Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Third quarterly report on intergovernmental relations
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations (Michael Gove), has today made the following written statement:Earlier today, the UK Government published the third quarterly ...
COP26 Update
My Rt Hon Friend the COP26 President (Alok Sharma MP) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:COP26 concluded with agreement by all Parties to the historic Glasgow Climate Pact. This Pact, combined with increased ambition and action acr...
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Update
My honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work(Chloe Smith MP) has made the following Written Statement.Today the department will publish the latest update on progress on making backdated payments to Personal Independence...
State Pension Age Review
My Right Honourable Friend, The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Dr Thérèse Coffey MP) has made the following Written Statement.My Department is launching the second Government Review of State Pension age, which must be published by May 2023, und...
The Food and Feed Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2021
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State (Minister of State for Health) (Ed Argar) has made the following written statement:Following the end of the Transition Period, the Government continues to regard food and feed safety and standards a top priority....
Tax Administration and Maintenance
Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 announced that the government would bring forward a further set of plans for tax administration and maintenance later in the autumn, which follows a similar set of announcements published in Tax policies and consulta...
Covid-19 Update
The UK’s COVID-19 vaccine programme continues to protect the nation against the virus. We continue to make the vaccine accessible to all those eligible and urge everyone to take up the vaccine and booster offer without delay. Over 17 million people have n...
Transport Update
Further to the Written Ministerial Statement made by my Right Honorable Friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps) on Friday 26 November, which I repeated, I am today making a further Written Ministerial Statement to make a minor correcti...
Standard for Algorithmic Transparency
My noble Friend, the Minister of State for Efficiency and Transformation (Lord Agnew Kt), has today made the following written statement:The Cabinet Office's Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) has today published a cross-government standard for algori...
Annual Report of the Biometrics Commissioner
My Noble Friend the Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Williams of Trafford) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to announce that my Rt Hon Friend the Home Secretary is today publishing the Annual Report of the Bi...
Financial Conduct Authority Mortgage Review
The issue of mortgage prisoners is one of my key priorities. I recognise the difficult position these borrowers are in and understand the stress that many experience as a result. I remain committed to examining what further can be done to assist borrowers...
Business Update
The Government is announcing today a guarantee to provide a financial safety net for successful UK applicants to Horizon Europe, whilst we push to formalise our association as soon as possible.We agreed terms for association under the EU-UK Trade and Coop...
Standard for Algorithmic Transparency
The Cabinet Office's Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) has today published a cross-government standard for algorithmic transparency. This move makes the UK one of the first countries in the world to make progress on developing a national algorithmic ...
Events Research Programme
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made on 26 November 2021 in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Nadine Dorries MP:The Government has published today the fi...
Annual Report of the Biometrics Commissioner
I am pleased to announce that my Rt Hon Friend the Home Secretary is today publishing the Annual Report of the Biometrics Commissioner, together with the Government’s response. The Biometrics Commissioner is an independent office holder, who is appointed ...
Financial Conduct Authority Mortgage Review
My honourable friend the Economic Secreatary to the Treasury (John Glen) has today made the following Written Ministerial StatementThe issue of mortgage prisoners is one of my key priorities. I recognise the difficult position these borrowers are in and u...
Business Update
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Kwasi Kwarteng) made the following statement on Friday 26th November: Contingent Liability (Indemnity) Today I will lay before Parliament a Departmental Minute...
Business Update
My Honourable friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Science, Research and Innovation) (George Freeman) has today made the following statement:The Government is announcing today a guarantee to provide a financial safety net for su...
Departmental Contingent Liability Notification (Extension of the Recovery Loan Scheme)
I am tabling this statement for the benefit of Honourable and Right Honourable Members to bring to their attention the details of the extension to the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 27 October 2021.RLS is facili...
Business Update
Contingent Liability (Indemnity) Today I will lay before Parliament a Departmental Minute describing a contingent liability arising from an indemnity for the Energy Administrators acting in the Special Administration Regime for Bulb Energy Limited (‘Bulb’...
Events Research Programme
The Government has published today the final reports from the science-led Events Research Programme.The Events Research Programme has gathered evidence on the risks associated with events-related transmission routes of the COVID-19 virus, characteristics ...
Covid-19 Update
The government is taking decisive precautionary action against a new COVID-19 variant by introducing travel restrictions on arrivals from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Namibia from midday Friday 26 November. This precautionary move ...
Departmental Contingent Liability Notification (Extension of the Recovery Loan Scheme)
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:I am tabling this statement for the benefit of Honoura...
Transport Update
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps), has made the following Ministerial Statement:In October 2020, the Prime Minister asked Sir Peter Hendy to undertake a detailed review of how the quality and availability of t...
Covid-19 Update
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has today made the following statement:The government is taking decisive precautionary action against a new COVID-19 variant by introducing travel restrictions on arrivals from S...