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04 July 2013

Statistics - national statistics: Building materials and components statistics: May 2013
seen at 21:33, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Republished following a revision to table 10.

Presents information on selected building materials, including monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks. It also presents ...

Guidance: Pre-announced amendments to 'Building materials and components monthly statistics'
seen at 21:33, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated with changes on 4 July 2013.

This document explains any changes to the way statistics are collected for and presented in ‘Building materials and components monthly statistics’. It...

Transparency data: BIS government procurement card spend over £500: March 2013
seen at 21:33, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Financial data on Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) items of government procurement card (GPC) expenditure over £500 in March 2013.

FOI release: Entrepreneurs-in-Residence appointed to advise on small business policy
seen at 20:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Information about the appointment of two Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EiR). Includes recruitment costs and annual payment.

This information has been released by the Department for Business, Innovation ...

Transparency data: BIS sickness absence
seen at 20:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: April to March 2013 sickness absence data published

Sickness absence figures detailing average working days lost for core BIS (including UKTI) and also for core BIS and executive agencies. The ...

Guidance: Sri Lanka – List of Lawyers
seen at 20:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: updated version

The following list of English speaking lawyers and translators/interpreters has been prepared for the convenience of British Nationals who require legal advice

Guidance: List of suspension, quota and prolongation applications
seen at 20:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: 14 June update to the list published on 4 July

Provides a list and current status of applications for the 1 January 2014 round of the European Union (EU) temporary duty suspensions and tariff...

Guidance: Royal Mail: myth-busters
seen at 20:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Provides responses to common misconceptions about the government’s plans to sell shares in Royal Mail. It covers:

Post Offices private capital Royal Mail’s heritage universal postal service prices...
Statistics - national statistics: Building materials and components statistics: April 2013
seen at 20:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Revised statistics published to correct an error in table 10.

Presents information on selected building materials, including monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks. It...

Research and analysis: Aviation noise discussion paper
seen at 18:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Publication exploring current scientific understanding and existing policy on aviation and noise. The publication discusses the impacts of aviation noise on health, the issue of annoyance and how this develops...

Guidance: Brazil – Consular Fees
seen at 18:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New documento for July

A full list of Consular fees

Brazil – Consular Fees

PDF, 190KB, 1 page

FOI release: Bonuses Paid in 2012-13
seen at 18:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

1.The total value of bonuses?

We replied:

A.The total value paid in staff bonuses in 2012-13 was £20,040.00

We were asked:

2.The number of bonuses paid?

We replied:

A.10 ...

Consultation outcome: Changes to direct payments for healthcare
seen at 18:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to include the government response to consultation.

The government consulted on proposed changes to the direct payments for healthcare regulations in order to extend personal health budgets...

exmoor video competition
seen at 18:30, 4 July in National Parks News (Our copy).
Home Visiting How to get the best from a visit to Exmoor Things to Do Visitor map Events National Park Centres Local Information Points Travel Information Confidence in the Countryside Accessible Exmoor Where...
News story: Leeds Council launches Community Trigger
seen at 18:30, 4 July in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Leeds Council has launched a Community Trigger pilot which will give victims of persistent antisocial behaviour (ASB) a voice.

If an individual reports the same incident of ASB three times this will activate...

Guidance: Preston guidance
seen at 16:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: The Interest index has been updated for June 2013 The earnings index has been updated for April 2013

Following the European Court of Justice and House of Lords’ rulings in 2000/2001 in favour ...

Guidance: Getting light right
seen at 16:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

This information leaflet is designed to clearly and simply inform consumers how to install their security lights effectively to reduce light pollution.

It was jointly written with Campaign to Protect ...

Guidance: Airports Commission public evidence sessions witnesses
seen at 16:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Announcing the witnesses participating on the Airports Commission’s public evidence sessions on 9 and 10 July 2013.

Guidance: Reserve Forces site summary
seen at 16:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Details of the Reserve Forces site summary.

Guidance: Counting rules for recorded crime
seen at 16:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: The following documents have been updated or added; summary of update July 2013, general rules, violence against the person, sexual offences, robbery, burglary, vehicle offences, theft, arson and criminal...

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visit the set of Doctor Who
seen at 16:31, 4 July in (Our copy).
Day Three in Wales
Five Artists Charm Summer Exhibition
seen at 16:30, 4 July in National Parks News (Our copy).
Artistic talent ranging from fine lacework to quirky sculptures will be on show at The Moors National Park Centre
Dorset contractor in court for neglecting safety risks
seen at 16:30, 4 July in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

An agricultural engineering contractor has been fined for exposing workers to serious risk after an employee fell four metres through the fragile roof of a farm building in Dorset.

Annual report and accounts 2012 - 2013 published
seen at 16:30, 4 July in Latest news from The Pensions Regulator (Our copy).
The Pensions Regulator's work over the last financial year is set out in its 2012 - 2013 annual report and accounts.
Press release: Proposals to reform migrant access to health and housing unveiled
seen at 16:30, 4 July in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).
Migrant contribution to healthcare

Currently, short term migrants coming to study or work with more than six months on their visas are likely to qualify for free hospital care as soon as they enter the UK. A...

Drugs: Khat (Lord Taylor of Holbeach, Whip, House of Lords)
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My right hon Friend the Home Secretary (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

The Government will control khat under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as a Class C drug.

Immigration Bill (Lord Taylor of Holbeach, Whip, House of Lords)
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Mark Harper) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

The forthcoming Immigration Bill will make it more difficult for illegal migrants...

Machinery of Government Change: Youth Policy (Lord Hill of Oareford, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Education)
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement:

Cross-cutting responsibilities for youth policy will today transfer from the Department for Education to the Cabinet Office which will...

NHS: Migrant Access and Charges (Earl Howe, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Quality), Health)
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health (Jeremy Hunt) has made the following written ministerial statement.

The United Kingdom successfully attracts many millions of visitors and migrants each...

Waterways: Canal and River Trust (Lord de Mauley, Whip, House of Lords)
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Natural Environment and Fisheries (Richard Benyon) has today made the following statement.

On 28 February 2011, I made a statement about inland waterways...

Army Reserve (Structure and Basing) (Philip Hammond, Secretary of State, Transport)
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Government have today published a White Paper on Reserve Forces, “Reserves in the Future Force 2020: Valuable and Valued”. The White Paper sets out our vision for the future of the reserve forces...

EA's Navigations/Canal and River Trust (Richard Benyon, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Natural Environment and Fisheries), Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

On 28 February 2011, Official Report, column 7WS. I made a statement about inland waterways policy for England and Wales. I set out the Government’s vision of a national trust for the waterways that included...

Migrant Access to the NHS (Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State, Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport)
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The United Kingdom successfully attracts many millions of visitors and migrants each year. If our country is to remain competitive, we need to continue to welcome those who come here to work and to study. At ...

Immigration Bill Consultation (Mark Harper, Parliamentary Secretary (Political and Constitutional Reform), Cabinet Office)
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The forthcoming Immigration Bill will make it more difficult for illegal migrants to live in the UK unlawfully and ensure that legal migrants make a fair contribution to our key public services. I am launching...

Khat (Theresa May, Minister of State, Equalities Office)
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Government will control khat under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as a class C drug.

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) undertook a thorough and comprehensive scientific review which focused...

Guidance: Democratic engagement programme
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

The democratic engagement programme aims to bring on board community groups and others, to help motivate and inform people in their communities who are not on the electoral register and who do not have representation...

Open consultation: Improving corporate accountability in health and social care
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

This consultation asks for views on proposals to hold providers of health and social care to account where there are serious failures in care.

It proposes that all directors of providers registered with...

Open consultation: Quality standards in workplace defined contribution pension schemes
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

This call for evidence focuses on 4 areas which can influence the size of an individual’s final pension pot:

scheme governance investment and default options administration and record keeping scale...
Open consultation: Licensing Act 2003: Community film exhibition consultation
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

In the Entertainment Deregulation consultation response document publishing in January 2013, we said we would consult further on deregulation for community-based film exhibitions.

This consultation...

Corporate report: Home Office annual report and accounts, 2012 to 2013
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Annual report setting out the vision and priorities of the department over the past year, including progress against our priorities.

The annual accounts provide a financial and narrative summary of the...

Guidance: Business Statements: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, July 2013
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

The following lists all Business Statements by the Leader of the House of Commons for July 2013.

The Business Statement takes place every Thursday morning when the House is sitting, usually at 11.30am...

Statistics: Analysis to support the passage of the Mesothelioma Bill
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Transcription errors corrected in PDF publication.

This publication provides analysis to support discussion during the Committee stage of the Mesothelioma Bill.

Guidance: Personal Independence Payment assessment guide for assessment providers
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated the to correct a few small errors in the previous version and to clarify where some of the text was unclear. New guidance at paragraphs 2.4.21a-2.4.21b and 2.13.22-2.13.23. Additional notes have...

Impact assessment: The Pension Protection Fund compensation cap amendments: impact assessment
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

This document outlines the main impacts of changes to the Pensions Bill affecting the operation of the Pension Protection Fund compensation cap. This measure was not included in the Pensions Bill introduced to...

Transparency data: DCLG government procurement card spending data: April 2006 to March 2013
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

DCLG government procurement card spending data for April 2006 to March 2013.

Guidance: Public health services non mandatory contract
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: The 'Integrated Sexual Health Services: National Service Specification' added for use by local authorities.

The ‘Public Health Services Contract 2013-14’ is adaptable for use for a broad range...

Transparency data: DCMS bodies' settlement letters: Spending Review 2013
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated English Heritage Annex - wrongly published different document.

Find out more about the spending review.

Research and analysis: Evaluation of the Work Choice Specialist Disability Employment Programme (RR846)
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added easy read PDF.

The Work Choice programme is a specialist disability employment programme that was launched in October 2010 and replaced two previous programmes WORKSTEP and Work Preparation...

Guidance: Dartmoor firing times
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added the as of 4 July 2013 files.

Dartmoor Training Area’s firing times are presented in three file formats so that the information is accessible to everyone. The TXT format is browseable on mobile...

Guidance: Lulworth firing times
seen at 14:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added firing times for July and August 2013

The Lulworth firing times are presented in three file formats so that the information is accessible to everyone. The TXT format is readable on mobile...

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visit the set of Dr Who
seen at 14:31, 4 July in (Our copy).
Day three in Wales
Barhale Construction fined £13,000 for failure to protect workers
seen at 14:30, 4 July in What's new (Our copy).
Barhale Construction fined £13,000 for failure to protect workers
News story: Home Secretary launches consultation into stop and search
seen at 14:30, 4 July in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Stop and search is a vital police tool - and especially important in relation to combating gangs, knife crime and drug offences.

In the last year in London alone, stop and searches resulted in 45,000 ...

News story: Khat to be made a Class C drug
seen at 14:30, 4 July in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

As a Class C drug, anyone caught trafficking or supplying khat will face up to 14 years in prison and an unlimited fine.

Decision

Before making her decision, the Home Secretary consulted the ACMD which...

Statement to Parliament: Armed Forces family migration
seen at 14:30, 4 July in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons by Mark Harper and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

The Minister of State for Immigration (Mark Harper): This statement...

Statement to Parliament: Identity and Passport Service annual report and accounts, 2012 to 2013
seen at 14:30, 4 July in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

This written ministerial statement was delivered in the House of Commons by Minister of State for Immigration, Mark Harper, and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

The Identity and Passport...

Statement to Parliament: Drug paraphernalia
seen at 14:30, 4 July in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons by Theresa May and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May): The...

News story: New immigration rules for Armed Forces families announced
seen at 14:30, 4 July in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

Changes announced in Parliament on Thursday (4 July) aim to make sure families of members of HM Armed Forces are not disadvantaged when applying for settlement or leave to remain.

There will be more ...

Statement to Parliament: UK Border Agency annual report and accounts, 2012 to 2013
seen at 14:30, 4 July in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

This written ministerial statement was delivered in the House of Commons by Minister of State for Immigration, Mark Harper, and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

The UK Border Agency <...

Responses to Transforming legal aid: Delivering a more credible and efficient system
seen at 14:30, 4 July in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
Responses of Judicial Executive Board and Council of Circuit Judges
Policy paper: Armed Forces family migration: statement of intent
seen at 11:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

The rules affecting dependants of Armed Forces personnel have now been reviewed.

This statement of intent sets out how the government intends to apply them from 1 December 2013.

FOI release: 13/0740 Trading standard minutes and brokerage trading reports
seen at 11:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

FOI response to a request for minutes of DECC meetings with Trading Standards regarding collusion.

Corporate report: IPS annual report and accounts 2012 to 2013
seen at 11:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Executive agency highlights the role it plays in supporting the Home Office’s priorities, such as public protection, reducing the impact and likelihood of identity crime, and preventing terrorism.

This...

FOI release: Estates Department
seen at 11:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

1.An up-to-date version of your estates/facilities/capital projects organisational structures including names, email addresses, telephone numbers and reporting lines where possible.

We replied:

A.The...

Policy paper: Social justice: transforming lives – one year on
seen at 11:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Key Indicator 7: The social investment market – update added

This progress report looks at how social justice principles influence service delivery at national and local level, in government and...

DEvelop at Derby Theatre by Lyn Gardner
seen at 11:31, 4 July in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
DEvelop at Derby Theatre by Lyn Gardner
David Hunt -v- Times Newspapers Limited
seen at 11:30, 4 July in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
High Court (Queen's Bench Division) judgment
Statistical Series 6 - Other - Bulletin 6.02 - Accommodation - 2013
seen at 10:31, 4 July in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Figures on Service Family Accommodation, including numbers of dwellings by county and by surveyed condition.
Statistical Series 6 - Other - Bulletin 6.01 - Land Holdings - 2013
seen at 10:31, 4 July in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
This bulletin presents figures on Ministry of Defence land holdings by country, type of use and whether the land is owned, leased or with legal rights.
Open consultation: Supporting the employee-ownership sector
seen at 10:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

At Budget 2013, the government announced that it would provide &pound;50 million annually from 2014-15 to support employee-ownership models and to incentivise growth of the sector.

The government ...

Transparency data: Departmental spend over £500: May 2013
seen at 10:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

A monthly-updated list of all financial transactions spending over &pound;500 made by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, as part of the Government’s commitment to transparency in expenditure.

Correspondence: Letter sent to Stanbridge Earls School
seen at 10:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Letter from Stephen Bishop, Independent Education and Boarding Team, to Mr du Croz, Chair of Governors, Stanbridge Earls School, regarding the Ofsted inspection.

Research and analysis: Evaluation of the Work Choice Specialist Disability Employment Programme (RR846)
seen at 10:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

The Work Choice programme is a specialist disability employment programme that was launched in October 2010 and replaced two previous programmes WORKSTEP and Work Preparation. It provides employment support to...

Statistical data set: Commodity prices
seen at 10:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated weekly cereals & livestock prices.

Prices for selected agricultural and horticultural produce are published on a weekly or monthly basis in the following spreadsheets. The data source ...

Transparency data: Nisha Katona and Sir Robert Crawford CBE reappointed as Trustees of National Museums Liverpool
seen at 10:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).
Biography Nisha Katona

Professionally Nisha is a full time practising barrister based in Liverpool, working in the area of child protection. She has lectured nationally in the area of forensic psychology. ...

Transparency data: Government procurement card spend over £500: May 2013
seen at 10:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

A monthly-updated list of all financial transactions spending over &pound;500 made on the Government Procurement Card by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, as part of the Government’s commitment...

Research and analysis: Motorcycle manoeuvres review: the feasibility and safety implications
seen at 10:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Phase 2 and 3 of Motorcycle manoeuvres review documentation released.

In June 2010, the road safety minister announced a review of the practical motorcycle test, with the aim of devising a single...

Statistical data set: Agri-environment indicators
seen at 10:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to new DF2: New woodland planting and d chart dataset.

These indicators monitor agricultural and environmental change in England and are updated as new information becomes available. The...

Labour Disputes - Annual Article 2012
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Statistics on UK breakdown of labour disputes covering: number of working days lost and number of stoppages. The statistics relate to both 'strikes' and 'lockouts'.
Children in Care in Northern Ireland Statistical Bulletin - 2011/12
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Formerly Outcome Indicators for Looked After Children. This statistical bulletin presents information on children who had been looked after continuously for 12 months or more at 30 September. It details information...
Statistical Series 6 - Other - Bulletin 6.02 - Accommodation - 2013
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Figures on Service Family Accommodation, including numbers of dwellings by county and by surveyed condition.
Statistical Series 6 - Other - Bulletin 6.01 - Land Holdings - 2013
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
This bulletin presents figures on Ministry of Defence land holdings by country, type of use and whether the land is owned, leased or with legal rights.
Scotland Analysis Programme (Vincent Cable)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Government have today published the fourth paper in the Scotland analysis series to inform the debate on Scotland’s future within the United Kingdom. Copies will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses...

Ecofin (Greg Clark)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Luxembourg on 21 June 2013 and in Brussels on 26 June 2013.

At the meeting on 26 June Ministers discussed the following items:

Contribution...

Academies and Local Government Pension Scheme (Michael Gove)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Too many academies are paying significantly higher local government pension scheme (LGPS) employer contributions than they did as local authority-maintained schools. This is having a detrimental impact on academy...

Executive Agencies (Owen Paterson)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The business plans for the following agencies and their key performance measures have been published today. Business plans are available online at the agencies’ websites.

Animal Health Veterinary ...

International Justice (UK Support and Funding) (William Hague)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I am pleased to provide Parliament with an account of Her Majesty’s Government’s support for the principles and institutions of international justice in 2012-13, and our plans for funding them in ...

Parliamentary Questions (Employment) (Michael Moore)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Further to the written answers given to the Member for Glasgow East on 24 June 2013, Official Report, columns 12-13W, I would like to provide further information in response to each of these questions:

...

Drugs: Khat (Lord Taylor of Holbeach)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My right hon Friend the Home Secretary (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

The Government will control khat under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as a Class C drug.

Finance Bill (Lord Deighton)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I have made a statement under Section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998 that, in my view, the provisions of the Finance Bill are compatible with the Convention rights. A copy of the statement has been placed...

Immigration Bill (Lord Taylor of Holbeach)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Mark Harper) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

The forthcoming Immigration Bill will make it more difficult for illegal migrants...

Machinery of Government Change: Youth Policy (Lord Hill of Oareford)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement:

Cross-cutting responsibilities for youth policy will today transfer from the Department for Education to the Cabinet Office which will...

NHS: Migrant Access and Charges (Earl Howe)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health (Jeremy Hunt) has made the following written ministerial statement.

The United Kingdom successfully attracts many millions of visitors and migrants each...

Waterways: Canal and River Trust (Lord de Mauley)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Natural Environment and Fisheries (Richard Benyon) has today made the following statement.

On 28 February 2011, I made a statement about inland waterways...

Gift Aid (Sajid Javid)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Following the announcement at Budget 2013 that the Government are looking to improve the way gift aid works on digital donations, HM Treasury is today publishing a consultation document—“Gift Aid ...

Army Reserve (Structure and Basing) (Philip Hammond)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Government have today published a White Paper on Reserve Forces, “Reserves in the Future Force 2020: Valuable and Valued”. The White Paper sets out our vision for the future of the reserve forces...

EA's Navigations/Canal and River Trust (Richard Benyon)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

On 28 February 2011, Official Report, column 7WS. I made a statement about inland waterways policy for England and Wales. I set out the Government’s vision of a national trust for the waterways that included...

Migrant Access to the NHS (Jeremy Hunt)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The United Kingdom successfully attracts many millions of visitors and migrants each year. If our country is to remain competitive, we need to continue to welcome those who come here to work and to study. At ...

Immigration Bill Consultation (Mark Harper)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The forthcoming Immigration Bill will make it more difficult for illegal migrants to live in the UK unlawfully and ensure that legal migrants make a fair contribution to our key public services. I am launching...

Khat (Theresa May)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Government will control khat under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as a class C drug.

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) undertook a thorough and comprehensive scientific review which focused...

Machinery of Government Change: Youth Policy (David Cameron)
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Cross-cutting responsibilities for youth policy will today transfer from the Department for Education to the Cabinet Office which will now lead for the Government on: cross-Government youth strategy and policy...

Statistics: Gender Recognition Certificate Statistics – January to March 2013
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

The quarterly releases are released by the Ministry of Justice and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Introduction

This quarterly bulletin presents the ...

Open consultation: Strategy for achieving 'officially bovine tuberculosis-free' status for England
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

The draft strategy has been developed by the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England (AHWBE) and the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Advisory Group for England (TBEAG). It draws extensively ...

Guidance: Employee ownership: guide for employees
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Employee ownership is where all employees have a significant and meaningful stake in a business, including a say in how the business is run.

This document provides good practice guide on employee ownership...

Guidance: Employee ownership: company model documentation
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

This model documentation was produced for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) by Pett, Franklin and Co. LLP. It is a significant step towards meeting the 2012 Nuttall Review recommendation...

Statistical data set: ATT03 - Attitudes towards transport from the British Social Attitudes survey
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).
Table ATT0301

ATT0301 - Perception of motorway congestion as a problem [MS Excel Spreadsheet, 26KB]

Table ATT0302

ATT0302 - Perception of traffic congestion in towns and cities as a...

Statistics: British Social Attitudes survey 2012: attitudes towards transport
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

It discusses results for the transport questions asked on the 2012 British Social Attitudes survey and trend changes since 2011.

Key points:

The report covers attitudes towards:

congestion road...
Guidance: Level 3 vocational qualifications for 16- to 19-year-olds: technical guidance for awarding organisations
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

In line with Professor Wolf’s recommendations, in future only high value Level 3 vocational qualifications which meet pre-defined characteristics will be recognised in performance tables for 16- to 19-year-olds...

Statistics: Higher education: official statistics releases
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: 'Performance indicators in higher education in the UK 2011 to 2012' from HESA added

Producer Title Release date HESA Performance indicators in higher education in the...
Statistical data set: Commodity prices
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to include latest poultry and eggs weekly figures.

Prices for selected agricultural and horticultural produce are published on a weekly or monthly basis in the following spreadsheets. The...

Guidance: Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2010: guidance
seen at 09:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Revised guidance on the transitional provisions of the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2010.

Guidance to help people to comply with the regulations on age limits on supply of fireworks...

Fighting Chance uncovers 15 future Taekwondo stars
seen at 09:30, 4 July in UK Sport (Our copy).
This week 15 athletes have been selected for the GB Taekwondo Academy
Workers exposed to asbestos during refurbishment work
seen at 09:30, 4 July in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

The owner of a cladding installation business has been fined after he exposed workers to a potentially fatal risk from airborne asbestos fibres at a house in Bedfordshire.

Pay once again the main cause of working days lost to labour disputes
seen at 09:30, 4 July in Media Centre RSS (Our copy).
ONS publishes its annual article on labour dispute, giving breakdowns by industry, region, cause, and duration, among other things.
Labour Disputes - Annual Article 2012
seen at 02:31, 4 July in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Statistics on UK breakdown of labour disputes covering: number of working days lost and number of stoppages. The statistics relate to both 'strikes' and 'lockouts'.
Children in Care in Northern Ireland Statistical Bulletin - 2011/12
seen at 02:31, 4 July in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Formerly Outcome Indicators for Looked After Children. This statistical bulletin presents information on children who had been looked after continuously for 12 months or more at 30 September. It details information...
Statistical Series 6 - Other - Bulletin 6.02 - Accommodation - 2013
seen at 02:31, 4 July in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Figures on Service Family Accommodation, including numbers of dwellings by county and by surveyed condition.
Statistical Series 6 - Other - Bulletin 6.01 - Land Holdings - 2013
seen at 02:31, 4 July in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
This bulletin presents figures on Ministry of Defence land holdings by country, type of use and whether the land is owned, leased or with legal rights.
Research and analysis: Teacher Voice Omnibus: May 2013 survey - pupil behaviour
seen at 02:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

The Department for Education submitted nine questions to NFER’s Teacher Voice Omnibus Survey in May 2013. The questions covered the following topics:

perceptions of pupil behaviour and managing pupil behaviour...
Guidance: Philippines – Consular Fees
seen at 02:31, 4 July in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Amendment on fee number

A full list of Consular fees