Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Personal Independence Payments
Last week I came to the House to answer an Urgent Question regarding two PIP appeals to the Upper Tribunal (known as AN and JM) that I had withdrawn. I was unable to comment on a related case that was pending an appeal to the Court of Appeal (known as LB)...
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules.The changes include exempting doctors and nurses from the Tier 2 (General) limit, recognising the important contribution that overseas health ...
June Agriculture and Fisheries Council
Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 18 June in Luxembourg.As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for fisheries will be a presentation by the European Commission on the state of play of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and co...
EU Transport Council
I attended the only formal Transport Council under the Bulgarian Presidency (the Presidency) in Luxembourg on Thursday 7th June.The Council reached a General Approach on a proposal to revise the current Regulation on safeguarding connectivity and competit...
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill: Updated analysis of amendments made in the House of Lords for the purposes of English Votes for English Laws.
I am today placing in the Library of the House the Department’s analysis on the application of Standing Order 83L in respect of the amendments tabled during the progress through the House of Lords for the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill.
June Agriculture and Fisheries Council
My Hon Friend Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice) has today made the following statement:Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 18 June in Luxembourg.As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for ...
EU Transport Council
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling), has made the following Ministerial Statement:I attended the only formal Transport Council under the Bulgarian Presidency (the Presidency) in Luxembourg on Thursday 7th June...
Road Safety - Recent Progress and Future Work
The UK has some of the safest roads in the world, but every road death is an unnecessary tragedy. That is why the last Government set out an ambitious range of further measures to enhance the safety of UK road users in its 2015 Road Safety Statement.Today...
Fire Reform
I am pleased to announce that I have approved the proposal from the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for North Yorkshire (Julia Mulligan), to take on governance of North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.I have carefully considered the proposal, taking...
EU Exit, 13 June 2018
Today we are publishing two documents produced by the UK negotiating team for discussion with the EU.These cover:Civil Judicial CooperationCompany Law (Accounting and Audits)These will be available on GOV.UK and copies will be placed in the Libraries of b...
EU Exit, 13 June 2018
My Rt. Hon Friend, David Davis MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, has made the following statement:Today we are publishing two documents produced by the UK negotiating team for discussion with the EU.These cover:Civil Judicial Cooperat...
EU Exit
My Rt. Hon. Friend, David Davis MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, has made the following statement:Today we are publishing two documents produced by the UK negotiating team for discussion with the EU.These cover:DataTransportThese wil...
Fire Reform
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to announce that I have approved the proposal from the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for North York...
Road Safety - Recent Progress and Future Work
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport (Jesse Norman), has made the following Ministerial Statement.The UK has some of the safest roads in the world, but every road death is an unnecessary tragedy. That is why the l...
Multi-Agency Flood Plan Review Report
On 3 November 2017 I announced that Defra and the Environment Agency would be undertaking a review of multi-agency flood plans produced by local resilience forums (LRFs) in England, as part of the government’s ongoing work to address flood risk (Written S...
Contingent Liabilities
I am today laying a Departmental Minute to advise that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is retrospectively notifying Parliament about contingent liabilities not previously disclosed, due to procedural errors. HMT recognise the urgency for these contingent li...
Justice & Home Affairs post-Council statement
The Justice and Home Affairs Council took place in Luxembourg on 4 and 5 June 2018. The UK was represented by a senior official from the Ministry of Justice on Justice Day (4 June). The Home Secretary represented the UK on Interior Day (5 June). Justice D...
Multi-Agency Flood Plan Review Report
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Michael Gove) has today made the following statement.On 3 November 2017 I announced that Defra and the Environment Agency would be undertaking a review of multi-agency flood plans produced by local resilience fo...
Contingent Liabilities
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Procurement (Guto Bebb) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today laying a Departmental Minute to advise that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is retros...
Justice & Home Affairs post-Council statement
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (David Gauke) has made the following Written Statement."The Justice and Home Affairs Council took place in Luxembourg on 4 and 5 June 2018. The UK was represented by a ...
Framework document for High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd)
I have today placed in the libraries of both houses a revised Framework Document for High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd).HS2 Ltd is a corporate body established on 14 January 2009 to develop, promote and deliver the UK’s new high speed rail network.The document de...
UK Response to the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Following the declaration of an outbreak of Ebola in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 8th May, I am updating the House on what the British Government is doing to support the response. The Government of the Democratic Republic of the...
Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland - Response to a Resolution of the House - 7 March 2018
I would like to thank all hon. and right hon. Members for their contributions to the Opposition Day Debate about the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland on 7 March 2018. The passionate and constructive comments of Members clearly demonstrated this H...
EU Exit
Today we are publishing two documents produced by the UK negotiating team for discussion with the EU.These cover:Science, Research and Innovation.The Exchange and Protection of Personal Data.These will be available on Gov.uk and a copy of both will be pla...
Terms of reference for the review of the Fit and Proper Persons Requirement
On 8 February 2018, the Government accepted the recommendations made by Dr Bill Kirkup in his report into Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust. This included a recommendation to the Department of Health and Social Care to undertake a review of the Fit and...