The Queen’s Speech set out the next steps in Building Britain’s Future. Our legislation for the next parliamentary session is a programme of tough action on the big issues that matter to people, in line with this Government’s core values of fairness and responsibility. At its heart is the conviction that government can be a [...]
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11 November 2009 Labour is determined not to repeat the Tory policies of the past which left families and communities scarred for generations. That is why Labour is investing £5 billion now to help people get back to work - £5 billion which the Tories oppose. If we don’t act now, it will cost us all more [...]
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11 November 2009 The NHS has made enormous progress in the last 12 years. Waiting times are the shortest since records began; 3 million more operations are carried out each year; there are over 100 new or refurbished hospitals; and more people are surviving cancer, strokes and heart disease. Now, Labour will introduce three legally enforceable rights: To [...]
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5 November 2009 This week the Government announced the biggest shake-up of the high street for a generation. The break-up of parts of Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group will create three new banks. It is a better deal for taxpayers, reducing the total assets protected by the taxpayer under this scheme by over [...]
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There are three principal government schemes available. The first is the Homeowners Mortgage Support which is designed for households whose income has dropped as a result of the recession. Homeowners Mortgage Support (HMS) will enable eligible borrowers who suffer a temporary loss of income to cut their mortgage interest payments for up to two years [...]
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From 1 April Labour is abolishing NHS prescription charges for everyone undergoing treatment for cancer, the effects of cancer, or the effects of cancer treatment. Up to 150,000 patients already diagnosed with cancer are expected to benefit, saving them £100 or more each year in prescription charges. Other new NHS improvements are Health Checks - which [...]
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Why we are in Afghanistan Our approach to Afghanistan is part of a wider international effort to help the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan to build the security, democracy and prosperity which is essential to stability in this crucial region and to our own national security – helping those countries to take increasing responsibility for tackling [...]
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6 November 2009 Prime Minister Gordon Brown today announced future plans on British troop levels in Afghanistan, in support of our strategy of Afghanization set out in December 2007 and again in April this year. Please find below a copy of the Prime Minister’s speech on Afghanistan. In it, the Prime Minister set out why our mission [...]
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The steps that have been taken to ensure help is available at every stage of the repossession process include: ACTION ON ADVICE: The Government is investing £130m in providing free face-to-face debt advice services between 2006 and 2011, and over the past year more than 100,000 families have received information and advice about their mortgages from [...]
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