Thursday, 18 June 2009
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Luxembourg on 9 June 2009. The following items were discussed: Economic and financial development a) Update on current situation The...
The Foreign Secretary has previously provided figures for the total frozen assets in the UK under the sanctions against Burma and Zimbabwe. An aggregate figure for frozen assets is given in...
I am today publishing a consultation document entitled "Greater Flexibility for Planning Permissions", which sets out proposals to provide greater flexibility for local authorities, to give...
Today I welcome publication of the first report by Ofsted on the quality of welfare and duty of care for recruits and trainees in the armed forces. Following up on the work previously undertaken...
The majority of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom pay the national non-domestic rates requested from them. They are obliged to pay only 6 per cent. of the total national non-domestic...
The number of outstanding fines incurred by the diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom for non-payment of the London congestion charge since its introduction in February 2003 until 18...
In 2008, there were 4,257 recorded outstanding parking and other minor traffic violation fines incurred by diplomatic missions and international organisations in the United Kingdom. These...
In 2008, ten serious offences allegedly committed by people entitled to diplomatic immunity were drawn to the attention of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. "Serious Offences" are defined as...
Chapter 5 of our pharmacy White Paper, "Pharmacy in England: Building on strengths—delivering the future" addressed the need to raise awareness of the many and varied services and benefits...
I am today announcing the outcome of the recent consultation on Civil Court Fees. The consultation paper published on 10 December 2008 proposed a package of fee increases designed to raise an...
I attended the second Transport Council of the Czech presidency, in Luxembourg on 11 June. The Council adopted a decision, which the UK supported, authorising the Commission to open negotiations...
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.
