A Lancashire roofer has been prosecuted after he and two employees were spotted on a shop roof without any protection to stop them falling.
Safety at east end junction has improved following community concern
The Government has today announced that it will introduce new legislation to block a tax avoidance scheme involving post-cessation trade relief. The change in law, which will come into effect immediately, was...
Essential maintenance work will continue on the A12 Bascule Bridge over Lake Lothing in Lowestoft this month (January).
NE/005/12 Builders in the North East are being encouraged to attend a training event to get to grips with health and safety in one of Britain’s most dangerous industries.
The Finance Bill will be published on Thursday 29 March.
Explanatory notes on the Bill will be available in the Vote Office and the Printed Paper Office and placed in the Libraries of both Houses on that...
I would like to update hon. Members on the main items of business undertaken by my Department since the House rose for Christmas recess on 20 December 2011.
Community b udgets
Decentralisation of...
Today I am announcing a new youth sport strategy, designed to create a sporting habit for life among young people.
This Government are committed to creating a lasting sporting legacy from the Olympic and...
I would like to update the House on the British Government’s response to statements made in south America regarding the Falkland Islands during the Christmas recess.
On 15 December the Government ...
The Department of Health commissioned the independent NHS Future Forum in the summer to conduct a second listening exercise on a series of key issues for health and care. The NHS Future Forum submitted its report...
Approximately 40,000 women in the UK have had implants manufactured by the French manufacturer Poly Implant Prosthèse (PIP). These implants were made of a non-medical grade silicone gel, which was withdrawn...
In March 2011 the Government responded to the Public Accounts Committee report
“Smaller Government: Shrinking the Quango state” setting out the coalition’s plans for reforming the public...
I am today providing an update on implementation of the blue badge reform programme that I announced in February 2011.
One of the key reforms to the blue badge scheme is the blue badge improvement service...
The consultation “High Speed Rail: Investing in Britain’s Future” was one of the largest national consultations ever undertaken by the Department for Transport. A total of 54,909 responses were...
The Treasury can confirm that the Equitable Life payment scheme is making high volumes of automated payments—10,000 this week alone.
The Equitable Life payment scheme is due to make in the region ...
I announced in the Government’s housing strategy my intention to tackle social housing fraud and I am today launching a consultation that sets out my proposals in this area. These proposals would increase...
I am today announcing my intention to launch a public consultation on my proposal that the national curriculum programmes of study and associated attainment targets and assessment arrangements for information...
As explained in my statement of 8 November 2011, Official Report, column 12WS, one of the performance indicators I set the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) for the 2011 single payment scheme (SPS) was to pay 78% of...
Questioned on whether the Prime Minister had quelled rebellion over the building of High Speed 2 by proposing further tunnelling on the route, the PMS said the government had held a consultation, had listened to...
Wednesday 11 January 2012 ...
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
Highways Agency officials will host two public information exhibitions this week aimed at informing local people about the M6 managed motorway scheme between junctions 5 and 8 (near Birmingham), ahead of preparatory...
The Minister for Trade and Investment, Lord Stephen Green, has renewed the call for the whole business community, including banks, accountancy and legal firms, trade networks and other business intermediaries...
Two heroic Highways Agency road maintenance workers have been praised by Northamptonshire Police for rescuing a motorist from a burning car on the A45 on 29 November.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will introduce tougher procedures for civil fraud investigations later this month, the department announced today.
The Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, today announced a series of steps to respond to recent concerns regarding French Poly Implant Prostheses (PiP) implants.
Road users in the North East and parts of the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber, are being advised to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they travel later tonight and tomorrow morning...
The Finance Bill will be published on Thursday 29 March.
Explanatory notes on the Bill will be available in the Vote Office and the Printed Paper Office and placed in the Libraries of both Houses on that...
I would like to update hon. Members on the main items of business undertaken by my Department since the House rose for Christmas recess on 20 December 2011.
Community b udgets
Decentralisation of...
Today I am announcing a new youth sport strategy, designed to create a sporting habit for life among young people.
This Government are committed to creating a lasting sporting legacy from the Olympic and...
I would like to update the House on the British Government’s response to statements made in south America regarding the Falkland Islands during the Christmas recess.
On 15 December the Government ...
The Department of Health commissioned the independent NHS Future Forum in the summer to conduct a second listening exercise on a series of key issues for health and care. The NHS Future Forum submitted its report...
Approximately 40,000 women in the UK have had implants manufactured by the French manufacturer Poly Implant Prosthèse (PIP). These implants were made of a non-medical grade silicone gel, which was withdrawn...
In March 2011 the Government responded to the Public Accounts Committee report
“Smaller Government: Shrinking the Quango state” setting out the coalition’s plans for reforming the public...
I am today providing an update on implementation of the blue badge reform programme that I announced in February 2011.
One of the key reforms to the blue badge scheme is the blue badge improvement service...
The consultation “High Speed Rail: Investing in Britain’s Future” was one of the largest national consultations ever undertaken by the Department for Transport. A total of 54,909 responses were...
Two heroic Highways Agency road maintenance workers have been praised by Northamptonshire Police for rescuing a motorist from a burning car on the A45 on 29 November.
Highways Agency officials will host two public information exhibitions this week aimed at informing local people about the M6 managed motorway scheme between junctions 5 and 8 (near Birmingham), ahead of preparatory...
Road users in the North East and parts of the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber, are being advised to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they travel later tonight and tomorrow morning...
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
Highways Agency officials will host two public information exhibitions this week aimed at informing local people about the M6 managed motorway scheme between junctions 5 and 8 (near Birmingham), ahead of preparatory...
The Minister for Trade and Investment, Lord Stephen Green, has renewed the call for the whole business community, including banks, accountancy and legal firms, trade networks and other business intermediaries...
Two heroic Highways Agency road maintenance workers have been praised by Northamptonshire Police for rescuing a motorist from a burning car on the A45 on 29 November.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will introduce tougher procedures for civil fraud investigations later this month, the department announced today.
The Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, today announced a series of steps to respond to recent concerns regarding French Poly Implant Prostheses (PiP) implants.
Road users in the North East and parts of the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber, are being advised to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they travel later tonight and tomorrow morning...
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
Highways Agency officials will host two public information exhibitions this week aimed at informing local people about the M6 managed motorway scheme between junctions 5 and 8 (near Birmingham), ahead of preparatory...
The Minister for Trade and Investment, Lord Stephen Green, has renewed the call for the whole business community, including banks, accountancy and legal firms, trade networks and other business intermediaries...
Two heroic Highways Agency road maintenance workers have been praised by Northamptonshire Police for rescuing a motorist from a burning car on the A45 on 29 November.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will introduce tougher procedures for civil fraud investigations later this month, the department announced today.
The Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, today announced a series of steps to respond to recent concerns regarding French Poly Implant Prostheses (PiP) implants.
Road users in the North East and parts of the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber, are being advised to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they travel later tonight and tomorrow morning...