Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Government response to the Protect Duty consultation
Between 26 February and 2 July 2021, the Government consulted on proposals for the Protect Duty, whereby certain venues and organisations would be required to consider terrorist threats and reasonable mitigations to these. Yesterday, the Government publis...
School Improvement
The Department for Education will today publish a Government response to the public consultation on reforming how local authorities’ school improvement functions are funded.The Government response summarises responses and notes that Government will procee...
Government response to the Protect Duty consultation
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Priti Patel) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Between 26 February and 2 July 2021, the Government consulted on proposals for the Protect Duty, whereby certain venue...
School Improvement
The Department for Education will today publish a Government response to the public consultation on reforming how local authorities’ school improvement functions are funded.The Government response summarises responses and notes that Government will procee...
Civil Aviation Authority 2021 Progress Report
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport (Robert Courts) has made the following Ministerial Statement:During the passage of the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 through Parliament, Ministers confirmed that...
Outdoor Marriages and Civil Partnerships
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Tom Pursglove) has made the following Written Statement.'On 20 December, the Government launched a public consultation on outdoor weddings and civil partnerships. This consultati...
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 i...
Our vision for the Women’s Health Strategy for England
My Hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under State (Minister for Patient Safety and Primary Care) (Maria Caulfield) has made the following statement:Our Vision for the Women’s Health Strategy for England was published on 23 December 2021. This sets out our ambi...
Annual Report of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner
My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement:I have today laid before both Houses a copy of the annual report of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, Rt. Hon. Sir Brian Leveson.Overall, this report demonstrates that the security ...
Protecting the Integrity of our Elections
My Hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Equalities and Levelling Up Communities (Kemi Badenoch) has today made the following statement:I am pleased to update Parliament today on amendments the Government will shortly be bringing forward to the Elections...
Transport Update
I am making this statement to update the House on changes being made today to the Government’s Plug-in Vehicle Grant Scheme as well as our plans to regulate to improve the experience for drivers charging electric vehicles.Plug in Grant schemeFor over a de...
National Cyber Strategy 2022
I am pleased to announce the publication of the new National Cyber Strategy.This strategy builds on the significant progress made through the National Cyber Security Strategy 2016-2021 and delivers on a commitment made in the Government’s Integrated Revie...
Hong Kong Six-monthly Report
The latest Six-monthly Report on the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong was published today, and is attached. It covers the period from 1 January to 30 June 2021. The report has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. A...
Publication of the Government’s response to a Call for Evidence on airside licensing at international airports in England and Wales
The 2017 report of the House of Lords Select Committee that carried out a post-legislative scrutiny of the Licensing Act 2003 recommended that the Government should revoke the exemption from the Licensing Act that applies to most international airports in...
Designated Settings Indemnity Scheme Extension
Further to the written statement on 29 June 2021, I am tabling this statement for the benefit of Honourable and Right Honourable members to bring to their attention the undertaking of a contingent liability. This relates to an extension of the Designated ...
Third quarterly report on intergovernmental relations
Earlier today, the UK Government published the third quarterly report of our engagement with the devolved administrations on the GOV.UK page for intergovernmental relations. The report has also been deposited in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament....
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Update
Today the department will publish the latest update on progress on making backdated payments to Personal Independence Payment claimants who are affected by the MH and RJ decisions of the Upper Tribunal (UT). The release will be published at: https://www.g...
COP26 Update
COP26 concluded with agreement by all Parties to the historic Glasgow Climate Pact. This Pact, combined with increased ambition and action across mitigation, adaptation, and finance means that the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C remains ...
State Pension Age Review
My Department is launching the second Government Review of State Pension age, which must be published by May 2023, under Section 27 of the Pensions Act 2014.As the number of people over State Pension age increases, due to a growing population and people o...
The Food and Feed Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2021
Following the end of the Transition Period, the Government continues to regard food and feed safety and standards a top priority. This Statutory Instrument corrects and addresses deficiencies both in the retained EU law as well as the domestic legislation...
Transport Update
The Government has conducted a review of the temporary and precautionary international travel measures introduced to slow the spread of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant.From 4am on Wednesday 15 December, all 11 remaining countries and territories will be ...
Approval of funds for full and final settlement for postmasters with overturned criminal convictions
My Honourable friend the Minister for London and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets) (Paul Scully) has today made the following statement:This House is aware of the distressing impact that pro...
Hong Kong Six-monthly Report
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Elizabeth Truss), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The latest Six-monthly Report on the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Decl...
Publication of the Government’s response to a Call for Evidence on airside licensing at international airports in England and Wales
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Crime and Policing (Kit Malthouse) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The 2017 report of the House of Lords Select Committee that carried out a post-legislative scrutiny of the Licensing A...
Designated Settings Indemnity Scheme Extension
My Honourable friend the Minister of State (Minister for Care and Mental Health) (Gillian Keegan) has today made the following statement:Further to the written statement on 29 June 2021, I am tabling this statement for the benefit of Honourable and Right ...