Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Nuclear decommissioning and radioactive substances consultation
The UK Government and devolved administrations are today publishing for consultation proposals to update policies on nuclear decommissioning and the management of radioactive substances, including radioactive waste.We use radioactive substances in many di...
Update on actions to improve police standards and culture
Recent reports from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and significant high-profile incidents of police criminality and misconduct, such as the horrific crimes of David Carrick, have rightly raised concerns reg...
Draft Legislation: The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances) Order 2023
Many of the rules that govern the buying, selling and organised trading of commodity derivatives and emission allowances are set out in the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR). MiFIR is one of two pieces of EU derived legislation (the othe...
Nuclear decommissioning and radioactive substances consultation
My hon. friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Andrew Bowie) has today made the following statement:The UK Government and devolved administrations are today publishing for consultation proposals to update policies on nuclear decommissioning an...
Update on actions to improve police standards and culture
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire (Chris Philp) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Recent reports from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and significan...
Marine Protection Update
I am announcing my intention to designate the first Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) – North East of Farnes Deep, Allonby Bay and Dolphin Head. These will contribute to the government’s vision under our UK Marine Strategy for ‘clean, healthy, safe, p...
England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2023
The Government has published England’s second Rare Diseases Action Plan today, on international Rare Disease Day.Approximately 3.5 million people in the UK are living with one of over 7,000 rare diseases, such as muscular dystrophies or Huntington’s disea...
Consultation Update
Today I have launched two formal consultations on proposals to improve the planning system to support measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.PLANNING FEESPlanning application fees provide essential income for local planning authorities to be a...
Consultation on a small payments scheme for the Mental Capacity Act 2005
‘Today I am publishing the government’s response to the consultation on a small payments scheme for the Mental Capacity Act 2005.The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) is a crucial piece of legislation that protects vulnerable individuals who may be unable to make...
Marine Protection Update
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dr Thérèse Coffey) has made the following Statement.I am announcing my intention to designate the first Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) – North East of Farnes...
Consultation Update
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:Today I have launched two formal co...
Consultation on a small payments scheme for the Mental Capacity Act 2005
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice (Mike Freer) has made the following statement.‘Today I am publishing the government’s response to the consultation on a small payments scheme for the Mental Capacity Act 2005.The ...
Report of the Organ Utilisation Group
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 House will remember that, under this Government, Max and Keira’s law was introduced – a law ...
England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2023
My Hon Friend the Minister of State (Minister for Social Care) (Helen Whately) has made the following written statement:The Government has published England’s second Rare Diseases Action Plan today, on international Rare Disease Day.Approximately 3.5 mill...
Additional Jobcentre Support – Pilot rollout
I wish to inform the House that today the Department for Work and Pensions will start expanding the Additional Jobcentre Support pilot following testing in Coalville, Crawley, Partick and Pontefract Jobcentres.The current pilot will continue to test how e...
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...
Commencement of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022
My noble friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice (Lord Bellamy KC) has made the following Written Statement:'Today the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 comes into force.The Act makes two key changes:It raises the...
Additional Jobcentre Support – Pilot rollout
My Right Honourable Friend, The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mel Stride MP) has made the following Written Statement.I wish to inform the House that today the Department for Work and Pensions will start expanding the Additional Jobcentre Supp...
Commencement of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022
'Today the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 comes into force.The Act makes two key changes:It raises the legal age of marriage and civil partnership to 18 in England and Wales. This means that 16-17-year-olds are no longer able to mar...
Energy Intensive Industries electricity support package
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Kemi Badenoch MP) has today made the following statement.Yesterday the government brought forward a package of measures to address energy costs for our most energy-intensive industries, which...
Progress on the Register of Overseas Entities and new capabilities to tackle abuse of UK corporate structures
My noble friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Corporate Responsibility (Lord Callanan) has today made the following statement:The Register of Overseas Entities is a vital new information tool for our law enforcement a...
Transfer of NHS Digital into NHS England
My Hon friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Lords) (Lord Markham) has made the following Written Statement:Today, NHS Digital legally becomes part of NHS England, to create a single, central authority responsible for all ele...
Update on Myanmar
My Honourable Friend, the Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Indo-Pacific) (Anne-Marie Trevelyan), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today marks two years since the military seized power from the demo...
Progress on the Register of Overseas Entities and new capabilities to tackle abuse of UK corporate structures
The Register of Overseas Entities is a vital new information tool for our law enforcement agencies and is part of the Government’s comprehensive and ongoing programme to tackle and prevent economic crime and illicit finance.The Government legislated for i...
Transfer of NHS Digital into NHS England
Today, NHS Digital legally becomes part of NHS England, to create a single, central authority responsible for all elements of digital technology, data and transformation for the NHS.Laura Wade-Gery was commissioned by the Government to lead an independent...