Asked whether there were plans to cut the civil service by 90%, the PMS said that the Government was not planning cuts on that scale. We were cutting spending which meant that the number of jobs in the public sector...
Asked if the PM was planning a further 25bn cut in welfare spending, the PMS said that the Government has set out its welfare spending plans in the spending review. There have been no decisions taken for years ...
Asked whether the unemployment figures were signs of green shoots, the PMS said that the country was still facing challenging economic times. We welcomed the latest figures and the drop in unemployment. The Government...
Asked what the PM's approach is on the issues facing Greece and the Eurozone, the PMS said that the PM would deliver a speech touching on these things the next day. The UK had been consistent on what was required...
Wednesday 16 May 2012 ...
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Universities and Science (David Willetts) has today made the following Statement.
Today I have laid amending regulations which make provision for the...
Today I have laid amending regulations which make provision for the repayment of student loans.
The new student loan repayment system is designed to be sustainable, affordable and progressive. Repayments...
Today I am publishing “The Power of Information: Putting all of us in control of the health and care information we need”. This information strategy for health and social care in England is our response...
I wish to inform the House of the outcome of a review that has been conducted by the UK Border Agency with support from the Department of Health and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) of our arrangements for ...
On 19 July 2011 the Government provided notification of the publication of their response to the recommendations contained in the coroner’s inquests report on the London bombings of 7 July 2005. In that...
Today I am announcing the Government’s plan to exempt all vehicles of historic interest (vehicles manufactured prior to 1 January 1960) in Great Britain (GB) from statutory MOT test, as allowed under article...
I wish to inform the House that I am today publishing a Green Paper on future electoral arrangements for the National Assembly for Wales.
The Government’s programme of political renewal impacts on...