Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Response to the Phase 1 report of the Fuller Inquiry
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Wes Streeting MP) has made the following statement:On 28 November 2023, the report of Phase 1 of the Fuller Independent Inquiry was published. Phase 1 of the Inquiry looked into how David...
Full report on the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Wes Streeting MP) has made the following statement:The full findings of the review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), conducted by Dr Penny Dash, hav...
Financial Services Policy Update
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Tulip Siddiq) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The government’s response to its consultation concerning enhancements to the Special Resolution Regime noted that the Ban...
Strengthening our electricity security and supporting decarbonisation
My hon. Friend the Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero (Michael Shanks MP) made the following Statement today:I am tabling this statement to inform members of the publication of a Policy Update, a Consultation Response, Consultation and Call for Evi...
Formal Response to the Service Complaints Ombudsman’s Annual Report for 2023 on the Service Complaints System
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Veterans) Alistair Carns has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to place in the Library of the House today the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) formal response ...
Service Police Complaints Commissioner’s Annual Report for 2023
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Alistair Carns, has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to lay before Parliament today the Service Police Complaints Commissioner’s Annual Report for 2023 ...
Introduction of the HM Armed Forces Veteran Card for use as voter identification
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Local Growth (Alex Norris MP) has today made the following statement:To encourage participation in our democracy, this Government is committed to ensuring all legitimate vot...
South Atlantic Cooperation
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories (Stephen Doughty) has today made the following statement:On 24 September, the Foreign Secretary met Diana Mondino, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International...
Attracting Investment
My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement:I am making this statement to bring to the House’s attention the following Machinery of Government change.In support of the Government’s efforts to make the UK a great place to invest, t...
National Wealth Fund Update
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.This government has been clear: our number one mission is driving economic growth to improve the lives of the British peo...
Annual report on the exercise of powers over the Office for Nuclear Regulation 2023-24
My noble Friend, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, has today made the following statement:Later today, the annual report to Parliament setting out the use of the Secretary of State’s powers exercised to the Office for Nuclear Regulation during the year, will be p...
Designation of UK Data Infrastructure as Critical National Infrastructure and the Telecoms Supply Chain Diversification Advisory Council Report
The security and resilience of the UK's data and digital infrastructure are of central importance to the Government’s strategic objectives. This statement provides two updates on the Government’s approach to safeguarding connectivity and the foundations o...
Education and Skills Funding Agency
Today I am announcing the closure of the Education and Skills Funding Agency on 31 March 2025. The functions of the ESFA will be integrated into the core Department for Education. The ESFA is currently an executive agency of the Department. This will hap...
Government response to the Law Commission’s report on Digital Assets
My noble friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede) has today made the following statement:"I am pleased to inform the House that we are taking forward the Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill via the Law...
Publication of the Independent Review of Forensic Pathology following the Hillsborough Disaster
Today I am publishing the report of an independent review of the forensic pathology response to the Hillsborough disaster, conducted by forensic science expert Mr Glenn Taylor. Sadly, Mr Taylor passed away on Tuesday 6th August 2024 and his report is bein...
Government Response to the Office for Environmental Protection Report on the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive Regulations and River Basin Management Planning in England
Today the Government is laying before the House its full response to the Office for Environmental Protection’s (OEP’s) review of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) Regulations and River Basin Management Planning.The Government welco...
Statement from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
The Government has secured an improved deal for the workers impacted by the transformation plans of Tata Steel and is setting out its ambition for a new, UK-wide steel strategy; one which equips our steel-making industry with the right support to adapt an...
Government response to the Law Commission’s report on Digital Assets
I am pleased to inform the House that we are taking forward the Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill via the Law Commission’s special procedure. This recommendation was made in the Digital Assets: Final Report published by the Law Commission in June 2023. T...
Education and Skills Funding Agency
My Right Honourable Friend, The Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities ( Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson), has made the following statement.Today I am announcing the closure of the Education and Skills Funding Agency on 31 March ...
Government Response to the Office for Environmental Protection Report on the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive Regulations and River Basin Management Planning in England
My honourable friend, the Minister for Water and Flooding, Emma Hardy MP, has made the following Written Statement.Today the Government is laying before the House its full response to the Office for Environmental Protection’s (OEP’s) review of the impleme...
Statement from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Jonathan Reynolds MP) has today made the following statement.The Government has secured an improved deal for the workers impacted by the transformation plans of Tata Steel and is setting out ...
Publication of the Independent Review of Forensic Pathology following the Hillsborough Disaster
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Yvette Cooper) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today I am publishing the report of an independent review of the forensic pathology response to the Hillsborough dis...
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. Introduction of a Visa requirement on Jordan We are today introducing a visa requirement on all visitors from Jordan. Nationals of Jordan wil...
National Security & Investment Act - Annual Report
I am today laying before Parliament the Annual Report covering the operation of the National Security and Investment (NSI) Act 2021 for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. This fulfils the requirements under section 61 of the NSI Act and a copy of t...
Pandemic Accord Negotiations at the World Health Organization (September 2024)
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention (Andrew Gwynne MP) has made the following Written Statement:I would like to update the House regarding the ongoing negotiations on a new, legally binding inte...