1999 Press notices index: July to December
December
01/12/99 Pn202 Joint action to tackle poverty and improve the Economy announced
02/12/99 Pn203 UK Official Holdings of Foreign Currency and Gold
02/12/99 Pn204 Quarterly Report on UK Official Holdings of Foreign Currency and Gold : July - September 1999
02/12/99 Pn205 Second UK Progress Report on Product Services and Capital Markets
02/12/99 Pn206 Help for the next generation of budding entrepreneurs - Gordon Brown and Stephen Timms set out measures to help entrepreneurs in deprived areas
07/12/99 Pn207 Chairman designate for Partnerships UK
07/12/99 Pn208 Review of arrangements for dissemination of information by listed companies
07/12/99 Pn209 Speech by Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Andrew Smith MP, to the Partnerships UK Conference
09/12/99 Pn210 Entrepreneurs join Chancellor Gordon Brown in call for Business Heroes
10/12/99 Pn211 Better Protection Payment for UK Payment and Securities Settlement Systems
14/12/99 Pn212 UK Operations at the IMF - Report published
21/12/99 Pn213 Government to Remove Burden of Debt from Poorest Countries
21/12/99 Pn214 Public Services Reform: Making A Real Difference - Details of Cross-Cutting Reviews in 2000 Spending Review
November
01/11/99 Pn179 Speech by Chancellor Gordon Brown to CBI Conference
02/11/99 Pn180 Enterprise - A vital force against social exclusion
02/11/99 Pn181 UK Official Holdings of Foreign Currency and Gold
02/11/99 Pn182 Clarifying market abuse in Financial Services Government responds to consultation
03/11/99 Pn183 Climate Change Levy - Financial Secretary Stephen Timms talks to Unions
03/11/99 Pn184 Chancellor launches Techmark
05/11/99 Pn185 Chancellor Gordon Brown welcomes launch of Nasdaq-Europe
08/11/99 Pn186 MIT chooses UK as European partner
09/11/99 Pn187 Competition and regulation in Financial Services Markets
10/11/99 Pn188 Financial Secretary, Stephen Timms MP, at the launch of the management consultancy best practice statement
11/11/99 Pn189 Speech by Financial Secretary Stephen Timms, to CBI, on the launch of the CBI Report on Corporate venturing
16/11/99 Pn190 Initiatives to tackle financial exclusion
16/11/99 Pn191 Enhanced role for credit unions
16/11/99 Pn192 Promotion of British interests abroad - £12 million investment to provide a Global Electronic Network of British Information and Services 18/11/99 Pn193 Winter Supplementary Estimates: 1999-2000
18/11/99 Pn194 Vote on Account 2000-01
19/11/99 Pn195 Biggest Reform of Public Finance Management since the Gladstone Era
22/11/99 Pn196 Speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Andrew Smith MP, to the Best Value Conference, London
24/11/99 Pn197 The UK Economy "A Remarkable Performance" says IMF
24/11/99 Pn198 Top experts draw up five point action plan to tackle variations in performance across the public sector
24/11/99 Pn199 Public Services Reform: Making a real difference - More cross departmental studies in 2000 Spending Review
25/11/99 Pn200 Speech by Financial Secretary Stephen Timms MP, at the Proshare Conference
October
04/10/99 Pn158 Financial services authority to become UK´s competent authority for listing announces Chancellor Gordon Brown
04/10/99 Pn159 UK Official Holding of Foreign Currency and Gold
05/10/99 Pn161 UK Calls for Tougher EU Action Against Money Laundering
05/10/99 Pn162 Most successful Government campaign so far brings a better deal to working families
13/10/99 Pn163 CAT Standards Help You Choose Your Mortgage
13/10/99 Pn164 Financial Regulation of Professionals - Light touch where possible, protection where necessary
18/10/99 Pn165 Further progress towards a better deal for mortgage customers
18/10/99 Pn166 Building trust in statistics - White Paper
19/10/99 Pn167 Changes to Insurance Brokers Registration Council
19/10/99 Pn168 The Mais Lecture
22/10/99 Pn169 Treasury appointments
26/10/99 Pn170 A Better Deal for Disabled People - Chancellor Gordon Brown and Social Security Secretary Alistair Darling launch the Disabled Person´s Tax Credit
28/10/99 Pn171 Get Online: Get into the Internet
28/10/99 Pn172 Chancellor Gordon Brown Announces Proposals to Make it Easier for Business Angels to Invest in Small Companies
28/10/99 Pn173 Chancellor Gordon Brown´s Speech to the UK Internet Summit
28/10/99 Pn174 Charities are losing out on tax breaks
28/10/99 Pn175 Chancellor Gordon Brown announces seven point plan for UK to lead Internet Revolution
28/10/99 Pn176 Appointment of Advisers to the Treasury
29/10/99 Pn177 Treasury publishes Public Sector Comparators Guidance on Private Finance Initiative (PFI) Deals
29/10/99 Pn178 Speech by Stephen Timms MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, at The Asian Business Development Forum Annual Conference, Leeds
September
02/09/99 Pn137 UK Official Holdings of Foreign Currency and Gold
02/09/99 Pn138 Quarterly Report on UK Official Holdings of Foreign Currency and Gold: April-June 1999
06/09/99 Pn139 Get on the Jobs Highway: Chancellor Gordon Brown and Employment Minister Andrew Smith Announces £18 Million to provide Job Matching Services on the Internet
07/09/99 Pn140 Chancellor Gordon Brown Launches a Better Deal for Working Parents
07/09/99 Pn141 Boost for Co-Operation with Russian Financial Regulators
09/09/99 Pn142 Seeing Improvements to Public Services in Action - Chief Secretary Alan Milburn visits Teeside Youth Court
08/09/99 Pn143 Graduated Vehicle Excise Duty System for New Cars
10/09/99 Pn144 Agreement on International Financial Regulatory Co-operation with Turkey
10/09/99 Pn145 Chancellor Gordon Brown Appointed to Leading International Role
14/09/99 Pn146 Government launches good practice guide for public sector procurement organisations
15/09/99 Pn147 Helping young people to get the best out their money
15/09/99 Pn148 Financial Secretary Stephen Timms tells American venture capitalists "Britain is open for business"
15/09/99 Pn149 John Healey MP appointed as PPS to Chancellor Gordon Brown
16/09/99 Pn150 Seeing Improved Public Services in Action - Chief Secretary Alan Milburn Visits Nottingham Transport Schemes
16/09/99 Pn151 Speech by the Chancellor Gordon Brown at the Council for Foreign Relations
20/09/99 Pn152 Speech by the Chief Secretary, Alan Milburn, at the launch of the IPPR Commission into Public/Private Partnerships
20/09/99 Pn153 Britain calls for EU to contribute one billion Euros to aid debt relief
23/09/99 Pn154 Investing in our children´s future: Alan Milburn visits Sure Start project in Howdon North Tyneside
24/09/99 Pn155 United Kingdom offers invitation for 2002 Commonwealth talks
24/09/99 Pn156 Jim Fitzpatrick MP appointed PPS to Chief Secretary Alan Milburn
29/09/99 Pn157 Climate change levy will benefit UK Economy & the Environment says WWF Report
August
02/08/99 Pn127 Pooled Pensions Investment Launch in 2001
03/08/99 Pn128 UK Official Holdings of Foreign Currency and Gold
02/08/99 Pn129 Responsibilities of Treasury Ministers
05/08/99 Pn130 Chief Secretary Alan Milburn Announces Review of Ill Health Retirements
06/08/99 Pn131 Bank of England: Court Appointments
08/08/99 Pn132 Top Team of Private Sector Managers to Help Deliver Improved Efficiency in the Public Sector
12/08/99 Pn133 Publication of Lord Alexander of Weedon´s Report "Independent Enquiry into a Tonnage Tax"
13/08/99 Pn134 Better deal for credit transfer customers
18/08/99 Pn135 Financial Secretary Stephen Timms talks to CBI on climate change levy
27/08/99 Pn136 New Push to Commercialise Government Research
July
01/07/99 Pn109 Appointments to Insurance Brokers Registration Council
02/07/99 Pn110 UK Official Holdings of Foreign Currency and Gold
02/07/99 Pn111 Chancellor Gordon Brown champions the risk takers and entrepreneurs
02/07/99 Pn112 Treasury Taskforce launches Information Technology Guidance for PFI Projects
05/07/99 Pn113 Delta Clearing Corp: Proposal by HM Treasury to Revoke UK Overseas Investment Exchange Recognition
09/07/99 Pn115 Seamless service for new drivers
09/07/99 Pn116 More Commercial Freedom for a More Commercial Future: Modernising the Royal Mint
13/07/99 Pn117 Speech by Rt Hon Alan Milburn MP, Chief Secretary, to the Further Education Funding Council Conference on PFI
14/07/99 Pn118 Treasury Taskforce PFI Standard Contract Guidance Launched
15/07/99 Pn119 Modernising Securities Settlement
16/07/99 Pn120 Economic Secretary Patricia Hewitt Welcomes EU Aid Plans for Kosovo
16/07/99 Pn121 EU Budget Savings Mean Good News for the Taxpayer - Patricia Hewitt
20/07/99 Pn122 Mortgage Regulation Consultation
22/07/99 Pn123 Chancellor Gordon Brown´s speech to the Newspaper Conference, 22 July 1999
22/07/99 Pn124 Shake-up for PFI and Government Procurement Plans Will Save up to £1 Billion
27/07/99 Pn125 Public Expenditure 1998-99: Provisional Outturn
27/07/99 Pn126 Climate Change Levy Meeting - Joint Ministerial Statement