Tuesday, 7 October 2008
On 3 October 2008 the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child published their Concluding Observations on the United Kingdom's report on the implementation of the United Nations...
As I told the House on 20 May 2008, we have published a consultation document, inviting views on whether or not we should, subject to parliamentary approval, move the date of the English local...
The "Stewardship Report on the Defence Estate 2007-08" will be published today. The publication of the report implements the commitment in "The Defence Estate Strategy 2006—In Trust &...
I am today announcing that the timescale for implementation of the Armed Forces Act 2006 is being extended. When it is implemented, the Armed Forces Act 2006 will allow us to replace the three...
A Command Paper was laid before Parliament on 25 September 2008, providing the Government's response to the pre-legislative scrutiny and public consultation on the draft Marine Bill. The...
Between Friday 5 and Sunday 7 September, severe flooding affected parts of England, with the most affected areas being Morpeth, Rothbury and Ponteland in Northumberland. Following forecasts of...
On 10 September 2008 the Government launched a consultation exercise on the regime for unsustainable national health service providers. The consultation sets out details for tackling poor...
The House of Commons Health Select Committee published its report on dental services on 2 July 2008. We are today laying before Parliament the Command Paper setting out the interim Government...
The Public Guardian Board have provided the Lord Chancellor with a copy of their first annual report on the Public Guardian. A copy of the report is available in the Libraries of both Houses....
I have today published and laid before Parliament my fourth annual report on the operation of the agreement between the British and Irish Governments which established the Independent Monitoring...
I am pleased to inform the House that the proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Agriculture and Rural Development) Order dealing with the Welsh red meat industry has been...
Written Ministerial Statements were introducted in late 2002 to stop the practice of having “planted” or “inspired” questions designed to elicit Government statements.
They are just that – statements on a particular topic by a Government Minister.