Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Supporting Apprenticeships
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Education (Justine Greening) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Apprenticeships transform lives and are vital in making this a country that works for everyone. As well as giving young...
Amendments to the founding Regulation establishing the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
My Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Transport (John Hayes) has made the following Ministerial Statement.The Government welcomes the efforts of the Commission to address the ongoing migration crisis, but has decided not to opt in to the JHA con...
UK Guarantee for Hinkley Point C
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The UK Guarantees scheme was announced in July 2012 with spending cover provided through the Infrastructure (Financi...
Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council 13 October 2016
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 13th October 2016 in Luxembourg. Damian Hinds MP, Minister of St...
Foreign Affairs Council – 17 October 2016
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 attended ...
Overseas Electors
I am pleased to publish the Government’s plans setting out how we will deliver on our manifesto pledge to remove the current 15 year time limit on British citizens who live abroad registering as overseas electors.Our proposals will give all British citize...
Transfer of CERT-UK
Further to the Government’s statement of March 2016, the transfer of CERT-UK (the Computer Emergency Response Team, UK) functions and staff to the new National Cyber Security Centre has now completed. CERT-UK has ceased operating and will be closed. The n...
Military Operations–European Convention on Human Rights Derogation
Over the past decade a series of court judgments have extended the reach of the European Convention on Human Rights to combat zones. This extra-territorial jurisdiction was never envisaged by the Convention’s authors. While the Courts have been seeking to...
General Affairs Council - 20 September 2016
The General Affairs Council on 20 September was chaired by the Slovak Presidency and held in Brussels. General Affairs CouncilThe General Affairs Council on 20 September discussed the October European Council; follow up to the June European Council; mid-...
Government’s shares in Lloyds Banking Group
Further to the statement provided to the House on 4 December 2015, today I can inform the House that the trading plan to sell the Government’s shares in Lloyds Banking Group has been re-started. This is a further step in the Government’s plan to return Ll...
Contingencies Fund Advance
The Home Office requires an advance to start recruitment of the Director General of the Office for Police Conduct. This advance is to cover recruitment costs only, as the successful candidate will take up their post following Royal Assent of the Policing ...
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees: Triennial Review
The Ministry of Defence is required to review their Non Departmental Public Bodies at least once every three years to ensure that they have regular independent challenge. I am today announcing the outcome of the Triennial review of the Veterans Advisory a...
UK Bilateral Loan to the International Monetary Fund
Today, the UK completed the signing of a new bilateral loan commitment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), valued at 9,178.2 million SDRs, equivalent to £10,278m using exchange rates on 7 October 2016. This bilateral loan replaces one of the same va...
Employment and Support Allowance
I would like to update hon. Members on the main item of business undertaken by my Department since the House rose for conference recess. When people claim Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and/or Universal Credit (UC) due to a health condition or dis...
Overseas Electors
My honorable friend the Minister for the Constitution (Chris Skidmore) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I am pleased to publish the Government’s plans setting out how we will deliver on our manifesto pledge to remove the current 15 yea...
Military Operations–European Convention on Human Rights Derogation
Minister of State in the House of Lords, Earl Howe: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Sir Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Over the past decade a series of court judgments have extended the reac...
Government’s shares in Lloyds Banking Group
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Philip Hammond) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Further to the statement provided to the House on 4 December 2015, today I can inform the House that the trading plan to...
NHS Blood and Transplant Triennial Review
The Department of Health has completed its Triennial Review of NHS Blood and Transplant, and is today publishing the associated review report. A copy of the review report is attached.The review, which commenced on 25 June 2015, consulted with a wide range...
Intelligence Services Commissioner’s Report
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons:I have today laid before both Houses of Parliament, the Intelligence Services Commissioner’s supplementary report on concerns raised by the Intelligence and Secu...
Machinery of Government Change: Offender Learning
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons:Policy responsibility for education and training provision for those subject to adult detention in England will transfer from the Department for Education to the...
Committee on Standards in Public Life Report
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons:Striking the Balance: Upholding the Seven Principles of Public Life in Regulation, the 16th report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, has been publish...
The Pension Protection Fund and the Financial Assistance Scheme: Long Service Caps
My honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Pensions (Richard Harrington MP) has made the following Written Statement.I am pleased to announce that today I will launch a consultation on the draft regulations needed to ensure the lo...
Local Government Finance
My rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Sajid Javid) has made the following Witten Ministerial Statement.Today, I am publishing a technical consultation paper on the approach to the 2017/18 local government finance se...
Notification of contingent liability
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Philip Hammond) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England decided at its meeting ending on 3 August to raise the limit ...
Tax: draft legislation
My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Ellison) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced that the date of the Autumn Statement will be 23 November 2016.The Governm...