Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Chinook Contract Update
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to be able to inform the House that I have now personally written to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ...
Energy Infrastructure Planning Projects
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Amanda Solloway) has today made the following Statement:This Statement concerns an application for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008 by North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park Limi...
Post Office redress
As the House knows, the Post Office Horizon IT scandal that began in the late 1990s has had severe impacts on the lives of the postmasters affected. Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 10 January, the Government has today introduced the Post Of...
Correction to Children and Young People Mental Health Early Support Hubs Statement
This Written Ministerial Statement is made to correct a small error in the previous version, published on 27 February 2024.I wish to inform the House that the government has provided additional funding so that 24 Early Support Hubs across England are able...
Post Office redress
My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Nigel Huddleston) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.As the House knows, the Post Office Horizon IT scandal that began in the late 1990s has had severe impacts on the li...
DWP Estate – Decommissioning of Temporary Jobcentres
We previously provided updates on decommissioning Temporary Jobcentres; Expanding Our Services on 23 March 2021, and Expanding Our Services Update on 21 October 2021. These statements reaffirmed the Department’s commitment to reducing its Jobcentre estate...
Contingencies Fund Advance
I hereby give notice of the Scotland Office’s intention to seek a repayable cash advance from the Contingencies Fund. The Department requires an advance to meet the Scottish Government’s cash requirements pending parliamentary approval of the Supplementar...
Children and Young People Mental Health Early Support Hubs
I wish to inform the House that the government has provided additional funding so that 24 Early Support Hubs across England are able to help children and young people receive quicker mental health support.The government is taking the long-term decisions n...
Report of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation on the operation in 2021 of the Terrorism Acts
In accordance with section 36 of the Terrorism Act 2006, Jonathan Hall KC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, has prepared a report on the operation in 2021 of the Terrorism Acts, which was laid before the House on 7 March 2023. I am grate...
Children and Young People Mental Health Early Support Hubs
My Hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy) (Maria Caulfield MP) made the following Written Statement:I wish to inform the House that the government has provided additional funding so ...
Report of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation on the operation in 2021 of the Terrorism Acts
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Cleverly) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:In accordance with section 36 of the Terrorism Act 2006, Jonathan Hall KC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Le...
Local Transport update
I am pleased to inform the House that my Department has today published details of the new £4.7 billion Local Transport Fund dedicated to transport funding across the North and Midlands. The Local Transport Fund delivers on a commitment made in our Networ...
UK Integrated Security Fund FY 24/25
The Minister of State, Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, has today made the following statement:"I wish to update the House on the launch of the UK Integrated Security Fund (ISF) announced in the Integrated Review Refresh (IRR) by the Prime Minister on 12 M...
Children and Young People’s Resettlement Fund
I am pleased to announce eleven projects that have secured funding from the Children and Young People’s Resettlement Fund. This £2.5 million fund facilitates projects in England until March 2025 that support young people, aged 21 and under, on the Ukraine...
Online Slots Response
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made on 23 February 2024 in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Minister for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society, Stuart Andrew MP:I wish to inform the House that His Majesty’s Govern...
Local Transport update
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Mark Harper), has made the following Ministerial Statement.I am pleased to inform the House that my Department has today published details of the new £4.7 billion Local Transport Fund de...
Israel/Gaza update
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Development and Africa (Andrew Mitchell MP), has made the following written statement:The Government supports Israel's right to self-defence, in compliance with International Humanitarian Law, against ...
UK Integrated Security Fund FY 24/25
I wish to update the House on the launch of the UK Integrated Security Fund (ISF) announced in the Integrated Review Refresh (IRR) by the Prime Minister on 12 March 2023. The Integrated Security Fund (ISF) will succeed the existing Conflict, Stability and...
Children and Young People’s Resettlement Fund
My Honourable friend the Minister for Housing and Homelessness (Felicity Buchan MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to announce eleven projects that have secured funding from the Children and Young People’s Resettlement F...
Correction to Written Parliamentary Questions
I wish to draw the attention of the House to data errors in the Government’s responses to two Parliamentary Questions (numbers 332 and 12694) tabled by the Honourable Member for Ilford North. The questions enquired as to the costs paid by the National Hea...
Working Arrangement between the United Kingdom and Frontex
I am pleased to announce that a landmark working arrangement between the UK and Frontex (the European Border and Coast Guard Agency) is being launched today. The working arrangement is a non-legally binding arrangement that provides a long-term framework ...
Pollack in western waters
Background The UK, as an independent coastal state, participates in bilateral, trilateral and multilateral fisheries negotiations. In these negotiations, the UK strives to improve the sustainable management of fisheries and support our fishing industry in...
Israel/Gaza update
The Government supports Israel's right to self-defence, in compliance with International Humanitarian Law, against the horrific terror attacks perpetrated by Hamas on 7 October 2023.We condemn the slaughter, abuse and gender-based violence perpetrated on ...
Working Arrangement between the United Kingdom and Frontex
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration (Michael Tomlinson) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to announce that a landmark working arrangement between the UK and Frontex (the European Bo...
Pollack in western waters
My Right Honourable friend the Minister of State (Mark Spencer) has made the following Statement.Background The UK, as an independent coastal state, participates in bilateral, trilateral and multilateral fisheries negotiations. In these negotiations, the ...