Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Welsh Regional Investment
My Right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Wales (Alun Cairns) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:On 6 December 2018 I announced to the House that the UK and Welsh Governments had commissioned a joint independent review of the...
Baseline Profit Rate 2019-20 for Single Source Defence Contracts
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today announcing that I have set the baseline profit rate for single source defence contracts at 7.63%, in line with t...
Contingent Liability Notification
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, Michael Ellis, has made the following statement:Today I am laying before Parliament a Departmental Minute describing a liability that the Department for Digital, Cult...
Justice and Home Affairs post-Council statement
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The final meeting of EU Interior and Justice Ministers that the UK is expected to attend as an EU Member State took pl...
Statement under Section 13(4) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons: 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 Government’s response to the recommendations from the Independent Breast Screening Review
My Hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care (Steve Brine) has made the following written statement:Following publication of the report from the Independent Breast Screening Review on 13 December, and the in...
Foreign Affairs Council – 18 March 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 Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will atte...
General Affairs Council, March 2019
I will attend the General Affairs Council in Brussels on 19 March 2019 to represent the UK. Until we leave the European Union, we remain committed to fulfilling our rights and obligations as a full member.The provisional agenda includes:Multiannual Financ...
Update on Defence Prosperity Programme
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence(The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Ministry of Defence (MOD) direct spending with industry supports 115,000 jobs throughout the UK. Our investment in t...
Energy Update
My Rt hon friend the Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth (Claire Perry) has today made the following statement:The Energy Council took place on 4 March 2019. Tyre Labelling RegulationThe Presidency sought a General Approach on the updated Regula...
Business Update
The Government has today published a consultation on measures to tackle misuse of confidentiality clauses in situations of workplace harassment or discrimination. These proposals will boost understanding amongst workers and employers of their rights and l...
Housing Update
Private Rented Sector Access FundI have announced over £19.5 million in direct funding to 66 local authorities to provide support to those who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, to secure accommodation in the private rented sector.Everybody deserve...
POST-COUNCIL: INFORMAL TRADE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL 21 - 22 February 2019
The Informal EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) took place in Bucharest on 21 - 22 February 2019. The formal agenda covered the World Trade Organization (WTO) and EU-US trade. I represented the UK at the meeting. A summary of the discussions follows: WTO ...
The UK’s accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)
I wish to update the House on the progress made in securing the UK’s continued participation in the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) as we leave the EU. Yesterday (27 February 2019) in Geneva, the 19 parties to the GPA formally adopted the de...
Foreign Affairs Council – 18 February 2019
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 18 February. It was chaired by the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ...
March EU Environment Council
The next EU Environment Council will take place on 5 March, in Brussels. I will be attending to represent the UK, and the Scottish Minister for Rural Affairs and Natural Environment (Mairi Gougeon MSP) will also attend.On environment items, the main legis...
General Affairs Council, February 2019
Lord Callanan, Minister of State for Exiting the European Union, has made the following statement:I represented the UK at the General Affairs Council (GAC) meeting on 19 February in Brussels. A provisional report of the meeting and the conclusions adopted...
Police Equipment
The Government is committed to giving the police the tools they need to do their job effectively and ensuring that officers’ access to specialist equipment such as conducted energy devices (CEDs), commonly known as TASERs®, can remain aligned with police ...
Northern Ireland Finances
During the course of the past two years the UK Government has continued to work towards the restoration of a devolved government. I remain fully committed to seeing this happen as my belief in the Belfast Agreement and devolution is resolute as is my comm...
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse’s report on Children in Custodial Institutions
Today the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has published its latest strand report, which can be found at www.iicsa.org.uk.This report relates to its investigation into the extent of any institutional failures to protect children from sexual abu...
Energy Policy
Last week I informed the House that the European Commission had moved onto the next phase in their investigation of the GB Capacity Market. This is an important first step in restoring State aid approval for the Capacity Market as soon as possible.On 19 D...
Processes for making free trade agreements after the United Kingdom has left the European Union.
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International and Trade President of the Board of Trade has today made the following statement.Today, I am laying a Command Paper – Processes for Making Free Trade Agreements After the United Kingdom Has Left th...
March EU Environment Council
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment (Dr Thérèse Coffey), has today made the following statement. The next EU Environment Council will take place on 5 March, in Brussels. I will be attending to represent the UK, and...
Foreign Affairs Council – 18 February 2019
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 18 February. It was chaired by the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ...
Police Equipment
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service (Nick Hurd) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government is committed to giving the police the tools they need to do their job effectively and ensuring t...