Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Government Interim response to the Law Commission report on Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty
I am today announcing the publication of the Government’s interim response to the Law Commission’s report on Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty, a copy of which is attached.In England, around 2 million people with conditions such as dementia, lear...
Publication of the 9th Annual Report of the National DNA Database Ethics Group
My Noble Friend Baroness Williams of Trafford has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to announce the publication today of the 9th annual report of the National DNA Database Ethics Group. The Group was established on 25 Jul...
Justice update
I have today laid before Parliament, and shared with the Chair of the Justice Select Committee, the Government’s post-legislative memorandum for the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) 2012, introduced by the Coalition Government...
Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council 23rd October 2017, Luxembourg
My honourable Friend the Minister of State for Employment (Damian Hinds MP) has made the following Written Statement.The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council met on 23rd October 2017 in Luxembourg. Margot James, Minister for Smal...
Government Interim response to the Law Commission report on Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Jackie Doyle-Price) has made the following written statement:I am today announcing the publication of the Government’s interim response to the Law Commission’s report on Mental Capacity...
Publication of the 9th Annual Report of the National DNA Database Ethics Group
I am pleased to announce the publication today of the 9th annual report of the National DNA Database Ethics Group. The Group was established on 25 July 2007 to provide Ministers with independent ethical advice on the operation and practice of the National...
Justice update
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (David Lidington) has made the following Written Statement."I have today laid before Parliament, and shared with the Chair of the Justice Select Committee, the Governme...
Opposition Day Debates
As I have made clear, this Government is determined to listen and take account of views from all sides of the House. Where there is opportunity for the Government to listen and better enable the effective work of Parliament, we will do so.To that end, I a...
The UK’s 2017 National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
The UK is one of the world’s largest and most open economies. The government is committed to tackling the risk of illicit financial flows from money laundering and terrorist financing, and to protecting the UK as an attractive country for legitimate busin...
The UK’s 2017 National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Stephen Barclay) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The UK is one of the world’s largest and most open economies. The government is committed to tackling the risk of illi...
Publication of construction payment consultations
Today we are publishing two consultations on payment practices within the construction sector. In publishing these consultations, the Department is delivering two commitments.The first is to undertake a non-statutory post implementation review of the 2011...
Protocol to the Double Taxation Convention between the United Kingdom and Ukraine
My right honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mel Stride) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A Protocol to the 1993 Double Taxation Convention with Ukraine was signed on 9 October 2017. The text of the Protoco...
Aviation update
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling), has made the following Ministerial Statement.This time last year, the government selected a new Northwest Runway at Heathrow as its preferred scheme for delivering much-nee...
ECOFIN: 10 October 2017
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A formal meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held in Luxembourg on 10 October.Minist...
General Affairs Council October 2017
I represented the UK at the General Affairs Council (GAC) meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday 17 October. The main items on the agenda were: preparations for the October European Council on 19 and 20 October; and a discussion on the Rule of Law and Media Plu...
Planning Act 2008: Application for the proposed Silvertown Tunnel Development Consent Order
I have been asked by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State, to make this Written Ministerial Statement. This statement concerns the application made by Transport for London under the Planning Act 2008 on 29 April 2016 for a proposed developme...
Debts owed by Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations in the United Kingdom: 2016
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has held meetings with a number of missions about outstanding parking fine debt, outstanding National Non-Domestic Rates payments and unpaid Congestion Charge debt. The Director of Protocol raises the issue in his intro...
Alleged Serious and Significant Offences (Diplomatic Immunity): 2016
In 2016, 12 serious and significant offences allegedly committed by people entitled to diplomatic or international organisation-related immunity in the United Kingdom were drawn to the attention of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Parliamentary and ...
Internet Safety Strategy
I wish to inform the House that, on 11th October, the Department for Digital Culture and Media and Sport will publish the Internet Safety Strategy green paper. The accompanying public consultation will close on 7 December 2017. Both can be found at: https...
Grenfell Tower Fire
I wish to inform the House that I am today introducing a change to the dedicated immigration policy for residents of Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk. The Government has been clear that its priority is to ensure that survivors of this tragedy get the acce...
Debts owed by Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations in the United Kingdom: 2016
My right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Boris Johnson), has made the following written Ministerial statement:The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has held meetings with a number of missions about outstanding...
Royal Air Force Battle Honours
My Rt hon. Friend The Minister in the House of Lords (The Rt Hon The Earl Howe PC) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today announcing that Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the award of Battle Honours to...
ECOFIN 10 October 2017 and Informal ECOFIN 15-16 September 2017
A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Luxembourg on 10th October. EU Finance Ministers will discuss the following items: Early Morning SessionThe Eurogroup President will brief Ministers on the outcomes of the 9t...
Double Taxation Convention between the United Kingdom and Belarus
A Double Taxation Convention with Belarus was signed on 26 September 2017. The text of the Convention has been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses and has been made available on HM Revenue and Customs’ pages of the Gov.UK website. The text will be s...
General Affairs Council September 2017
My Rt. Hon. Friend Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE, Minister of State for Exiting the European Union, has made the following statement:I represented the UK at the General Affairs Council (GAC) meeting in Brussels on Monday 25 September. This was the first...