Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Energy National Policy Statements
I laid five energy National Policy Statements for parliamentary approval on 22 November 2023. I am therefore pleased to inform Parliament that I am today designating them as National Policy Statements under the provisions of Section 5(1) of the Planning A...
Publication of the Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy
My Hon Friend the Minister of State for Business and Trade (Nusrat Ghani MP) has today made the following statement.Today the Department for Business and Trade has published the UK’s first Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy. This meets the commit...
Women’s Health Strategy update
My Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Victoria Atkins MP) has made the following Written Statement:After a successful first year implementing the Women’s Health Strategy for England, I am pleased to update on our priorities ...
Energy National Policy Statements
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Claire Coutinho MP) has today made the following statement:I laid five energy National Policy Statements for parliamentary approval on 22 November 2023. I am therefore pleased t...
Review of Wilton Park
I am announcing today the conclusion of the review of Wilton Park, an Executive Agency of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).As I noted in my statement in June on the commencement of the Review, The Public Bodies Review programme deli...
Tribunal Capacity Update
The Illegal Migration Act, once commenced, will provide for accelerated claims and appeal timescales for individuals subject to the Duty to Remove provisions of the Act when making suspensive claims relating to the narrow grounds of serious harm and remov...
Simplification Update
The government wants the tax system to be simple, fair and to support growth, and has issued a clear mandate to officials in HM Treasury and HMRC to put tax simplification at the heart of policy making.At Autumn Statement 2023, the government published it...
UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The Rt Hon Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mark Tami MP) has been appointed as a substitute member of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Call for Evidence on the Personal Injury Discount Rate
I announce today the publication of Setting the Personal Injury Discount Rate: A Call for Evidence. This call for evidence is intended to obtain evidence to inform the second review of the Personal Injury Discount Rate (PIDR) under the Civil Liability Act...
Tribunal Capacity Update
My right honourable Friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has made the following statement:'The Illegal Migration Act, once commenced, will provide for accelerated claims and appeal timescales for individuals subject to the Duty to...
UK Export Finance support for Ukraine
My Hon Friend the Minister of State for Business and Trade (Nusrat Ghani MP) has today made the following statement.Nearly two years since Russia brutally invaded the sovereign territory of Ukraine, the UK continues to stand resolutely with the Ukrainian ...
Implementation of New Overseas Electors Franchise
My Honourable friend the Minister for Local Government (Simon Hoare MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:On 27 May, 2021, the former Minister for the Constitution and Devolution, the Honourable Member for Norwich North, updated the Hou...
Review of Wilton Park
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Americas, Caribbean and the Overseas Territories (David Rutley MP), has today made the following statement:I am announcing today the conclusion of the review of Wilton Park, an Executive...
UK 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 Rt Hon Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mark Tami MP) has been appointed as a substitute member of the United Kingdom Del...
Simplification Update
My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Nigel Huddleston) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The government wants the tax system to be simple, fair and to support growth, and has issued a clear mandate to offi...
Allocation of £6 billion capital funding for households, businesses and the public sector to make energy efficiency and clean heat improvements
In the 2022 Autumn Statement the Chancellor announced that new Government funding worth £6 billion will be made available from 2025 to 2028 to support households, businesses and the public sector drive improvements in energy efficiency and clean heating t...
Energy Update
My noble friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Callanan) has today made the following statement:The Government and our partners in the devolved administrations are today delivering on commitments to continue the development of the UK Emi...
Tackling Spiking
Today will see the publication of the government’s statutory report on the nature and prevalence of spiking in accordance with section 71(1) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. This report has been laid before both Houses today and will ...
Transport Update
I am pleased to be able to inform the House that today the Government has agreed a capital funding settlement for 2024 with Transport for London (TfL). This Government has showed its continued commitment to supporting London’s transport network to recover...
Safeguarding Update
Today, the Government has published our response to the recommendations made by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel (the Panel) review into safeguarding of children with disabilities and complex health needs in residential settings (published in ...
Children's Social Care Update
The Prime Minister has been clear about the importance of family in ensuring children can thrive and this government is determined to put families at the heart of society. I am therefore pleased to update the House on our progress to reform children’s soc...
Armed Forces Covenant and Veterans Annual Report 2023.
The following joint statement is released on behalf of myself and the Rt. Hon. Johnny Mercer MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs.The events of the last 12 months have continued to highlight the vital work our Armed Forces carry out. Around the world they w...
Treasury Update
The UK is taking rapid action on industrial decarbonisation to meet net zero. This includes the use of carbon pricing through the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS[1]). This action creates risk of carbon leakage as not all jurisdictions are moving at th...
Project Gigabit Progress Update: December 2023
On 15 December 2023 we published Building Digital UK's (BDUK) latest progress update on Project Gigabit, the government’s £5 billion mission to deliver lightning-fast, reliable broadband across the UK.In this update, we report on the four latest contracts...
Local Government Finance Update
On 5 December, I published a policy statement outlining proposals for the 2024-25 local government finance settlement to provide early certainty for councils. Today, I have set out the provisional local government finance settlement for 2024-25 and launch...