Written Ministerial Statements

Written answers and statements

Some recent written ministerial statements

Transport: Local Services (Operation by Licensed Hire Cars) Regulations 2009 29 October 2009

Sadiq Khan: The Secretary of State for Transport has today laid regulations under the Local Transport Act 2008 which will allow the owners of private hire vehicles (PHVs) to use their vehicles to provide...

Work and Pensions: Discretionary Social Fund 29 October 2009

Helen Goodman: The Secretary of State will be making changes to the discretionary Social Fund, with effect from 30 October 2009. The change introduces the requirement for most customers to be interviewed at a...

Home Department: Olympic Safety and Security 2 November 2009

David Hanson: As part of our commitment to ensure the safety and security of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games a contract has been signed between Airwave Solutions Ltd and the National Policing Improvement...

Justice: Annual Report of the Public Guardian Board 2 November 2009

Bridget Prentice: The Public Guardian Board has provided the Lord Chancellor with a copy of its annual report on the Public Guardian for 2009. A copy of the report is available in the Library of the House.

Health: Regulation of Social Care 4 November 2009

Phil Hope: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State issued a written ministerial statement on 20 July, Official Report, column 96ws about the discovery of a backlog of conduct cases which had been...

Justice: Northern Ireland Court Service 3 November 2009

Jack Straw: The Northern Ireland court service main estimate for 2009-10 includes £64.5 million in respect of legal aid, intended to enable the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission (NILSC) to...

Justice: Judicial Declarations (Freemasonry) 5 November 2009

Jack Straw: Since 1998, all first time successful candidates for judicial appointment or the magistracy have been required to declare whether or not they are freemasons, the aim of the scheme being to...

Work and Pensions: State Pension and Pension Credit 4 November 2009

Angela Eagle: I am pleased to announce our intention to introduce amending regulations to align the payment arrangements for state pension and pension credit with the arrangements for working age benefits. We...

Health: Health and Criminal Justice Programme 29 October 2009

Phil Hope: On 30 April, my right hon. Friend the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, (Mr. Hanson), announced the Government's response to my right hon. and noble Friend Lord Bradley's review of people...

Transport: Special Grant Funding 2010-11 (National Bus Concession) 4 November 2009

Sadiq Khan: I am today issuing a consultation paper on the distribution of concessionary travel special grant funding for local authorities in 2010-11. Following the extension of the statutory bus concession...

Home Department: UK Border Agency Guidance (Welfare of Children) 2 November 2009

Phil Woolas: Together with the Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families, Baroness Delyth Morgan, I have today issued statutory guidance to the UK Border Agency under section 55 of the...

Work and Pensions: Correction to Oral Answer 3 November 2009

Yvette Cooper: During Department for Work and Pensions oral questions on Monday 19 October, in response to a supplementary from the hon. Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood, Mrs. J. Humble, I said: "My...

Northern Ireland: Independent Monitoring Commission 4 November 2009

Shaun Woodward: I have received the Twenty-second report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). This report has been made under Articles 4 and 7 of the international agreement that established the...

Home Department: Proceeds of Crime 5 November 2009

Alan Campbell: I am issuing today guidance to the Serious Organised Crime Agency on the exercise of its functions under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. I am placing a copy of the guidance in the Library. Under...

House of Lords: London Underground 29 October 2009

Lord Adonis: The ex-Metronet investment programme covers the upgrade, maintenance and renewal of infrastructure on the Bakerloo, Central, Victoria, Waterloo and City and the sub-surface (Metropolitan, Circle,...

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: General Affairs and External Relations Council 3 November 2009

Chris Bryant: The General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) was held on 26- 27 October in Luxembourg. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and I...

Home Department: Migration (Bulgarian and Romanian Workers) 3 November 2009

Phil Woolas: I am today confirming that the restrictions on working in the United Kingdom currently applied to Bulgarian and Romanian nationals will continue until the end of 2011. I announced on 18 December...

Treasury: Corporate Taxation 29 October 2009

Stephen Timms: As part of the update provided by Budget 2009 on the Government's tax simplification reviews, the Government committed to consult on further simplification of the associated company rules. I am...

Home Department: Returns to Zimbabwe 29 October 2009

Phil Woolas: I am announcing today our intention to make changes over time to our returns policy to Zimbabwe, recognising the different categories of people currently living in the UK. This reflects...

Northern Ireland: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland 29 October 2009

Shaun Woodward: The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland is responsible for all aspects of electoral administration in Northern Ireland, including the conduct of all elections and referendums, as well as...