Industry News
21st January 2008
Treasury Puts Forward Northern Rock Solution
HM Treasury has announced a new financing structure which could be made available to Northern Rock. Click on the link below for more details.
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21st January 2008
Widdecombe Successor Selected
Maidstone & The Weald Conservatives have selected Helen Grant, owner of Grants Solicitors, as the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate to succeed Ann Widdecombe who will stand down at the next General Election. Nine candidates were grilled at a constituency event on Sunday in a process that included an interview style question time with Private Eye editor Ian Hislop.
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18th January 2008
New Guidance on Preventing Election Fraud
Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Justice, Lord Hunt, has underlined Government commitment to the Police and Electoral Commission in detecting and preventing electoral misconduct and fraud. New guidance has been produced by the Electoral Commission and the Association of Chief Police Officers.
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17th January 2008
Home Secretary: Tackling Britain's Extreemism
Speaking at the First International Conference on Radicalisation and Political Violence at the International Centre for Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence, the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has outlined the Government strategy for tackling Britain's Muslim radicalism. The take-down of extremist websites has been urged upon internet providers. Read more on the speech
17th January 2008
PASC Lobbying Inquiry Written Evidence
The Public Administration Select Committee has published the submitted Written Evidence to the Inquiry into Lobbying. Download a copy of the pdf here containing the 21 submissions. The next evidence session is scheduled for 24 January with witnesses Dr William Dinan, Spinwatch, Professor David Miller, Spinwatch and Peter Facey, Unlock Democracy.
16th January 2008
Brown Creates New Public Risk Body
The Prime Minister has announced the setting up of a new body to enhance the way public risk is managed and understood. The Risk and Regulation Advisory Council will examine policy-making processes in order to improve regulatory decision-making. The Council wil look at areas such as obesity, food scares and regional regeneration failures.
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14th January 2008
Home Office Details 2008 Border Protection & Immigration Actions
The Home Office has announced changes to border protection and immigration, including the imminent implementation of a fingerprint check system for people applying for a visa from over 133 world countries. Immigration Minister Liam Byrne has set out a raft of target 'milestones' for 2008 including on-the-spot fines for employers failing to make the correct right-to-work checks and the introduction of a single border force.
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14th January 2008
Defra: Envionmentally Friendly Behaviour Change
Defra, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has published a report on the potential for behaviour change amongst communities and members of the public geared towards encouraging environmentally friendly behaviour. The paper contains evidence about attitudes and public understanding, together with looking at willingness to act on 12 headline goals including: using water responsiibly; wasting less food; recycling more and managing energy usage.
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11th January 2008
Nuclear Energy Go For Launch
Gordon Brown has explained plans for UK nuclear power development to secure Britain's energy supplies and maintain affordability, as Energy Secratary John Hutton launched the White Paper on Nuclear Energy and the Energy Bill was introduced into Parliament including plans for offshore gas infrastructure, renewables, carbon capture and storage
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10th January 2008
Slovenian EU Presidency Priorities
For details of the Slovenian EU Presidency which runs for the first six months of 2008 visit www.eu2008.si or download the Priorities document below: "SI.nergy for Europe".
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