Written Ministerial Statements
Formal statements made by UK government ministers to Parliament.
3,440 statements
Update on process - Fox-Sky merger
On 23 January I provided an update to the House on the CMA’s interim report on their investigation into the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox Inc and Sky Plc. Today I received the final report from the CMA regarding the findings of their phase 2 in...
Update on media matters
On 23 April I confirmed that I had written to Trinity Mirror plc and Northern & Shell Media Group Limited to inform them that I was minded to issue a Public Interest Intervention Notice (PIIN) on the basis that I had concerns that there may be two pub...
Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) Corporate Plan 18/19
My honourable Friend the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Sarah Newton MP) has made the following Written Statement.Later today I will lay before this House the Office for Nuclear Regulation Corporate Plan 2018/19. This document wil...
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill [Lords] – impact on equalities
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Sir Alan Duncan), has made the following written Ministerial statement:During the passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill through the House of Commons, the Gov...
Beneficial ownership in the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Sir Alan Duncan), has made the following written Ministerial statement:Illicit financial flows are a global threat to prosperity and the rule of law. The IMF has estim...
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
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Ben Wallace) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement: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...
Carbon Monoxide Detection and Safety
Carbon monoxide which can be released if a boiler or fire is faulty or poorly maintained can be a silent killer.The Government takes the risk and consequences of carbon monoxide poisoning seriously and we have been working closely with Eddie Hughes MP on ...
Business update
My hon Friend,the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility (Andrew Griffiths)has today made the following statement:I am today publishing a consultation document which sets out a range of proposals ...
Carbon Monoxide Detection and Safety
My Hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Housing (Dominic Raab) has today made the following Written Ministerial Satement.Carbon monoxide which can be released if a boiler or fire is faulty or poorly maintained can be a silent killer.The Government takes...
Justice update
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (David Gauke) has made the following Written Statement."On 9 January, I announced an immediate review into: the transparency of Parole Board decision making; whether th...
Rohingya Crisis: Flood and Cyclone Preparedness
We have all been appalled by the terrible violence and ethnic cleansing that have taken place in Burma’s Rakhine State. Nearly a million Rohingya have now fled to Bangladesh from Burma. I visited the camps where most of them are living last year and witne...
Machinery of Government Changes
This written statement confirms that the data policy and governance functions of the Government Digital Service (GDS) will transfer from the Cabinet Office to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The transfer includes responsibilit...
Independent Review of S4C
Last year the Government appointed Euryn Ogwen Williams to lead an independent review of the Welsh language broadcaster, S4C. We commissioned this independent review to ensure that S4C has a strong and successful future in delivering high quality content ...
Welfare Reform
This Government is committed to providing young people with the support they need to get started with their working lives. We do this through providing financial support when it is needed, and support to either ‘earn or learn’ – delivered through the simp...
Condition Improvement Fund 2018 to 2019 outcome
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System (Lord Agnew) has made the following written ministerial statement.Today, I am announcing the allocation of £514 million for 1,556 Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) projec...
Inspection of the Royal Military Police's Investigations into Overseas Deaths
The Armed Forces Act 2011, requires Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) to inspect, and report to the Secretary of State, on the independence and effectiveness of investigations carried out by each of the thre...
Social Housing Update
Nearly 2 million households have been helped to realise aspirations to own their homes through the Right to Buy since 1980. The Right to Buy gives more people the opportunity to own their home, improves social mobility and provides greater financial secur...
Convergence Programme
Article 121 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) requires the UK to send an annual Convergence Programme to the European Commission reporting upon its fiscal situation and policies. The UK’s Convergence Programme will be sent to t...
Employer Supported Childcare
This government is providing more help with the cost of childcare to working parents than ever before. As well as introducing Tax-Free Childcare in April 2017, the government has doubled the free childcare available to working parents of 3 and 4 year olds...
Independent Review of S4C
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Rt Hon Matthew Hancock) has made the following Written Statement: Last year the Government appointed Euryn Ogwen Williams to lead an independent review of the Welsh...
Welfare Reform
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (The Rt. Hon. Esther McVey MP) has made the following Written Statement.This Government is committed to providing young people with the support they need to get started with their wor...
Machinery of Government Changes
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons: This written statement confirms that the data policy and governance functions of the Government Digital Service (GDS) will transfer from the Cabinet Office to t...
Condition Improvement Fund 2018 to 2019 outcome
Today, I am announcing the allocation of £514 million for 1,556 Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) projects across 1,299 academies and sixth-form colleges, to maintain and improve the condition of the education estate. This investment forms part of the gove...
Inspection of the Royal Military Police's Investigations into Overseas Deaths
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 Armed Forces Act 2011, requires Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabular...
Social Housing Update
My Hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Housing (Dominic Raab) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Nearly 2 million households have been helped to realise aspirations to own their homes through the Right to Buy since 1980. The Rig...