Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Justice and Home Affairs pre-Council statement
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:A meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council will be held on 25th February, which I will attend on behalf o...
Operation of the UK’s Counter-Terrorist Asset Freezing Regime: 1 October 2015 to 31 December 2015
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA 2010), the Treasury is required to report to Parliament, quar...
UK subscription to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
On 23 February, the UK will increase its quota subscription to the IMF by 9,416.6 million special drawing rights (SDRs), equivalent to £9,270.2m using exchange rates on 22 February 2016. This raises the UK’s total quota subscription from 10,738.5 million ...
Publication of single departmental plans
On Friday 19 February, seventeen government departments published their single departmental plans. All plans can now be accessed on departmental gov.uk pages, as well as on https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/single-departmental-plans-for-2015-to-20...
ECOFIN: 12 February 2016
A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 12 February 2016. Ministers discussed the following items:Anti-Tax Avoidance PackageThe Commission presented its proposals for tackling corporate tax avoidance, including impl...
UK subscription to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
My honourable friend the Finacial Secretary to the Treasury (David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.On 23 February, the UK will increase its quota subscription to the IMF by 9,416.6 million special drawing rights (SDRs), e...
ECOFIN: 12 February 2016
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (George Osborne) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 12 February 2016. Ministers discussed th...
Publication of single departmental plans
My Right Honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Oliver Letwin) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: On Friday 19 February, seventeen government departments published their single departmental plans. All plans can now ...
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
On 19 February the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor wrote to the Chair of the Justice Select Committee to inform him of two issues concerning Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (‘HMCTS’): one relating to Form E1 and the other rel...
Consultation on fee proposals for grants of probate
On 18 February, the Government published a consultation paper proposing new fees for applications for grants of probate. In the Spending Review the Ministry of Justice was allocated £700 million investment in Her Majesty’s Court and Tribunal Service (‘HMC...
Consultation on fee proposals for grants of probate
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid (Shailesh Vara) has made the following Written Statement."On 18 February, the Government published a consultation paper proposing new f...
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid (Shailesh Vara) has made the following Written Statement."On 19 February the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor wrote t...
North Korea’s ballistic missile programme
My right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Hugo Swire), has made the following written Ministerial statement:I would like to update the House on the most recent developments on the Korean Peninsula and the acti...
Financial Services
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I can today confirm that I have laid a Treasury Minute informing the House of a reduction in HM Treasury’s contingent...
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
My rt. hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Greg Clark) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 21 January 2016, I announced my intention, after careful consideration of the recommendation of the Commiss...
Register of People with Significant Control: Draft Statutory Guidance on the Meaning of Significant Influence or Control
My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) has today made the following statement. I laid before Parliament on Monday 25 January draft regulations that implement the public regis...
Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council: 18 January
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the Foreign Affairs Council and I attended the General Affairs Council on 18 January. The Foreign Affairs Council was chaired by the High Representative of the...
Securitisation framework – Justice and Home Affairs Opt-in decision
This Government has decided not to opt in to the justice and home affairs (JHA) provisions within the European Commission’s proposal for laying down common rules on securitisation and creating a European framework for simple, and transparent and standardi...
Register of People with Significant Control: Draft Statutory Guidance on the Meaning of Significant Influence or Control
I laid before Parliament on Monday 25 January draft regulations that implement the public register of information about people with significant control (PSCs) over UK incorporated companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs). These regulations are ...
Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council: 18 January
My right Honourable Friend, Minister for Europe (David Lidington), has made the following written Ministerial statement:My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the Foreign Affairs Council and I atten...
Securitisation framework – Justice and Home Affairs Opt-in decision
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.This Government has decided not to opt in to the justice and home affairs (JHA) provisions within the European Commis...
Transparency About Who Controls UK Companies
My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has today made the following statement.On Monday the 25 January, I laid before Parliament draft regulations in connection with Part 21A Companies Act 2006. Thes...
Enabling closer working between the emergency services
Efficient and effective emergency services are essential to keeping our communities safe. Closer working between the police, fire and rescue and NHS ambulance services can improve the way they serve communities, protect the public and provide value for mo...
Financial Services
The Chancellor has this morning announced that Andrew Bailey has been appointed as the next Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority.Andrew will succeed Tracey McDermott, interim CEO, and bring his extensive skills and experience of regulation t...
Small Companies Audit Exemption Thresholds
My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) has today made the following statement.The Government has carefully considered responses to questions posed on the audit exemption thre...