Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
The United Kingdom Reserve Forces External Scrutiny Team Annual Statutory Report 2025
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Louise Sandher- Jones) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Led by Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Lord Peach, the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations External Scrutiny T...
Knife Sellers Licensing Consultation
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:As part of the Government’s aim to halve knife crime within a decade, and in line with its manifesto commitment, the previo...
Report of the Independent Reviewer of State Threats Legislation on the operation of State Threats Legislation in 2024
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Jonathan Hall KC, the Independent Reviewer of State Threats Legislation, has prepared a report on the operation of...
Government response to the public consultation on the NHS dentistry contract: quality and payment reforms
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Care (Stephen Kinnock MP) has made the following statement:I wish to update the House following the government’s recent public consultation on quality and payment reforms to the NHS dentistry contract.Restori...
BBC Charter Review
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP.The government has today published the Terms of Reference and the Gr...
Government Interim Update on Progress in responding to the Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Innovation and Safety (Zubir Ahmed) has made the following statement:I am today updating the House on the Government’s progress in responding to the recommendations of the Independ...
Sentencing Reform
Today, I am announcing that the Government will table an amendment to the Sentencing Bill to broaden the starting point for sentencing for the murder of a police or prison officer in the course of their duty. It will apply not only where the murder occurs...
Changes to International Maritime Law
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport (Keir Mather) has made the following Ministerial Statement.I am making this statement to introduce updates to maritime legislation as a result of changes to international law, in order ...
Publication of the Independent Arts Council England Review
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP:Today, The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hodge of Barking DBE is publishing h...
Electoral Resilience
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Steve Reed MP) has today made the following statement:His Majesty’s Government is today announcing an independent review into countering foreign financial inf...
Planning Reform: Next Phase
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook MP) has today made the following statement:England remains in the grip of a housing crisis that is both acute and entrenched. The detrimental consequences of this disas...
The Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2025
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (John Healey) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I have today laid before parliament the 14th Armed Forces Annual Covenant Report, delivering the statutory duty of the Secretary of ...
Government response to Independent Review conducted under Schedule 6A Northern Ireland Act 1998
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn) has today made the following statement:Following the Northern Ireland Assembly's democratic consent motion on the trading arrangements under the Windsor Framework, on 9 January 202...
Annual Report of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner 2024
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. This report covers the activities of the Investigator...
Roads Infrastructure
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport (Simon Lightwood) has made the following Ministerial Statement.I wish to inform the House about a technical anomaly that has impacted how some variable speed cameras interact with signs...
Government Response to the Prison Capacity Review
On Tuesday 5 August, Dame Anne Owers published the findings of her independent review into the handling of prison capacity. The review was commissioned in February 2025 by my predecessor, the Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP, to examine the decisions t...
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) (PAFER) Act 2025 Codes of Practice
I alongside Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) Ministers would like to advise the House that today the Government has launched two public consultations on the Codes of Practice (“Codes”) associated with Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) (PA...
Armed Forces Day National Event 2026
My noble Friend the Minister of State in the House of Lords (Lord Coaker) has made the following written statement.I wish to inform the House that Rushmoor Borough Council has been selected to host the Armed Forces Day National Event in 2026.Aldershot and...
Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre
I am today announcing that Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) in Oxfordshire has opened. Detention plays a crucial role in maintaining effective immigration control and securing our borders. It is right that those with no right to remain in the U...
UK Anti-Corruption Strategy 2025
Today the Government has published the UK Anti-Corruption Strategy 2025, setting out the Government’s response to tackle the harm that corruption causes to our growth, security and democracy over the next five years. Corruption harms the UK and its citize...
Support for Young People
Today I am announcing the expansion of the Government’s Youth Guarantee and the next phase of the Growth and Skills Levy.This announcement is backed by more than £1.5 billion of investment over the next three years, funding £820m for the Youth Guarantee t...
Safeguarding in DWP
I wish to update the House on the actions my department has taken following the conclusion of the safeguarding review, and consideration of consultation findings.This fulfils a commitment made by the department in response to the Work and Pensions Select ...
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) (PAFER) Act 2025 Codes of Practice
My honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Transformation) (Andrew Western MP) has made the following Written Statement.I alongside Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) Ministers would like to advise the House that toda...
Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am today announcing that Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) in Oxfordshire has opened. Detention plays a...
UK Anti-Corruption Strategy 2025
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Dan Jarvis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today the Government has published the UK Anti-Corruption Strategy 2025, setting out the Government’s response to tackle the harm that...