Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Taking Action on Climate Change
The UK was the first G7 country to legislate for net-zero and it will be the first to legislate for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures – ensuring we tackle climate change and deliver safer, better and greener pensions.Today I have lai...
Platinum Jubilee Civic Honours Competition
I am pleased to announce that the UK Government is today launching a civic honours competition to mark Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022. This includes competitions for city status and Lord Mayor (or Provost) status.City status and Lord May...
Office for Nuclear Regulation: Corporate Plan 2021/2022
My Noble Friend, The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (The Baroness Stedman-Scott) has made the following Written Statement.Today I will lay before this House the Office for Nuclear Regulation Corporate Plan 2021/20...
Office for Nuclear Regulation: Corporate Plan 2021/2022
Today I will lay before this House the Office for Nuclear Regulation Corporate Plan 2021/2022. This document will also be published on the ONR website.I can confirm, in accordance with Schedule 7, Section 25(3) of the Energy Act 2013, that there have been...
Taking Action on Climate Change
My honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Pensions & Financial Inclusion (Guy Opperman MP) has made the following Written Statement.The UK was the first G7 country to legislate for net-zero and it will be the first to legislate ...
Education Update
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Education (Gavin Williamson) has today made the following statement.The pandemic and its associated restrictions and disruptions have had a substantial impact on children and young people’s learning, e...
Government response to the Benyon Review
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (George Eustice) has today made the following statement.In 2019 the Government commissioned Richard Benyon to conduct a review of the potential role for Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs). HPMAs are similar to...
Upholding Employment Rights
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 pleased to announce the latest steps the Governme...
Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans in High-rise Residential Buildings Consultation
Today, the Government publishes a new consultation on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans in High-rise Residential Buildings which will be open from 8 June to 19 July 2021.This new consultation contains proposals to implement the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Ph...
Platinum Jubilee Civic Honours Competition
My honourable friend, the Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution (Chloe Smith MP), has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to announce that the UK Government is today launching a civic honours competition to ...
Motoring Services Agencies Business Plans 2021-22
I am pleased to announce the publication of the 2021-22 business plans for the Department for Transport’s Motoring Agencies - the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and the Vehicle Certification Agen...
Local Transport Update
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps), has made the following Ministerial Statement.The Government and Mayor of London have agreed a third extraordinary Transport for London funding deal of £1.08bn for the period ...
First Meeting of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council
The first meeting of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council will take place on 9 June 2021, in person and by video conference, hosted by the UK. The meeting will be co-chaired by the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, Rt Hon Lord Fr...
Eighth Meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee
The next meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee will take place in London on 9 June 2021, with delegations attending in person and by video conference. The meeting will be co-chaired by the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, Rt Hon Lord...
Independent verification of the Compliance Improvement Review
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Priti Patel) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:In 2019, my predecessor notified Parliament of compliance risks that MI5 had identified and reported to the Home Offic...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency Business Plan 2021-22
I am proud to announce the publication of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) business plan for 2021-22. The MCA does vital work to save lives at sea, regulate ship standards and protect the marine environment. The Agency affects not just those wor...
High Speed Two Phase 2a: Publication of Consultation Response Report
I am today, 13 May 2021, publishing a consultation report as required under section 60(1) of the High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021. The report summarises the responses to the HS2 Phase 2a local consultation held between 1 February and 26 F...
Update on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
Promoting and enforcing international justice is central to Global Britain’s role as a force for good in the Western Balkans and in the world. The conviction of Radovan Karadžic for genocide and grave crimes at Srebrenica, the siege of Sarajevo and other ...
Fraud and Error National Statistics
The statistics for Fraud and Error in the Benefit System for the financial year ending 2021, were published Thursday 13th May 2021, at 9.30am. When the pandemic struck last year, the Department faced an unprecedented challenge in meeting the surge in new ...
e-Commerce: VAT legislative changes
The Government will be introducing changes to simplify the way VAT is administered for some goods sold between Northern Ireland and the EU, and some low value imports into Northern Ireland from 1 July 2021 (otherwise known as e-Commerce VAT changes). This...
Legislation to Counter State Threats (Hostile State Activity): Government Consultation
I am today publishing the consultation on the Government’s legislative proposals to counter the evolving and full range of state threats posed to the United Kingdom. The threat from hostile activity by states is a growing, diversifying and evolving one. S...
Draft Legislation: The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
As part of the Government’s EU transition programme, the Department for Transport, working with colleagues in other Government Departments, has been in discussion with France on bilateral arrangements to support the continuation of cross-border services, ...
Treasury update
I would like to update the House on the Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocation by department, 2020-21. The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office’s provisional Statistics on International Development confirmed that the UK met the target to ...
Local Government Pensions
The Government is committed to public service pensions which are fair to public sector workers. In 2014, reforms were made to the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales (the LGPS) to make the scheme more sustainable and affordable for the lo...
Draft Legislation: The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
I have today published the draft Statutory Instrument “The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2021 and accompanying Explanatory Memorandum. These Regulations amend The Motor Fuel (Composition an...