But Downing Street said the Government's Central Office of Information had put in place plans to cut Whitehall's carbon footprint and use fewer plastic bags.

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And this suggests that, although these statistics are collated by forces under instruction from the Home Office and then submitted to central government, they have to be treated as somewhat unreliable.

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In April, tourism was still down 35% in comparison to last year, reported the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, a government office that collects statistical data on the country.

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Change NZ laws to ensure genuine transparency in the funding of candidates for elected public office and political parties at central and local government level.

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"The Cabinet Office is preparing guidance on how this applies to Central Government Departments, and this will be published shortly, " the statement adds.

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He remained an MP after quitting the government when Mr Blair left office and will replace Manchester Central MP Tony Lloyd as the British representative on the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

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Ouattara went to the scene of the stampede, in Plateau, the city's central business district, Tuesday and has ordered the government to take care of the injured, his office said.

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When the government ordered railway companies to cut the number of trains in the metro area, office workers in central Tokyo rushed to train stations to get home.

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