scotland A feed from The Government Says. en-gb Copyright The Government Says 2004-2005 rss@thegovernmentsays.com rss@thegovernmentsays.com Government news 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 1 daily http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412148&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>A Facebook quiz that challenges perceptions of crime and a website that gives the public the chance to feed into local neighbourhood policing boards, are just two of the innovative new ways that government data... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412150&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Two vital schemes to regenerate towns in Dorset and Somerset through &amp;pound;20m of transport investment were given the go-ahead today by Transport Minister Sadiq Khan.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412149&amp;SubjectId=2 Weekly round up of road works in wiltshire, gloucestershire, somerset and bristol http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412135&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>ONGOING SCHEMES</p><p>M57</p><p>Junction 2 to Junction 1 Prescot to Huyton (safety system) – overnight closure southbound from 22.00 to 05.00 between Monday 15th March and 19th March for installation of the MIDAS... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412131&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>The project to improve safety and cut congestion on the A421 between Bedford and the M1 at Junction 13 moves a step forward next week, Monday 15 March, weather permitting, when work will begin to place the beams... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412130&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>A1M, Junction 62, County Durham Slight delays are expected overnight on the A1M at Junction 62 for CCTV camera installation works. There will be one lane open north and southbound on the slip roads and circulatory... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412129&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Bosses are being encouraged to get their employees more involved in health and safety in a bid to reduce injury and ill health. </p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412141&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Bosses are being encouraged to get their employees more involved in health and safety in a bid to reduce injury and ill health.</p><p> </p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412140&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Funding was today awarded to E.ON and ScottishPower for design and development studies as part of the competition to build one of the world's first commercial scale carbon capture and storage demonstration plants... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412138&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>A worker at one of Europe's biggest manufacturers escaped with only minor injuries after the crane he was operating overturned. </p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412139&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Bosses are being encouraged to get their employees more involved in health and safety in a bid to reduce injury and ill health.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412137&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>ONGOING SCHEMES</p><p>A595</p><p>West Lakes Science Park to Bigrigg (resurfacing and drainage) - traffic signals for resurfacing and drainage works. Work continues until the 26th March.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412136&amp;SubjectId=2 <p></p><p>15-21 MARCH 2010 </p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412145&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>With the 2012 Olympics approaching, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency would like to give reasonable notice to Passenger Vessel Operators who wish to operate during the games to ensure that they and their vessels... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412142&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Business Secretary Lord Mandelson announced today (12 March) a €300 million (&amp;pound;270m) loan guarantee to GME Europe which will help secure the company’s operations in Britain and the rest of Europe.</p... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412143&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Bosses are being encouraged to get their employees more involved in health and safety in a bid to reduce injury and ill health.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412115&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>The Highways Agency are working closely with Walsall Council and the residents who live closest to the M6 roadworks near Junction 10 (Walsall) to find solutions to their concerns and develop new ways of working... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412121&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Specialist software created by a leading-edge Solihull company is enabling thousands of users across the globe to improve their operational performance - with help from UK Trade &amp; Investment.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412124&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Bosses are being encouraged to get their employees more involved in health and safety in a bid to reduce injury and ill health.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412123&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Saturday 13 March to Friday 19 March</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412122&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Bosses are being encouraged to get their employees more involved in health and safety in a bid to reduce injury and ill health.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412127&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Bosses are being encouraged to get their employees more involved in health and safety in a bid to reduce injury and ill health.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412128&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>DWP/043/10 Hundreds of thousands of the poorest pensioners should benefit from lower fuel bills this winter thanks to a deal announced today between the big six energy suppliers (British Gas, EDF Energy, EON... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412125&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Bosses in the East of England are being encouraged to get their employees more involved in health and safety in a bid to reduce injury and ill health.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412118&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>The Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 8 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during February 2010 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412120&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Housing and Planning Minister John Healey today announced changes to the country’s building regulations to make our homes, shops and offices warmer and cheaper to run and take Britain a step closer to meeting... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412117&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>Rosie Winterton, Minister for Regional Economic Development and Coordination, today launched a new &amp;pound;90 million venture capital and loan fund to boost business growth in Yorkshire and the Humber, and... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412119&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>The next stage of a major construction project to widen the M25 in Hertfordshire is being marked by public exhibition at Hunton Bridge in Abbots Langley.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412118&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>The Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 8 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during February 2010 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. </p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412116&amp;SubjectId=2 <p>At least 30 NHS dental practices will shortly be trialling new ways to improve services for patients with improved access and new ways of measuring quality as they become pilot sites for the recommendations of... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412097&amp;SubjectId=5 <p>Schools in Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton are being invited to a special event aimed at helping them boost their educational standards.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412114&amp;SubjectId=5 <p>A Stafford childminder has been honoured by Ofsted at a celebratory event recognising outstanding childcare in England.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412112&amp;SubjectId=5 <p>Two brothers from Birmingham and a man from London were arrested today as part of an investigation by HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) targeting a suspected &amp;pound;1 million VAT and money laundering fraud.</... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412110&amp;SubjectId=5 <p>A Solihull hammer manufacturer has been fined after an employee suffered severe injuries when his hand was caught in an industrial drill.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412053&amp;SubjectId=8 <p>Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412069&amp;SubjectId=8 <p>Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412067&amp;SubjectId=8 <p>Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412058&amp;SubjectId=8 <p>Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412055&amp;SubjectId=8 <p>Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412081&amp;SubjectId=8 <p>The second round of a &amp;pound;5.5 million grant scheme to help households better protect their homes against flooding was announced today by Environment Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, with &amp;pound;228,000... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412079&amp;SubjectId=8 <p>Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412076&amp;SubjectId=8 <p>Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412077&amp;SubjectId=8 <p>Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412072&amp;SubjectId=8 <p>Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412084&amp;SubjectId=8 <p>The second round of a &amp;pound;5.5 million grant scheme to help households better protect their homes against flooding was announced today by Environment Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, with &amp;pound;200,000... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&amp;ReleaseID=412082&amp;SubjectId=8 <p>Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>Everyday the police of Musa Qaleh lead combined patrols with British soldiers through the Bazaar and out to the remote Patrol Bases manned by their colleagues in the desert and the Green Zone.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>Historically Musa Qaleh had the title of being the most dangerous place in Helmand.  Today it is a busy society at all levels and for all ages.  The school in Musa Qal'eh District Centre, a building that two ... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>Musa Qaleh is a much safer town than it used to be; so says Mike McKie, the Foreign Office Stabilisation Officer. ‘Historically Musa Qaleh had the title of being the most dangerous place in Helmand.  Six months... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>A new report published jointly today by the British, Danish and Dutch governments challenges the way European institutions make decisions and argues that smart EU regulation must mean that businesses and citizens... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>Schools in Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton are being invited to a special event aimed at helping them boost their educational standards.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>NE/099/10 A special seminar focussing on export opportunities in Australia has proved a resounding hit with North East firms looking to tap into the market.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling is today launching a new free money advice service to be rolled out around the country.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>The Government today published its Command Paper response to the HS2 report, and in so doing set out the next stages of work for HS2 Ltd. </p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>A convicted foreign drug smuggler was stopped trying to enter the country after the UK Border Agency's hi-tech e-borders monitoring system flagged his impending arrival on a Gatwick bound flight.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>The second round of a &amp;pound;5.5 million grant scheme to help households better protect their homes against flooding was announced today by Environment Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, with &amp;pound;498,750... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>Ofsted has released the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by emphasising... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>The second round of a &amp;pound;5.5 million grant scheme to help households better protect their homes against flooding was announced today by Environment Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, with &amp;pound;200,000... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis today announced proposals which would revolutionise Britain's rail network by delivering an initial core high speed rail network linking London to Birmingham, Manchester, the... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>The Basra Memorial Wall was rededicated today in a poignant service at its new home in the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. The event was attended by almost 500 family members of the 178 UK Service... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Stephen Timms, met Hilary Devey - the presenter of Five's troubleshooting series "The Business Inspector" - today for a one-to-one conversation about the secrets behind... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>New national statistics released today show that despite the tough economic times, the number of those accepted as homeless is down by 72 per cent since 2003.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>The second round of a &amp;pound;5.5 million grant scheme to help households better protect their homes against flooding was announced today by Environment Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, with &amp;pound;228,000... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>The second round of a &amp;pound;5.5 million grant scheme to help households better protect their homes against flooding was announced today by Environment Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, with &amp;pound;104,000... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>A trip to China has paved the way for a string of new deals for a Tyneside firm. </p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>60/10  The second round of a &amp;pound;5.5 million grant scheme to help households better protect their homes against flooding was announced today by Environment Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>The UK's latest weapon in the fight against terrorists, known criminals and would-be illegal migrants was opened today by the Home Secretary Alan Johnson.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>The second round of a &amp;pound;5.5 million grant scheme to help households better protect their homes against flooding was announced today by Environment Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies with &amp;pound;247,000... http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>Today Lord Mandelson will visit Manchester to discuss the Government’s policy on regional economic development, and see first-hand how this has delivered jobs, skills, investment and growth for the city.</p> http://nds.coi.gov.uk/../WebUser/Register.aspx <p>Kevin John Moseley</p>