement on this next week. original source.
Asked what the Government's position on prisoner voting was, the PMS answered that the intention was to ensure that the minimum number of prisoners were given the vote. He added that the issue was a historical ...
Asked about Baroness Warsi's forthcoming speech on faith, the PMS said that there was an issue with radicalisation in this country, and with terrorism. The points that Baroness Warsi was making was that we needed...
Asked about the respite care available for a family from South Gloucestershire, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said the Prime Minister planned to write to the family in question and to the local MP, and that...
Asked if the Prime Minister had written to Riven Vincent, the PMS said yes, the letter had just been sent. Asked if the letter would be published, the PMS said no, it was a private letter. Asked if the Prime Minister...
Asked why the Government had used an Urgent Question today to announce policy, the PMS said that Damian Green had made a statement today but the Home Secretary would make a fuller statement next week. It was a...
Asked if the Prime Minister had cleared Baroness Warsi, the Prime Minister's Spokeswoman (PMS) said that she would not get into the process used in this or any other speech Asked if the Prime Minister supported...
Asked if the Treasury and RBS were in talks to speed up RBS's exit from the Asset Protection Scheme, the PMS advised people to speak to the Treasury. original source.
Asked if Andy Coulson had spoken to the police recently, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that she was not in a position to make a comment on that. The PMS advised people that they...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister s spokesperson on: Hizb ut-Tahrir and Iraq inquiry
Hizb ut-TahrirAsked what the position was on, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister s spokesperson on: disabled care, extremism, prisoner voting, control orders and the Speaker
Disabled CareAsked about the respite care available for a family from...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister s spokesperson on: Baroness Warsi speech, Counter Terrorism and Riven Vincent
Baroness Warsi SpeechAsked if the Prime Minister had cleared Baroness Warsi, the Prime...
Press briefing from the Prime Minister s spokesperson on: Andy Coulson and RBS
Andy CoulsonAsked if Andy Coulson had spoken to the police recently, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled...
Snow dampens retail sales growth
BUPA Care Homes (BNH) Ltd, of Leeds, has been fined £150,000 following a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a pensioner died at a nursing home in Birmingham.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has confirmed the re-appointment of Douglas Sinclair as the Chair of Consumer Focus Scotland (the Scottish Consumer Council) for a second term.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has confirmed the re-appointment of Vivienne Sugar as the Chair of Consumer Focus Wales for a second term.
Cashing in on counterfeit goods
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
The safety of the region’s motorcyclists is being boosted by the installation of new-style motorway safety barriers for the first time anywhere in the North West
From Monday, 24 January, there will be a number of changes to the layout of the roadworks to allow work to continue on the A46 Newark to Widmerpool dualling scheme near Nottingham.
Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and South Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 24 January 2011
Pedestrians and cyclists are to benefit from a safer route between the west Cumbrian communities of Cockermouth and Brigham in a £108,000 Highways Agency scheme.
M1, Junction 41 (Carr Gate) to Junction 42 (Lofthouse), south of Leeds Slight delays are expected on the M1 between Junction 41 (Carr Gate) and Junction 42 (Lofthouse) due to central reserve barrier works. There...
Media invite: young mayor inauguration event
North east roadworks update – 22nd – 28th january
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency network from w/c 23 January:
M54 Junction 1 (Featherstone) to M6 Junction 10a (M54 / M6 Interchange)
The eastbound carriageway of the M54 between Junction 1 and the M6 at Junction 10a will be closed overnight from 10.00pm to 5.30am...
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency road network from the w/c 23 January:
NEW, AMENDED AND ONGOING WORKS
NEW WORK
M1 MILTON KEYNES PARAPET REPLACEMENT
Work to replace existing parapets on three bridges over the M1 between junctions 13 and 15 near Milton Keynes will start on Monday 24 January. ...
A Cheshire council has been sentenced after a maintenance worker suffered a permanent loss of movement to his hands.
A Wigan manufacturer has been sentenced after a worker lost part of his index finger in a drilling machine.
OTC Network Limited, an Oxford based company, that offered to help members of the public who had bought high risk or even worthless shares through so-called “boiler rooms”, has been ordered into liquidation on...
David Charles Goymer, a four-times bankrupt builder from Pevensey Bay, near Eastbourne was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment suspended for two years for obtaining deposits from the elderly and vulnerable without...
Sir John Vickers, Chair of the Independent Commission on Banking, made a speech about the Commission’s work today at London Business School. The full text is available on the Commission’s website.
Today I am announcing capital funding allocations for 2011-12 to address sixth form college (SFC) priority building condition needs; SFC devolved formula capital (DFC); and basic need funding for 16-19 student...
A part of the strategic defence and security review, the Government announced that the amount spent by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) each year on personnel allowances would be reduced by over £300 million...
I am today announcing the Government's intention to review the national curriculum for both primary and secondary pupils in England.
It is my ambition to reduce unnecessary prescription, bureaucracy and...
I am today announcing a review led by the national statistician to decide which independent body should have future responsibility for the publication of crime statistics and to oversee the implementation of ...
On 16 September, Official Report, columns 62-63WS, I announced that the Government were undertaking a three-month public consultation on a proposed legislative reform order to make a temporary amendment to the...
The imminent annual report on EU Justice and Home Affairs has provided a useful point of reflection on current arrangements for parliamentary scrutiny over Justice and Home Affairs decisions. The Government have...
On 3 July 2008, the House of Commons passed a resolution linking future annual increases in Members' salary to the median pay increase received by a basket of 15 public sector work force groups in the preceding...
In accordance with section 59 of the regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, I have agreed to appoint the right hon. Sir Mark Waller as Intelligence Services Commissioner from 1 January 2011 to 31 December...
The Government announced in the emergency Budget that, from April 2011, payment of the Sure Start maternity grant would be protected at the current rate of £500, but limited to the first child. Amending ...
My right honourable friend the Prime Minister has made the following Statement.
In accordance with Section 59 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, I have agreed to appoint the right honourable...
The recent severe weather has caused significant concern about the domestic oil market and the liquefied petroleum gas market. I fully recognise the difficulties people have experienced with rising prices and...
The Home Office and the Ministry of Justice have prepared the first annual report to Parliament on the UK approach to Justice and Home Affairs policy following the coming into force of the Lisbon treaty on 1 ...
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency road network from the w/c 23 January:
From Monday, 24 January, there will be a number of changes to the layout of the roadworks to allow work to continue on the A46 Newark to Widmerpool dualling scheme near Nottingham.
NEW, AMENDED AND ONGOING WORKS
BUPA Care Homes (BNH) Ltd has been fined £150,000 following a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a pensioner died at a nursing home in Birmingham.
M54 Junction 1 (Featherstone) to M6 Junction 10a (M54 / M6 Interchange)
The eastbound carriageway of the M54 between Junction 1 and the M6 at Junction 10a will be closed overnight from 10.00pm to 5.30am...
NEW WORK
M1 MILTON KEYNES PARAPET REPLACEMENT
Work to replace existing parapets on three bridges over the M1 between junctions 13 and 15 near Milton Keynes will start on Monday 24 January. ...
North east roadworks update – 22nd – 28th january
BUPA Care Homes (BNH) Ltd, of Leeds, has been fined £150,000 following a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a pensioner died at a nursing home in Birmingham.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has confirmed the re-appointment of Douglas Sinclair as the Chair of Consumer Focus Scotland (the Scottish Consumer Council) for a second term.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has confirmed the re-appointment of Vivienne Sugar as the Chair of Consumer Focus Wales for a second term.
Cashing in on counterfeit goods
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
The safety of the region’s motorcyclists is being boosted by the installation of new-style motorway safety barriers for the first time anywhere in the North West
From Monday, 24 January, there will be a number of changes to the layout of the roadworks to allow work to continue on the A46 Newark to Widmerpool dualling scheme near Nottingham.
Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and South Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 24 January 2011
Pedestrians and cyclists are to benefit from a safer route between the west Cumbrian communities of Cockermouth and Brigham in a £108,000 Highways Agency scheme.
M1, Junction 41 (Carr Gate) to Junction 42 (Lofthouse), south of Leeds Slight delays are expected on the M1 between Junction 41 (Carr Gate) and Junction 42 (Lofthouse) due to central reserve barrier works. There...
Media invite: young mayor inauguration event
North east roadworks update – 22nd – 28th january
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency network from w/c 23 January:
M54 Junction 1 (Featherstone) to M6 Junction 10a (M54 / M6 Interchange)
The eastbound carriageway of the M54 between Junction 1 and the M6 at Junction 10a will be closed overnight from 10.00pm to 5.30am...
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency road network from the w/c 23 January:
NEW, AMENDED AND ONGOING WORKS
NEW WORK
M1 MILTON KEYNES PARAPET REPLACEMENT
Work to replace existing parapets on three bridges over the M1 between junctions 13 and 15 near Milton Keynes will start on Monday 24 January. ...
A Cheshire council has been sentenced after a maintenance worker suffered a permanent loss of movement to his hands.
A Wigan manufacturer has been sentenced after a worker lost part of his index finger in a drilling machine.
OTC Network Limited, an Oxford based company, that offered to help members of the public who had bought high risk or even worthless shares through so-called “boiler rooms”, has been ordered into liquidation on...
David Charles Goymer, a four-times bankrupt builder from Pevensey Bay, near Eastbourne was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment suspended for two years for obtaining deposits from the elderly and vulnerable without...
Sir John Vickers, Chair of the Independent Commission on Banking, made a speech about the Commission’s work today at London Business School. The full text is available on the Commission’s website.
BUPA Care Homes (BNH) Ltd, of Leeds, has been fined £150,000 following a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a pensioner died at a nursing home in Birmingham.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has confirmed the re-appointment of Douglas Sinclair as the Chair of Consumer Focus Scotland (the Scottish Consumer Council) for a second term.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has confirmed the re-appointment of Vivienne Sugar as the Chair of Consumer Focus Wales for a second term.
Cashing in on counterfeit goods
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
The safety of the region’s motorcyclists is being boosted by the installation of new-style motorway safety barriers for the first time anywhere in the North West
From Monday, 24 January, there will be a number of changes to the layout of the roadworks to allow work to continue on the A46 Newark to Widmerpool dualling scheme near Nottingham.
Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and South Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 24 January 2011
Pedestrians and cyclists are to benefit from a safer route between the west Cumbrian communities of Cockermouth and Brigham in a £108,000 Highways Agency scheme.
M1, Junction 41 (Carr Gate) to Junction 42 (Lofthouse), south of Leeds Slight delays are expected on the M1 between Junction 41 (Carr Gate) and Junction 42 (Lofthouse) due to central reserve barrier works. There...
Media invite: young mayor inauguration event
North east roadworks update – 22nd – 28th january
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency network from w/c 23 January:
M54 Junction 1 (Featherstone) to M6 Junction 10a (M54 / M6 Interchange)
The eastbound carriageway of the M54 between Junction 1 and the M6 at Junction 10a will be closed overnight from 10.00pm to 5.30am...
The following works are planned on the Highways Agency road network from the w/c 23 January:
NEW, AMENDED AND ONGOING WORKS
NEW WORK
M1 MILTON KEYNES PARAPET REPLACEMENT
Work to replace existing parapets on three bridges over the M1 between junctions 13 and 15 near Milton Keynes will start on Monday 24 January. ...
A Cheshire council has been sentenced after a maintenance worker suffered a permanent loss of movement to his hands.
A Wigan manufacturer has been sentenced after a worker lost part of his index finger in a drilling machine.
OTC Network Limited, an Oxford based company, that offered to help members of the public who had bought high risk or even worthless shares through so-called “boiler rooms”, has been ordered into liquidation on...
David Charles Goymer, a four-times bankrupt builder from Pevensey Bay, near Eastbourne was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment suspended for two years for obtaining deposits from the elderly and vulnerable without...
Sir John Vickers, Chair of the Independent Commission on Banking, made a speech about the Commission’s work today at London Business School. The full text is available on the Commission’s website.