Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Publication of Updated Single Departmental Plans
The Government has today published an updated set of Single Departmental Plans for 2018/19, covering the duration of the Parliament.These set out each government department’s objectives and how they will achieve them. Taken together, they show how departm...
Courts update
Today we have introduced the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill in the House of Lords.New legislation underpins our agenda to modernise the courts and tribunals, make them fit for the 21st Century and deliver better value for tax...
Saudi Arabia
The conflict in Yemen is now in its fourth year. Houthi rebels took the capital Sana’a by force in 2014 and displaced the legitimate Government of Yemen, as recognised by the UN Security Council. Coalition action is designed to facilitate the restoration ...
Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland - Response to a Resolution of the House - 7 March 2018
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. I would like to thank all hon. and right hon. Members for their contributio...
EU Exit
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (David Davis MP) has made the following written statement in the House of Commons:Today we are publishing two documents produced by the UK negotiating team for discussion with the EU.T...
Terms of reference for the review of the Fit and Proper Persons Requirement
My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Health (Stephen Barclay) has made the following written statement:On 8 February 2018, the Government accepted the recommendations made by Dr Bill Kirkup in his report into Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust. This...
Courts update
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (David Gauke) has made the following Written Statement."Today we have introduced the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill in the House of Lords....
Publication of Updated Single Departmental Plans
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Government has today published an updated set of Single Departmental Plans for 2018/19, covering the duration of th...
Framework document for High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd)
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport (Nusrat Ghani) has made the following Ministerial Statement.I have today placed in the libraries of both houses a revised Framework Document for High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd).HS2 ...
Saudi Arabia
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Boris Johnson), has made the following written Ministerial statement:The conflict in Yemen is now in its fourth year. Houthi rebels took the capital Sana’a by force i...
UK Response to the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for International Development, has today made the following statement: Following the declaration of an outbreak of Ebola in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 8th May, I am updating the House o...
Foreign Affairs Council - 16 April 2018
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Sir Alan Duncan), has made the following written Ministerial statement:My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the Forei...
Media matters
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Rt Hon Matthew Hancock) has made the following Written Statement:On 7 May 2018, Comcast Corporation formally notified the European Commission of its intention to acqu...
Clean Air Strategy
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Michael Gove) has today made the following statement. Today, the Government published its consultation on a Clean Air Strategy. At the most fundamental level, our health and prosperity depend on the health of th...
Appointment to the Prison Service Pay Review Body
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Justice (Rory Stewart OBE) has made the following Written Statement."I am pleased to announce that the Prime Minister has extended the appointment of Dr Peter Knight CBE as Chair of the Prison Service Pa...
Contigent 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. Her Majesty’s Treasury has retrospectively approv...
Counter-Daesh Operations
As part of our counter-terrorism strategy, the UK is playing a leading role in the Global Coalition to defeat Daesh - a unified body of 75 members. We have committed nearly 1,400 military personnel to the region to provide support to local partners. In th...
UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Hon. Member for Yeovil (Marcus Fysh) and the Hon. Member for Amber Valley (Nigel Mills) have been appointed as full members of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in p...
Update on media matters
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Rt Hon Matthew Hancock) has made the following Written Statement:On 23 April I confirmed that I had written to Trinity Mirror plc and Northern & Shell Media Group...
Update on process - Fox-Sky merger
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Rt Hon Matthew Hancock) has made the following Written Statement:On 23 January I provided an update to the House on the CMA’s interim report on their investigation in...
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...
Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) Corporate Plan 18/19
Later today I will lay before this House the Office for Nuclear Regulation Corporate Plan 2018/19. This document will also be published on the ONR website. I can confirm, in accordance with Schedule 7, Section 25(3) of the Energy Act 2013, that there have...
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill [Lords] – impact on equalities
During the passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill through the House of Commons, the Government committed to providing a statement on the impact of EU-exit primary legislation on either the Equality Act 2006 or the Equality Act 2010. The expectati...
Beneficial ownership in the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
Illicit financial flows are a global threat to prosperity and the rule of law. The IMF has estimated that money laundering globally represents between 2 and 5% of GDP. This criminal activity facilitates other crimes – including corruption, tax evasion and...
The six-month review of the implementation of the Exchange of Notes on Beneficial Ownership between the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and relevant Overseas Territories
I, along with my rt hon Friend Sir Alan Duncan, Minister of State for Europe and the Americas, wish to make a statement on the six-month review of the implementation of the Exchange of Notes on Beneficial Ownership between the United Kingdom, Crown Depend...