Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Debts owed by Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations in the United Kingdom: 2024-25
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean (Chris Elmore MP) has today made the following statement:Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) officials have r...
Alleged Serious and Significant Offences (Diplomatic Immunity): 2024
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean (Chris Elmore MP) has today made the following statement:In 2024, seventeen serious and significant offences allegedly committe...
Multi-year Local Government Finance Settlement and Fair Funding Review
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness (Alison McGovern MP) has today made the following statement:Today, the government has set out details of the first multi-year Local Government Finance Settlement in a decade,...
New Director of Service Prosecutions.
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Louise Sandher-Jones) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Under section 364 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 the Director of Service Prosecutions is appointed by His Majes...
UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 2, 2A, 2B, 2C Report
My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement:The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has today published the Inquiry’s Module 2, 2A, 2B, 2C report, which examined core UK decision-making and political governance.The Chair recognises t...
British Steel
The Government committed to updating Parliament on British Steel every four sitting weeks for the duration of the period of special measures being applied under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025. In addition to today’s statement, on 23 Octobe...
Strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods to animals in science
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Noble Friend, the Minister of State for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear, Lord Vallance of Balham.Today, this Government is laying before Parliament a ...
Standards for local authorities in England
This Government is committed to greater devolution and determined to fix the foundations of local government and build a better future for local politics.We want local and regional government in England to attract and retain the best possible talent, and ...
Intergovernmental Relations Engagement Dashboard
This Government came to office with a clear commitment: to reset relationships with the devolved governments, working in genuine partnership to deliver change in every part of the United Kingdom.Between July 2024 and March 2025, we held 357 ministerial me...
Government Response to the independent review 'Delivering the Best for Girls in Custody'
Today, I am pleased to announce the publication of the Government’s response to Susannah Hancock’s independent review, ‘Delivering the Best for Girls in Custody’. This marks a significant shift away from a system historically designed for boys, and toward...
Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Rt. Hon. Member for Sheffield Heeley (Louise Haigh MP) has been appointed as a full representative of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in place of the Hon. Member f...
Membership of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA)
The Hon. Member for Llanelli (Dame Nia Griffith MP) has been appointed as a full representative of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly in place of the Hon. Member for Monmouthshire (Catherine Fookes MP).The Hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse MP)...
UK Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
The Hon. Member for Enfield North (Feryal Clark MP) has replaced the Hon. Member for Barking (Nesil Caliskan MP) as a Member of the United Kingdom delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
Appointments to the UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Jones of Penybont has been appointed as the Leader of the UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in place of the Rt. Hon. the Lord Touhig. The Hon. Member for Gedling (Michael Payne MP) has been appointe...
Veterans Strategy
My noble. Friend the Minister of State in the House of Lords (The Lord Coaker) made the following statement on 10 November 2025.Today, this Government is pleased to take another step towards renewing the nation’s contract with those who serve and have ser...
Notification of Contingent Liability
The independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (“the Bank”) decided at its meeting ending on 3 February 2022 to reduce the stocks of UK government bonds and sterling non-financial investment-grade corporate bonds held in the Asset ...
Impact Economy Partnerships
The Social Impact Investment Advisory Group’s final report was published on 3 November 2025 and sets out recommendations on how the Government could better partner with the impact economy to contribute billions to national priorities, such as supporting e...
Update on the Building Safety Regulator
In June 2025, my department announced changes to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). Today I am laying before the House draft regulations which will move the functions of the Building Safety Regulator out of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and to ...
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) 2026-2028
My Noble Friend the Minister of State for International Development and Africa (The Rt Hon Baroness Chapman of Darlington) has today made the following statement: I wish to update the House on the Government’s decision on investment in the Eighth Replenis...
Pensions Update
I wish to update the House on the Government’s decision in response to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) investigation into Women’s State Pension age communication and associated issues. On 17 December 2024, my predecessor made an oral...
Independent Report into Young People and Work
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP) has made the following Written Statement.I am pleased to make a statement today on the Independent Report into Young People and Work I have commissioned,...
Social and Affordable Homes Programme
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook MP) has today made the following statement:At the Spending Review in June, the government announced £39 billion for a new Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) o...
Strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods to animals in science
Today, this Government is laying before Parliament a strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods to animals use in science. This Government is proud to lead a new era in advancing innovative and effective approaches t...
Standards for Local Authorities in England
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness (Alison McGovern MP) has today made the following statement:This Government is committed to greater devolution and determined to fix the foundations of local government and b...
Intergovernmental Relations Engagement Dashboard
My Honourable friend the Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office, Chris Ward MP, has today made the following statement:This Government came to office with a clear commitment: to reset relationships with the devolved governments, working in genuine...