Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Outcome of the review of the NHS Charging Regulations exemption for Ukrainians
The Government continues to take measures in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to support those who ordinarily live in Ukraine who have come here to seek safety and support. In March 2022, my predecessor amended the NHS Charging Regulations to a...
Business Update
This statement will be made at a later date.
National Security Vetting Policy Update
I am pleased to announce the introduction of a new level of National Security Vetting on 31 October 2022.Level 1B will run alongside, and in due course replace, the existing Counter-Terrorism Check (CTC), and will allow access to sensitive materials, asse...
Business Update
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has today made the following statement:This statement will be made at a later date.
Correction to a written Parliamentary answer
On 23 June 2020, the Attorney General’s Office answered a written Parliamentary question tabled by Richard Holden MP. The written answer included incorrect figures relating to the number of overall appeals, and successful appeals that the Department has m...
Armoured Cavalry Programme: Ajax Update
I wish to provide an update on the Ajax equipment project that is part of the Armoured Cavalry Programme. My first concern is the safety of our personnel, which has been at the forefront of the work that has been ongoing over the summer. I am pleased to b...
Subsidy Control Regime
I am announcing today (20 October 2022) that the Government intends to bring the Subsidy Control Act fully into force on 4 January 2023.The Act provides the framework for a new, United Kingdom-wide subsidy control regime. This regime will enable public au...
Update on delivery of the Government’s commitments in New Decade, New Approach
During the passage of the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Act in the House of Lords, the Government committed to laying a written ministerial statement every six months setting out which of our commitments in New Decade, N...
Education Update
My Noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School and College System (Baroness Barran), has made the following statement.The department is committing up to £86m in trust capacity funding (TCAF) until March 2025, supporting the gov...
Publication of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse Final Report
At midday today, the Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse was published. This concludes seven years of investigation into areas of institutional failings, across England and Wales, to properly protect and safeguard children in their c...
Transport Update
The Government is today introducing the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill. This meets the Prime Minister’s commitment to introduce this Bill within her first thirty days of Parliament sitting and delivers on a commitment in the 2019 Conserva...
Education Update
The department is committing up to £86m in trust capacity funding (TCAF) until March 2025, supporting the government’s vision for every school to be part of a family of schools in strong academy trusts. TCAF helps trusts develop their capacity and take on...
Subsidy Control Regime
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has today made the following statement:I am announcing today (20 October 2022) that the Government intends to bring the Subsidy Control Act fully into force on ...
Update on delivery of the Government’s commitments in New Decade, New Approach
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Chris Heaton-Harris) has today made the following statement:During the passage of the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Act in the House of Lords, the Government ...
Armoured Cavalry Programme: Ajax Update
My Rt Hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement (Alec Shelbrooke MP) has made the following written statement:I wish to provide an update on the Ajax equipment project that is part of the Armoured Cavalry Programme. My first concern is the safety o...
Publication of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse Final Report
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Grant Shapps) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:At midday today, the Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse was published. This concludes seven ye...
Transport Update
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Anne-Marie Trevelyan), has made the following Ministerial Statement:The Government is today introducing the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill. This meets the Prime Minister’s ...
Contingencies Fund Advance
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee implement their Quantitative Easing (QE) programme through a subsidiary entity known as the Asset Purchase Facility (APF). HM Treasury agreed to indemnify the APF against losses when it was set up in 2009[1]...
Independent Investigation into East Kent Maternity Services
My Hon friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Dr Caroline Johnson) has made the following Written Statement:I wish to inform the House that the independent review into maternity and neonatal services at East Kent University NHS Foundation Trus...
Contingencies Fund Advance
My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Andrew Griffith) has today made the following Written Ministerial StatementThe Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee implement their Quantitative Easing (QE) programme through a subsidiar...
Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan
This government has been consistently clear that the failure of the water companies to adequately reduce the amount of storm sewage discharges is unacceptable. We are the first government to set a clear requirement on water companies to reduce sewage disc...
Work of the Department during the Summer Recess
Since I was appointed on 7 July, I have been privileged to lead the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in its work to spread opportunity in all parts of the United Kingdom.This Statement updates the House on progress that has been made d...
Rough Sleeping Update
On 3 September Government published its new strategy to end rough sleeping in England.This Government has made the unprecedented pledge to end rough sleeping within this Parliament and this strategy will help us to deliver that goal. Working with our part...
DCMS Update
I would like to inform the House of a number of DCMS Updates.Over summer recess we also reached another key milestone in the transformation of the UK’s broadband networks - announcing that over 70% of homes and businesses across the country now have acces...
Past Reports of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse 2018-2020
Twelve past reports of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse have today been laid before the House, in compliance with the Inquiries Act 2005. These reports were published by the Inquiry between August 2018 and November 2020. The reports are als...