1.   Over the past few months, governments have been considering action to cut back on emissions of greenhouse gases.

2.   The government also considered the drop in drilling costs -- and rising output from the average gas discovery.

3.   The government has considered various possible scenarios.

4.   The government is considering a total ban on the sale of handguns.

5.   The government is considering changing the local voting system.

6.   The government is considering linking the old-age pension to earnings.

7.   The government is considering measures to combat football violence.

8.   There were rumours that the government was considering imposing a tax on books.

9.   If this was not enough, then the government should consider a policy of deficit finance, permanent if necessary, to increase demand and provide jobs.

10.   In the long term, a Labour government would consider a levy on waste disposal in landfill sites to encourage recycling and the burning of rubbish for power.