Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Universal broadband - Universal Service Obligation
My Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has today made the following statement in the House of Commons. The Government’s manifesto said that “our Universal Service Obligation (USO) will ensure that by 2020 every...
Workless Households and Educational Attainment
My honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing & Child Maintenance (Kit Malthouse MP) has made the following Written Statement.Later today I will publish “Workless households and educational attainment stat...
National Security Capability Review and Strategic Defence and Security Review Annual Report
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons: I am pleased to announce the combined publication of the National Security Capability Review (NSCR) and the 2017 annual report of the National Security Strategy...
Business Rates
My Hon Friend, the Minister for Local Government (Rishi Sunak) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.On 30 March 2017 the member for Nuneaton, and then Minister for Local Government Mr Marcus Jones in a Written Ministerial Statement s...
Bellwin Funding
My Hon Friend the Minister for Local Government (Rishi Sunak) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.On 13 January 2017, there was a tidal surge on the east coast of England which caused damage to flood defences and led to affected fam...
Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance The Government is launching a consultation on improving the corporate governance framework to ensure the highest standards of behaviour from those who control companies. The UK is already recognised as having a leading international r...
Rail Update
I have today launched an invitation for investors who want to invest in rail infrastructure to bring forward proposals for the new southern rail link to Heathrow. In addition they are being invited to propose schemes around the country that could enhance ...
Access To Work Scheme
In March 2015, as part of a package of improvements to Access to Work, the former Minster for Disabled People, Health and Work and the right honourable member for Forest of Dean announced the introduction of an annual limit on the amount of an Access to W...
Competitiveness Council - 12 March
The Competitiveness Council (Internal Market and Industry) took place on 12 March in Brussels. I represented the UK. EU Industrial Policy Ministers had a wide-ranging discussion on the future of EU industrial policy and the need for European industry to a...
Outcome of the General Medical Services contract negotiations for 2018-19
I am today updating the House on the outcome of the General Medical Services (GMS) contract negotiations with the General Practitioners Committee of the British Medical Association and NHS Employers on behalf of NHS England.The GMS contract for 18/19 comp...
Justice update
The Government is today introducing into the House of Lords legislation through the Civil Liability Bill to make important changes to our system of compensation for personal injury. As announced in the Queen’s Speech on 21 June 2017, the Civil Liability B...
Commencement of Chapters 5 and 7 of Part 5 of the the Digital Economy Act 2017
This statement is to inform the House that Regulations were made on 15 March 2018 to bring into force specified provisions in Parts 5 and 6 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (“the Act”). The Part 5 provisions, also known as the “Digital Government” provisio...
Update on Safeguarding in the Aid Sector
Following the safeguarding issues exposed through the case of Oxfam in Haiti, I am updating the House on three key areas of work DFID has undertaken. 1. Statements of assurance from UK charities and follow up on cases All UK charities that I wrote to on 1...
Local Government Finance
The current 50% business rates retention scheme for local government is yielding strong results. Local authorities estimate that in 2017-18 they will keep around £1.3 billion in business rates growth, which we expect will be at least maintained into 2018-...
Private Pensions
Today the Government is publishing a White Paper “Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes” which sets out our proposals to improve confidence in defined benefit pensions. It builds on last year’s Green Paper, “Security and Sustainability in Defined Ben...
General Affairs Council, March 2018
Lord Callanan, Minister of State for Exiting the European Union, has made the following statement:I will attend the General Affairs Council in Brussels on 20 March 2018 to represent the UK. Until we leave the European Union, we remain committed to fulfill...
ECOFIN: 13 March 2018
A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held in Brussels on 13 March 2018. The UK was represented by Mark Bowman (Director General, International Finance, HM Treasury). Council discussed the following:Early Morning SessionThe ...
Croatia
We will today inform the European Commission and the Croatian Government of our decision not to extend further the transitional restrictions on Croatian citizens’ access to the UK labour market when they expire on 30 June 2018. This is in line with the pr...
Private Pensions
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (The Rt. Hon.Esther McVey MP) has made the following Written Statement.Today the Government is publishing a White Paper “Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes” which sets out our...
General Affairs Council, March 2018
I will attend the General Affairs Council in Brussels on 20 March 2018 to represent the UK. Until we leave the European Union, we remain committed to fulfilling our rights and obligations as a full member.The provisional agenda includes:Preparation of the...
ECOFIN: 13 March 2018
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A meeting of The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held in Brussels on 13 March 2018. The UK was ...
Croatia
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Caroline Nokes) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:We will today inform the European Commission and the Croatian Government of our decision not to extend further the transitio...
Foreign Affairs Council – 19 March 2018
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Sir Alan Duncan), has made the following written Ministerial statement:My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will atte...
MARCH EU ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment (Thérèse Coffey MP) has today made the following statement:I attended the EU Environment Council in Brussels on 5 March. Hannah Blythyn AM, Welsh Minister for Environment also at...
Annual European Union Finances Statement
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I have today laid before Parliament the European Union Finances 2017: statement on the 2017 EU Budget and measures ...