Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
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 my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for DCMS, is ‘minded to’ issue an Intervention Notic...
Public Bodies Reform
My Rt Hon Friend the Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency (the Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP) has today made the following statement:I am pleased to announce that, today, we are publishing guidance documents that will underpin a new ser...
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office Annual Report 2020–2021
My right honourable friend the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Dominic Raab) has made the following Written Statement:'With the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, I will today publish the fifteenth annual rep...
Room to Run Guarantee
It is normal practice, when a Government Department proposes to undertake a contingent liability in excess of £300,000 for which there is no specific statutory authority, for the Minister concerned to present a departmental minute to Parliament giving par...
Completing the Move to Universal Credit by 2024
In 2012, Parliament voted to end legacy benefits and replace them with a single modern benefit system, Universal Credit (UC). The UC system stood up to the challenges of the pandemic and ensured support was provided for a significant number of new claiman...
Football Governance
I wish to inform the House that the Government has today published its response to the recommendations made by the Independent Fan Led Review of Football Governance.The Government’s response focuses on responding to the Review’s ten strategic recommendati...
Trade Update
On Thursday 21st April, I met His Excellency, Vadym Prystaiko, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, where we reached an agreement in principle that the UK will liberalise all tariffs on imports of Ukrainian origin under the UK-Ukraine Political, Fr...
UK Shared Prosperity Fund update
My Hon. Friend, the Minister for Levelling Up - Local Government, Constitution and the Union (Neil O’Brien) on 19 April 2022 made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Last week, my department announced the launch of the £2.6 billion UK Shared Prosp...
Football Governance
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Honourable Friend, the Minister for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Civil Society, Nigel Huddleston MP:I wish to inform the House that the Government has today pub...
Completing the Move to Universal Credit by 2024
My Right Honourable Friend, The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Dr Thérèse Coffey MP) has made the following Written Statement.In 2012, Parliament voted to end legacy benefits and replace them with a single modern benefit system, Universal Credi...
Accessible Transport - Reference Wheelchair report
The government is committed to ensuring disabled passengers have the same access to transport as everyone else, with assistance if physical infrastructure remains a barrier. We want disabled people to be able to travel confidently, easily, and without ext...
Capital Update
I am today announcing High Needs Provision Capital Allocations (HNPCA) amounting to over £1.4 billion of new investment. This funding is to support local authorities to deliver new places for academic years 2023/24 and 2024/25 and improve existing provisi...
Financial Services update
I can today inform the House of the disposal of approximately £1.2bn worth of government-owned NatWest Group plc (formerly Royal Bank of Scotland, RBS) shares, representing approximately 4.91% of the company, by way of a directed buyback transaction.Appro...
2022 Post Implementation Review of the Civil Contingencies Act
I am pleased to inform the House that a comprehensive report on the ‘2022 Post Implementation Review of the Civil Contingencies Act’ has today been laid before Parliament. This will succeed the 2017 ‘Report of the Post Implementation Review of the Civil C...
Government Efficiency Savings 2020/21
As we set out in June 2021’s Declaration on Government Reform, HM Government is committed to strengthening the cross-government functions to better support departments’ delivery capability and maximise value for money for taxpayers.In the financial year 2...
Business Update
The Government has condemned the use of threats of dismissal and reengagement on reduced terms (so called “fire and rehire”) as a negotiation tactic when employers are seeking to renegotiate contracts. Last year I asked the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbi...
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
My Rt Hon friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. The changes reflect our commitments to Ukraine and the main changes are as follows: We are now formally bringing the Ukraine Family Scheme, l...
Housing update
Everyone in this country deserves to live in a safe and decent home. It is unacceptable in a country like the UK that anyone should have thick black mould covering their walls and have to worry about their children breathing in spores; to be put at risk o...
The UK's Defence Contribution in the High North
Today I am publishing a new Defence Policy Document for the High North, the UK’s Defence Contribution in the High North. I have placed a copy in the Library of the House. The purpose of this Defence High North paper is to ensure that future Defence polici...
Armoured Cavalry Programme: Ajax Update
I wish to provide a further update to Parliament on the Ajax equipment project being delivered as part of the Armoured Cavalry Programme. Ajax is designed to provide Ground Mounted Reconnaissance, allowing the Army to understand the battlefield in all wea...
Covid-19 Update
Introduction On 21 February 2022, the Government published, “COVID-19 Response: Living with COVID-19” which set out the government’s plan for living with COVID-19. This included removing remaining legal domestic restrictions while continuing to protect pe...
Contingent Liability For The Ajax Lessons Learned Review
I wish to inform the House that I am today laying a Departmental Minute to advise of a new contingent liability associated with the Ajax Lessons Learned Review.Clive Sheldon QC has agreed to lead the review. Negotiations are ongoing and the contingent lia...
2022 Post Implementation Review of the Civil Contingencies Act
My Rt Hon Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and HM Paymaster General (Michael Ellis QC MP) has today made the following statement:I am pleased to inform the House that a comprehensive report on the ‘2022 Post Implementation Review of the Civil Co...
The Digital, Data and Technology Sourcing Playbook
My Rt Hon Friend the Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency (the Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP) has today made the following statement:HM Government has today published the Digital, Data and Technology Sourcing Playbook. The Cabinet Offic...
Devolved administration funding
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Simon Clarke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Recognising the pressures people are currently facing, on 3rd February the Chancellor announced that households in Eng...