Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Report on Regulations Made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 in Relation to Gross Human Rights Violations
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Sir Alan Duncan), has made the following written Ministerial statement:I am today laying before Parliament a report, 'Report on Regulations Made under the Sanctions an...
Single Departmental Plans
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The government have today published an updated set of single departmental plans for 2019-20,...
Junior Doctors Contract Review
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Matt Hancock) has made the following written statement:I am delighted to tell the House that we have successfully brought to an end the junior doctors dispute, following a review of the...
Use of contingent liability by the Home Office – National Crime Agency Retention of Specialist Skills (ROSS) Litigation
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am today laying before the House of Commons a Departmental Minute on the use of contingent liability by the Home Off...
Foreign Affairs Council – 17 June 2019
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Sir Alan Duncan), has made the following written Ministerial statement:My Honourable Friend the Minister for Africa (Harriett Baldwin MP) attended the Foreign Affairs ...
Statutory review: law enforcement sharing of company beneficial ownership information with the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today I am laying before the House the 18-month Statutory Review of the implementation of the Exchange of Notes on Ben...
Diversity in Public Appointments
My honourable friend the Minister for Implementation (Oliver Dowden) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today I have published the government’s response to Lord Holmes’ review into opening up public appointments to disabled people, along...
General Affairs Council, June 2019
My Right Honourable Friend Steve Barclay, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, has made the following statement:I represented the UK at the General Affairs Council (GAC) in Luxembourg on 18 June 2019. Until we leave the European Union, we re...
Environment and Climate Change: Response to the Resolution of the House, 1 May 2019
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation (Chris Skidmore) has today made the following statement:The Government is in no doubt that we face an environmental and climate emergency – from climate change to biodi...
Housing update
My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (James Brokenshire) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Making sure the housing market works is a key priority for this governmen...
June Agriculture and Fisheries Council
Agriculture and Fisheries Council takes place in Luxembourg on 18 June.As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for fisheries policy will be on the Regulation on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for which a preliminary agreement ...
Foreign Affairs Council – 17 June 2019
The Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) will take place in Luxembourg on 17 June. It will be chaired by the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HRVP), Federica Mogherini.The FAC will discuss Current Affairs, t...
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill
I am pleased to announce that the Government is today introducing in the House of Commons the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill. This legislation follows the Government’s response to the consultation on reform of the legal requirements for divorce ...
Business Plan of the United Kingdom Debt Management Office
The United Kingdom Debt Management Office (DMO) has today published its business plan for the financial year 2019-20. Copies have been deposited in the Libraries of both houses and are available on the DMO’s website, www.dmo.gov.uk.
ECOFIN: 14 June 2019
A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Luxembourg on 14 June 2019.ECOFIN will be preceded by a morning meeting of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Board of Governors:Annual EIB Board of Governors meetingThe meet...
Media Matters
My Department has today written to Lebedev Holdings Limited (LHL) and Independent Digital News and Media Limited (IDNM), the owners of the Evening Standard and the Independent, to inform them that I am ‘minded to’ issue an Intervention Notice. This relate...
Appointments to the Boundary Commission for England
I should like to inform the House that my right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office has made the following appointments under Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 following a co...
Justice and Home Affairs post-Council statement
The final Justice and Home Affairs Council of the Romanian EU Presidency recently took place in Luxembourg. I attended on 6th June for Justice Day, and Sir Tim Barrow, Permanent Representative of the UK to the EU, and Chris Jones, Director of the Europe D...
Update: General Licences for Controlling Wild Birds
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment (Dr Thérèse Coffey), has today made the following statement.On 4th May, Defra took on decision-making for the purposes covered by the general licences that had been revoked by Na...
Industrial Strategy Update
My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Greg Clark), has today made the following statement:Our modern Industrial Strategy is a long-term plan to boost productivity and earning power for people throughout the ...
June Agriculture and Fisheries Council
My Rt Hon Friend Robert Goodwill (Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) has today made the following statement: Agriculture and Fisheries Council takes place in Luxembourg on 18 June.As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for...
Foreign Affairs Council – 17 June 2019
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Sir Alan Duncan), has made the following written Ministerial statement:The Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) will take place in Luxembourg on 17 June. It will be chaired b...
Consultation: fortification of flour with folic acid
My Hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care (Seema Kennedy MP) has made the following written statement:Further to the Government's announcement on 23 October 2018 of the intention to consult on the issue o...
Business Plan of the United Kingdom Debt Management Office
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (John Glen) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The United Kingdom Debt Management Office (DMO) has today published its business plan for the financial year 2019-20. Copies...
Media Matters
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Rt Hon Jeremy Wright) has made the following Written Statement: My Department has today written to Lebedev Holdings Limited (LHL) and Independent Digital News and Med...