Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Modern Working Practices
On 11 July 2017 the Government published The Review of Modern Working Practices, which was led by Matthew Taylor (Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts) at the request of my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister. The Government set out in the Industrial...
Financial Guidance and Claims Bill (Contingencies Fund Advance)
The Financial Guidance and Claims Bill currently before Parliament provides for an arms-length non-departmental public body, known as the Single Finance Guidance Body, to take on the functions currently delivered by the Money Advice Service, The Pensions ...
Ministry of Defence Votes A Annual Estimate 2018-19
The Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2018-19, has been laid before the House today as HC730. This outlines the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for each Service in the Armed Forces during Financial Year 2018-19.
ECOFIN: 23 January 2018
A meeting of The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held in Brussels on 23 January 2018. EU Finance Ministers discussed the following:Early Morning SessionThe Eurogroup President provided briefing to Ministers on the outcomes of the 22 Ja...
Schools and Early Years Update
Following the two public consultations my Department ran recently, I am pleased to announce my intention to lay regulations in the House later today that will introduce net earned income thresholds under Universal Credit for free school meals, the early y...
Modern Working Practices
My hon Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Andrew Griffiths) has today made the following statement:On 11 July 2017 the Government published The Review of Modern Working Practices, which was led...
Financial Guidance and Claims Bill (Contingencies Fund Advance)
My honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Pensions & Financial Inclusion (Guy Opperman MP) has made the following Written StatementThe Financial Guidance and Claims Bill currently before Parliament provides for an arms-length...
Ministry of Defence Votes A Annual Estimate 2018-19
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2018-19, has been laid before the House today as HC730. This outlines the maximum num...
ECOFIN: 23 January 2018
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Philip Hammond) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A meeting of The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held in Brussels on 23 January 2018. EU Finance Min...
Schools and Early Years Update
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families (Nadhim Zahawi) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Following the two public consultations my Department ran recently, I am pleased to announce my i...
Clarification
During Prime Minister’s Questions on 24 January I understand that the monthly 12 hour figures I used, while accurate and drawn directly from data published by the relevant NHS authorities in England and Wales, are not directly comparable (Official report ...
Sustainability of the press
The Prime Minister is today announcing that the Government will be establishing an external review, looking into the sustainability of high quality journalism, including the national, regional and local press. Robust high quality journalism is important f...
Local Government Finance
Local Government FinanceMy Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Yesterday, I laid before the House, the ‘Report on Local Government Fi...
Committee on Standards in Public Life
The Minister for the Constitution has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.In July 2017, the Prime Minister asked the independent Committee on Standards in Public Life to undertake a review into the issue of abuse and intimidation experi...
Sustainability of the press
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the Right Honourable Matt Hancock MP, has today made the following statement in the House of Commons.The Prime Minister is today announcing that the Government will b...
Health Technology Update
On Monday 15 January 2018 EMIS Group PLC (“EMIS”) notified NHS Digital regarding under-reporting of issues with their general practice clinical systems provided under the General Practice Systems of Choice (GPSoC) contract.The Department of Health and Soc...
Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Levy 2017/18
The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Levy) Regulations 2014 require active employers’ liability insurers to pay an annual levy based on their relative market share for the purpose of meeting the costs of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS)....
Foreign Affairs Council: 22 January
I will attend the Foreign Affairs Council on 22 January. The Foreign Affairs Council will be chaired by the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HRVP), Federica Mogherini. The meeting will be held in Brus...
Departmental Contingent Liability Notification (HM Land Registry Digital Mortgage Service)
Today I will lay before Parliament a Departmental Minute describing a new digital mortgage service, to be launched by HM Land Registry (HMLR) in 2018, and a resulting contingent liability.It is normal practice when a Government Department proposes to unde...
Criminal Finances: EU directive on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment
The Government has decided that the UK will not opt in to the Directive on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment.The UK’s domestic legislation is already compliant with the majority of the Directive’s measures, and in relation to...
Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (01 September 2017 to 30 November 2017)
Section 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures 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 her TPI...
Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service
Together with the senior judiciary, the Government is committed to modernising the justice system. HM Courts & Tribunals Service’s long-term reform programme is already delivering benefits by making access to justice quicker and easier whilst ensuring...
UK Military Support
I wish to inform the House of the Government’s intent to deploy three CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopters to Mali to provide logistical support to French operations in the Sahel region, following French requests for additional support for Operation BARKH...
Foreign Affairs Council – 11 December 2017
I attended the Foreign Affairs Council on 11 December, which was followed by a FAC (Development). The Council was chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HRVP), Federica Mogherini. The meeting was ...
UK National Action Plan On Women, Peace And Security 2018-2022
Today marks the publication of the UK’s fourth National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2018-2022) by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for International Development and the Ministry of Defence, with support from the Stabilisat...