Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Contracts for Difference: Allocation Round 7 – Floating Offshore Wind and Offshore Wind
The Seventh Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction results have been published today, unlocking a record 8.4GW of offshore wind projects. We’ve taken a significant step forward in our mission, showing that clean power by 2030 is achievable and on-track. D...
UK Town of Culture 2028
I am pleased to open the UK Town of Culture 2028 to applications today in recognition of the vital role towns play in shaping our cultural life. Places across the UK are invited to submit Expressions of Interest to become the inaugural UK Town of Culture ...
OEP's statutory report on Progress in improving the natural environment in England 2024/2025
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has today published its latest report on the Government’s progress in improving the natural environment and a briefing note on the revised EIP. The OEP plays an important role in monitoring and reporting progr...
UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council 2025
The thirteenth UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) was held from 24 – 27 November 2025 in London. The Council was attended by elected Leaders and representatives from Anguilla, Ascension, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman...
UK-Small Island Developing States Strategy
I wish to update the House on the Government’s decision to publish a refreshed UK- SIDS Strategy for 2026-2030. This strategy sets out the major strands of UK support to SIDS’ climate and economic resilience based on partnership.Small Island Developing St...
OEP's statutory report on Progress in improving the natural environment in England 2024/2025
My honourable friend, the Minister for Nature, Mary Creagh MP, has made the following Written Statement.The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has today published its latest report on the Government’s progress in improving the natural environment a...
UK-Small Island Developing States Strategy
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean (Chris Elmore MP) has today made the following statement:I wish to update the House on the Government’s decision to publish a r...
UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council 2025
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories (Stephen Doughty MP) has today made the following statement:The thirteenth UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) was held from 24 – 27 November...
Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (1 September 2025 to 30 November 2025)
Section 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIM) Act 2011 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of every relevant three-month period on the exercise of ...
Local roads and highways
I wish to update the House on the Government’s work to improve the condition of local roads and the steps we are taking to ensure that record levels of investment deliver real benefits for communities. The Government is committed to tackling the poor stat...
Contingencies Fund Advance: National Savings and Investments
HM Treasury has agreed additional Resource departmental expenditure limit (DEL) and Capital DEL funding for National Savings and Investments (NS&I), supporting NS&I’s Business Transformation Programme, which will see it transition to a modernised ...
Football Governance Act 2025 – Statutory Deadline Regulations
Today I am updating the House on the introduction of the Statutory Deadline for the Independent Football Regulator’s (IFR’s) suitability tests for prospective owners and officers. These deadlines must be set by Statutory Instrument (SI) under the Football...
Tackling non-consensual sexual deepfakes on social media
I will be updating the House via an oral statement later today.
Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (1 September 2025 to 30 November 2025)
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Dan Jarvis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Section 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIM) Act 2011 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State to repo...
Local roads and highways
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander), has made the following Ministerial Statement:I wish to update the House on the Government’s work to improve the condition of local roads and the steps we are taking to ens...
Contingencies Fund Advance: National Savings and Investments
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Lucy Rigby) has today made the followng Written Ministerial Statement.HM Treasury has agreed additional Resource departmental expenditure limit (DEL) and Capital DEL funding for National Savings...
Football Governance Act 2025 – Statutory Deadline Regulations
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Honourable Friend the Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth, Stephanie Peacock MP:Today I am updating the House on the introduction of the Statut...
Tackling non-consensual sexual deepfakes on social media
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP.I will be updating the House via an oral statement...
Memorandum of Understanding between the ICO and HMG
My Honourable friend, the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office and the Home Office, Dan Jarvis MP, has today made the following statement:This government is today publishing a Memorandum of Understanding between the Information Commissioner’s Office (...
Working in partnership with farmers to deliver profitability and sustainability at the Oxford Farming Conference 2026
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Emma Reynolds MP) has made the following statement.Farmers are at the heart of our national life – for what they produce, the communities they sustain, and the landscapes a...
Government support for Ineos Chemicals Grangemouth
The Government has agreed a landmark partnership with INEOS to secure the strategically important ethylene cracker in Grangemouth, Scotland. This agreement ensures that the future of this vital site is protected and demonstrates the Government’s commitmen...
Ministerial correction
The Minister for Digital Economy (Baroness Lloyd of Effra CBE) has today made the following statement.The Government’s answer to Written Question HL985, published on 8 October 2024, included the following paragraph: “UK Seabed Resources Limited has two In...
Upgraded Free Trade Agreement with the Republic of Korea: negotiation update
My hon Friend the Minister of State (Chris Bryant MP) has today made the following statement.The United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have concluded negotiations on an upgraded Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Building on the work of the previous Sec...
Chair of the Independent Panel for the Capture Redress Scheme and the Independent Reviewer for Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals
My hon Friend the Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation (Blair McDougall MP) has today made the following statement.On 29 November, I launched the Capture Redress Scheme to provide payments to postmasters who suffered as a result of the ...
Ministerial correction
The Government’s answer to Written Question HL985, published on 8 October 2024, included the following paragraph: “UK Seabed Resources Limited has two International Seabed Authority exploration contracts, UKSR1 and UKSR2. These have an initial period of 1...