Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Wider Service Medal
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.It gives me great pleasure to announce the introduction of the Wider Service Medal to the House today, a new medal to...
Department for Business and Trade Update on Export Statistics
My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State for Trade Policy (Greg Hands MP) has today made the following statement.On 31 March 2021, the previous Government published its policy on support for the fossil fuel sector overseas.[1] As part of this, the Governmen...
School Capital Update
My Right Honourable Friend, The Secretary of State for Education (Gillian Keegan), has made the following statement.Today, I am announcing a further £850 million investment in places for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabil...
Police Covenant Annual Report
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Cleverly) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am delighted to lay before Parliament the second annual report for the Police Covenant. The report will also be a...
Healthy Start Uptake Data
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care) (Andrea Leadsom MP) made the following Written Statement:BackgroundHealthy Start is a passported scheme with eligibility being deri...
Next Steps on Cambridge
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations (Michael Gove), has today made the following statement:Today, I set out the next steps in this Government’s commitment to realis...
Annual Report of the Investigatory Powers Committee
My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement.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 Investigator...
Care Quality Commission Section 48 Review of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Victoria Atkins MP) made the following Written Statement: On 30 January 2024, I requested that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) conduct a special review of mental health services in No...
Supporting Families Annual Report 2024 – Supporting Families, a Foundation for Family Help
My Honourable friend the Minister for Housing and Homelessness (Felicity Buchan MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to inform the House that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has published the 2023-...
United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Europe (Leo Docherty MP), has today made the following statement:The Hon. Member for South Derbyshire (Heather Wheeler) has been appointed as a full member of the United Kingdom Delegati...
Baseline Profit Rate for Single Source Contracts 2024-25.
Under the Defence Reform Act, the Secretary of State for Defence has a legal obligation to announce whether he will accept the Single Source Regulations Office recommendation for the Baseline Profit Rate to be used in single source defence contracts for 2...
Update on childminders and applications for the September entitlement expansion
This Government is delivering a brighter future for Britain, with long-term economic security and opportunity: where hard work is always rewarded; where ambition and aspiration are celebrated; where young people get the skills they need to succeed in life...
Energy Infrastructure Planning Projects
This Statement concerns an application for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008 by North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park Limited for development consent for the construction and operation of a combined heat and power (CHP) enabled energy ge...
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. As announced by the Prime Minister and Home Secretary on 4 December 2023, changes are being made to curb immigration abuse and reduce net mig...
Turkey Trade Negotiations Update
On Thursday 14 March 2024, the Department for Business and Trade launched negotiations for a new, upgraded free trade agreement with Turkey.In line with our commitments to scrutiny and transparency, the Department for Business and Trade has published, and...
Pillar 2: Addition of an anti-abuse rule in the UK
On 15 December 2023, the UK, and over 135 members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS, agreed the third set of Administrative Guidance on the Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules (Pillar 2), which was published on 18 December. This guidance includ...
Energy Efficiency Update
Today, I am announcing updates on the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) and the Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM). I am also announcing that we are publishing the government response to the Improving Boiler Standards and Efficiency Consultation. Boiler Upgrade...
New Extremism Definition and Community Engagement Principles
The terrorist attack in Israel on 7 October, its aftermath and the domestic implications have all sharpened our focus on the pressing need to enhance counter extremism and community cohesion in the UK.The ways in which extremist agendas are pursued have e...
Modern Slavery Regulations
Today, I am pleased to announce that we will be continuing the government’s goal of introducing robust regulations to ensure the eradication of modern slavery in NHS supply chains in England. This is in line with our government’s world-leading ambition to...
Chinook Contract Update
I am pleased to be able to inform the House that I have now personally written to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin informing him of my final decision to proceed with the first tranche of the Chinook Capability Sustainment Programme. The programme will de...
Pillar 2: Addition of an anti-abuse rule in the UK
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Gareth Davies) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.On 15 December 2023, the UK, and over 135 members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS, agreed the third set of ...
Turkey Trade Negotiations Update
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Kemi Badenoch MP) has today made the following statement.On Thursday 14 March 2024, the Department for Business and Trade launched negotiations for a new, upgraded free trade agreement with T...
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Legal Migration and the Border (Tom Pursglove) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Ru...
New Extremism Definition and Community Engagement Principles
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations (The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The terrorist attack in Israel on 7...
Modern Slavery Regulations
My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State (Minister for Health and Secondary Care) (Andrew Stephenson) has made the the following Written Statement: Today, I am pleased to announce that we will be continuing the government’s goal of introducing robust regula...