Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
National Savings and Investment
My honourable friend the Minister for Pensions (Torsten Bell) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.On 18 December 2025, NS&I notified the Treasury of a failure to comprehensively trace accounts for some customers who passed away. The resul...
Sludgebusting: Simplifying Government Processes to Drive Delivery
My Right Honourable friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today jointly laid this statement in the Commons. Further to the Written Ministerial Statement made by my Right Honourable Friend...
Government Response to Baroness Hodge’s Review of Arts Council England
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP:We are a nation of storytellers. Through literature, television, fil...
Government investment in roads: Third Road Investment Strategy
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander), has made the following Ministerial Statement.I am pleased to inform the House that the Government will today publish the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3). Backed by o...
British Steel
My hon Friend the Minister for Industry (Chris McDonald MP) has today made the following statement.The Government committed to updating Parliament on British Steel every four sitting weeks for the duration of the period of special measures being applied u...
Prison Workforce Update
My Right Honourable Friend the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Rt Hon David Lammy MP) has today made the following statement:"I am today confirming the Government’s decision on the pay award for prison staff.Pris...
Households Below Average Income Statistics Release
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State (Minister for Employment) (The Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP) has made the following Written Statement.The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has today published its annual statistics on incomes and...
Outcomes of the 27 February 2026 local audit backstop
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness (Alison McGovern MP) has today made the following statement:When this government took office in July 2024, one of its top priorities was to fix the broken local audit system ...
UK preparations for the EU Entry/Exit System
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:In July 2024, this Government set out the steps we were taking to strengthen readiness for the European Union’s Ent...
Police Pension Scheme: Opt-out Contingent Decisions
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:In 2014 and 2015, the previous government reformed public service pension schemes. When the reforms were introduced, they p...
Events at Orgreave
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today I am announcing the formal launch of the Orgreave Inquiry, a statutory public inquiry established under the Inquiries...
Fire Safety
My Honourable Friend the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy (Samantha Dixon MBE MP) has today made the following statement:Today, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government launched a public consultation on proposals to estab...
Firefighters’ Pension Scheme: Opt-out Contingent Decisions
My Honourable Friend the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy (Samantha Dixon MBE MP) has today made the following statement:In 2014 and 2015, the previous government reformed public service pension schemes. These reforms introduced ‘transitio...
National Scheme of Delegation
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook MP) has today made the following statement:Planning is principally a local activity, and the government recognise the vital role that planning committees play in ensuri...
Annual European Union Finances Statement
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (James Murray MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am today laying before Parliament, “The European Union Finances Statement 2025: Statement on the implementation of the ...
Improving Building Safety Systems in Higher-Risk Buildings and Beyond
My Honourable Friend the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy (Samantha Dixon MBE MP) has today made the following statement:An effective and efficient building control system underpins the fundamental safety of homes and communities across th...
Correction to Written Statement HCWS1455
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Steve Reed OBE MP) has today made the following statement:On 25 March I made a written statement on Local Government Reorganisation. There was a minor error i...
Afghan Special Forces Relocation Review
My hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry (Luke Pollard) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I am pleased today to be able to update the House on the review of Afghan relocations and assistance policy scheme applicati...
British Council Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean (Chris Elmore MP) has today made the following statement:The British Council is an important international organisation for cul...
Six-monthly Report on Hong Kong 1 July to 31 December 2025
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP) has today made the following statement:The latest Six-monthly Report on the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declarat...
Update following Round 10 of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland
The tenth round of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Switzerland took place in Geneva between 9 and 13 March 2026. The round followed the Secretary of State for Business and Trade’s meeting with his counterpart, Federal Councillo...
Late Payments: Government Response to Consultation
This government believes that business is the driver of growth and wealth everywhere across Britain. A thriving private sector is the single most powerful engine for improving livelihoods and places. The UK has some of the best, most innovative businesses...
Mobile and Fixed Telecoms Modernisation Charters and Protocols
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital Economy, Baroness Lloyd of Effra.The Government has secured agreement yesterday from the te...
Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (1 December 2025 to 28 February 2026)
Section 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIM) Act 2011 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of every relevant three-month period on the exercise of ...
Update on the Government response to the Liberal Democrat Humble Address Motion
I am updating the House on the Government’s work to comply with the Humble Address relating to Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor, approved on 24 February 2026, and on the steps being taken to identify and prepare the relevant material.The Department for Business...