Written Ministerial Statements

Statutory Report on the UK bilateral loan to Ireland

HM Treasury has today provided a further report to Parliament in relation to the bilateral loan to Ireland as required under the Loans to Ireland Act 2010. The report relates to the period from 1 April 2015 to 30 September 2015.A written ministerial state...

REVIEW OF THE SERVICE MUSEUMS

My right hon. Friend the Minister of State in the House of Lords, Earl Howe has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today announcing the start of a comprehensive review of the three Service Museums; the National Army Museum, RAF Museum ...

Justice & Home Affairs post-Council statement

Firstly I would like to send my apologies that a pre-Council letter was not sent ahead of the Council on this occasion. This is a rare occurrence owing to a combination of late finalisation of the agenda for Council, and conference recess.The Justice and ...

HM Courts & 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."In the last financial year HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) collecte...

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

My hon Friend the Minister of State for Skills (Nick Boles) has today made the following statement.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 a...

UK Green Investment Bank

My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has today made the following statement.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 ...

Statutory Report on the UK bilateral loan to Ireland

My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.HM Treasury has today provided a further report to Parliament in relation to the bilateral loan to Ireland as required un...

DOUBLE TAXATION ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND JERSEY

An exchange of letters signed in London on 22 September 2015 and in St Helier on 1 October 2015, amends the 1952 Double Taxation Arrangement with Jersey. The texts of the letters have been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses and made available on th...

Double taxation agreement between the United Kingdom and Guernsey

My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. An exchange of letters signed in London on 22 September 2015 and in St Peter Port on 7 October 2015, amends the 1952 Dou...

DOUBLE TAXATION ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND JERSEY

My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.An exchange of letters signed in London on 22 September 2015 and in St Helier on 1 October 2015, amends the 1952 Double Taxation Arrang...

Cold Weather Payments Scheme 2015-16

My Noble Friend The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Altmann) has made the following Written Statement.I am pleased to announce that the Department for Work and Pensions intends to lay amendments to the Cold Weather Payment sc...

Consultation on draft plans to improve air quality in the UK

A cleaner, healthier environment benefits people and the economy. Clean air is vital for people’s health and the environment, essential for making sure our cities are welcoming places for people to live and work now and in the future, and to our prosperit...

Charter for Budget Responsibility: Autumn 2015 update

Today I have published a draft updated Charter for Budget Responsibility, a copy of which has been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses. Copies are also available in the Vote Office and Printed Paper Office. Alongside the new fiscal framework (announ...

Work of the Department during the Summer Recess

I would like to update Hon. Members on the main items of business undertaken by my Department since the House rose on 21 July 2015. Starter home boost to first-time buyers On 10 August my Department launched a new £26 million fund to bring forward land fo...

Cold Weather Payments Scheme 2015-16

I am pleased to announce that the Department for Work and Pensions intends to lay amendments to the Cold Weather Payment scheme regulations by the end of September 2015. The changes detailed in these regulations will come into force on 1 November this yea...

Consultation on draft plans to improve air quality in the UK

My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following statement.A cleaner, healthier environment benefits people and the economy. Clean air is vital for people’s health and the environment, essential for making sure our...

Regional Growth Fund (Publication of 2014-15 Annual Monitoring Report)

Today I am announcing the publication of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) 2014-15 Annual Monitoring Report. The progress made by the Regional Growth Fund in 2014-15 is set out in the publication of the Annual Monitoring Report. This is the third RGF Annua...

Justice and Home Affairs – pre-Council statement

An extraordinary meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council will be held on 14 September in Brussels. The Presidency has convened this meeting in a response to a joint request I made with the French and German Interior Ministers when we met in ...

Youth Justice

In recent years we have seen a significant and welcome reduction in the number of young people entering the youth justice system. However, little progress has been made in reducing reoffending, with 67 per cent of young people leaving custody reoffendin...

Enabling closer working between the emergency services

The police, fire and rescue and NHS ambulance services play a vital role in serving and protecting our communities. The Government is committed to ensuring that they continue to deliver for the public and believes greater collaboration between the service...

Regional Growth Fund (Publication of 2014-15 Annual Monitoring Report)

My Rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Small Business and Enterprise, (Anna Soubry) has today made the following statement. Today I am announcing the publication of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) 2014-15 Annual Monitoring Report. The progress made...

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:An extraordinary meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council will be held on 14 September in Brussels. The P...

Enabling closer working between the emergency services

My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The police, fire and rescue and NHS ambulance services play a vital role in serving and protecting our communities. Th...

Youth Justice

My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Michael Gove) has made the following Written Statement."In recent years we have seen a significant and welcome reduction in the number of young people entering the y...

GCSE and A level subject content consultation

Today 10 September 2015 I am launching a public consultation on revised subject content for 6 GCSEs and 9 A levels which will be taught from 2017. We are reforming GCSEs and A levels to be rigorous and more knowledge-based and to match the qualifications ...