Thursday, 9 July 2009
I have approved the appointments for the new RDA board chairs listed below. Robert Hough—Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWRDA); andRob Douglas CBE—South East England Regional...
My noble Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Lord Mandelson) has made the following statement. I have approved the appointments for the new RDA Board Chairs listed...
I will attend the Budget ECOFIN to be held on 10 July in Brussels. The Preliminary Draft Budget for the European Communities for 2010 will be discussed, with Council looking to agree its first...
Part two of the 18th report of the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) is being published today, which reviews the appropriateness of the pay award for September 2009 and 2010 which was referred...
Today I am announcing the successful proposals for England to receive a share of the migration impacts fund. The fund provides £35 million across the UK for 2009-10 financed by a levy on...
The RAF Regiment provides essential protection to our air assets and armed forces serving on operations in Afghanistan. They are structured, equipped and trained for this specialist role. Their...
I wish to inform the House of changes to cross-compliance and of an agreement that has been reached on the approach to recapture the environmental benefits of set-aside. This follows public...
The Minister for Food, Farming and Environment represented the United Kingdom at June's Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg. Richard Lochhead MSP also attended. There were six...
The 2008-09 annual report and accounts for the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science will be laid before Parliament today.
I am delighted to announce that the Government are to honour the vital contribution made by the military and civilian members of the Government code and cypher school who served at Bletchley Park...
As I announced in my oral statement to the House on 2 July 2009, Official Report, column 497, part of the move to the new "treatment" phase of our response to the current swine flu pandemic...
I have placed copies of the "Youth Justice Agency's Annual Report and Accounts 2008-09" in the Libraries of both Houses. This is the agency's sixth annual report since its inception on 1 April...
The Government introduced restrictions on smoking in enclosed workplaces, public places and vehicles in England from 1 July 2007. These provisions are described in the Health Act 2006 and aim to...
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.
