Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Levelling Up Education and Skills Reforms
I have announced a number of new education and skills reforms which support delivery of two of the Government’s 12 levelling up missions which can be found in full on gov.uk.The missions that the Department for Education will lead are:Education: By 2030, ...
DHSC Update
I am today laying in Parliament a set of documents in response to the Humble Address motion of the House of Commons passed on 17 November 2021. The Department of Health and Social Care has followed a rigorous process to identify and quality assure all rel...
Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2022/23
My Rt Hon Friend, the Home Secretary, has today laid before the House the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2022/23 (HC 1084). The Report sets out the Home Secretary’s determination for 2022/23 of the aggregate amount of grants that she proposes to ...
Trade with Israel Policy Update
The call for input on a future trade agreement with Israel has launched today.The UK is committed to our trade and investment relationship with Israel, one of the Middle East’s most dynamic and innovative economies and the world’s 30th largest economy in ...
Government Response to Danny Kruger MP’s report on Levelling Up Our Communities
I wish to inform the House that the Government has today published its response to the Hon. Member for Devizes’ report on levelling up our communities. This response is published alongside the Levelling Up White Paper which sets out the Government’s wider...
Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2022/23
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Crime and Policing (Kit Malthouse) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:My Rt Hon Friend, the Home Secretary, has today laid before the House the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2022...
Trade with Israel Policy Update
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade (Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP) has today made the following statement.The call for input on a future trade agreement with Israel has launched today.The UK is committed to our trade and investment ...
Government Response to Danny Kruger MP’s report on Levelling Up Our Communities
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...
Myanmar Coup Anniversary
One year since the military seized power in Myanmar, it is clear they miscalculated. They did not reckon with the courage and tenacity of the people of Myanmar to resist their brutal takeover. However, the coup has plunged the country into a deep crisis. ...
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse’s report on ‘Child Sexual Exploitation by Organised Networks’
Today, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published their investigation report on Child Sexual Exploitation by Organised Networks. The report relates to IICSA’s investigation as to whether there is evidence of conspiracy, cover-up, in...
Defence Space Strategy
Today I am pleased to publish the Defence Space Strategy (DSS). This strategy sets out a vision for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) as a global actor in the space domain. It articulates how the MOD will deliver the National Space Strategy’s ‘protect and def...
Advanced Research and Invention Agency
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Kwasi Kwarteng) has today made the following statement:The leadership of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) has been the subject of much Parliam...
Myanmar Coup Anniversary
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister for Asia (Amanda Milling), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:One year since the military seized power in Myanmar, it is clear they miscalculated. They did not reckon with the courage and tenacity...
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse’s report on ‘Child Sexual Exploitation by Organised Networks’
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Priti Patel) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published their investigation report on Child Sexual Ex...
Defence Space Strategy
My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Defence Procurement (Jeremy Quin MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Today I am pleased to publish the Defence Space Strategy (DSS). This strategy sets out a vision for the Ministry of Defence...
Roads Update
Since becoming Transport Secretary, I have worked consistently to raise the bar on motorway safety and I am determined to make sure people using our motorways continue to benefit from one of the safest and best performing road networks in the world.To thi...
Prime Minister's Trade Envoy Programme
The Prime Minister has made two new appointments to his Trade Envoy programme. The new appointments will extend the total number of Trade Envoys to 34 parliamentarians, covering 72 markets. The Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy Programme is an unpaid and volun...
Appointments to the UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The Hon. Member for Broadland (Jerome Mayhew) has been appointed as a full member of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.The Hon. Member for Sedgefield (Paul Howell) has been appointed as a full member in p...
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Rt Hon. Member for Maldon (John Whittingdale) has been appointed as a full representative of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in place of the Hon. Member for Dartfo...
Covid-19 Update
On 20 October 2021, the Government announced the procurement of two ground-breaking novel oral antivirals to treat UK COVID-19 patients, supplemented by the announcement of additional volumes of these drugs on 22 December. I am writing to inform the House...
Roads Update
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps), has made the following Ministerial Statement:Since becoming Transport Secretary, I have worked consistently to raise the bar on motorway safety and I am determined to make su...
Prime Minister's Trade Envoy Programme
My Honourable Friend the Minister for Exports (Mike Freer MP) has today made the following statement.The Prime Minister has made two new appointments to his Trade Envoy programme. The new appointments will extend the total number of Trade Envoys to 34 par...
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement:The Rt Hon. Member for Maldon (John Whittingdale) has been appointed as a full representativeof the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Securi...
Appointments to the UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement:The Hon. Member for Broadland (Jerome Mayhew) has been appointed as a full member of theUnited Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.The Hon. Member f...
Covid-19 Update
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Sajid Javid) has made the following written statement:On 20 October 2021, the Government announced the procurement of two ground-breaking novel oral antivirals to treat UK COVID-19 patien...