Thursday, 21 October 2010
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Universities and Science (David Willetts) has today made the following Statement. I am today confirming the student finance package for higher...
I am today confirming the student finance package for higher education students undertaking a course of study in the academic year beginning September 2011. For all new and continuing full-time...
The Government have published draft legislation on the bank levy announced as part of the Budget in June. The Government believe that banks should make a full and fair contribution in respect of...
I am pleased to inform the House that the spending review has allocated a £650 million fund to help local authorities to implement a council tax freeze in England in 2011-12. Council tax has...
By 2014-15, the end of this spending review period, DCMS's combined capital and resource budget will be 25% lower than in 2010-11. The purpose of this statement is to explain in more detail what...
This Government believe strongly in the values of responsibility, freedom and fairness. It is these values which inform all our judgments as we face up to the exceptionally tough fiscal situation...
Following the recommendation by Francis Plowden in his "Review of Court Fees in Child Care Proceedings" on 15 March 2010, Jack Straw, the former Secretary of State for Justice, announced that...
The National Assembly for Wales passed a resolution on 9 February 2010 calling for a referendum under the terms of the Government of Wales Act 2006. The First Minister notified my predecessor of...
Written Ministerial Statements were introducted in late 2002 to stop the practice of having “planted” or “inspired” questions designed to elicit Government statements.
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