Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Machinery of Government Change
I am making this statement to bring to the attention of the House a Machinery of Government change.It is essential that in navigating the UK's exit from the European Union, the Government is organised in the most effective way. To that end I am making som...
Housing Policy
Fixing our broken housing market is one of the Government’s top domestic priorities. The number of new homes built increased to 217,350 – a 15% increase on the previous year – but we know there is much more to do. As one step towards this the Government i...
HM Government's guarantee
In 2016, the government guaranteed funding for UK organisations in receipts of EU funds where projects are agreed before the day the UK leaves the EU. The guarantee is designed to apply in the event that the EU does not meet its financial obligations afte...
Local Growth
Today the Government is announcing a package of reforms to help all places throughout the UK to prepare for the opportunities leaving the European Union will bring. The Business Secretary and I are publishing a policy paper on strengthened Local Enterpris...
Local Government Finance
Today, my department has published the “2019-20 Local Government Finance Settlement: technical consultation” as well as an “Invitation to Local Authorities in England to pilot 75% Business Rates Retention in 2019/20”.The technical consultation reiterates ...
Business Investment Update
My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Greg Clark), has today made the following statement: The Government is today publishing a White Paper: “National Security and Investment”. It sets out the Government’s p...
Education Support Fund
My right hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Tobias Ellwood) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Educational Support Fund (ESF) was introduced in 2011 as a Ministry of ...
Ministry of Defence- Update
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today announcing the Government’s decision on pay rises for the Armed Forces. The Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB...
Provision of Equipment to the Jordanian Armed Forces
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have today laid before the House a Departmental Minute describing the provision of equipment and infrastructure w...
Law Officers’ Department update
My Rt honourable friend, the Attorney General, has today made the following statement:“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 ...
UK Military Support to France
I wish to update the House on the deployment of three CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopters to Mali to support French operations in the Sahel region, which I announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 18 January 2018 (HCWS413). All aircraft and person...
Northern Ireland: Appointments
The ongoing absence of a Northern Ireland Executive has meant that a number of key public appointments cannot be made both in Northern Ireland and to some posts appointed by UK Ministers. As I told the House on 20 June [HC Deb, col. 309], this is an issue...
Machinery of Government – Child Death Review Policy
This written statement confirms that child death review policy will transfer from the Department for Education to the Department for Health and Social Care. More than 80 per cent of child deaths have medical or public health causes. The Department of Heal...
Inter-American Investment Corporation - Escrow Account
This statement sets out the particulars of a short-term arrangement arising from the UK’s intention to become a member of the IIC (the private sector arm of the IADB Group) through the transfer of up to US$6.98m of UK resources already held in the IADB. T...
Publication of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s Diversity and Inclusion Report
The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC) has undertaken a review of diversity and inclusion in the UK intelligence and security community focusing on four key protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010: gender, race, sexualit...
Social Care: Response to the Resolution of the House, 25th April 2018
Today I would like to update the House on social care funding following the Opposition day debate of 25 April 2018.We know that social care services are facing pressures from rising demand for care, and the Government has taken steps to support the sector...
Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster: Shadow Sponsor Board
WRITTEN STATEMENT TABLED BY RT HON TOM BRAKE MP & RT HON LORD McFALL OF ALCLUITHRestoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster: Shadow Sponsor BoardBoth Houses have decided that the next phase of the Restoration & Renewal Programme should be...
Managing fiscal risks and the OBR 2018 Fiscal sustainability report
Today sees the publication of two reports which underscore the need for continued fiscal responsibility: the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) 2018 Fiscal Sustainability Report (FSR) and the government’s report on Managing Fiscal Risks [CM 9647]. T...
Justice update
I have laid a draft proposal for a Remedial Order to amend section 9 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) to allow an award of damages in a new set of circumstances. This is to implement the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Hammerto...
UK Support and Funding for International Criminal Justice
Today is the Day of International Criminal Justice, which provides an opportunity to update Parliament on UK support for the principles and institutions of international criminal justice in the previous calendar year. The UK maintains that those who commi...
Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy
In November, my Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister convened a cross-party Working Group to establish a new independent complaints and grievance procedure, in response to reports of sexual harassment and bullying in parliament. The House agreed to implement ...
Independent Review into Handling of Information about Child Sexual Abuse in Rotherham
The Home Office is today publishing an Independent Review of information passed to the Home Office in connection with allegations of child sexual abuse in Rotherham (1998 – 2005).This Independent Review was commissioned by my Right Honourable Friend the P...
UK Combat Air Strategy
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 21 February, I informed the House that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) would produce a strategy for the Combat Air sector....
Surface Water Management Action Plan
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment (Thérèse Coffey) has today made the following statement.Surface water flooding happens when intense rain from storms overwhelms local drainage capacities. It is caused by short h...
Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster: shadow Sponsor Board
Both Houses have decided that the next phase of the Restoration and Renewal Programme should be overseen by a Sponsor Board and Delivery Authority. While it is anticipated that these bodies will be placed on a substantive footing by primary legislation in...