Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Designation of the Statement of Strategic Priorities for telecommunications, the management of radio spectrum, and postal services.
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Nicky Morgan) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement: I wish to inform members that I have designated the Government’s Statement of Str...
Departmental Update
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps), has made the following Ministerial Statement.Transport plays a critical part in all our lives and is central to some of the biggest issues the country faces, including decarb...
Ministry of Defence - Update
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Ben Wallace) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The first duty of any Government is to defend our country and to keep our people safe. The Ministry of Defence plays a pivotal role...
G6 Munich
The informal G6 group of Interior Ministers held its most recent meeting in Munich on 28 and 29 October 2019. Representatives from the USA, the European Commission, Interpol and the World Jewish Congress also attended the meeting. The summit was chaired b...
HM Revenue and Customs Update
My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jesse Norman) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Government is committed to doing what is necessary to protect the Exchequer, maintain fairness in the tax system and...
Departmental Update
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Theresa Villiers) has today made the following statement.Defra has wide and hugely important objectives: to protect and enhance our natural environment, to lead the world in food, farming and fisheries, to deliv...
Departmental Update
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Robert Buckland) has made the following Written Statement."I am pleased to be able to update the House on the Government’s significant achievements in modernising the ...
Government Update
My Hon. Friend the Minister for the Constitution (Chloe Smith) has made the following statement to the House of Commons:The Prime Minister will write to ministerial colleagues shortly providing guidance on the conduct of government business during the pre...
Departmental Update
My Right Honourable Friend, The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Dr Thérèse Coffey MP) has made the following Written Statement.The Department for Work and Pensions is the UK’s biggest public service department, supporting people into work and ad...
Treasury Update
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The fundamentals of the UK economy are strong, and the public finances have been repaired. Government action has supported ...
Aid Update
This week marks one year on since the UK Department for International Development hosted the 2018 Safeguarding Summit, Putting People First: tackling sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment in the aid sector.In early 2018 the aid sector’s fail...
Infrastructure Update
Today I am pleased to designate the National Policy Statement for Geological Disposal Infrastructure, which was laid in parliament on 4 July. This is an important milestone in finding a solution to manage the UK’s higher activity radioactive waste and thi...
Signature of the Double Taxation Agreement between the United Kingdom and Gibraltar
A new Double Taxation Agreement with Gibraltar was mutually accepted in an exchange of letters signed in London on 1 October 2019 and in Gibraltar on 15 October 2019. The texts of the letters will be deposited in the Libraries of both Houses and made avai...
Modern Slavery: 2019 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery
Today, I am publishing the 2019 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery. The Report covers the whole of the UK and has been drafted in collaboration with the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government. This report sets out an ...
Housing Update
Two-thirds of social housing tenants would like to buy a home, yet only a quarter believe they will ever be able to do so. That is why I have announced today the government’s intention to reinvigorate the home ownership offer for social housing tenants, b...
Publication of Professor Sir Mike Richards’ Review of National Adult Screening Programmes
I would like to inform the House that Professor Sir Mike Richards’ review of adult screening has been published today. The review was commissioned in November 2018, following two high-profile screening incidents in the NHS breast and cervical cancer scree...
Professional Qualifications and the Common Travel Area
As set out in the Memorandum of Understanding signed on 8 May 2019, the Common Travel Area between the UK and Ireland means that British citizens in Ireland and Irish citizens in the UK can work in either country, ?including? on a self-employed basis, wit...
ONLINE HARMS
Protecting children is at the heart of our online harms agenda, and is key to wider government priorities. Going online can be beneficial for children, who use the internet for connecting with peers, to access educational resources and for entertainment. ...
Government Response to the SNP Opposition Day Debate - A Fair Immigration System
People from all over the world have come to the UK and helped make this nation what it is today, and this Government welcomes the contribution migrants make to the UK’s economy, society and culture.Leaving the EU allows us to introduce a new points-based ...
Office for Veterans' Affairs
I would like to update the House on the work of the new Office for Veterans’ Affairs, which was announced by the Prime Minister in July.As the Minister attending Cabinet with responsibility for veterans, I have been appointed to oversee the Office with th...
Justice and Home Affairs post-Council statement
The Justice and Home Affairs Council of the Finnish EU Presidency recently took place in Luxembourg. The JHA Counsellor at the Permanent Representation of the UK to the EU attended Justice Day on 7th October. The UK did not attend Interior Day on 8th Octo...
Professional Qualifications and the Common Travel Area
My Rt hon friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Andrea Leadsom) has today made the following statement:As set out in the Memorandum of Understanding signed on 8 May 2019, the Common Travel Area between the UK and Irel...
Publication of Professor Sir Mike Richards’ Review of National Adult Screening Programmes
My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Matt Hancock) has made the following written statement:I would like to inform the House that Professor Sir Mike Richards’ review of adult screening has been published today. The review w...
ONLINE HARMS
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Nicky Morgan) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Protecting children is at the heart of our online harms agenda, and is key to wide...
Domestic Abuse Support
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Robert Jenrick) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.My Department has published the government response to the consultation on the Fu...