Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Minimum Service Levels – Hospital Settings
The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 allows the Secretary of State to make regulations to establish minimum service levels for relevant services in the event of strike action. They must consult with such persons as they consider appropriate befor...
Membership of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA)
The Rt. Hon. Member for Wallasey (Dame Angela Eagle MP) has been appointed as a full representative and Vice-Chair of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly in place of the Rt Hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn MP).The Hon. Member for Batter...
Update on the National Disability Strategy
In my written statement of 12 July, I informed the House of the judgment handed down by the Court of Appeal on 11 July 2023 regarding the National Disability Strategy Judicial Review. In that ministerial statement I was pleased to inform the House that th...
Tata Steel: Port Talbot Transformation
Government has agreed on a proposed joint investment package to provide £500m to Tata Steel as part of their proposed £1.25bn project to move to low carbon steel making in Port Talbot, subject to the necessary information and consultation processes that w...
Dangerous Dogs
The Government is taking urgent action to bring forward a ban on XL Bully dog types following a concerning rise in attacks and fatalities, which appear to be driven by this type of dog. Under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, a definition of the ‘American XL B...
UK Commission on Covid Commemoration
I am today publishing the final report of the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration. The Commission was established in July 2022 to secure a broad consensus across our whole United Kingdom on how we mark and commemorate this very distinctive period in our ...
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 – Unexplained Wealth Order Report 2022-2023
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Suella Braverman) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today I lay before Parliament the Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) report for the period 2022-2023. The UWO report ...
Police Integrity
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Suella Braverman) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The vast majority of officers are brave and hard-working individuals but serious concerns persist regarding stand...
National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Thérèse Coffey) has made the following Statement.Following the approval of the House, I am pleased to inform the House that I am today (18 September 2023) designati...
Living and deceased tissue and cell donation
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Primary Care and Public Health) (Neil O’Brien) has made the following written statement:The findings of the Government commissioned review into donor selection policies, that was carri...
Update on Nuclear
My hon. friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Andrew Bowie) has today made the following statement:Britain needs a nuclear renaissance to help deliver a low cost, clean and secure electricity system. New nuclear will result in reliable, abund...
Government response to a consultation on fixed recoverable costs (lower damages clinical negligence claims)
My Hon friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy) (Maria Caulfield) has made the following Written Statement:On 15 September, the Government response to the consultation on fixed recoverable ...
Update on the National Disability Strategy
My honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Tom Pursglove MP) has made the following Written Statement.In my written statement of 12 July, I informed the House of the judgment handed down by the Court of Appeal on 11 ...
Dangerous Dogs
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Thérèse Coffey) has made the following Statement. The Government is taking urgent action to bring forward a ban on XL Bully dog types following a concerning rise in...
Tata Steel: Port Talbot Transformation
My Hon Friend the Minister for Industry and Economic Security (Nusrat Ghani MP) has today made the following statement.Government has agreed on a proposed joint investment package to provide £500m to Tata Steel as part of their proposed £1.25bn project to...
Gibraltar Loan Guarantee
I am writing to provide an update on the UK Loan Guarantee to Gibraltar, which the former Foreign Secretary, the Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, made a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament regarding on 19 November 2020 (HCWS588).In 2020, the Chief Minister...
Departmental Update
I would like to inform the House of several updates from the Department of Health and Social Care over the summer recess.Cutting waiting times across the United Kingdom I have offered to work with the devolved administrations in Wales, Scotland, and North...
Military Support to Ukraine
I am pleased to provide the House with an update on our military support to Ukraine, including equipment and ammunition provided, deployed personnel, and our training programmes. Since Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion the UK has donated significan...
Consultation on tax incentives for occupational health
The Government is consulting on the case for further support through the tax system to encourage greater employer provision of occupational health services, as a means of reducing labour market inactivity in the UK. The Government is also consulting separ...
Public Consultation on Occupational Health
Together with my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, later today I will publish a Command Paper launching the Public Consultation entitled Occupational Health: Working Better.Tackling economic inactivity due to long-term sick...
Departmental Update
I am pleased to provide the House with the following updates from the Department for Business and Trade today. United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Services Exclusions) Regulations 2023 in accordance with section 18(10) of the United Kingdom Internal ...
Supporting Civil Service Impartiality through Due Diligence Guidance
This Government is committed to protecting free speech, the impartiality of the civil service and ensuring taxpayer money is not used to fund speakers who have expressed or supported extremist views.I have instructed the Cabinet Office to review and updat...
Cabinet Office Departmental Update
The Minister of State, Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, has today made the following statement:I would like to update Hon Members on the main items of business undertaken by my department in advance of Summer Recess.Strengthening Ethics and Integrity in Ce...
Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review: Government Response to the Independent Review by Clare Wade KC
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor has made the following statement:"I am pleased to publish today the Government’s full response to the recommendations made by Clare Wade KC in the independent Domestic Homi...
Departmental Update
My Hon friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy) (Maria Caulfield) has made the following Written Statement:I wish to inform the House of the Government’s full response to the report of the ...