Written Ministerial Statements

Written answers and statements

Some recent written ministerial statements

Work and Pensions: Departmental Report 30 June 2009

Yvette Cooper: I am today able to announce the publication of the Department for Work and Pensions departmental report. The report is the Department's first annual report under CSR2007 and provides details of...

Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Former Central Science Laboratory (Report and Accounts) 25 June 2009

Jim Fitzpatrick: The 2008-09 annual report and accounts for the Central Science Laboratory was laid before Parliament today. This is the final report and accounts for the Central Science Laboratory which from 1...

Northern Ireland: Youth Justice Agency of Northern Ireland (Corporate Plan and Business Plan) 30 June 2009

Paul Goggins: I have placed copies of the "Youth Justice Agency's Corporate Plan for 2009-11" and "Business Plan for 2009-10" in the Libraries of both Houses. The Business Plan contains 14 key performance...

Health: Correction to Written Answers 2 July 2009

Gillian Merron: I regret that the following written answers contained information which was incorrect: the written answer given to the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Mark Simmonds) on 26 March 2009,...

Energy and Climate Change: Health and Safety Executive's Nuclear Directorate (Restructuring) 30 June 2009

David Kidney: My noble Friend the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change today made the following statement: My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions...

House of Lords: Railways: Franchises 1 July 2009

Lord Adonis: This morning, National Express Group announced that it will not provide the further financial support necessary to ensure that its subsidiary, National Express East Coast, remains solvent. As a...

Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Dairy Farmers of Britain 30 June 2009 (1 annotation)

Hilary Benn: I wish to update the House on recent developments related to Dairy Farmers of Britain. I informed the House in my written statement of 9 June 2009, Official Report, column 31WS, that on 3 June...

Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Government Decontamination Service 2 July 2009

Jim Fitzpatrick: The 2008-09 annual report and accounts for the Government Decontamination Service was laid before Parliament today. This is the final report and accounts for the Government Decontamination...

House of Lords: Questions for Written Answer: Summer Recess 1 July 2009

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: In 2007, following an experiment in 2006, the House agreed to permanent arrangements for tabling Questions for Written Answer (QWAs) and making Written Ministerial Statements during the Summer...

Treasury: Double Taxation Convention (United Kingdom and Belgium) 25 June 2009

Stephen Timms: A new protocol to the Double Taxation Convention with Belgium was signed on 24 June 2009. The text of the protocol has been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses and made available on HM...

Treasury: Tax Administration/Anti-Avoidance 29 June 2009

Stephen Timms: Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today published a consultation document on the implementation of a code of practice on taxation for banks. The Government are committed to developing...

House of Lords: National Policy Statements 25 June 2009

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: The following Statement is dated 24 June 2009. I would like to inform the House of the proposals for the scrutiny of national policy statements, which have been agreed with the usual channels...

House of Lords: EU: Energy Council 25 June 2009

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath: I am writing to update you about the recent Energy Council in Luxembourg on 12 June. The UK was represented by Andy Lebrecht, the UK's Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU. As expected, the...

House of Lords: Consumer Rights 2 July 2009

Lord Young of Norwood Green: My honourable friend the Minister for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs (Apprenticeships—Joint with DCSF) (Kevin Brennan), has made the following Statement. I...

Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Veterinary Laboratories Agency 2 July 2009

Jim Fitzpatrick: The 2008-09 annual report and accounts for the Veterinary Laboratories Agency was laid before Parliament on 1 July.

Justice: The Law on Damages 1 July 2009

Bridget Prentice: We are today publishing the Government response to the consultation paper "The Law on Damages", together with a summary of the responses to consultation. The response paper indicates that changes...

House of Lords: Education: Further Education Building Programme 29 June 2009

Lord Young of Norwood Green: My honourable friend the Minister for Further Education, Skills Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs (Kevin Brennan) made the following Statement. The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is...

Defence: Armed Forces Recognition 1 July 2009

Bob Ainsworth: On 10 June, the then Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Des Browne), informed the House of plans to introduce a new national form of...

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Turks and Caicos Islands 2 July 2009

Chris Bryant: On 16 March 2009, the Minister for the Overseas Territories informed the House of the publication by the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) of the interim report of the Commission of...

Justice: Freedom of Information Act 2000 25 June 2009

Michael Wills: Today I have deposited copies of the "Freedom of Information Act 2000—Fourth Annual Report on the operation of the Freedom of Information Act in Central Government —2008" in the...