Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Ending BEIS ODA spending in China
As one of the world’s fastest growing economies, China plays a critical role in addressing many of the world’s most urgent challenges such as tackling climate change and preventing Antimicrobial Resistance. It is important that we continue to work with Ch...
Departmental Contingent Liability Notification; Energy Supply Company Special Administration Regime
Today I will lay before Parliament a Departmental Minute describing a contingent liability arising from the issuance of a letter of credit for the Energy Administrators acting in the Special Administration Regime for Bulb Energy Limited (‘Bulb’). This let...
Ratification of the Istanbul Convention
Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a Government priority and these crimes have no place in our society. Last July, we published our new cross-Government Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy to help ensure that women and girl...
Ending BEIS ODA spending in China
My Honourable friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Science, Research and Innovation) (George Freeman) has today made the following statement:As one of the world’s fastest growing economies, China plays a critical role in address...
Departmental Contingent Liability Notification; Energy Supply Company Special Administration Regime
My Right Honourable friend the Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change (Greg Hands) has today made the following statement:Today I will lay before Parliament a Departmental Minute describing a contingent liability arising from the is...
The Motoring Agencies Business Plans for 2022-23
I am pleased to announce the publication of the 2022-23 business plans for the Department for Transport’s Motoring Agencies - the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and the Vehicle Certification Agen...
Public consultation on the code of practice for the extraction of information from electronic devices
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Crime and Policing (Kit Malthouse) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Following?the?successful?passage of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act,?I am?pleased to announce that today ...
Ratification of the Istanbul Convention
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Priti Patel) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a Government priority and these crimes have no place in our societ...
Condition Improvement Fund Update
My Noble Friend the Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for the School System (Baroness Barran) has made the following statement.Today, I am announcing the allocation of £498 million for 1,405 Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) projects across 1,129 acade...
Health Update
The Government is delaying the implementation of the volume price promotion restrictions and the introduction of further advertising restrictions on TV and online for high fat, sugar or salt (HFSS) products by 12 months.We are clear that the delay to volu...
Education Update
My honourable friend the Minister of State for School Standards has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today, the Department for Education (DfE) informed applicants of the outcomes of the first accreditation round of the ITT reform programme...
International Development Strategy
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Elizabeth Truss), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today we have laid out our vision for the future of UK international development. ...
Update on carbon leakage mitigations
My right honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Lucy Frazer) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Government is taking ambitious domestic action to tackle climate change and recently opened a consultation on d...
Condition Improvement Fund Update
Today, I am announcing the allocation of £498 million for 1,405 Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) projects across 1,129 academies, sixth-form colleges and voluntary aided schools to maintain and improve the condition of the education estate.This funding is...
Health Update
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Vaccines and Public Health) (Maggie Throup) has made the following Written Statement:The Government is delaying the implementation of the volume price promotion restrictions and the in...
Energy Update
Today I will lay before Parliament a Departmental Minute describing a contingent liability arising from the issuance of letters of credit for the Energy Administrators acting in the Special Administration Regime for Bulb Energy Limited (‘Bulb’). These let...
Draft Legislation: Ship Safety – The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022
I have today published as a draft the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022, along with an accompanying draft Explanatory Memorandum. The draft Regulations revoke and replace the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004 (SI 20...
Public Bodies Reform
I am pleased to announce that, today, we are publishing guidance documents that will underpin a new series of public body reviews.The review programme and associated guidance delivers against the commitments made in the Declaration on Government Reform to...
Media Policy Update
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today written to Newsquest Media Group and Archant Community Media, to inform them that I am ‘minded to’ issue an Intervention Notice. This relates to concerns I have that there may be public...
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office Annual Report 2020–2021
With the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, I will today publish the fifteenth annual report of the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO).The JCIO supports the Lord Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor in our joint statutory responsibility fo...
The Armed Forces Incentivisation Review
I am pleased to announce that the Prime Minister has approved the appointment of Mr Rick Haythornthwaite to chair an independent review of our Service personnel’s terms and conditions.The review, which will be known as the Haythornthwaite Review of Armed ...
Update on the Implementation of the Register of Overseas Entities
My noble Friend Lord Callanan, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility) has today made the following statement:I welcome the opportunity to update Parliament on the progress the Government is making...
Trade Update
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade (Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP) has today made the following statement.On Thursday 21st April, I met His Excellency, Vadym Prystaiko, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, where we reached an...
Update on the Implementation of the Register of Overseas Entities
I welcome the opportunity to update Parliament on the progress the Government is making implementing the Register of Overseas Entities, six weeks after the expedited Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 received Royal Assent.The Act sets...
The Armed Forces Incentivisation Review
My hon. Friend the Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Leo Docherty MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I am pleased to announce that the Prime Minister has approved the appointment of Mr Rick Haythornthwaite to chair an indepen...