Written Ministerial Statements

Written answers and statements

Some recent written ministerial statements

Northern Ireland: Legislative Programme (Northern Ireland) 19 November 2009

Shaun Woodward: The Fifth Session UK legislative programme unveiled in the Queen's Speech on the 18 November contains measures of relevance to the people of Northern Ireland. The following is a summary of the...

Leader of the House: Legislative Programme (2009-10) 19 November 2009

Harriet Harman: Listed below are those Bills which the Government intend to bring forward in the current session. Details of each of these Bills are available from the Leader of the House of Commons website:...

Treasury: Financial Services Compensation Scheme 19 November 2009

Ian Pearson: The Government are correcting an omission in section 214B of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), inserted by section 171 of the Banking Act 2009, relating to the calculation of...

Treasury: Budget ECOFIN 12 November 2009

Ian Pearson: Further to my written ministerial statement of 10 November, on the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Budget ECOFIN): 19 November, I wish to inform the House that Budget ECOFIN has been...

Health: Improving Health, Supporting Justice - A National Delivery Plan 19 November 2009

Phil Hope: On 29 October, I reported progress to Parliament on the progress achieved further to my right hon. and noble Friend Lord Bradley's review of people with mental health problems or learning...

Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture and Fisheries Council 19 November 2009

Hilary Benn: My hon. Friend the Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies), will...

Defence: Service Personnel Command Paper (Annual Report) 19 November 2009

Bob Ainsworth: I am today announcing the publication of the first annual report on the Service Personnel Command Paper, "The Nation's Commitment: Cross-Government Support to our Armed Forces, their Families and...

Justice: Correction to Response to Parliamentary Question 19 November 2009

Michael Wills: , about companies under contract to the Ministry of Justice to provide mail services, and the Minister of State for Justice, my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Garston (Maria Eagle)...

Home Department: G6 Meeting 19 November 2009

Alan Johnson: The informal G6 group of Interior Ministers from France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland and the UK held their most recent meeting in London on 5 November. The UK currently holds the presidency of...

Environment Food and Rural Affairs: South Downs National Park 12 November 2009

Hilary Benn: Further to my written ministerial statement of 31 March 2009, column 53WS, I am pleased to announce that I am today confirming the South Downs National Park (Designation) Order 2002 and the...

Health: Report of Exercise Peak Practice 19 November 2009

Gillian Merron: A report of Exercise Peak Practice has been placed in the Library. Copies are available to hon. Members from the Vote Office. Exercise Peak Practice consisted of 10 strategic, "tabletop"...

Health: Anti-Psychotic Drugs (Dementia) 12 November 2009

Phil Hope: The Government have today published an independent clinical report by Professor Sube Banerjee, into the prescribing of anti-psychotic drugs to people with dementia, together with a Government...

Home Department: Draft Immigration Bill 12 November 2009

Phil Woolas: The Government have today published the draft Immigration Bill. Copies of which are available in the Vote Office. The Bill consolidates and simplifies nearly 40 years of legislation and will...

Justice: Civil Law Reform Bill 19 November 2009

Bridget Prentice: In June 2009 the Government confirmed their intention to publish a draft Civil Law Reform Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny. I am today announcing that the Bill will be published in December and...

Defence: Reserves Call-Out Order 19 November 2009

Bill Rammell: With the expiry of the call-out Order made on 11 November 2008, a new Order has been made under Section 54 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable reservists to continue to be called out into...

Treasury: Tax Law Rewrite Project 19 November 2009

Stephen Timms: I am pleased to tell the House that today we are introducing the Corporation Tax Bill and the Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Bill. These two Bills complete a 13 year task of...

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Cyprus 12 November 2009

Chris Bryant: The UK remains an active supporter of the negotiations between the two Cypriot leaders aimed at reaching a comprehensive solution to the Cyprus problem. The current round of talks offers the best...

Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Flood and Water Management Bill 19 November 2009

Hilary Benn: I would like to inform the House that today I have introduced to Parliament a revised Flood and Water Management Bill, laid regulations under the European Communities Act to implement the EU...

House of Lords: Railways: Stations 19 November 2009

Lord Adonis: In May 2009, I invited Sir Peter Hall, Professor of Planning at University College London, and Chris Green, formerly chief executive of Virgin Trains, to advise on ways to improve railway...

Wales: Legislative Programme (Wales) 19 November 2009

Peter Hain: I am pleased to inform the House that the Government's Fifth Session legislative programme outlined on 18 November will contain 14 Bills. Thirteen of the Bills outlined in the Queen's Speech in...