Written Ministerial Statements

Update on the Long-Term Plan for Towns

In September 2023, the Prime Minister announced the Long-Term Plan for Towns, providing up to £20 million of ‘endowment-style’ funding and support for fifty-five towns across Great Britain.Today, my department has published guidance that provides further ...

Update on the Implementation of Publicly Accessible Registers of Beneficial Ownership in the Overseas Territories

Illicit finance is an active and growing threat to the UK family, and can undermine our national security, prosperity, and democracy. It is more important than ever that we work together to tackle the emerging challenges. Publicly accessible registers of ...

Elections Act 2022 Implementation

My Honourable friend the Minister for Local Government (Simon Hoare MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government is committed to ensuring that our democracy is secure, fair, modern and transparent. It is vital for the health of ...

Treatment of Politically Exposed Persons under the Money Laundering Regulations

Today the Government has laid The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/1371) a Statutory Instrument to amend the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2...

Conclusion of UK-EU and UK-EU-Norway annual negotiations for 2024 fishing opportunities

My Right Honourable friend the Minister of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mark Spencer) has made the following Statement.Conclusion of annual negotiations for 2024 fishing opportunitiesThe UK has reached agreement with the EU and Norway on...

Establishing the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery

My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Chris Heaton-Harris) has today made the following statement:Following the passage of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, I am today establishing the Independent...

MOD Update on the Land Environment Tactical Communication and Information Systems (LETacCIS)

My hon. Friend The Minister for Defence Procurement (James Cartlidge) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Land Environment Tactical Communication & Information Systems (LETacCIS) programme is a capability and business change programm...

UK-Overseas Territories Declaration and Joint Ministerial Council

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:The UK and the British Overseas Territories of Anguilla, Ascension, Bermuda, Br...

Government Transparency and Accountability

Since 2010, the Government has been at the forefront of opening up data to allow Parliament, the Press and the public to hold public bodies to account.Transparency is crucial to delivering value for money, cutting waste and inefficiency, and ensuring ever...

Government response to the consultation on the VAT treatment of fund management

My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Nigel Huddleston) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I am today publishing the government’s response to the consultation on the VAT treatment of fund management services...

Update on the situation in Israel and Gaza

Since the terrorist attacks against Israel of 7 October 2023, the UK Government has been working with partners across the region to secure the release of hostages, including British nationals, who have been kidnapped. The safety of British nationals is ou...

Engineering Biology update

Since its creation, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has been working to cement the UK as a science superpower by creating the most innovative economy in the world. At the centre of this mission are five critical technologies that wil...

Publication of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s Annual Report

The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC) has today laid before Parliament its Annual Report, covering its activities between April 2022 and March 2023. The Committee’s report demonstrates their wide-ranging work across a number of impor...

Publication of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s International Partnerships Report

The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament has today laid before Parliament a report entitled “International Partnerships”. The Government recognises and welcomes the important oversight provided by the Committee. I thank the Committee for the ...

Sixth Substantive Report of the Independent Reporting Commission

I have received the sixth substantive report from the Independent Reporting Commission.The Commission was established following the Fresh Start Agreement of November 2015 to report on progress towards ending paramilitary activity. That Agreement set out t...

Local Government Finance Update

Today, the Government has published details on the Local Government Finance Settlement for the next year, for councils across England. This Policy Statement comes in advance of the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement, and shows the steps this ...

Government response to the consultation on visiting in care homes, hospitals and hospices

I make this statement on behalf of myself, my Hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care, (Andrew Stephenson), and my Hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy (Maria Caulfi...

Update on the situation in Israel and Gaza

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Since the terrorist attacks against Israel of 7 October 2023, the UK Government has been working with partners acros...

Engineering Biology update

I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Honourable Friend, Minister for Science, Research and Innovation; Andrew Griffith MP.Since its creation, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology h...

Sixth Substantive Report of the Independent Reporting Commission

My Rt hon. Friend the Secretray of State for Northern Ireland (Chris Heaton-Harris) has today made the following statement:I have received the sixth substantive report from the Independent Reporting Commission.The Commission was established following the ...

Sport Update

I wish to inform the House that the Government has today published its response to the recommendations made by the Independent Review of Women’s Football.Women’s football has developed rapidly in recent years and there is no doubt that we are at a definin...

Public Interest Intervention Notice - Telegraph Media Group

My Department has written to the Barclay family and RedBird IMI, the current and proposed owners of Telegraph Media Group (TMG), to inform them of my decision to issue a Public Interest Intervention Notice (PIIN) in relation to the anticipated acquisition...

Defence Equipment Plan

I wish to inform Parliament that the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Defence has written to the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee with our 2023 update on the affordability of the 2023 Defence Equipment Plan as at the end of financial year 202...

EU programmes update

On Monday 4 December the UK and EU will sign our bespoke new agreement finalising the UK’s association to the Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes. This deal is set to create and support thousands of new jobs as part of the next generation of research...

Update on the AUKUS Defence Partnership

Just over two years ago, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia launched the ground-breaking new strategic partnership – known as AUKUS. As we have seen over the last two years or so, the world has become more dangerous. That’s why Defence pa...