Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Qualifications in modern languages with smaller cohorts, and Biblical Hebrew
The government is tomorrow publishing subject content for AS and A levels in a range of languages with smaller cohorts. This fulfils the commitment made in 2015 to work with the exam boards to ensure the continuation of these qualifications.The reformed G...
Foreign Affairs Council (Foreign and Defence Ministers): 6 March 2017
My Right Honourable Friends the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and the Secretary of State for Defence will attend the Foreign Affairs Council (Foreign and Defence Ministers) on 6 March. The Foreign Affairs Council will be chaired ...
Policing
I want to update the House on work by the police to improve transparency on how they use force and on their use of conductive energy devices, commonly known as TASER.In October 2014, the former Home Secretary commissioned the then national policing lead f...
National Employment Savings Trust charge structure
My honourable Friend The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Pensions (Richard Harrington MP) has made the following Written StatementFrom 1 April 2017, changes to the National Employment Savings Trust Order 2010 and to the National Employment Savi...
Agenda of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) 3 March 2017, Brussels
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 will take place on 3rd March in Brussels. I will be representing the U...
March Agriculture and Fisheries Council
My Hon. Friend the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice) has today made the following statement.Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on March 6 in Brussels. I will represent the United Kingdom.As the provision...
General Affairs Council March 2017
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Exiting the European Union (David Jones) has made the following written statement:The General Affairs Council (GAC) on 7 March 2017 is expected to focus on: Resolutions, decisions and opinions adopted b...
Qualifications in modern languages with smaller cohorts, and Biblical Hebrew
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for School Standards (Nick Gibb) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The government is tomorrow publishing subject content for AS and A levels in a range of languages with smaller cohorts. ...
Foreign Affairs Council (Foreign and Defence Ministers): 6 March 2017
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 Friends the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and the ...
Policing
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Fire and Policing (Brandon Lewis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I want to update the House on work by the police to improve transparency on how they use force and on their use of cond...
The Government Transformation Strategy 2017-2020
Today the Government is publishing the Government Transformation Strategy 2017-2020. This strategy sets out the Government’s objectives to harness digital (the technologies, culture, skills and tools of the internet-era) to transform the relationship betw...
Local government funding
Further to the points raised in the House yesterday on Surrey County Council and local government finance, I would like to take the opportunity to put some facts on the record.Surrey County Council’s budget and council tax is a matter for the council. Sur...
Commercial Spaceflight
We intend to publish a draft Spaceflight bill later this month, dedicated to commercial spaceflight in the UK. This legislation will be fundamental to enabling small-satellite launches and sub-orbital flights from the UK, ensuring the UK is well placed to...
Annual report on Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation
I am today publishing the first annual report on the Government’s sport strategy Sporting Future: a New Strategy for an Active Nation.Sporting Future set out a new government vision to redefine what success looks like in sport by concentrating on five key...
Review of the Service Museums
My Noble Friend the Minister of State in the House of Lords (Earl Howe) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: Further to my Written Ministerial Statement of 15 October 2015 (HLWS241), I am today announcing the publication of the findings o...
Ministry of Defence Votes A Annual Estimate 2017-18
The Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2017-18, has been laid before the House today as HC968. This outlines the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for each Service in the Armed Forces during Financial Year 2017-18.
Amendment to the contingent liability covering escorting of the Repatriation of Foreign National Offenders and British National Offenders
A minute has been laid before Parliament regarding the Ministry of Justice’s escorting of Foreign National Offenders and British National Offenders and specifically in relation to incurring a contingent liability. My department is responsible for the tran...
Immigration
The Government takes the welfare of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children extremely seriously, and the UK has a proud history of providing protection for those in need, including some of the most vulnerable children affected by the migration crisis. The G...
Prisons and Probation
A new executive agency of the Ministry of Justice, called Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, will replace the National Offender Management Service from 1 April 2017. The Service will be responsible for the roll out of the Government’s programme t...
Ministry of Defence Votes A Annual Estimate 2017-18
The Secretary of State for Defence (Sir Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2017-18, has been laid before the House today as HC968. This outlines the maximum numbers of personnel t...
Amendment to the contingent liability covering escorting of the Repatriation of Foreign National Offenders and British National Offenders
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Elizabeth Truss) has made the following Written Statement."A minute has been laid before Parliament regarding the Ministry of Justice’s escorting of Foreign National O...
Immigration
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Robert Goodwill) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government takes the welfare of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children extremely seriously, and the UK has a proud history ...
Prisons and Probation
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Elizabeth Truss) has made the following Written Statement."A new executive agency of the Ministry of Justice, called Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, will r...
General Affairs Council February 2017
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Exiting the European Union (David Jones) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The General Affairs Council (GAC) on 7 February will be held in Brussels under the Maltese Presidency. The a...
Government response to the Law Commission recommendations on Bills of Sale
In 2014, HM Treasury asked the Law Commission to review the Victorian-era Bills of Sale Acts. This legislation enables consumers and small businesses to borrow money using their goods as security, whilst allowing borrowers to retain possession of the good...