Thursday, 16 December 2010
My right honourable friend the Prime Minister has made the following Statement. I have today published the eleventh report of the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments. The...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State has today made the following Statement. In my Statement of 1 December (col. 77WS), I promised to keep the House informed of the progress of the...
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Universities and Science (David Willetts) has today made the following Statement. The Prime Minister has agreed to reconstitute the Council...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State has today made the following Statement. My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Natural Environment and Fisheries (Richard...
I represented the UK at the EU Competitiveness Council in Brussels on 10 December 2010, which discussed EU internal market and industry items. Andy Lebrecht, the UK's deputy permanent...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for International Development has made the following Statement. The Foreign Affairs Council (Development) took place in Brussels on 9 December....
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for International Development has made the following Statement. The International Development Association (IDA) is the part of the World Bank...
The Prime Minister has agreed to re-constitute the Council for Science and Technology (CST) and reappointed four of the existing members to the newly reconstituted Council, starting from 1...
My noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Wilcox) has today made the following statement: "I represented the UK at the EU Competitiveness Council...
I am today laying before Parliament the annual European Union finances White Paper "Statement on the 2010 EU Budget and measures to combat fraud and financial mismanagement" (Cm 7978). It is the...
The Government have today published a consultation to encourage investment in low-carbon electricity generation. "Carbon price floor: support and certainty for low-carbon investment" is an...
Legislation will be introduced in the Finance Bill 2011 to create an exemption from income tax for subsistence payments made to national experts seconded to EU agencies located in the UK....
I have today published the outcomes of the first phase of a process which has the power to determine the future shape and direction of England's fire and rescue service and the wider fire sector....
I am setting out today the main elements of the programme of work the Department for Communities and Local Government will lead in the new year to establish the changes required to the building...
With the expiry of the call-out order made on 5 January 2010, a new order has been made under section 56(1)(a) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable reservists to continue to be called out...
As announced following the strategic defence and security review, the Ministry of Defence is reviewing the broad range of allowances paid to service personnel. Work is ongoing to define fully the...
I am pleased to announce that I will be amending the compensation and pension payments for individuals who die as a result of service while holding acting rank. Pension arrangements under armed...
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the hon. Member for Newbury (Richard Benyon) represented the United Kingdom at the Agriculture and...
My hon. Friends the Minister of State and the Under-Secretary, my hon. Friend the Member for Newbury (Richard Benyon), represented the United Kingdom at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in...
In my statement of 1 December 2010, Official Report, column 77WS, I promised to keep the House informed of the Rural Payments Agency (RPA)'s progress towards its 2010 single payment scheme...
Since 2004 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has offered specific assistance for British victims of terrorist incidents overseas and their families. Originally known as the aftercare plan, but...
I am launching today a consultation entitled: "A new value-based approach to the pricing of branded medicines". The consultation document sets out this Government's proposals for introducing a...
We said in the coalition agreement that we would introduce a new dental contract based on registration capitation and quality to increase access and improve oral health, particularly of children....
Professor Lord Patel of Bradford OBE was asked by the Department of Health and the Ministry of Justice to lead a review of drug treatment and interventions in prisons and for people on release...
Section 14(1) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (the 2005 Act), requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of every relevant...
The UK has a long tradition of welcoming people from across the globe and we can be especially proud of our record in granting refuge to those who have been persecuted. When those people include...
Gangs cause significant and lasting harm to our communities by fuelling violence, creating an atmosphere of fear and drawing young people into criminality. The Government are committed to...
The Foreign Affairs Council (Development) took place in Brussels on 9 December. Due to priority parliamentary business that day, my ministerial colleagues and I were unable to attend. The UK was...
The International Development Association (IDA) is the part of the World Bank that provides assistance to the poorest countries. The international negotiations to agree its work and funding for...
I have today laid before this House a copy of the "Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission's Annual Report and Accounts for 2009-10", in accordance with schedule 7 paragraphs 5(2) and 7(3)(b) of...
I have today published responses to the previous Government's consultation on "A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Next Steps". The responses are available on the NIO website: www.nio.gov.uk....
It is with regret that I must inform the House of a delay to the publication of the reports of the Robert Hamill and Rosemary Nelson inquiries. The Robert Hamill inquiry has recently informed me...
I have laid before Parliament the Third Report of Robert Whalley CB, independent reviewer of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (the "2007 Act"). This Third Report provides an...
I have today published the 11th report of the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments. The report provides an account of the Committee's work in giving advice about appointments...
The United Kingdom is fortunate to have strong and effective front-line search and rescue capabilities, many of which are provided by volunteers, including some 3,500 volunteer coastguards...
Together with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence, I had planned to announce to the House today an intention to proceed with negotiations with the preferred bidder for the...
Remploy has today published its annual report and accounts for 2010. Copies will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses later today.
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