Wednesday, 29 April 2009
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, my right honourable friend the Home Secretary and I are today announcing the publication of Engaging Communities...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for International Development has made the following Statement. Afghanistan and Pakistan are of critical strategic importance to the UK. Helping...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr Mike Foster) has made the following Statement. I would like to update the House on my recent...
I have welcomed today the report from Brian Lamb, Chair of the Special Educational Consortium, on information for parents of children with special educational needs and disabled children (SEND),...
My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said in his statement to the House on Afghanistan today that our force levels in that country will increase to 9,000 over the course of the Afghan...
I regret that the written answer given to the hon. Member for North-West Leicestershire (David Taylor), on 4 February, Official Report, column 1197W, was incorrect. The correct information is...
Following consultation on the future of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) I have decided to retain the VMD as a DEFRA executive agency. The VMD is one of the DEFRA regulators covered by...
I am today launching a consultation on the development of an autism strategy for adults. We are committed to delivering real change for adults with autism through this strategy but, before...
Mr. Michael Foster: I would like to update the House on my recent visit to Sri Lanka to assess the humanitarian situation. I urged the Government of Sri Lanka to support a ceasefire to allow the...
Afghanistan and Pakistan are of critical strategic importance to the UK. Helping both countries to ensure their own security, stability, growth and development is vital both for the Afghan and...
My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, my right hon. and noble Friend the Attorney-General and I are today announcing the publication of "Engaging Communities in Criminal Justice" (Cm 7583), a...
My right hon. Friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning and I are today publishing "Delivering Travel Plans through the Planning Process—Good Practice Guidelines". This document...
The Government are today publishing their consultation on draft guidance from the Secretary of State to the statutory senior traffic commissioner as part of their implementation of the Local...
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