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10 Downing Street

Britain “must invest in next generation” - PM
Afternoon press briefing from 1 July 2009
Government proposes better deal for consumers
Morning press briefing from 2 July 2009
Education White Paper unveiled
Prime Minister’s Questions
Website traffic for June 2009
PM welcomes creation of Elizabeth Cross
PM’s statement on Liam Fairhurst
Gordon Brown expresses concerns about Iran

Audit Commission

Strategic housing service - Wycombe District Council
Strategic housing service - North Devon District Council
Housing management service
Short notice inspection of resident involvement and responsive repairs
Short notice inspection
Short notice inspection of income management and resident involvement
Taking it on trust
Strategic housing service re-inspection - Waveney District Council
Benefits service - Redditch Borough Council
Landlord service - Norwich City Council

Cabinet Office

Building Britain’s future growth, jobs and better public services
National Security Strategy - 2009 update published
Diversity is the key to delivering public services effectively in the 21st Century
Queens Birthday Honours List 2009
We want the top jobs and need better careers advice, young people tell Alan Milburn´s review
Pioneer of the World Wide Web to advise the government on using data
Byrne fast-tracks frontline ideas for reform of public services
Britains got talent Milburn says lets unlock it
Government lays out plans to place social enterprises centre stage at Social Enterprise Summit
Minister celebrates innovative thinking at Tower 09 conference

Child Support Agency

CSA marks three years of progress

Communities & Local Government

Two years on: Rosie Winterton praises efforts of flood-hit communities
John Denham: Making every pound work harder
John Healey - Extra legal help for struggling homeowners
John Denham: Survey signals time to strengthen local government
Appointment of Irene Lucas and David Prout as new Director Generals
Number of households accepted as homeless down by more than a quarter
Getting it right, and righting the wrongs
John Healey: Action to help developers during downturn and build greener buildings
Denham outlines plan to renew local democracy
Blears: Community clout crucial to combat downturn

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

(BERR) Mandelson urges New European Commission to be "Europe´s Economic Conscience"
(BERR) New review looks ahead to small business recovery
(BERR) Speech to be delivered by Business Secretary Lord Mandelson at the Policy Network event 5 June 2009
(BERR) West Midlands agencies asleep at the wheel
(BERR) Government scrappage scheme a winner with consumers
(BERR) Bed Company Director gets Rude Awakening
(BERR) Garages urged to sign up to service and repair code
(BERR) Pilgrims warned to be wary of dodgy tour operators
(BERR) Government scrappage scheme gets on the road
(BERR) Postal Services Bill clears Lords

Department for Children, Schools and Families

New guidance issued as reports of Forced Marriage increase
Integrated Children’s System Next Steps
Intervention announced in Milton Keynes to improve Children’s Services
Delyth Morgan: Local authorities must support young runaways
Ed Balls agrees new Academies
Progress on National Challenge in Leicester, Blackpool and Gloucestershire to be reviewed by National Challenge Expert Advisers – Ed Balls
Ed Balls Confirms Chair and CEO of Young People’s Learning Agency
Your child, Your schools, our future: building a 21st century schools system
SIR JIM ROSE PRESENTS FINDINGS OF REVIEW INTO DYSLEXIA
Think Fathers Summit

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affiars

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

(DIUS) Gearing up to tackle the climate change threat on World Environment Day
(DIUS) UK astronaut selected by European Space Agency
(DIUS) Government´s £14 billion IT spend to boost workers´ skills and job prospects
(DIUS) Government invites bids for a share of £20m to fund adult learning
(DIUS) Denham joins local authorities to help target funds for English language classes
(DIUS) Employers urged to seek out graduate talent
(DIUS) More opportunities for young people as Government funds firms to expand apprenticeships
(DIUS) More universities to benefit as HEFCE funds £60m of new projects
(DIUS) Sector Skills Councils Relicensing - First decisions announced
(DIUS) Minister calls for better sexual health services at all Colleges

Department for International Development

UK school children present government minister with over 230 000 letters of support for children affected by conflict
(DFID) Food for thought: putting more ethical products from Africa on our shelves
(DFID) World Trade Week UK - defending open trade
(DFID) Changing the image of UK fashion: Government launches fund to make fashion industry more ethical
(DFID) DFID announces £4.5 million aid to boost trade at Afghanistan´s Helmand Airfield
(DFID) Swift UK response to un appeal for Pakistan
(DFID) DfID response to ICRC announcement on aid access to Sri Lanka
(DFID) UK supports global response to swine flu pandemic
(DFID) UK conference to boost investment in Iraq
(DFID) Launch of the Department for International Development´s Afghanistan country plan

Department for Transport

Dai Powell appointed chair of Disabled Persons’ Transport Advisory Committee
London 2012 athletes transport solution reaches next stage
New £30 million fund for Green Buses
Transport statistics
Tees Valley to benefit from a £62 million bus upgrade
New greener vans to be demonstrated across the UK
ANDREW HAINES APPOINTED NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY
TRANSPORT STATISTICS
(DFT) £100 million upgrade for Blackpool to Fleetwood tramway
(DFT) Key concessions to industry as Government unveils new light dues rates

Department for Work and Pensions

REAL HELP FOR OVER 60s
COOPER: JOBS ARE THE TOP PRIORITY
(DWP) DWP Health and Safety award win
(DWP) More control for disabled people
(DWP) Jim Knight - employers recognised for getting unemployed people back into work
(DWP) UK ratifies human rights treaty for disabled people
(DWP) Two new Non-Executive Directors appointed to the Pensions Regulator
(DWP) The Office for Disability Issues appoints new director
(DWP) New ´Fit Note´ unveiled - Government gets rid of ´Sick Note´ culture
(DWP) New ´Fit Note´ unveiled - Government gets rid of ´Sick Note´ culture

Department of Health

2 July 2009, 3pm: Department of Health Statement
OPERATIONAL NOTE - Swine flu press conference
1 July 2009, 3pm: Department of Health Statement
HEATWAVE WARNING ISSUED – LEVEL 3
Jim Easton has been appointed NHS National Director for Improvement and Efficiency, the Department of Health announced today.
30 June 2009, 3pm: Department of Health Statement
Sir Michael Parkinson puts dignity in care under the spotlight
Heatwave warning - level 3
Statistical Press Notice - General Practice Patient Survey 2008-09 National Results
New measures to promote quality in Darzi’s one year on progress report

Electoral Commission

Crown Prosecution Service decision over Labour Party donations
Statement from the Electoral Commission
Polish Day Registration Call
Report on 2008 electoral fraud cases published
Conservative Party forfeit donation
Don´t let anything stop you!
Setting standards for well-run elections
Have your say on what your council looks like
Boundary Committee publishes further draft proposals for Norfolk
Boundary Committee publishes further draft proposals for Devon

Food Standards Agency

Views wanted on honeybee venom
MHS Annual Report and Accounts 2008/09
FSA welcomes Scotland´s food and drink policy
Update on charging for official controls
Food Standards Agency welcomes Scotland?s food and drink policy
New Food Standards Agency Scotland Director visits Royal Highland Show
Local authority audits published
Sainsbury´s has recalled some sesame seeds and seed mix
Waitrose recalls some beefburgers
Aspartame study to begin

Foreign Office

Live Web Stream with UK Ambassador to North Korea
The start of Sweden´s EU Presidency
Final report on alleged corruption in Turks and Caicos Islands
New guidance issued as reports of forced marriage increase
Live Web Stream with UK Ambassador to North Korea
UK and France working together in the EU
Heatherwick´s pavilion to spearhead UK creative industries at Shanghai Expo 2010
From cradle to coffin: child executions In Iran
UK attends African Union Summit
Lord Malloch-Brown discusses African Union Summit on 5 Live

Greater London Authority

King´s Cross Central awarded National Skills Academy for Construction project status
Mayor agrees plans for over 750 new east London homes
Mayor and Wayne Hemingway launch rent free ´pop-up shop´ to boost London´s creative businesses
Oyster takes to the sky as Visitor Oyster to be sold on all London-bound easyJet flights
Just one gold medal awarded for the London 2012 legacy
Just one gold medal awarded for the London 2012 legacy
Back London´s new business talent, Assembly tells Mayor
Assembly investigates GLA´s expenses processes and systems
NHS London to discuss measles, flu and finances
"Endemic" failures at LDA are nothing new

Healthcare Commission

HM Treasury

Code of practice on tax for banks
UK welcomes Tax Information Exchange Agreements signed by Jersey
Manor of Northstead
Bradford and Bingley plc Compensation Scheme: Appointment of independent valuer
UK Government welcomes Isle of Man Tax Reforms
Monetary Policy Committee: appointment of Adam Posen to the MPC
Speech by The Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP, at Mansion House , 17 June 2009
Publication of Main Supply Estimates, Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2009 and Supplementary Budgetary Information 2009-10
(HMT) Paul Myners´ speech to the Association of Foreign Banks
(HMT) Regulating the sale and rent back market

Home Office

Visa requirement for South Africa
More help to tackle knife crime
New penalties for failure to wear seatbelts
Home Secretary affirms commitment to identity cards
Cashback from crooks
Contract awarded for next generation of passports
Launch of neighbourhood watch week
Lord West in Wales for final part of ?CONTEST? Tour
Finalists announced in 2009 Tilley Awards
Gang jailed over visa scam

House of Commons

House of Commons debates for 2009-07-01
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-29
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-26
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-25
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-24
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-18
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-17
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-10
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-09
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-08

House of Lords

House of Lords debates for 2009-07-01
House of Lords debates for 2009-06-29
House of Lords debates for 2009-06-25
House of Lords debates for 2009-06-24
House of Lords debates for 2009-06-19
House of Lords debates for 2009-06-17
House of Lords debates for 2009-06-10
House of Lords debates for 2009-06-08
House of Lords debates for 2009-06-03
House of Lords debates for 2009-05-21

Information Commissioners Office

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Legal Services Commission

Civil Bid Rounds for 2010 Contracts: final proposals published
Civil Bid Rounds for 2010 Contracts - update on consultation response
A new approach to quality assurance
New fax number for Liverpool Mental Health Unit
Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards coming up
Debate the future of legal aid at LSC staff roadshow
Spread the word about ´legalaid60´
LSC supporting Legal Action Group´s conference to mark 60 years of legal aid
Response to Crown Court means testing consultation published
LSC supporting Legal Action Groups conference to mark 60 years of legal aid

London Development Agency

London Development Agency launches second round of Community Grants Programme
LDA helps London´s businesses to welcome the world
Mayor calls on boroughs to champion capital´s great spaces
Mayor launches £3.9 million advice service for capital´s manufacturers
Over 750 New Green Homes For Barrier Park East site
Mayor awards London´s top carbon-busting organisations
Mayor offers financial relief for capital´s small businesses
2012 training fund opens to community-based arts groups
Sporting legacy for 18,000 Londoners
London Development Agency appoints new Legal Advisers Panel

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

YACHT SINKS IN LYME BAY
TUG CAPSIZES AND SINKS AT PETERHEAD
TWO MEN AGED 72 and 73 RECOVERED FROM THE WATER AFTER THEIR CANOE CAPSIZES
3 FOREIGN SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING MAY
TESCO UK AND HER MAJESTYS COASTGUARD WORK TOGETHER IN AWARENESS PARTNERSHIP
YACHT COLLISIONS, GROUNDED VESSELS AND MEN OVERBOARD
ONSHORE WINDS BRING UNUSUAL SMELLS
MAJOR SEARCH UNDERWAY IN WESTON SUPER MARE FOR TWO MISSING MEN
COASTGUARD SEARCH FOR MISSING MEN ENDS
INTERNATIONAL SEARCH FOR MISSING YACHT

Met Office

Climate change facts at RHS Hampton Court
Parts of UK in heatwave alert
UK on summer heat health alert
Hot weather triggers warning
More warmth on the way
Heavy rain on 10 and 11 June 2009
Thunderstorms and heavy rain on 13 to 15 June 2009
Healthy Outlook® makes the difference for patients
Weather plays ball for Wimbledon
UK Climate Projections 2009

Metropolitan Police Authority

Metropolitan Police Authority appoints new MPS Assistant Commissioner Specialist Crime
MPA: Policing with Authority
MPA: Unanimous support for publication of Blair Peach report
MPA: AGM and June meeting
MPA committee meeting: Finance and Resources Committee
MPA: 400 volunteers receive a big ´thank you´ for dedication
MPA: Committee meeting: Strategic and Operational Policing Committee
Metropolitan Police Authority: May meeting
MPA committee meeting: Communities, Equalities and People
MPA: CPS decision to charge senior Metropolitan Police Officer

Ministry of Defence (MOD)

Construction of new cemetery begins at WWI mass graves
RAF receive new Hawk training aircraft
Two soldiers killed in Helmand
VIDEO: Harriers come home
Two killed in RAF Tornado crash
Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe and Trooper Joshua Hammond killed in Afghanistan
Corporal Bryan Budd awarded the Victoria Cross
Corporal Mark Wright awarded George Cross
Victoria Cross and George Cross awarded for Para heroism in Afghanistan
Gurkhas to mentor Sangin´s new police

Ministry of Justice

National Archives

New government files released
We are closed to the public on Monday 29 June from 14:00
In the Archives: the Speaker of the House of Commons
Opportunity for Placement Fellowship at the Ministry of Justice
1911 Census records for Wales now online
Apologies for website disruption last night
Have your say in our online survey
Disruption to services and closure
Invitation to public meetings
Entire 1911 census now online

National Assembly for Wales

House of Commons debates for 2009-07-01
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-29
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-26
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-25
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-24
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-18
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-17
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-10
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-09
House of Commons debates for 2009-06-08

National Statistics

Economy: Net Investment
Economy: Corporate Profitability
Economy: Productivity
Economy: Balance of Payments
Economy: Business Investment
Economy: Inflation
Economy: Index of Production
SOCIETY: Travel and Tourism
Labour Market: Average Earnings
Economy: Producer Prices

Natural England

Northern Ireland Assembly

STATEMENT FROM THE SPEAKER, MR WILLIAM HAY MLA
REVIEW OF MLA EXPENSES: PARTY LEADERS ENDORSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES
COMMITTEE FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ASSEMBLY AGREES NEW CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MLAS
SKILLS GAP CAN BE CLOSED BY IMPROVED APPRENTICESHIPS
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE WELCOMES GOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP
LESSONS ON ARTS FUNDING CAN BE LEARNT FROM CITY OF CULTURE
ROTA FOR QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER
QUESTIONS FOR ANSWER
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

Northern Ireland Office

Office of Communications (Offcom)

TV viewers taking greater control as nine million digital video recorders sold
Ofcom proposes measures to improve competition in pay TV
Review of Ofcom´s Broadcasting Code
Ofcom Awards Four New Community Radio Licences
Meeting the needs of older and disabled people: easy-to-use communications equipment, products and services
One in five adults to get online in next six months
Channel 5 set for licence for high definition programmes on digital terrestrial television
Ofcom gets set to manage the airwaves for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
No changes to the rules on the amount of advertising on TV
Ofcom confirms new wholesale prices for Openreach

Office of Fair Trading

OFT to review high cost consumer credit sector
Ryanair improves the clarity of its website and advertising
OFT accepts divestments in Global/GCap radio merger
OFT publishes revised guidance on Merger jurisdiction and procedure
OFT warns consumers about ´debt sale´ scams
Solar heating company to improve practices after OFT intervention
Public increasingly aware of scams
Online discount scheme agrees to change sign up process
Isle of Wight Ferry services findings - OFT consults
OFT Estate Agent Public Register goes online

Prime Ministers Questions

Morning press briefing from 1 July 2009
Film screening marks eve of Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday
Her Majesty’s Government
Afternoon press briefing from 21 May 2009
Lord Justice of Appeal
Prime Minister’s Monthly Press Conference
UK and Pakistan strengthen fight against terrorism
Sharon Beshenivsky memorial unveiled
Morning press briefing from 1 May 2009
UK prepared for swine flu - PM

Scottish Government

Move to treatment phase
Filipino fishing crews
Diageo pledge to genuine consultation
Communities shape their culture
Coatbridge College redevelopment
Scottish Manufactured Exports Estimates, Quarter 1 2009
Renewables action plan
Red tape cut for NHS consultants
Police Complaints Commissioner
Kintyre gets the cream

Sustainable Development Commission (SDC)

Prime Minister appoints Will Day as new SDC Chair
SDC names its top Breakthroughs for the 21st Century
SDC´s commentary on JMPandrsquo;s 2009 Report: A Review of Government Travel
SDiG 2008: Challenges for Government
Prime Minister appoints Will Day as new SDC Chair
New phone numbers
SDiG 2008: Challenges for Government
Prosperity without Growth
Sustainable Development in Government 2008: Challenges for Government
Public debate crucial to making best long-term decision on Severn Tidal Power

The Learning and Skills Council

Learning and skills council announces 13 colleges go through to next stage of building programme
VQ Day - Wednesday 24 June 2009
Train to Gain and Adult Apprenticeship funds
LSC Further Education Capital Programme letter
Update on Funding Allocations – letter from Geoff Russell, LSC Chief Executive, sent to all providers via LSC Regional Directors on 19 May
Training offer for those unemployed for six months
BCC Annual Convention - 7th May
The new LSC web alerts
News
Train to Gain ad campaign will signpost skills training for businesses

UK Border Agency

Day-tripping drug smuggler is jailed
Concrete heroin smugglers are jailed
Illegal worker is jailed for 14 months
Sheffield raid reveals that workers aren´t OK at KA
Birmingham drug smuggling plot disrupted
Disruption to the online tools and applications for the points-based system on Sunday 5 July
Drugs in rugs
Rare tortoises seized at airport
Construction site raid leads to two arrests
Clothing factory workers caught out

Wales Office

Peter Hain Helps Launch Captains’ Kilimanjaro Climb
Wales Office marks 10 years of working for Wales
Working together to build a brighter future for Wales - Rhodri Morgan and Peter Hain
MPs given opportunity to debate Welsh Language Order
Broadband access for all on the way to Wales
All Welsh councils to ‘Fly a flag for our Armed Forces’
Annual Report 2009
Peter Hain welcomes LATCH kids to Westminster
Peter Hain speech on dissolution of Parliament motion
Peter Hain is re-appointed Secretary of State for Wales

Youth Justice Board

Tackling youth crime at core of conference
YJB scoops national award
Leeds art project inspires YJB chief
YJB head of region honoured in Queen’s birthday list
YJB launches new enhanced unit
Justice Awards 2009 - nominations open
Triage to help prevent youth offending
Youngsters steered away from crime by Walsall programme
Revised guidance for Referral Orders published
Reoffending figures for young people drop
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