Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Combatting fuel duty fraud - evaluation of the first six months of new fuel marker
The Government is committed to tackling fuel fraud. HMRC’s oils fraud strategy has seen the UK tax gap for fuels reduce from £1.5bn in 2002 to around £100m in 2013-14. In Northern Ireland, where this issue has been a particular problem, the illicit market...
Education reform: Revised design and technology GCSE content
We are reforming GCSEs to make sure that they give students the best possible preparation for further and higher education, and for employment. We want new GCSEs to set expectations which match those of the best education systems in the world, with rigoro...
The Wilson Doctrine
On 17 November 1966, Harold Wilson made a statement to the House regarding the interception of the telephone calls of Members of Parliament. He said that there was to be no tapping of the telephones of Members of Parliament. If there was a development tha...
Strathclyde Review
The Government has commissioned Lord Strathclyde to lead a review into how to secure the decisive role of the elected House of Commons in the passage of legislation. By long-standing convention the House of Lords does not seek to challenge the primacy of ...
Junior Doctors' Contract
My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health (Jeremy Hunt) has made the following written ministerial statement: This government is completely committed to the values of the NHS – the same values that encourage aspiring doctors to take up a career ...
Combatting fuel duty fraud - evaluation of the first six months of new fuel marker
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Damian Hinds) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Government is committed to tackling fuel fraud. HMRC’s oils fraud strategy has seen the UK tax gap for fuels reduce ...
Education reform: Revised design and technology GCSE content
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Schools has today made the following statement:We are reforming GCSEs to make sure that they give students the best possible preparation for further and higher education, and for employment. We want new GCSEs...
Strathclyde Review
The Government has commissioned Lord Strathclyde to lead a review into how to secure the decisive role of the elected House of Commons in the passage of legislation. By long-standing convention the House of Lords does not seek to challenge the primacy of ...
The Wilson Doctrine
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons: On 17 November 1966, Harold Wilson made a statement to the House regarding the interception of the telephone calls of Members of Parliament. He said that there ...
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
This written ministerial statement confirms that the United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is as follows: Sir Roger Gale MP (Leader)Full MembersSubstitute MembersTasmina Ahmed-Sheikh MPLord BalfeLord AndersonLord...
Further additional GCSE and A Level subject content consultation
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Schools has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today, 03 November 2015, I am launching a public consultation on revised subject content for AS and A Levels in geology and politics, and GCS...
October Environment Council
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary under Secretary of State (Rory Stewart) has today made the following statement.I attended the EU Environment Council in Luxembourg on 26 October. After adopting the agenda, Ministers set out preliminary positions on the ref...
October Agriculture and Fisheries Council
My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following statement.My Hon Friend, the Minister of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment (George Eustice), represented the UK at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council o...
Equitable Life Payment Scheme
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.As at 30 September 2015, the Equitable Life Payment Scheme has now issued payments of nearly £1.08 billion to 915,453...
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons:This written ministerial statement confirms that the United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is as follows:Sir Roger Gal...
HM Courts & Tribunals Service
In the last financial year HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) collected over £550m of fines, other financial impositions, fixed penalties and orders, and that money has helped to fund vital services for taxpayers. To build on this work, in July 201...
EU Transport Council
The Secretary of State for Transport (Patrick Mcloughlin): I attended the first formal Transport Council meeting under the Luxembourg Presidency (The Presidency) on Thursday 8 October 2015. The Council unanimously agreed general approaches on two proposal...
UK GREEN INVESTMENT BANK
My written statement of 25 June provided an update on work to move UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) into private ownership. It was always our intention that GIB should mobilise maximum private investment in the green economy. This reflects our policy ai...
Publication of Government response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) report into Super-complaint by Which? about pricing practices in the groceries market
On behalf of the Government, I am today announcing that we have published a response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) welcoming their report and recommendations in respect of the super - complaint made by Which? alleging pricing malpractice ...
EU informal Transport Council
The UK was represented at official level at the informal Transport Council held under the Luxembourg Presidency (The Presidency) on Wednesday 7 October 2015. The theme of the informal Transport Council was cycling as a mode of transport. The main agenda i...
School Expansion
I have today written to the head teacher at the Weald of Kent Grammar School in Tonbridge, Kent, to confirm that I have approved their proposal to expand on to a new site in Sevenoaks, Kent.It is this Government’s policy that all good and outstanding scho...
Post-implementation review of coroner reforms in the Coroners and Justice Act 2009
The Government is committed to making sure bereaved people are at the very heart of the coroner system. I am therefore pleased to announce the launch of a post-implementation review of the coroner reforms in the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (‘the 2009 Ac...
The UK’s National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
Money laundering is a key enabler of serious and organised crime. Money laundering can undermine the integrity and stability of our financial markets and institutions. Countering terrorist financing is also important in protecting national security and fo...
Priorities on pensions
My Noble Friend The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Altmann) has made the following Written Statement.The new State Pension comes into payment from April 6 Next Year. This reform will bring much-needed clarity to a system tha...
Response to the TV Licence Fee Enforcement Review Report
On 16th July 2015, the TV Licence Fee Enforcement Review, independently led on behalf of the Government by David Perry QC, was published and laid before Parliament.In accordance with section 77(3) of the Deregulation Act 2015, I am now pleased to present ...