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06 December 2013

The Duke of Rothesay visits Glasgow following the helicopter crash
seen at 20:30, 6 December in (Our copy).
HRH visits Glasgow
Statistical data set: Unclaimed estates list
seen at 18:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

The Division publishes a list of unclaimed estates which have been recently referred, but not yet administered, and historic cases which have not yet been claimed by entitled relatives.

The list

The ...

Transparency data: Cabinet Office staff and salary data as at 30 September 2013
seen at 18:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Staff numbers are expressed as full-time equivalents (i.e. 0.5FTE = 2.5 days per week)

The following groups of staff are included:

all staff loaned or seconded in to the Cabinet Office (regardless...
Transparency data: Workforce management information
seen at 18:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New document for October 2013

Information on the Ministry, its agencies and executive non-departmental public bodies’ paybills for 2010-11; their workforce as at 31 March 2011; and a monthly breakdown...

Statistics: Court statistics (quarterly) tables
seen at 18:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Latest court statistics tables

Statistics: Guide to Court and Administrative Justice Statistics
seen at 18:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Court statistics quarterly - Guide to Court and Administrative Justice Statistics

Control of substances hazardous to health (sixth edition): The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 – Approved Code of Practice and guidance
seen at 18:32, 6 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

The sixth edition of this Approved Code of Practice and guidance provides practical advice to help dutyholders comply with the requirements of the COSHH Regulations.

Cornish tractor sales firm fined for worker’s injuries
seen at 18:32, 6 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
An agricultural vehicle sales company has been fined for breaking safety legislation after an employee received multiple skull fractures in a fall at work.
'Muslim Patrol' Trio Sentenced
seen at 18:30, 6 December in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
Three members of an East London gang who called themselves 'The Muslim Patrol' have been sentenced today at the Old Bailey.
FOI release: The estate of Paula Barnby
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This information has been released by BVD under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

FOI release: The estate of Alexander Lowe
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This information has been released by BVD under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Form: Bona vacantia estates referral form
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Please read our Refer an estate to the Treasury Solicitor guidance before completing this form.

Policy paper: Bona vacantia dissolved companies (BVC1)
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This document supplements the Bona Vacantia division’s detailed guides on dissolved companies.

You should refer to this document for an overview of what the role of BVD is and to find out if you should...

Policy paper: Proof of identity checklist
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Proof of identity requirements in the companies group of the Bona Vacantia division.

Transparency data: Crown Nominee account 2012 to 2013
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

The Treasury Solicitor has been appointed to be the Crown’s Nominee for the purpose of collecting and disposing of bona vacantia.

Bona Vacantia is a division of the Treasury Solicitor’s department and...

Statistical data set: Unclaimed estates list
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

The Division publishes a list of unclaimed estates which have been recently referred, but not yet administered, and historic cases which have not yet been claimed by entitled relatives.

The list

The ...

FOI release: Ministerial Car Use
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Please provide the total number of journeys taken by each minister in your department in ministerial cars in the 2012/13 financial year

FOI release: Cloud Computing
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Does the Office of the Advocate General use Cloud Computing Services?

Promotional material: Tech connected
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Stating the government’s commitment to a national technological community, linked by a modern and growing rail network this document covers new ‘tech connections’ and plans for Crossrail, Thameslink, HS2

FOI release: Outstanding Contracts
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

To provide a list of outstanding contracts between OAG and G4S,Serco,Capita and Atos.

FOI release: The estate of James Gregory
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This information has been released by BVD under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

FOI release: Secondees from External Organisations
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

To provide a list of secondees from external organisations who have worked in OAG

FOI release: Apprenticeships & Work Experience Placements
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

How many care experienced young people have been provided with an apprenticeship or work experience placement in OAG since April 2012?

FOI release: Support for the hard of hearing.
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

What communication support does OAG provide to allow the hard of hearing to access their services?

Statistics: List of upcoming ad hoc statistical releases
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Listed "The single-tier pension and derived entitlement to basic State Pension" for 13/12/13

This spreadsheet provides details of upcoming DWP ad hoc statistical releases.

Transparency data: HMT junior staff pay data: September 2013
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Pay data for junior HMT staff is published in the spring and autumn of each year.

Transparency data: HMT senior staff pay data: September 2013
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Pay data for senior HMT staff is published in the spring and autumn of each year.

Guidance: Universal Credit: an introduction
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Products have been updated to provide the latest information about how Universal Credit will be introduced.

This guide provides basic information about the main features of Universal Credit, including...

Guidance: Universal Credit and employers
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Products have been updated to provide the latest information about how Universal Credit will be introduced.

This guide describes the advantages that Universal Credit will bring for employers. It...

Guidance: Universal Credit frequently asked questions
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Products have been updated to provide the latest information about how Universal Credit will be introduced.

These answers to frequently asked questions provide details about some of the key aspects...

Guidance: Universal Credit: your claim journey
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Products have been updated to provide the latest information about how Universal Credit will be introduced.

This guide gives details of the different stages of claiming Universal Credit, from making...

Transparency data: TSol, AGO, HMCPSI: organisational charts
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

TSol’s organisation chart can be viewed on HM Government Organogram viewer

AGO’s organisation chart can be viewed on HM Government Organogram viewer

HMCPSI’s organisation chart can...

Guidance: Digital Skills in the civil service
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

The aim of this publication is to make civil servants’ working lives better through using digital tools.

Our 3 key messages are to:

have the confidence to try some new digital tools use the digital...
Transparency data: DCLG workforce management information: October 2013
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This spreadsheet contains details of the workforce management data for October 2013.

These figures are not official statistics. They are internal workforce management information published in the interests...

Research and analysis: Mystery Shopper results
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added mystery shopper data for August to November 2013

On 11 February the Prime Minister, Francis Maude, the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Baroness Eaton of the Local Government Group launched...

Transparency data: Military court centres court listings
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new Assize listing for 9 to 13 December 2013.

In line with the government’s Transparency and Open Data initiative, the Military Court Service is to publish the court listings for the military...

Guidance: Court martial results from the military court centres
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Published updated Court martial results up to 30 November 2013.

In line with the government’s ‘transparency and open data initiative’, the Military Court Service has agreed to provide court martial...

Independent report: Panel Meeting - 11 December 2013
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

The next Morecambe Bay Investigation panel meeting will take place on Wednesday 11 December 2013.

Guidance: Defence fire safety manual
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated version of leaflet 10.

Joint Service Publication 426 provides guidance and regulations to aid compliance with legislation and MOD policy. This edition, takes account of updated fire...

Policy paper: Current list of designated persons, Al-Qaida
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: added HM Treasury notice Al-Qaida (Reg 1267/2013)

UN Security Council Resolution 1267 (1999) and subsequent related Resolutions requires all member states to freeze the assets, prevent the...

Policy paper: Financial sanctions: consolidated list of targets
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: updated list to reflect notice Al-Qaida (Reg 1267/2013)

HM Treasury is responsible for the implementation and administration of international financial sanctions in effect in the UK, for domestic...

Form: National pupil database: application form and security questionnaire
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Removed individual declaration form, agreement and schedule to the agreement for inclusion on a separate page.

A data request form and security questionnaire for researchers and third-party organisations...

Form: National pupil database: agreement and individual declaration
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

A data supply agreement, agreement schedule and individual declaration form for researchers and third-party organisations who have had their applications for data extracts from the national pupil database

Guidance: National pupil database: user guide and supporting information
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Removed spreadsheet detailing requests received for inclusion on a separate page.

National pupil database user guide aimed at existing and potential users of the data, including:

...
Transparency data: National pupil database: requests received
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

A list of requests for data from the national pupil database.

Includes:

customer organisation project aims tier of data requested (recorded from 1 August 2012 onwards) request outcome...
Guidance: Preston guidance: December 2013
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Following the European Court of Justice and House of Lords’ rulings in 2000/2001 in favour of part-timers gaining retrospective access to occupational pension schemes, provided they meet the necessary legal requirements...

Transparency data: Payroll costs and non-consolidated pay data, 2013 to 2014
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added workforce data for October 2013

Monthly management information on staff numbers and paybill costs in Cabinet Office and non-consolidated performance related pay data for Cabinet Office.

Guidance: Business rates information letter 9/2013
seen at 16:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This letter provides information on:

Autumn Statement 2014 to 2015 provisional multipliers consultation: business rates appeal process

Find out all the latest about the Autumn ...

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visit the Australia Exhibition
seen at 16:30, 6 December in (Our copy).
Australia Exhibition 2013
Safety Climate Tool speaks your language
seen at 16:30, 6 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

HSL’s Safety Climate Tool (SCT) is now available in several languages, including Danish, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Russian and Swedish. Contact us for additional information, a free demonstration...

Leisure centre operator fined after child suffered burns
seen at 16:30, 6 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
The operator of an Essex leisure centre has been fined after a two and a half year-old boy suffered severe burns in the changing area of the centre’s swimming pool.
Automatic enrolment – a progress report
seen at 16:30, 6 December in TPAS News (Our copy).

Automatic enrolment began as planned in October 2012, starting with the biggest employers.  A recent report from the DWP describes what has happened since automatic enrolment began. 

Up to the...
R -v- Sergeant Alexander Wayne Blackman
seen at 16:30, 6 December in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
Sentencing remarks of HHJ Jeff Blackett, Judge Advocate General
Christmas gifts in our bookshop
seen at 16:30, 6 December in News Archives - The National Archives (Our copy).
It's Christmas in our bookshop and we have a present for everyone.
Bedfordshire added to the Manorial Documents Register
seen at 16:30, 6 December in News Archives - The National Archives (Our copy).
The Bedfordshire section of the Manorial Documents Register (MDR) is now available online, enabling researchers worldwide to search for records by manor, parish, type of record or by date.
Man sentenced for racist abuse on tube train
seen at 16:30, 6 December in Crown Prosecution Service Press Releases (Our copy).
Keith Hurdle, 52, was sentenced to 12 weeks’ imprisonment today (Friday 6 December) at Westminster Magistrates’ Court for racially abusing two passengers on a Bakerloo Line London Underground train on 18 September...
Open consultation: Local authority parking
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

We invite your views on current local authority parking strategies and on options we are considering to change the balance of how parking is enforced with the aim of ensuring that parking strategies complement...

Open consultation: English Heritage New Model: Consultation
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

The Government is supporting the establishment of a new charity to run the National Heritage Collection with an £80 million investment. This ambitious funding programme will allow a series of investments...

Statistical data set: Commodity prices
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated prices.

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

FOI release: Country of origin of vehicles stopped (F0005385)
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This Freedom of Information response covers the number of vehicles stopped by VOSA between 2011 and 2013 and the country of origin.

Guidance: WP137 Provider Memo - Evaluation activity in 2014
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

WP137 Work Programme Provider Memo - Work Programme evaluation activity in 2014.

Guidance: WP136 Provider Memo - Decision Making and Appeals sites
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

WP136 Work Programme Provider Memo - linking Work Programme Providers to single Labour Market Decision Making and Appeals sites.

FOI release: Constraint payments
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Request for information on amounts paid to electrical generating companies in constraint payments broken down by fuel used.

Research and analysis: Telephonic support to facilitate return to work: what works, how, and when? (RR853)
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Report: Telephonic support to facilitate return to work: what works, how, and when?

By Kim Burton, Nick Kendall, Serena McCluskey, Pauline Dibben

Great Britain loses around 140 million working...

Independent report: CoRWM's Response to the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) Siting Process Consultation
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

CoRWM’s Response was formulated following CoRWM’s close observation of the Managing Radioactive Waste Safely (MRWS) process in Cumbria, evidence gathering, reflecting on lessons learned and lengthy debates within...

Promotional material: desider 2013
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added new issue of desider magazine issue 67 December 2013.

desider is the monthly corporate magazine for Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). It is aimed at readers across the wider MOD, ...

Transparency data: MOD finance transparency dataset
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added updated May 2013, June 2013 and July 2013 Transparency data.

There is a CSV file covering each month from April 2010, subsequent files will be added by the last working day following each...

Correspondence: Duncan Selbie's Friday message: 6 December 2013
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

People often ask me what makes the greatest difference to our individual and collective ability to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and keep our communities safe. My answer is always people and relationships...

Consultation outcome: Call for evidence - convention on international interests in mobile equipment and protocol thereto on matters specific to aircraft equipment
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Government response to the call for evidence published.

The Convention and Protocol are 2 separate but complementary instruments which aim to support asset based financing by giving greater certainty...

Transparency data: The 2011 Workplace Employment Relations Study (WERS) transparency data
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Additional data file: 2011 Workplace Employment Relations Study - standard comparison tables for the book "Employment Relations in the Shadow of Recession". This file contains the key data items contained...

Form: Apply to be a certified motorcycle instructor
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated the application form.

To apply to be authorised as a certified motorcycle instructor, download the application form, fill it in and send it to the Driving Standards Agency with 2 signed...

Form: Apply to provide compulsory basic training (CBT) courses
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated the application form.

To apply to provide CBT courses, download the application form, fill it in and send it to DSA.

You’ll need to send 2 other forms at the same time.

FOI release: The estate of Albert Hunt
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This information has been released by BVD under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Guidance: Equitable Life payments
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated publication to reflect announcement in Autumn Statement that payments will be made this month

Information on payments to Equitable Life With-Profits Annuity (WPA) policy, announced at Budget...

FOI release: The estate of James Alvey
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This information has been released by BVD under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

FOI release: The estate of Thomas Joseph Doherty
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This information has been released by BVD under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

FOI release: The estate of Abraham Wajcman
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This information has been released by BVD under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

FOI release: The estate of Henry Burgess
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This information has been released by BVD under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

FOI release: The estate of Margaret Christina Millard
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This information has been released by BVD under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

FOI release: Genealogical information held on four estates
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This information has been released by BVD under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

FOI release: The estate of Winifred Charlotte Lunn
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This information has been released by BVD under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

FOI release: The estate of Elizabeth Wright Senogles
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This information has been released by BVD under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

FOI release: The estate of Margaret O'Neill
seen at 14:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This information has been released by BVD under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Comment on removal of student number cap in Autumn Statement
seen at 14:33, 6 December in OFFA (Our copy).

In this morning’s Autumn Statement the Government announced that it will remove the cap on student places at publicly funded higher education institutions by 2015-16, with an initial expansion of 30,000 places...

Spotlight On: Olympic Taekwondo Champion Jade Jones
seen at 14:32, 6 December in UK Sport (Our copy).
We speak to Britain's first ever taekwondo Olympic Champion, 20-year-old Jade Jones
Human Tissue Authority announces fees for 2014/15
seen at 14:32, 6 December in Human Tissue Authority (Our copy).
The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) the watchdog that ensures organs and tissue are used safely, ethically and with proper consent, has announced its fees for 2014/15.
Acting Deputy Chief Executive to leave HSE in March 2014
seen at 14:32, 6 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
Gordon MacDonald, the Acting Deputy Chief Executive of the Health and Safety Executive, is to leave in March 2014 to join the newly formed health and safety regulator Worksafe New Zealand as Chief Executive Officer...
International manufacturer fined after worker is impaled
seen at 14:32, 6 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
One of the world’s largest producers of adhesives for the construction industry has been fined after a worker died when he was pinned against a forklift truck by a reversing lorry in Halesowen.
Speeches by HSE Chair to British Safety Council & Northern Ireland Safety Group
seen at 14:32, 6 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

HSE Chair Judith Hackitt’s speech to Northern Ireland Safety Group 60th Anniversary Conference on 22 November, and British Safety Council Sword and Globe of Honour Luncheon on 29 November 2013.

Case 228 – Cinema pushchair ban
seen at 14:32, 6 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

After previously allowing pushchairs, a cinema has decided to impose a blanket ban.

Case 229 – Council concerned vandals climbing park fence will get injured and sue
seen at 14:32, 6 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).

A council has been closing an area of a park at dusk due to vandalism. Some councillors have challenged this on health and safety grounds as they believe the council would be liable if a trespasser got injured...

Speech: Home Secretary speech on modern slavery
seen at 14:31, 6 December in News and communications from Home Office (Our copy).

I would like to thank the Thomson Reuters Foundation and International New York Times for organising and hosting the Trust Women Conference.

It is a great honour to be invited to speak to such a distinguished...

Call for expressions of interest to the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund
seen at 11:32, 6 December in HEFCE news (Our copy).
At least £100 million to develop research facilities across the UK will encourage collaboration and support excellent research.
14-18 Now: Artists from around the world to mark the First World War Centenary
seen at 11:31, 6 December in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
14-18 Now: Artists from around the world to mark the First World War Centenary
Updated guidance on controlling hazardous substances in the workplace
seen at 11:31, 6 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
Information on controlling substances that are hazardous to the health of workers has been updated to help businesses comply with legal requirements.
Roofer fined after photo shows unsafe work
seen at 11:31, 6 December in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
A roofer has been fined for putting workers in danger after they were photographed on top of a North West London home without any protection against falling.
R -v- Karl Addo
seen at 11:31, 6 December in Judicial Office: Home (Our copy).
Sentencing Remarks of Mr Justice Burnett
EU: Telecommunications Council (Lord Gardiner of Kimble)
seen at 10:31, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My Hon friend, the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (Ed Vaizey) has made the following statement:

The Telecommunications Council will take place in Brussels on 5th December 2013...

Statistics: Quarterly revenue outturn for local authorities in England: quarter 2 2013 to 2014
seen at 10:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This statistical release provides quarterly revenue outturn data for local authorities in England, for quarter 2 of the financial year 2013 to 2014 (July to September 2013), and compares it to revenue account...

Transparency data: Actual transactions exceeding £500: September 2013
seen at 10:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

The document below sets out details of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) expenditure with suppliers via Government Procurement Card covering transactions that exceed £500 during September 2013.

Statistics: Extending the mesothelioma payment scheme: estimates of the effect
seen at 10:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This document estimates the impact of expanding the scope of the mesothelioma payment scheme to include:

mesothelioma sufferers diagnosed before July 2012 non-occupational mesothelioma sufferers other...
Form: INF46: Registration numbers and you
seen at 10:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New version of the INF46.

Guidance leaflet about registration numbers and you.

Guidance: Universal Credit: guidance for local authorities on implementation
seen at 10:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This document provides a series of questions and answers to help local authorities with the introduction of Universal Credit.

The questions and answers were commissioned by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare...

Guidance: Universal Credit Local Support Services: update and trialling plan
seen at 10:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

On 5 December DWP announced plans for the next stage of implementing Universal Credit. These steps continue our progressive approach to test, learn, and implement as we deliver this flagship programme, ...

Transparency data: DWP staff numbers and associated costs: October 2013
seen at 10:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Details of the DWP workforce including numbers of payroll and non-payroll staff and costs: October 2013.

Research and analysis: Performance of the UK research base: international comparison - 2013
seen at 10:31, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

This report examines how the UK research base compares internationally, and what trends may affect the UK’s future standing as a world-leading research economy.

It is the eighth report commissioned by...

New Orders in the construction industry - Q3 2013
seen at 09:34, 6 December in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
New Orders in the Construction Industry has now been discontinued as a stand-alone release. Estimates of New Orders along with additional commentary are now included as part of the Output in the Construction Industry...
National Infrastructure Plan 2013 (Danny Alexander)
seen at 09:34, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

This Government are committed to reversing the effects of historic under-investment and equipping the UK with world-class infrastructure.

The Government are today publishing the “National Infrastructure...

The Charity Commission's Powers (Nick Hurd)
seen at 09:34, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I am today publishing for public consultation a range of proposals to strengthen the powers of the Charity Commission to tackle serious abuse in charities and to extend the range of criminal offences that would...

Care Leavers (Michael Gove)
seen at 09:34, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Today I am announcing the Government’s intention to propose an amendment to the Children and Families Bill that will make a significant change to the legislation regarding care leavers. This amendment will...

Electricity Market Reform (Renewable) (Edward Davey)
seen at 09:34, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I wish to inform the House that today the Government are publishing the Contract For Difference (CFD) strike prices for renewable technologies, alongside an update to the key CFD contract terms. This information...

Renewable Heat Incentive (Gregory Barker)
seen at 09:34, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I am pleased to announce today the publication of DECC’s Government response document “Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive: Improving Support, Increasing Uptake”, which sets out a range of...

Single Payment Scheme (George Eustice)
seen at 09:34, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The window for payments to farmers in England under the EU CAP single payment scheme (SPS) for 2013 opened on 1 December 2013.

On 2 December 2013, the first banking day of the payment window, the Rural ...

Justice and Home Affairs Council (Theresa May, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Also Shadow Minister for Women), Work and Pensions)
seen at 09:34, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council is due to be held on 5 and 6 December in Brussels. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice and I will attend on behalf of the United Kingdom. The following...

Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism (Theresa May, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Also Shadow Minister for Women), Work and Pensions)
seen at 09:34, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The extremism taskforce was set up in the wake of the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in

Woolwich to look closely at whether the Government were doing all they could to confront extremism and radicalisation...

Mesothelioma (Shailesh Vara)
seen at 09:34, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Mesothelioma is a tragically aggressive and terminal occupational disease. It kills approximately 2,200 people in England and Wales each year, with sufferers having a median life expectancy of only seven to nine...

Consultation on National Networks (Robert Goodwill)
seen at 09:34, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Department for Transport is launching today a public consultation on the Government’s draft National Policy Statement for National Networks (NN NPS) in England. I am laying the draft before the House...

EPSCO Council — Brussels, December 2013 (Esther McVey)
seen at 09:33, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will be held on 9 December 2013 in Brussels.

The council will seek general approach on the posting of workers and on the enhanced co-operation...

DFID Programme Management (Justine Greening)
seen at 09:33, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

TradeMark Southern Africa (TMSA) is a DFID project that aims to promote regional integration and trade in southern Africa, working with African regional economic communities. This is an agenda to which the UK...

Finance Bill 2014: Measures with Immediate Effect (David Gauke)
seen at 09:33, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

This Government are committed to delivering a tax system that is fair and promotes growth and competitiveness.

The Government are today announcing measures to help tackle tax avoidance and support investment...

National Insurance Contributions Bill (David Gauke)
seen at 09:33, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Government are tabling an amendment to the National Insurance Contributions Bill today ahead of Report and Third Reading of the Bill on 10 December 2013.

As the Chancellor made clear during the autumn...

Telecommunications Council (Edward Vaizey)
seen at 09:33, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Telecommunications Council will take place in Brussels on 5 December 2013. The Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU, Shan Morgan, will represent the UK at this Council.

The first item is a progress...

Defence Reform (Philip Hammond)
seen at 09:33, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The noble Lord Levene of Portsoken has conducted his second annual review of implementation by the Ministry of Defence of his defence reform report of June 2011, and has written to me setting out his conclusions...

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Jane Ellison)
seen at 09:33, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will meet on 9-10 December in Brussels. The Health and Consumer Affairs part of the Council will be on 10 December.

The main agenda items...

Universal Credit (Iain Duncan Smith)
seen at 09:33, 6 December in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Today I announce our plans for the next stage of implementing universal credit.

Universal credit is a major reform which will transform the welfare state in Britain for the better. Once fully implemented...

Guidance: Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan – Consular Fees
seen at 09:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Consular fees slightly increased this month.

A full list of Consular fees

Form: V355/5 - Guide to filling in the 'Application for a first tax disc and registration for a used motor vehicle' (V55/5)
seen at 09:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated version of the V355/5.

A V55/5 form is for registering a used vehicle, such as imported vehicles that have been registered before and rebuilds.

Many types of vehicle can be registered...

Form: V355/4 - Guide to filling in the 'Application for a first tax disc and registration of a new motor vehicle' (V55/4)
seen at 09:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated version of the V355/4.

You need to use form V55/4 to register a new vehicle (eg imported vehicles that have never been permanently registered before).

Many types of vehicle can...

Form: Declaration that a vehicle is new (V267)
seen at 09:33, 6 December in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated version of the V267

This form should be filled in by the person or organisation importing a new vehicle.

Regulators welcome Government cross-sectoral study
seen at 09:32, 6 December in What's new (Our copy).
Regulators welcome Government cross-sectoral study
New Orders in the construction industry - Q3 2013
seen at 02:31, 6 December in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
New Orders in the Construction Industry has now been discontinued as a stand-alone release. Estimates of New Orders along with additional commentary are now included as part of the Output in the Construction Industry...