Written Ministerial Statements

Type 26 Frigates Base-Porting

Today I am confirming our plans to base-port the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Frigates at HM Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth. This decision is judged to be in the best interests of the Service and to provide greater stability for Service personnel and their fami...

Senior Civil Service, Senior Military and Police and Crime Commissioner Pay Awards

I am today announcing the Government’s decision on pay for the senior civil service, senior military and police and crime commissioners.The Government received the Senior Salary Review Body’s (SSRB) report on 2018 pay for the senior civil service, senior ...

Retail Sector: Response to the Resolution of the House, 6 June 2018

The UK’s retail sector is a driving force in our economy and plays an important social role in communities across the UK. The industry employs 3.1 million people and generated £93 billion of Gross Value Added in 2017 - 5% of UK GVA.Change has always been ...

Update on humanitarian situation in Idlib Governorate, Syria

The Syrian regime’s systematic and blatant disregard for international humanitarian and human rights law during the eight years long civil war has resulted in the worst humanitarian catastrophe of this century so far. An estimated 400,000 people have been...

Outcome of the Abortion Clinic Protest Review

My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:As Parliament will be aware, concerns were raised with my predecessor about the tactics of some of the protest activit...

Reports of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation on the Operation in 2016 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and Part 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006 and on the Westminster Bridge Terrorist Attack

My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:In accordance with section 36 of the Terrorism Act 2006, Max Hill QC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislatio...

Immigration

My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Caroline Nokes) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:As part of the clearance of the Calais camp in October 2016 the Government transferred 769 unaccompanied children to the UK,...

Bovine TB

The Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice) has today made the following statement.I want to update the House on the implementation of the government’s strategy to eradicate bovine TB in England by 2038.Today the Animal and ...

General Affairs Council, 18 September 2018

I will attend the General Affairs Council in Brussels on 18 September 2018 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 ...

Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: UK response

My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for International Development, has today made the following statement:An outbreak of Ebola was declared in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on 1 August. I am updating the House on what the Britis...

Retail Sector: Response to the Resolution of the House, 6 June 2018

My hon Friend,the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility (Kelly Tolhurst) has today made the following statement:The UK’s retail sector is a driving force in our economy and plays an important soc...

The Government’s response to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s Diversity and Inclusion Report

My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons: On July 18 2018, the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on Diversity and Inclusion was laid before Parliament. I responded to this on the same day in ...

Update on humanitarian situation in Idlib Governorate, Syria

My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for International Development, has today made the following statement:The Syrian regime’s systematic and blatant disregard for international humanitarian and human rights law during the eight years long civil war h...

Senior Civil Service, Senior Military and Police and Crime Commissioner Pay Awards

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I am today announcing the Government’s decision on pay for the senior civil service, senior military and police and cri...

EU Exit

My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, Dominic Raab, has made the following statement: Technical Notices As announced by the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on 18 July 2018, ...

Law Officers’ Department update

I am today announcing the appointment of Max Hill QC as the next Director of Public Prosecutions.Under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, it is my duty to appoint a person to be the Director of Public Prosecutions, who shall discharge their functions u...

Home Office update

The Government has carefully considered the PRRB recommendations for police pay 2018-19. These recommendations are not being accepted in full.The Government is announcing today that the 2018-19 pay award for the police which will award police officers an ...

Justice Update

I am today announcing pay rises for Prison Officers.The Prison Service Pay Review Body has made its recommendation for the 2018-19 pay award and we are accepting the spirit of their recommendation.Today’s pay award is worth 2.75% for all Prison Officers, ...

Department of Health and Social care update

I am responding on behalf of my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister to the 46th Report of the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB). The report has been laid before Parliament today (Cm9670). I am grateful to the Chair and members of th...

Annual Update on Crossrail 2018

It has been another productive year for the Crossrail project with a number of key milestones achieved and progress made across all areas. The programme is now 93% complete and is entering the critical testing and commissioning stage.In May as part of the...

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before Parliament the 2016-17 annual report of the appointed person under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. The appointed person is an independent person who scrutinises the use of the search and seizure p...

HMCTS Update

I am today announcing the outcome of five separate consultations published on 18 January 2018 relating to the future of eight courts within HM Courts & Tribunals estate [HCWS412].More than 700 responses to these consultations were received and each wa...

Full-Time Social Action Review

In March 2017 DCMS commissioned Steve Holliday, to chair an independent review of Full-Time Social Action. Steve Holliday and the panel worked with a wide range of stakeholders including young people to consider what the voluntary sector, industry and gov...

A Better Defence Estate - Update

In November 2016, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) published its estate optimisation strategy 'A Better Defence Estate' outlining how MOD will deliver an estate that is optimised to support Defence capabilities, outputs and communities both now and in the fu...

ECOFIN: 13 July 2018

A meeting of The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held in Brussels on 13 July 2018. EU Finance Ministers discussed the following:Early Morning SessionThe Eurogroup President briefed the Council on the outcomes of the 12 July meeting of ...