Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Clinical Negligence Indemnity Cover
I am today updating the House on recent developments regarding indemnity arrangements for NHS general practice in England.The Government has today launched the Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice (CNSGP), operated by NHS Resolution on behalf o...
Initiatives to Support Modern Service Life
Three new initiatives, aimed at modernising the living and working arrangements for Armed Forces personnel will be launched today, 1 April. Our people are at the heart of Defence and these measures, including flexible working arrangements, expanded accomm...
Notification of Reduction in Contingent Liability
The Term Funding Scheme (TFS) was introduced in August 2016 and indemnified by HM Treasury as part of the Bank of England’s (Bank’s) Asset Purchase Facility (APF), which also included the Corporate Bond Purchase Scheme (CBPS) (£10 billion) and gilt purcha...
Bilateral loan to Ireland
HM Treasury has today provided a further report to Parliament in relation to the bilateral loan to Ireland as required under the Loans to Ireland Act 2010. The report relates to the period from 01 October 2018 to 31 March 2019. A written ministerial state...
Clinical Negligence Indemnity Cover
My Hon. Friend the Minister of State for Care (Caroline Dinenage MP) has made the following written statement:I am today updating the House on recent developments regarding indemnity arrangements for NHS general practice in England.The Government has toda...
Preventing serious violence
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement: Consultation on a new legal duty to support a multi-agency approach to prevent and tackle serious violenceTackling se...
Initiatives to Support Modern Service Life
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Three new initiatives, aimed at modernising the living and working arrangements for Armed Forces personnel will be launched...
Notification of Reduction in Contingent Liability
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Philip Hammond) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Term Funding Scheme (TFS) was introduced in August 2016 and indemnified by HM Treasury as part of the Bank of Englan...
Bilateral loan to Ireland
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (John Glen) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. HM Treasury has today provided a further report to Parliament in relation to the bilateral loan to Ireland as required unde...
Joint European Torus fusion contract secured
Having made my first speech at Culham, I know how hardworking and dedicated UKAEA staff are, which is why I’m pleased to announce that, on 27th March 2019 the European Commission and the UK signed a new contract extension for the Joint European Torus (JET...
Trade Matters
I am pleased to announce that my Department will today publish an impact assessment for the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA). I have separately written to the EU Scrutiny Committees in both Houses of Parliament such that they can consider this eviden...
Joint European Torus fusion contract secured
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation (Chris Skidmore) has today made the following statement:Having made my first speech at Culham, I know how hardworking and dedicated UKAEA staff are, which is why I’m pl...
Trade Matters
My Hon Friend the Minister of State for Trade Policy (George Hollingbery MP) has today made the following statement:I am pleased to announce that my Department will today publish an impact assessment for the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA). I have s...
MCA Business Plan
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport (Nusrat Ghani) has made the following Ministerial Statement.I am proud to announce the publication of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) business plan for 2019-20. The MCA does ...
Housing update
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (James Brokenshire) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Government is committed to tackling unfair practices in the leasehold ma...
Collective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes
Today the Government publishes our response to the consultation on Delivering Collective Defined Contribution Schemes. The UK has a world-class occupational pension system. But there is always opportunity for further innovation and improvement to ensure p...
High Streets update
On Saturday I announced the national High Streets Community Clean-Up Programme. This £9.75 million programme will provide every local authority in England with grant funding to work with community groups to carry out locally-led spring cleans on their hig...
High Streets update
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (James Brokenshire), has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.On Saturday I announced the national High Streets Community Clean-Up Progra...
Collective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes
My Right Honourable Friend, The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (The Rt. Hon. Amber Rudd MP) has made the following Written Statement.Today the Government publishes our response to the consultation on Delivering Collective Defined Contribution Sc...
Welsh Regional Investment
On 6 December 2018 I announced to the House that the UK and Welsh Governments had commissioned a joint independent review of the Swansea Bay City Region City Deal. That review has now concluded and I am today publishing the report and a Joint Government r...
Baseline Profit Rate 2019-20 for Single Source Defence Contracts
I am today announcing that I have set the baseline profit rate for single source defence contracts at 7.63%, in line with the rate recommended by the Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO). I have accepted the methodology used by the SSRO to calculate th...
Contingent Liability Notification
Today I am laying before Parliament a Departmental Minute describing a liability that the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport intends to take on in relation to the British Tourist Authority (BTA) pension scheme.The BTA, currently trading as V...
Advance from the Contingencies Fund
The Minister for the Constitution wishes to report that a repayable cash advance from the Contingencies Fund of £1,297,000 has been sought for the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (referred to as the “Parliamentary Commissioner for Administratio...
Justice and Home Affairs post-Council statement
The final meeting of EU Interior and Justice Ministers that the UK is expected to attend as an EU Member State took place on 7 and 8 March in Brussels. I represented the UK for Interior Day. The Secretary of State for Justice, the rt hon David Gauke MP re...
Statement under Section 13(4) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
This statement is being made for the purposes of Section 13(4) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and outlines how the Government intends to proceed in the light of the House’s decision on Tuesday 12 March 2019 not to agree to a resolution for th...