Tessa took three staff to Vancouver Olympics

The Olympics minister has revealed how many staff accompanied her to Vancouver for the Winter Games.

Government property targeted by squatters

This written answer from the cabinet office reveals an upscale property belonging to the government was occupied by squatters.

Ministers unsure how much Y2K preparations cost

A government minister has declined to put a figure on how much public money was spent before the year 2000 to prevent problems attributable to the millennium bug in the public sector.

Minister answers questions about Gordon Brown’s toilets, drug deaths and the 2011 census

More than 300 questions from MPs have been answered by ministers via written answers published earlier this week. Parliament is in recess until October 12.

Government ‘not able to stop’ special advisers leaking information

A report into the leaking of information in Whitehall has accused the government of not being “able or willing” to stamp out the practice of ministerial special advisers leaking information to the press.

Committee says charity support programmes suffered from bad management

Two Cabinet Office programmes designed to build up the expertise and resources of third sector organisations were failed by a lack of good practice and project management.

Committee refused access to intelligence report on Omagh bombing

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committte has said the government’s repeated refusal to allow them to see the Gibson review of intelligence intercepts means they cannot do their job properly.

Triumph for opposition MP as autism bill moves forward with government support

A bill that would require an adult autism strategy and statutory guidance has passed all its Commons stages.

Queen allows MPs to debate 300 year ban on foreign workers

A debate on a private member’s bill had an unusual start on Friday when the Queen placed “her prerogative and interest” at the disposal of Parliament for the purposes of the bill.

Sadiq Khan first Muslim to attend Cabinet as reshuffle completed

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has completed the reshuffle of his ministerial team that began with the Cabinet on Friday.