Thursday, 28 October 2010
The Answer I provided to a supplementary question asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark on the Appointments Commission during the Statement on 14 October ( Official Report, col. 633) was...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State (Caroline Spelman) has today made the following Statement. I represented the United Kingdom at the Environment Council on 14 October in...
My right honourable friend the Prime Minister has made the following Statement. Listed below are the names of the special advisers in post at 28 October 2010, including each special adviser's...
My right honourable friend the Prime Minister has made the following Statement. The Government are today publishing details of ministerial overseas travel; hospitality received; gifts given and...
My honourable friend the Minister for Employment Relations, Consumers and Postal Affairs (Edward Davey) has today made the following Statement. I am setting out today this Government's response...
My right honourable friend the Minister of Universities and Science (David Willetts) has today made the following Statement. The Haldane principle is an important cornerstone for the protection...
I am setting out today this Government's response to the consultation on Reforming Debtor Petition Bankruptcy and Early Discharge, which closed in February 2010. In total 37 businesses,...
The Haldane principle is an important cornerstone for the protection of the scientific independence and excellence. We all benefit from its application in the UK. The principle that decisions on...
I am announcing today that the Ministry of Defence is beginning formal consultation with the various representative trade unions of the Defence Support Group (DSG) on a proposed programme of...
The SSSNB was established by the previous Government to develop a national pay and conditions framework for school support staff working in maintained schools in England. The Government have...
I represented the United Kingdom at the Environment Council on 14 October in Luxembourg, together with the Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, my hon. Friend the Member...
My hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces and I wish to make our quarterly statement to the House with details of the inquests of service personnel who have died overseas. We maintain the...
I am today laying before Parliament the Government's memorandum to the Justice Select Committee on post-legislative scrutiny of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The primary purpose of the Act was to...
The Government are today publishing details of ministerial overseas travel; hospitality received; gifts given and received over £140; and official meetings with external organisations during...
Listed below are the names of the special advisers in post at 28 October 2010, including each special adviser's pay band, and actual salary where this is £58,200 or higher, together with...
I am publishing today details of the number of and cost to Departments of Government cars provided to Ministers by the Government Car and Despatch Agency during the year 1 April 2009 to 31...
I refer to the points of order made in the House on Tuesday 26 October expressing concern that an advance copy of my statement on investment in highway and local transport schemes had been made...
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council was held on 21 October 2010 in Luxembourg. Andy Lebrecht, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU, represented the United...
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