Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Local Government Stewardship Update
All Honourable Members will recognise the critical role local councils play in providing essential statutory services to their residents and being accountable to the communities they serve. Where councils do not meet the high standards that we set for loc...
Cambridge Delivery Group Update
Today, I set out a further step in this Government’s commitment to realise the full potential of Cambridge.The Case for Cambridge, which we published at Spring Budget 2024, explains why Cambridge’s success can neither be taken for granted nor easily repli...
WorkWell Update
Today, with my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, we are announcing the 15 pilot sites that will deliver WorkWell services. Good work is good for people’s physical and mental health, wellbeing and resilience. We want to mak...
WorkWell Update
My Right Honourable Friend, The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mel Stride MP) has made the following Written Statement.Today, with my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, we are announcing the 15 pilot sites that w...
State Threat Prevention and Investigation Measures (STPIMs) (20 December 2023 to 19 March 2024)
Section 55(1) of the National Security (NS) Act 2023 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of every relevant three-month period on the exercise of their STPIM powers under the Act...
State Threat Prevention and Investigation Measures (STPIMs) (20 December 2023 to 19 March 2024)
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Tom Tugendhat) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Section 55(1) of the National Security (NS) Act 2023 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon a...
Correction to Written Parliamentary Questions
I would like to amend a written answer that I gave to the House on 26 March.An incorrect figure was provided in my reply to HL3163, which was asked by Lord Alton.For the MHRA, the PQ requested the number of Yellow Card reports received for Mirtazapine eac...
Israel Trade Negotiations Update
The fifth round of negotiations on the UK-Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA) ran from 8 to 17 April 2024.This round of negotiations was hosted by the UK and conducted in a hybrid manner: a delegation of Israeli officials travelled to London for in-person d...
Faith School designation reforms
Today, I wish to inform the House that we are consulting on faith designation reforms for new and existing free schools and special academies.These reforms will build on our success in raising standards in our schools, with 90% of schools now rated “Good”...
Gambling Update
We are now one year on from the publication of the landmark gambling white paper and the Government continues to take important steps in implementing its key policies and recommendations.That white paper recognised the significant contribution racing make...
Faith School designation reforms
My Right Honourable Friend, The Secretary of State for Education (Gillian Keegan), has made the following statement.Today, I wish to inform the House that we are consulting on faith designation reforms for new and existing free schools and special academi...
Israel Trade Negotiations Update
My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State for Trade Policy (Greg Hands MP) has today made the following statement.The fifth round of negotiations on the UK-Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA) ran from 8 to 17 April 2024.This round of negotiations was hosted by...
Gambling Update
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lucy Frazer KC MP:We are now one year on from the publication of the landmark gamb...
Notification of Contingent Liability
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Jeremy Hunt) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (“the Bank”) decided at its meeting ending on 3 Febr...
Consultation on proposed amendments to PACE Codes of Practice A and C
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire (Chris Philp) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government is today launching a statutory consultation on revisions to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 19...
Fishers’ medicals
The Secretary of State for Transport is today announcing an exemption for fishers from the requirement to hold medical certification for those individuals who currently work on fishing vessels of 10 metres and under in length. This new measure is a sensib...
Correction to Update on Measles Statement
This Written Ministerial Statement is made to correct a small error in the previous version, published on 22 January 2024.My Hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy) (Maria Caulfield)...
Annual Report of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner 2022
I have today laid before both Houses a copy of the Annual Report of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, Rt Hon Sir Brian Leveson. This report covers the activities of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office (IPCO), the Office for Communications ...
2023-24 Revised Financial Directions to NHS England and 2024-25 Financial Directions to NHS England
My Hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Lords) (Lord Markham) has made the following Written Statement: I am revising the 2023-24 Financial Directions to NHS England made on 30 March 2023 and setting the 2024-25 Financi...
Healthy Start Uptake Data
BackgroundHealthy Start is a passported scheme with eligibility being derived from certain qualifying benefits, such as Universal Credit and Child Benefit. The uptake percentage for the Healthy Start Scheme is calculated by comparing the number of eligibl...
Next Steps on Cambridge
Today, I set out the next steps in this Government’s commitment to realise the true potential of Greater Cambridge.Cambridge, as part of the ‘Golden Triangle’, is an exceptional place that for centuries has been one of the intellectual centres of the worl...
Care Quality Commission Section 48 Review of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
On 30 January 2024, I requested that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) conduct a special review of mental health services in Nottinghamshire under section 48 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008. The review includes three strands of activity. Part 1 is ...
Supporting Families Annual Report 2024 – Supporting Families, a Foundation for Family Help
I am pleased to inform the House that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has published the 2023-24 annual report of the Supporting Families programme, as required by the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, section 3(1). The report sets...
United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The Hon. Member for South Derbyshire (Heather Wheeler) has been appointed as a full member of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in place of the Hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Jo Gideon).The Hon. ...
2023-24 Revised Financial Directions to NHS England and 2024-25 Financial Directions to NHS England
I am revising the 2023-24 Financial Directions to NHS England made on 30 March 2023 and setting the 2024-25 Financial Directions to NHS England. The amendment to the total revenue resource use limit for 2023-24 has been agreed with NHS England as required...