Written Ministerial Statements

Publication of the draft BIOT Resettlement Feasibility Study

On 19 November 2013 my predecessor, the Hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Mark Simmonds) updated the House on the start of an independent feasibility study on resettlement of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) by its former inhabitants. KPMG wer...

Afghanistan Monthly Progress Report for October 2014

I wish to inform the House that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, together with the Ministry of Defence and the Department for International Development, is today publishing the forty-second progress report on developments in Afghanistan since November...

Future Reserves 2020 - Public Reporting

As part of Future Reserves 2020 (FR20), the planned five year growth of the Reserve Forces’ trained strength was set out in a statement to the House on 19 December 2013 (column 121WS). This included annual trained strength targets along with intake target...

Restatement of the 2012-13 Position on the Governance of Senior Off-Payroll Appointees

A key requirement introduced as a result of HM Treasury’s Review of the Tax Arrangements of Public Sector Appointees (Cmd 8350 published in May 2012) was that Departments must exercise governance over appointments where the appointees are not engaged dire...

Justice and Home Affairs pre-Council Statement

The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council is due to be held on 4 and 5 December in Brussels. My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling MP) and I will attend on behalf of the United Kingdom. As the provisional agenda stands, the ...

Powers of Entry

My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lord Bates) has today made the following written ministerial statement:The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 required Ministers across Government to undertake a review of powers of entry. The Act req...

Flood recovery

Last winter saw some of the most severe weather on record, and thousands of homes and businesses were flooded. Extension of flood recovery schemes to all of 2013/14 The Government responded to these events by making relief available for those flooded, b...

Heads of Agreement

My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland has made the following written statement:Lord Smith of Kelvin has today published the Heads of Agreement with recommendations for further devolution of powers to the Scottish Parliament.In order to assi...

Senior Off-Payroll Appointees

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. A key requirement introduced as a result of HM Treasury’s Review of the Tax Arrangements of Public Sector Appointees (Cmd 835...

FUTURE RESERVES 2020

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. As part of Future Reserves 2020 (FR20), the planned five year growth of the Reserve Forces’ trained strength was set out in a...

Rail Franchising

My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Patrick McLoughlin) has made the following Ministerial Statement: I am pleased to inform the House that following a rigorous competition I intend to award the Intercity East Coast franchise...

Employment and Support Allowance

My honourable friend The Minister for Disabled People (Mark Harper MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Later today, I will publish Command Paper Cm 8967, the Government Response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee report on Em...

Work Capability Assessment (Year Five)

My honourable friend The Minister for Disabled People (Mark Harper MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Government is pleased to announce that the Fifth Independent Review of the Work Capability Assessment, carried out by Dr Paul L...

Transport Resilience

My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Patrick McLoughlin), has made the following Ministerial Statement: Following the 2013-14 winter of sustained wet and windy weather, I invited Richard Brown OBE to chair a review of the re...

Boundary Commission for England (Deputy Chair)

My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement."I should like to inform the House that I have made the following appointment under Schedule 1 to...