Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
The Report of the Holliday Inquiry into the Award of the Magnox Decommissioning Contract
On 27 March 2017, the then Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Rt Hon Greg Clark MP informed the House of the defective procurement between 2012 and 2014 of the contract for the clear up of the 12 Magnox sites, of the decision...
Home Office 2020-21 Funding
Net cash requirement for the year exceeds that provided by the Main Estimate, and is within that provided by the Supplementary Estimate. The Supplementary Estimate has not yet received Royal Assent. The Contingencies Fund advance is required in order to m...
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
My Rt Hon friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. We have made a change to the Immigration Rules which will open the new Graduate route to enable international students to remain in the UK to...
Healthy Weight Programme
Last year, in response to growing numbers across the country living with excess weight and obesity, the Government published our new strategy, ‘Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives’. Worryingly, during the Covid-19 pand...
Update: State Pension Correction Exercise
This statement provides an update to the House on uplifts to State Pension which has been a matter of Parliamentary interest since 2020. We are committed to making sure that those people found to have been underpaid State Pension receive the money they ar...
Covid-19 Update
The lockdown has reduced social contact and, as such, the number of Covid-19 cases, hospital admissions and death rates have reduced significantly but continue to remain high across the country. As of 25 February, the weekly case rate for all ages in Engl...
The Report of the Holliday Inquiry into the Award of the Magnox Decommissioning Contract
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng has today made the following statement:On 27 March 2017, the then Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Rt Hon Greg Cl...
Home Office 2020-21 Funding
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Priti Patel) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Net cash requirement for the year exceeds that provided by the Main Estimate, and is within that provided by the Suppl...
Report from the Trade and Agriculture Commission
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade (Liz Truss) has made the following statement.Last year, the Government established the independent Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) to place UK farming at the heart of our trade policy....
British Council Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20
Copies of the British Council’s Annual Report and Accounts for the 2019-20 financial year have been placed in the libraries of both Houses.The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through...
EEA EFTA Separation Agreement Joint Committee meeting, 18 December 2020
The EEA EFTA Separation Agreement agreed with Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein, protects Citizens’ Rights, and includes other separation provisions. These provisions wind down certain arrangements that the UK has with the EEA EFTA States by virtue of the...
Northern Ireland Update
As part of the pragmatic and proportionate implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol, the Government is taking several temporary operational steps to avoid disruptive cliff edges as engagement with the EU continues through the Joint Committee. These...
Pensions Update
My honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Pensions & Financial Inclusion (Guy Opperman MP) has made the following Written Statement.The Pension Schemes Act 2021 received Royal Assent on 11 February. We are now setting out next s...
British Council Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20
My Honourable Friend, the Minister for Asia (Nigel Adams), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: Copies of the British Council’s Annual Report and Accounts for the 2019-20 financial year have been placed in the libraries of both Houses.The...
EEA EFTA Separation Agreement Joint Committee meeting, 18 December 2020
My Honourable Friend, the Minister for the European Neighbourhood and the Americas (Wendy Morton), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: The EEA EFTA Separation Agreement agreed with Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein, protects Citizens’ Ri...
Northern Ireland Update
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Brandon Lewis) has today made the following statement:As part of the pragmatic and proportionate implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol, the Government is taking several temp...
Report from the Trade and Agriculture Commission
Last year, the Government established the independent Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) to place UK farming at the heart of our trade policy. Today the Commission publishes its advisory report on trade and agriculture. The report makes recommendation...
National Security and Investment: Sectors in Scope of the Mandatory Notification Regime Consultation Response
Today, the Government published its response to the consultation on secondary legislation to define the sectors subject to mandatory notification under the National Security and Investment Bill. This Government is a champion for free trade, recognising th...
Pensions Update
The Pension Schemes Act 2021 received Royal Assent on 11 February. We are now setting out next steps, delivering on the commitment made during the passage of the Pension Schemes Bill and following extensive engagement since report stage in the House of Co...
National Security and Investment: Sectors in Scope of the Mandatory Notification Regime Consultation Response
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng has today made the following statement:Today, the Government published its response to the consultation on secondary legislation to define the se...
Contingencies Fund Advance
I hereby give notice of the Wales Office’s intention to seek an advance from the Contingencies Fund. The department requires an advance to meet an urgent cash requirement pending parliamentary approval of the Supplementary Estimates 2020-21.The Wales Offi...
Capital Update
I am confirming details of the first 50 schools to benefit from the new school rebuilding programme announced by the Prime Minister in June 2020, as well as details of a further 21 new free schools.As part of the Government’s plan to drive growth beyond t...
Security Update
On Thursday 4 February, the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) lowered the UK national terrorism threat level from SEVERE to SUBSTANTIAL. This means that a terrorist attack is still likely. The decision to change the UK terrorism threat level is taken...
Plan for Jobs update
Our Plan for Jobs is an ambitious programme of job creation and support to help people of all ages move into work or gain the skills that will open up job opportunities. I would like to update the House on two of the schemes: SWAPs – our Sector-based Work...
Education Update
On Friday 5 February, I laid before Parliament the Education (Coronavirus, Remote Education Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which require schools to publish information on their website about the remote education they are providing to...