Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Opt-In Decision: Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794 for the purpose of establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) watchlist
The Government has decided not to opt-in to the proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794 for the purpose of establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) watchlist.As the UK does not participate in ETIAS it...
UK National Action Plan On Women, Peace And Security 2018-2022
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Boris Johnson), has made the following written Ministerial statement:Today marks the publication of the UK’s fourth National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security ...
Opt-In Decision: Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794 for the purpose of establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) watchlist
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service (Nick Hurd) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government has decided not to opt-in to the proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794 for...
Foreign Affairs Council – 11 December 2017
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Sir Alan Duncan), has made the following written Ministerial statement:I attended the Foreign Affairs Council on 11 December, which was followed by a FAC (Development)...
Tax-Free Childcare rollout update
In April 2017 the Government launched Tax-Free Childcare, which helps working parents with the cost of childcare with up to £2,000 of support per child. Today we will open the scheme to parents whose youngest child is under 9, or who turn 9 today. We will...
War Pensions Scheme Uprating 2017
The new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2018 are set out in the tables below. The Annual uprating of war pensions and allowances for 2018 will take place from the week beginning 9 April. Rates for 2018 are increasing by 3.0 per ce...
Tax-Free Childcare rollout update
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.In April 2017 the Government launched Tax-Free Childcare, which helps working parents with the cost of childcare wi...
War Pensions Scheme Uprating 2017
My right hon. Friend the Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Tobias Ellwood) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2018 are set out in the tables below. The Annual upra...
25 Year Environment Plan
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Michael Gove) has today made the following statement. It is this Government’s ambition to leave our environment in a better state than we found it. We have made significant progress but there is much more to be ...
Twelfth meeting of the UK-India Joint Economic and Trade Committee
My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Department for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade (Dr Liam Fox MP) has today made the following statement.I am pleased to inform the House that I will be co-chairing the twelfth meeting ...
Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) 7th December 2017, Brussels
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council met on 7th December 2017 in Brussels. Damian Hinds, Minister of State for Employment, represented the UK. The Council agreed a partial General Approach on the Long-Term Care and Family Ben...
Personal Independence Payment
Later today, I will publish Command Paper 9540 “Government’s response to the Second Independent Review of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessment”. The review was carried out by Paul Gray and published on 30 March 2017.Alongside this, the Depar...
Update on Building Safety Programme
Earlier this year, the Home Secretary and I asked Dame Judith Hackitt to carry out an Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety. I am pleased to inform the House that Dame Judith has published her Interim Report today. It is available at:...
Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report
I am today laying before the House the 2017 Armed Forces Covenant annual report. The Armed Forces Act 2011 set out the requirement for the Defence Secretary to report progress annually to Parliament. The Covenant is a promise by the nation to ensure that ...
Advice and guidance for schools and colleges
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Children and Families (Robert Goodwill) has made the following written ministerial statement.Today the Government is launching a public consultation on proposed changes to its Keeping Children Safe in Educati...
Justice and Home Affairs post-Council statement
The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council of Ministers met on 7 and 8 December in Brussels. I represented the UK for Interior day. The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, the rt hon David Lidington MP represented the UK for Justice Day.On In...
Advice and guidance for schools and colleges
Today the Government is launching a public consultation on proposed changes to its Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) statutory guidance. All schools and colleges in England must have regard to this guidance when carrying out their duties to safeg...
Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council
My Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon) has made the following written Ministerial Statement:On Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 November, I chaired the sixth meeting of the Overseas Territorie...
Employment and Support Allowance
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) was introduced in 2008. In 2011 the Department began reassessing people claiming pre-existing incapacity benefits to see whether they were eligible for ESA. The previous benefits included Incapacity Benefit, Severe D...
Grenfell Tower fire six months on
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Sajid Javid), has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Today marks six months since the Grenfell Tower tragedy and I am sure I speak for the whole House when...
Social Mobility Action Plan: Delivering Equality of Opportunity through Education
My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education has made the following statement: Today, 14 December 2017, I am publishing Unlocking Talent; Fulfilling Potential: A plan for improving social mobility through education. This is an ambitious plan to ...
Grant-in-Kind of Equipment to the Jordanian Armed Forces
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have today laid before the House a Departmental Minute describing a package of equipment that the UK intends to p...
Protection for victims of sexual offences in court
The Government is committed to ensuring that victims are supported throughout the criminal justice system. This is particularly so for victims of sexual violence: a devastating and traumatic crime.Sections 41 to 43 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Eviden...
The Air Cadet Aerospace Offer
My right hon. Friend the Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Mr Tobias Ellwood) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. A review of gliding and developments within the Royal Air Force (RAF) Air Cadets suggests that a revised Air Cadet ...
Single Source Procurement Legislation: Review
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Section 37 of the Defence Reform Act (2014) requires me to carry out a review of the single source procurement legi...