Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Triennial Review of the Parliamentary Boundary Commissions
I am pleased to announce the completion of the triennial review of the four Parliamentary Boundary Commissions and publication of the final report. The Triennial Review was conducted in accordance with Government guidance for reviewing NDPBs. Stage 1 of t...
Housing and Planning Delivery
As this Parliament draws to an end, I would like to update hon. Members on the actions that my Department has put in place since May 2010 on housing and planning, as part of our long-term economic plan. We inherited a broken housing market that has been d...
Local Government Delivery
As this Parliament draws to an end, I would like to update hon. Members on the actions that my Department has put in place since May 2010 on local government, and what we have done on the Coalition Agreement’s pledge to deliver a “fundamental shift of pow...
Review of the Government’s overseas scholarship schemes
On 8 January, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development announced, that they were to conduct a review of the Government’s overseas scholarship schemes. The review’s aims were to build on the triennial reviews of ...
Homelessness Update
My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Kris Hopkins) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I would like to update hon Members on measures that the Coalition Government has taken to ad...
Support for UK Coal
My Rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Business and Enterprise and Energy (Matthew Hancock) has today made the following statement.As I set out in the statement to the House on 4 March, UK Coal Production Ltd (UK Coal) submitted to Government in Janua...
Statutory Register of Consultant Lobbyists
My Honourable friend the Minister for the Constitution (Sam Gyimah) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: Part 1 of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 provides for a statutory regist...
Correction to Oral answer on Tuesday 24th March
During an oral answer on Tuesday 24th March my noble friend Baroness Garden of Frognal said at Col. 1308 ‘The sum of £2 billion is predominantly for London because I am answering questions on London and the mayor of London’s programme.’ However repeating ...
Legislation in the 2014-15 Session of Parliament
My Rt Hon. Friend the Leader of the House of Commons has made the following statement to the House of Commons: Following the conclusion of business in the House on Thursday, I expect Parliament to be prorogued prior to dissolution on 30 March under the Fi...
Finance Bill 2015
I have made a statement under Section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998 that, in my view, the provisions of the Finance (No.2) Bill are compatible with the Convention rights. A copy of the statement has been placed in the Library of the House.
Companies House Public Targets 2015-16
I have set Companies House the following targets for the year 2015/16: Public Targets Digital To achieve an average electronic filing target of 85% (received and accepted) by the end of the year Customer Achieve an overall satisfaction score of more th...
Report on departmental open data commitments and adherence to public data principles for the period between April and June 2014
I am laying the attached ‘Report on departmental open data commitments and adherence to public data principles for the period between April and June 2014’. The report is released on a quarterly basis and details progress against our commitment to open up...
Security and Intelligence Agencies – Contingencies Fund Advance
My statement of 17 March informed Parliament of the intention to access £66,800,000 from the contingency fund pending Parliamentary approval of the supply estimates 2014-15. Royal Assent of the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill ...
Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC)
My Noble Friend The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud) has made the following Written Statement.Today, I will publish the outcome of the review of the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC). I am pleased to announ...
Local Audit
Today, the final commencement Order of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 was signed off. This means that the residual Audit Commission will close its doors on 31 March, paving the way for local audit appointment within a new, leaner, framework w...
Local Government Update
I would like to update hon. Members with a number of actions by my Department relating to local government. Updating statutory notices for the 21st Century Statutory notices are an important way of ensuring that local residents are informed of decisio...
Rail franchising: Great Western
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Patrick McLoughlin), has made the following Ministerial Statement:Today I have announced the successful conclusion of negotiations for a new directly awarded franchise agreement with First ...
FUNDING OF THE OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY: CONSULTATION ON LEVY DESIGN
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Edward Davey) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement today. Today I am launching a consultation on the design of the levy to fund the new Oil and Gas Authority ...
Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) Annual Plan 2015-16
Later today I will place a copy of the Office for Nuclear Regulation’s Annual Plan for 2015-2016 in the House Library, I attach a copy of the plan to this statement. The Annual Plan will also be published on the ONR’s website. I can confirm, in accordance...
Report by Lord Carlile of Berriew QC CBE on the National Security Arrangements in Northern Ireland
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has made the following statement: This is a summary of the main findings from the report by Lord Carlile, the independent reviewer of national security arrangements in Northern Ireland, covering...
Convergence Programme
My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Article 121 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) requires the UK to send an annual Convergence P...
HS2 Update
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Patrick McLoughlin), has made the following Ministerial Statement:Following the publication of ‘HS2: On track’[1] on 12 March which set out the good progress we have made on HS2 over the la...
Open Recruitment
My right hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Eric Pickles) made the following Written Ministerial Statement on Friday 20 March 2015.I would like to update the House on what my Department is doing to increase transparenc...
Housing Update
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning (Brandon Lewis) made the following Written Ministerial Statement on Friday 20 March 2015.I would like to update hon. Members on the some of the recent actions that the Coalition Government is un...
Unpublished research reports commissioned by the last Administration
My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Kris Hopkins) made the following Written Ministerial Statement on Friday 201 March 2015. The last Administration spent £26 million on DCLG research reports that...