Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Police leadership
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Priti Patel) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Dame Cressida Dick will conclude her tenure as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service in April. She deserves ...
Baseline Profit Rate 2022/23 for Single Source Defence Contracts
My hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement (Jeremy Quin MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today announcing that I have set the baseline profit rate (BPR) for single source defence contracts at 8.31%. This differs from...
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 UK has been a global leader in identifying and deploying successful treatments for COVID-19. Th...
Consultation on setting an end date for the sale of new non-zero emission buses
In November 2020, the Prime Minister announced his 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution. Its aim to build back better from the pandemic, to use our recovery to level up the country, to scale up new industries and to support new green jobs acros...
Covid-19 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 COVID-19 vaccination programme has fuelled this country’s journey along the road to recovery an...
Trade Update
On 14 March 2022, the Government announced that it will take action to deny Russia’s entitlement to Most Favoured Nation tariff access to our economy for hundreds of imports, adding a 35-percentage-point tariff increase on £900 million worth of imported g...
UKEF Update
The Government is appalled by the unprovoked, barbaric and brutal invasion of Ukraine and will continue to stand strong in supporting Ukraine through both significant economic and humanitarian assistance. Due to the effects of the Russian aggression, I wa...
National Lottery Update
The Gambling Commission has today announced the outcome of its competition to run the 4th National Lottery licence, covering the 10-year period from 2024 to 2034. In accordance with relevant legislation, this decision has been made by the Gambling Commiss...
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 main changes are as follows: We have made changes to the Immigration Rules which will implement the Plan for Growth measures, including t...
Study on Infected Blood Compensation Framework
On 20 May 2021, the Government announced the appointment of Sir Robert Francis QC, to carry out a study to look at options for a framework for compensation for people infected and affected by infected blood, and it was agreed that the study would report b...
Outdoor Weddings and Civil Partnerships
On 20 December 2021, the Government launched a public consultation on outdoor weddings and civil partnerships. The consultation sought views on the Government’s proposals to continue to permit outdoor civil marriages and civil partnerships on approved pre...
Treasury Update
Today I have laid before Parliament the Final Report on behalf of the Independent Panel on Ring-fencing and Proprietary Trading. In 2020, the Treasury appointed an independent panel[1] - firstly to review the operation of the legislation related to ring-f...
Justice Update
The pandemic has been exceptionally challenging for our justice system. We owe our whole legal profession - solicitors, barristers, chartered institute executives, and judiciary and court staff - a debt of gratitude for keeping the wheels of justice turni...
Ministry of Defence Financial Update
Today I have made an online correction to Parliamentary Question 119445 answered on 10 February 2022.Due to an administrative error incorrect data was reported in relation to my visit to the US in July 2021.The total cost to the public purse of my oversea...
National Lottery Update
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Honourable Friend, the Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy, Chris Philp MP:The Gambling Commission has today announced the outcome of its competition to r...
Trade Update
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade (Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP) has today made the following statement.On 14 March 2022, the Government announced that it will take action to deny Russia’s entitlement to Most Favoured Nation tarif...
UKEF Update
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade (Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP) has today made the following statement.The Government is appalled by the unprovoked, barbaric and brutal invasion of Ukraine and will continue to stand strong in sup...
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Safe and Legal Migration (Kevin Foster) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:My Rt Hon friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in ...
Study on Infected Blood Compensation Framework
My Rt Hon Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and HM Paymaster General (Michael Ellis QC MP) has today made the following statement:On 20 May 2021, the Government announced the appointment of Sir Robert Francis QC, to carry out a study to look at o...
Outdoor Weddings and Civil Partnerships
My honourable friend the The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Tom Pursglove) has made the following written statement.'On 20 December 2021, the Government launched a public consultation on outdoor weddings and civil partnerships. The co...
Treasury Update
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (John Glen) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Today I have laid before Parliament the Final Report on behalf of the Independent Panel on Ring-fencing and Proprietary Trad...
Online Safety Update
I wish to inform the House that the government is legislating through the Online Safety Bill to create an offence related to the behaviour known as ‘Cyberflashing’.It is important that we effectively criminalise this behaviour, which usually involves a pe...
Education Update
Today, I am providing an update to the House on three elements of this government’s work to enable every child to fulfil their potential by ensuring that they receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time. This is in advance of the fort...
Online Safety Update
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Honourable Friend, the Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy, Chris Philp MP:I wish to inform the House that the government is legislating through the Onlin...
Education Update
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for School Standards (Robin Walker) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today, I am providing an update to the House on three elements of this government’s work to enable every child to fulfil th...