Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
ENDING NEW SUBSIDIES FOR ONSHORE WIND
My Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd) has today made the following statement. The Government is committed to meeting objectives on cutting carbon emissions and the UK’s 2020 renewable energy targets. Onshore...
Local planning
My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Greg Clark) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today setting out new considerations to be applied to proposed wind energy development so that local p...
EU Transport Council
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport (Robert Goodwill) has made the following Ministerial Statement:I attended the second Transport Council under the Latvian Presidency (the Presidency) in Luxembourg on Thursday 1...
Establishment of the Oil and Gas Authority
I wish to inform the House that on 1 April 2015, whilst Parliament was prorogued, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (“DECC”) established the United Kingdom’s new arms’-length oil and gas regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority (“OGA”). Founding the...
Agenda of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) 18 June 2015, Brussels
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will take place on 18 June 2015 in Luxembourg. The UK will be represented by the Minister for Welfare Reform, Lord Freud. There will be a Policy debate on the European Semester 2015. As pa...
Agenda of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) 18 June 2015, Brussels
My Right Honourable Friend The Minister for Employment (Priti Patel) has made the following Written Statement. The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will take place on 18 June 2015 in Luxembourg. The UK will be represented by ...
Establishment of the Oil and Gas Authority
My Hon Friend the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom) has today made the following statement. I wish to inform the House that on 1 April 2015, whilst Parliament was prorogued, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (“DE...
Departmental Statistics
A typographical error has been identified in the table attached to the Written Statement I provided to the House on 11th June 2015. The table showed revised figures for the percentage of prisoners in crowded and doubled conditions, following errors in h...
Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council: 22 and 23 June
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will attend the Foreign Affairs Council on 22 June and I will attend the General Affairs Council on 23 June. The Foreign Affairs Council will be chaired by the High Rep...
Departmental Statistics
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation (Andrew Selous) has made the following Written Statement."A typographical error has been identified in the table attached ...
Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council: 22 and 23 June
My Right Honourable Friend the Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington) has made the following written Ministerial statement:My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will attend the Foreign Affairs Council on ...
Prudential Regulation Authority: Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15
The Annual Report and Accounts 2014/15 of the Prudential Regulation Authority has today been laid before Parliament.The Report forms a key part of the accountability mechanism for the Prudential Regulation Authority under the Financial Services and Market...
Bilateral loan to Ireland
My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury 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 under the Loans...
Prudential Regulation Authority: Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Annual Report and Accounts 2014/15 of the Prudential Regulation Authority has today been laid before Parliament.The Report forms a k...
HGV Levy's first year of operation
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport (Andrew Jones) has made the following Ministerial Statement:Since 1st April 2014 all HGVs at or above 12 tonnes gross weight using UK roads have been required to pay the HGV Ro...
Homelessness Update
I would like to update hon Members on measures that the Coalition Government has taken to address homelessness and to reflect on progress made on this important agenda since May 2010. This progress is framed by today’s publication of the Ministerial W...
Publication of the Triennial Reviews of Defra’s Science Advisory Council and the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment
Today I am publishing the reports of the Triennial Reviews of Defra’s Science Advisory Council (SAC) and the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE), which were jointly launched on 25th March 2014. Triennial Reviews of Non-Departmental Pu...
Advisory Non–Departmental Public Bodies: Triennial Reviews
The Department of Health has completed its Triennial Reviews of the British Pharmacopoeia Commission (BPC), the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM), the Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee (ARSAC), and the Independent Reconfigurati...
Iraq Update and Training the Syrian Moderate Opposition
Since the last written update on 13 October 2014 (Official Report, column 9WS), UK military activity to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL has continued. The UK continues to be the second largest contributor to the coalition airstrike campaign. Our Tornad...
Legislation in the 2014-15 Session of Parliament
Following the conclusion of business in the House today, I expect Parliament to be prorogued prior to dissolution on 30 March under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011. Subject to proceedings, 34 Bills will have received Royal Assent in the 2014-2015 Sess...
Machinery of Government Change: Architecture policy
This written ministerial statement confirms that responsibility for promoting high quality design in the built environment will transfer from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to the Department for Communities and Local Government. This change w...
Ministerial Correction
I wish to make a correction to the verbal statement I made in response to a point made by the honourable Member for Brighton Pavillion (Caroline Lucas) on 17 March 2015, Hansard, column 727. The review of Shaker Aamer’s case currently being undertaken is ...
First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund
I am today publishing the list of successful bidders to the third round of the First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund.The £20 million Fund, which was announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer at Budget 2014, enables cathedrals to undertake ur...
Triennial review of the Traffic Commissioners
The triennial review of the Traffic Commissioners was conducted in accordance with Cabinet Office guidance on reviews of non-departmental public bodies in late 2014 and early 2015 available at. https://www.gov.uk/public-bodies-reform The review is formed ...
The Government response to the draft Cycling Delivery Plan consultation
I am today publishing the Government Response to the informal consultation on the draft Cycling Delivery Plan which sought views from interested parties on its content. On 16 October 2014, I launched an informal consultation on a draft Cycling Delivery ...